Me and my friend stayed for 2 weeks and can honestly say we thought it was cool, plenty of security but thats understandable for tourists and the staff are really friendly we didnt have a problem. We were given a studio but upgraded to a two bed apt for a reasonable sum and we loved it. Would definitely go back there, its quite close to all amenities and on the occasion that we ate there the food was delicious, cant complain.

I stayed at Sandcastles from March 12 - 19 and really did not think it was all that bad. I would think that most people know that when they book this room - it is not a 5 star resort, so why they are upset with what they get is beyond me. I was not expecting too much and was honestly pleasantly surprised with my room and the service of the staff!! I have stayed at 5 stars in Jamaica before as well - so I know the difference...

The only problem I had, which seems to be consistent through the reviews I have read, was that my room was not ready when I arrived. I arrived at 230pm, so I wasn't too surprised. I waited at the pool area and soaked up the sun til about 5pm, I went back to the desk and they put me in a 2 bedroom/2 bath suite for the night, which was ok. The next day, I was switched to my room, which was super! I did see a lot of room renovations going on and painting in the courtyards. The grounds are very well kept and beautiful.

I had hot water the whole time I was there, fresh towels every day, I did not eat there at all - cooked in my room, which was really nice. There was a nice supplies of plates, silverware, and pots and pans. No ants or roaches anywhere. Mosquitos ate me alive in the evenings though!!!

The beach was nice - busy with all the cruiseships but still nice. Swam everyday. The pool is ok too - alot smaller than I thought it would be.

I believe this hotel is hit or miss - all depending on your room. I had no problem staying there and plan to stay there again soon!!!

'my home is your home away from home'

if my home was like this joint....id burn it down.......

i have just spent 2 weeks in this dump.......i will post later full details.....

i was not expecting any sort of luxurry as had read these posts before i went ......but lets just say...i was gutted...

The first thing I wanted to do was take a shower when I got to my room C11. The face towels in room C11 were used!! The only thing I could think why/how this could happen is: housekeeping didn't check them (don't know how when there was a feminine stain smack dab in the center of the towel. or an employee used it for some reason or another, GROSS!!

The closet dripped rusty water for some reason!!

The water in the entire unit was cold all days. that I stayed there!!

They always ran out of food w/in 1 hour from opening their restaurant!! I'll never return to this property.

$1300 pricetag should've included the airport transfers, but it didn't.