Hard Rock Hotel Montego Bay

Opening Date

Hard Rock Hotel Montego Bay has no confirmed opening date. As of September 2026 the 1,100-room Rose Hall resort is still in early construction — Hard Rock cleared Jamaican Cabinet approval on 26 August 2026, but the Hard Rock phase itself is only at land clearing and preliminary works. The neighbouring UNICO phase took just over three years to build, so a realistic window is 2029 or later; the 2026 and 2027 dates still quoted around the web are out of date.

Current stage:

Land clearing and preliminary works (Phase 2 of 3)

Announced opening:

No date confirmed by Hard Rock

Realistic window:

2029 or later, on the pace of the adjacent UNICO phase

Rooms:

1,100 (1,801 across all three phases)

Investment:

US$373.3M Hard Rock phase; US$756.9M total

Casino licence:

Cabinet AIRD order granted 26 Aug 2026; gaming licence still pending

Opening first:

UNICO Montego Bay (451 rooms), due end of 2026

Nearest airport:

Sangster International (MBJ), 15–25 min

Sources: Jamaica Observer, 26 Aug 2026, Jamaica Observer, 24 Apr 2025