This All-Inclusive Group Just Reopened Its Storm-Battered Jamaica Flagship — and Priced One Stay at $30,000

Royalton Negril reopened on August 25, ending a months-long closure that followed Hurricane Melissa's catastrophic landfall on Jamaica in late October 2025. The restoration returned 573 rooms to the island's inventory and roughly 960 employees to work.

The reopening is the most visible step yet in Royalton's staggered Jamaica recovery. Royalton Blue Waters and the adults-only Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters, both near Montego Bay, are scheduled to follow on September 15, restoring another 578 rooms and about 1,200 jobs. Together the properties represent a large share of the room capacity the storm knocked offline on the island's north and west coasts.

Royalton is not treating the relaunch as a quiet return. The group has rolled out a seven-night "Soul of the Island" package aimed squarely at the high end, priced around $30,000 for two adults and two children. It bundles a renovated Diamond Club presidential suite, a personal butler, VIP airport arrival, private transfers, curated Jamaican dining and daily beachfront cabanas — a deliberate signal that the rebuilt resorts are chasing affluent travelers, not just filling rooms.

The wider picture in Negril and beyond is still uneven. Jamaica's tourism authorities continue to list several hotels as closed, and the island's recovery has moved at different speeds depending on the extent of storm damage and the depth of each owner's renovation. For all-inclusive travelers who had written off Jamaica for the coming winter, though, the reopenings meaningfully widen the field of available resorts heading into peak season.

Royalton's push also underscores how quickly major operators want damaged assets earning again. Rather than a slow, room-by-room return, the group is reopening full properties with fresh renovations and premium packaging — betting that a polished relaunch does more for a storm-hit destination's reputation than a gradual one.