Luxury holidays in Montego Bay
Jamaica’s Montego Bay is a tale of two sun-soaked cities. On the coral-clad suburban coast, glamorous resorts stud a curve of white-sand beaches – ray-catchers, scuba-lovers and cocktail-mainliners, this is your palm-fringed paradise. Hit the centre of town, though, for a riotous muddle of Jamaica’s colonial past, melting-pot present and thumping artistic heart – ghost stories, smoky jerk grills and the island’s grandest church hide among the hubbub. And when the rhythm of the streets gets a bit too raucous, the frond-shaded peace of the ’burbs is just a hop, skip and a splash away.
When to go
High season runs from December to April – expect peak temperatures and beach-bound crowds to match. Those in the know aim for November to mid-December, when the weather is warm and the beaches less bustling. It’s best to avoid going between August and October, the height of hurricane season.