Montego Bay, Jamaica · Jamaica

Half Moon

Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Jamaica's highest Forbes ratingA 400-acre estateGolf, equestrian & spa

★★★★★Super-deluxe

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Location

Rose Hall, Montego Bay

A 400-acre estate at Rose Hall near Montego Bay along two miles of private beachfront, the closest of Montego Bay's luxury resorts to the airport — a multi-experience estate of golf, equestrian, beach and spa, ten to twenty minutes away.

Transfer

A short Montego Bay transfer

Around ten to twenty minutes by road from Montego Bay's Sangster International, the closest of the island's luxury set to the airport — a short transfer to a 400-acre estate along two miles of private beachfront.

Villas

Three estate experiences

Three distinct estate experiences — the contemporary Eclipse rooms and suites with butler service, the historic Founders Cove cottages and garden rooms, and the reimagined private Rose Hall Villas of five, six and seven bedrooms, each with a private pool, butler, cook and housekeeper — around 366 keys across the estate.

Best For

Who it suits

Families, couples and groups drawn to a multi-experience estate of championship golf, equestrian beach rides, a dolphin lagoon, two miles of beach and an overwater spa — across the contemporary Eclipse rooms, the historic Founders Cove and the private Rose Hall Villas for larger parties, ten to twenty minutes from the airport.

Board Basis

Room only / package

A room-only or package basis across the estate — Sugar Mill, among Jamaica's most celebrated restaurants, with the coastal Italian and seafood of Delmare, a market cafe and bars across the grounds.

Overview

Forbes’ highest-rated resort in Jamaica

Half Moon is Jamaica's highest-rated resort by Forbes Travel Guide — a 400-acre Montego Bay estate at Rose Hall along two miles of private beachfront, and the closest of the island's luxury set to the airport. The estate offers three distinct experiences: the contemporary Eclipse rooms and suites with butler service, the historic Founders Cove cottages and garden rooms, and the reimagined private Rose Hall Villas of five, six and seven bedrooms, each with a private pool, butler, cook and housekeeper. An eighteen-hole par-72 championship course, an equestrian centre of twenty-eight horses with beach rides, a dolphin lagoon, around thirteen tennis courts and many pools fill the grounds, with the Anancy Children's Center for younger guests. Sugar Mill is among Jamaica's most celebrated restaurants, with Jamaican spices and rums, alongside the coastal Italian and seafood of Delmare and the overwater bungalows of Fern Tree, A Salamander Spa. It is around ten to twenty minutes from the airport.

Accommodation

Three estate experiences

Three distinct experiences across the estate — the contemporary Eclipse rooms and suites with butler service, the historic Founders Cove cottages and garden rooms, and the reimagined private Rose Hall Villas of five, six and seven bedrooms, each with a private pool and a butler, cook and housekeeper — for couples through to larger parties and full buyouts.

Entry

Founders Cove Resort Room

Sleeps two adults and a child, king or two doubles. A historic cottage or garden room of around 350 to 475 square feet, with a ground-floor private patio or first-floor balcony and contemporary island décor, with garden views.

Historic sideGarden view

Estate

Estate Ocean Room (Eclipse)

Sleeps two to three, king or two doubles. A contemporary Eclipse room of around 44 to 46 square metres with butler service — ground-floor rooms with a private patio and outdoor shower, or first-floor rooms with a wrap-around balcony, with ocean views.

Butler serviceOcean view

Ocean

Founders Cove Ocean Room

Sleeps two adults and a child, king. Steps from Sunset Beach with sea views and a private balcony or patio, around 485 to 660 square feet.

Steps from the beachOcean view

Suite

Estate Ocean Suite (Eclipse)

Sleeps two with room to entertain, king. A 160-square-metre suite within a private Estate House, with a wet bar, powder room and a large covered outdoor living and dining space for eight, plus butler.

Estate HouseButler

Suite

Founders Cove Prestige Ocean Suite

Sleeps two, king. The historic-side suite tier with a separate living room and Caribbean Sea views.

Separate living roomOcean view

Signature

Rose Hall Villa (5–7 Bed)

Sleeps up to twelve. A fully staffed villa of around 1,928 square feet with a butler, cook and housekeeper, private pool and living and dining rooms, oceanfront or garden.

Fully staffedPrivate pool

Food & Drink

Dining

Sugar Mill is among Jamaica's most celebrated restaurants, cooking with Jamaican spices and rums, alongside the coastal Italian and seafood of Delmare, a market cafe for all-day casual dining and bars across the estate — on a room-only or package basis.

Signature

Sugar Mill

Sugar Mill, among Jamaica's best, with Jamaican spices and rums.

Coastal

Delmare

Delmare, coastal Italian and seafood.

Café

Market Café

A market cafe, for all-day casual dining.

Bar

Hammock Bar

Bars across the estate, including by the beach.

Wellbeing

Fern Tree, A Salamander Spa

Fern Tree, A Salamander Spa works from award-winning overwater bungalows, set among the estate's many pools, with an eighteen-hole par-72 championship course, a twenty-eight-horse equestrian centre with beach rides, a dolphin lagoon and around thirteen tennis courts across the 400-acre grounds.

Overwater bungalows

Fern Tree, A Salamander Spa, in award-winning overwater bungalows.

Championship golf

An eighteen-hole par-72 championship course, on the estate.

Equestrian & lagoon

A twenty-eight-horse equestrian centre with beach rides, and a dolphin lagoon.

Activities & Experiences

Signature Experiences

A 400-acre multi-experience estate — play the eighteen-hole championship course, ride along the beach from the twenty-eight-horse equestrian centre, meet the dolphins at the lagoon, take a treatment in Fern Tree's overwater bungalows, and dine at Sugar Mill, among Jamaica's most celebrated restaurants, with private Villas for larger parties.