Sunset Resorts to Debut New Boutique Hotel in Montego Bay

By: - September 4th, 2013

Above: the Oasis at Sunset (Photos courtesy of Sunset Resorts)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

A new boutique hotel will open its doors in Jamaica’s Montego Bay this fall.

The Oasis at Sunset is a 124-room boutique hotel adjoining existing Sunset Beach Resort Spa & Waterpark. The hotel said its features would include a private beach with an au naturale hideaway, king beds in every room and “upgraded furnishings.”

The property will officially open its doors on Nov. 1, Sunset Resorts announced.

Above: the “Terrace” restaurant

There will be four room categories: club room, club family room, club beachfront cabana and club ocean view junior suites. The latter will feature views of the sea and a four-post king bed.

Sunset Resorts has more than 1,200 guestrooms across three tourist areas in Jamaica. The Sunset Beach Resort and the Oasis at Sunset form the company’s Jamaican flagship.

Sunset Resorts’ other properties include the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort Spa & Conference Center in Ocho Rios and the Sunset at the Palms Resort in Negril.

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