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Beaches Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Not open yetFamilyBrand: Sandals Resorts International
Opening Date
Beaches Runaway Bay has not opened and cannot be booked yet. Sandals has not announced an opening date: in December 2025 its chairman Adam Stewart said the end of 2026, but as of October 2026 the resort is not on the Beaches website and no reservations are open, so travel advisors now list 2029.
- Expected opening:
- 2029 (no date announced by Sandals)
- Bookings:
- Not open yet
Sources: Jamaica Observer, Mar 2025, Travelweek, Dec 2025, Pink Palm Travel, Aug 2026
What's planned
- Site
- The former Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort in St. Ann, between Ocho Rios and Montego Bay
- Rooms
- About 400 suites and villas, from one to four bedrooms, laid out for extended families
- Golf
- Access to the Runaway Bay Golf Club's 18-hole, par-72 championship course
- Dining
- Farm-to-table restaurants; the full line-up has not been published
- For kids
- A skate area, bike trails and a climbable treehouse, alongside the Beaches kids' clubs
- Wellness
- Dedicated wellness areas
- Nearest airport
- Montego Bay (MBJ), roughly an hour by road
