While staying at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios you'll discover a veritable Eden of your own, where the air is fragrant with jasmine and the tropical gardens are overflowing. This is a private sanctuary that's not only enchanting but breathtakingly beautiful.

Adjacent to the resort's entrance, a water garden with tall trees, flowering plants, ponds, and gentle rock waterfalls offers a tranquil haven for strolling and sitting.

An air-conditioned health-and-beauty spa featuring bleached-wood ceilings and a two-bed couples room offers massage, body wraps and scrubs, facials, waxing, hair braiding, and hair and nail care (surcharges). A large, air-conditioned fitness center contains cardio and weight machines, free weights, two saunas, and an area for aerobics, Pilates, yoga, and other classes.

The majority of amenities and activities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for most amenities and activities.

An open-air beach bar is transformed into an air-conditioned disco and karaoke spot late at night. An air-conditioned piano bar with overstuffed seating features sing-a-longs. After-dark entertainment, including dancing, bingo, and staff/guest talent shows, is presented in an amphitheater featuring thickly cushioned tiered seats. Monday nights feature a beach buffet and reggae/limbo/fire-eating show. Sundays are dress-up nights.

Daytime activities include dance lessons, beer-drinking contests, fashion shows, and athletic games. A games room contains pool and Ping-Pong tables and slot machines. Computers in a conference room provide high-speed Internet access (surcharges).

Valentino's - Second-floor air-conditioned restaurant with panoramic ocean view. Rattan furniture, table linens. Open for a la carte breakfast daily. Open six nights weekly for northern Italian cuisine. Closed Monday. Non-smoking. Reservations required. Dinner dress code: Resort evening.

Two 68.5-meter-long (75-yard-long) crescent beaches separated by a wooden sunning pier offer sunbathing space. One beach is reserved for watersports. The other features calm-water swimming in a cove protected by offshore rocks.

Bordered by a gentle waterfall, a 38.5 x 10.6 meter (75 x 35 foot) main pool features a swimup bar. Nearby, flowering bushes shade a 20-person spa tub. A 10.6 meter long (35 foot long) free-form Garden Pool contains a volleyball net. Steps lead up from the pool deck to a 20-person spa tub fringed by dense foliage. Aptly called Hidden Pool, a 10.6 meter long (35 foot long) oval lies concealed by thick, high gardens and offers tranquil sunning and swimming.

Use of non-motorized equipment such as kayaks, sail boats, windsurfers, snorkeling gear, surf bikes, and Aquatrykes is part of the All-Inclusive Plan, as are glass-bottom-boat trips. Scuba diving trips are also covered by the All-Inclusive Plan. Beginners are provided resort-course instruction (surcharge) and permitted to go on one diving trip per day. Divers with certification credentials are permitted two trips daily. The resort's dive center offers a certification course (surcharge).

Land sports include volleyball, outdoor chess, shuffleboard, basketball, and tennis (two lighted courts).

Roundtrip transportation and greens fees for Sandals Golf and Country Club 10 km (6 miles) away are part of the All-Inclusive Plan, but mandatory caddies as well as rental carts and clubs are not included.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.