Elena Rodriguez

Review of Secrets Wild Orchid & St. Jame...

St James and the Wild Orchid are the two hotels on...

St James and the Wild Orchid are the two hotels on the complex. They are right next-door to each other each one with its own pool and beach area in the backyard, which connects.The resort was beautiful and it was my first experience at an all inclusive resort. It was delightful to get food and drink, as much as I wanted, all day long. One of the deficits is the restaurants are closed by approximately 11 o clock at night.
The rooms are lovely and have balconies and give a view of the ocean and pool for most rooms. One of the negatives though for me, is the openness of the room, which has no door to divide the bathroom from the bedroom. That may not be all suites but that was the case in mine.
There s a small venue which has talent shows that guest can participate in, movies, bands and other shows. There is also small club called Desire, which is plays disco music for dancing as well as another location that has a silent disco. The silent disco was really fun. The pool is open 24 hours however lifeguards and towels will disappear in the evening so be sure to save a pool towel for an evening swim or you will have to take your towel from your room. If you are a couple upon check-in you will be offered a small gift of a dinner or spa treatment or some such item. This is an order to seduce you into sitting through a 90 minute sales pitch. During the sales pitch they will attempt to sell you membership so that you may visit their other locations. Though they will deny it is a timeshare, the principle remains the same. The resort is also about an hour away from Ocho Rios and several hours away from Kingston. They do offer excursions though to many of those other places. There is no need to convert your money the resort takes American money, however if you re going on a tour out in town you may want to use the Jamaican money.
All in all it was a delightful stay the weather was beautiful and the staff are very polite and friendly there s no need to buy anything except souvenirs and have money for tips. Have fun!