This Hotel Giant Just Claimed a 522-Room Jamaica Beachfront Resort — and Is Rebuilding It Into an All-Inclusive Flagship

Marriott is taking over one of Montego Bay's larger beachfront properties and turning it into a new all-inclusive flagship. The company confirmed this week that it will convert the former Catalonia Montego Bay into a 522-room Marriott Hotels All-Inclusive Resort, planting a major branded stake in one of the Caribbean's most crowded resort markets.

The property sits on the water near Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, giving arriving guests one of the shortest airport-to-sand transfers on the island. Marriott plans a full renovation and repositioning before the resort reopens under its new identity in 2028.

When it does, the resort is set to carry 13 dining venues, three swimming pools, a spa, a fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, a lazy river and more than 2,130 feet of beachfront. Roughly 13,000 square feet of meeting space signals that Marriott wants a piece of the group and incentive business, not just leisure travelers.

The Jamaica conversion is one half of a broader push with owner Catalonia Hotels & Resorts. The same partnership will bring an Autograph Collection all-inclusive to Zanzibar, a 271-room new build slated for 2027.

Marriott has spent the past two years bolting all-inclusive brands onto its Bonvoy loyalty program, and Montego Bay is a logical anchor. The city already hosts a dense cluster of all-inclusive giants, and a 522-room Marriott flagship raises the competitive stakes for every operator on the strip.