I had the privilege of staying and meeting the new owners of this soon-to-be upscale chic hotel. I've been traveling to JA for the past 20 years and have stayed in various hotels and this is the first time I've ever met the owners of the resort. It's a family run hotel who are in the midst of renovating the resort into a 5-star hotel/spa with an asian theme. They own a successful hotel in St. Martin and plan to duplicate that sucess with this hotel. It's a short drive into town & to the airport.

The exterior of this hotel reminded me of an ancestral plantation. I stayed in one of the newly renovated guest rooms. Each room has a balcony and a phenominal view (see view photo). With furnishings from Thailand, you get the feel of what's to come. While there are still minor additons that need to be made (by that I mean artwork, accessories, etc), the rooms were clean and the staff were exceptionally helpful and accomodating.

The owners elaborated on what they wanted to do with the hotel and when their plans are carried out in detail, this will be one of the most elite hotels on the North coast of Jamaica. The owners are well known in Jamaica & are well traveled, so they know what luxuries people want & expect when they go to on vacation. This will be the place to find it.

This quiet 21 room hotel is the ideal get away for me the person who likes a little peace and tranquility without being too far out of reach. All in all Emerald Escape is one of Montego Bays best kept little secrets. Based on what they have now and what they are embarking on, as I was told by the owners, this could very well be one of the better boutique style hotels on Mobay. Emerald Escape Great job to you guys

I went there in August of 2007 to my cousin's wedding and I can say it was average.
I liked the rooms,the pool,the setting,but it is isolated.

This hotel is unbelievably bad. The pool is murky and gross. The hotel itself is miles from anywhere you want to be (nothing to walk to). The web site says they have cribs, but when we arrived and asked for one, the check-in person looked at us like we were crazy. The "restaurant" food is mediocre.

Then, to top it all off, we got robbed! My wife left her purse in our *locked* room while we walked down to the water. We were out of the room maybe 30 minutes, and when we came back her cell phone and palm pilot were gone.

In the end, we were happy to "escape from the emerald".