Royalton Blue Waters Is Coming Back — And the Timing Could Hardly Be Better
Royalton Blue Waters and Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters are scheduled to reopen September 15, returning hundreds of rooms to Jamaica’s north coast at a moment when the destination needs them.
This Isn’t Just Another Hotel Reopening
September 15 could become an important date in Jamaica’s tourism recovery. Royalton Blue Waters and its adults-only sister resort, Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters, are preparing to welcome guests again.
The timing is significant. Jamaica’s tourism industry is still rebuilding hotel capacity following Hurricane Melissa, and several major properties in the wider Montego Bay tourism region remain closed.
Royalton’s return therefore means more than another resort switching on the lights.
It means hundreds of rooms returning to the market, employees returning to work and travelers once again having another major all-inclusive option within easy reach of Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport.
Royalton Blue Waters Returns
Royalton Blue Waters and Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters are scheduled to reopen September 15, 2026.
Blue Waters: The Newer Resort
Royalton Blue Waters is the younger side of this fascinating resort story. Opened in 2016, it brought a new generation of all-inclusive accommodation to this stretch of the Trelawny coastline.
Hideaway: The Historic Side
The adjoining Hideaway has a completely different story. Beneath its modern identity sits a resort property that has been part of Jamaica’s tourism landscape for generations.
Before Royalton, There Was Trelawny Beach
Ask someone who vacationed in Jamaica decades ago about Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters and the name may mean very little.
Tell them where it is, however, and you may hear: “Trelawny Beach?”
Long before the Royalton brand arrived, this property was known as the Trelawny Beach Hotel. For many travelers it became part of their memories of Jamaica — honeymoons, family vacations and long days beside the Caribbean Sea.
The resort later entered another chapter as Starfish Trelawny, and subsequently became Breezes Trelawny.
Blue Diamond Resorts later transformed the property into Royalton White Sands. More recently, the property was reimagined again as the adults-only Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters.
Old Jamaica Meets the New Jamaica
That history makes the Royalton complex unusual.
Royalton Blue Waters itself is relatively new. Next door, Hideaway sits on a property that has watched Jamaica’s tourism industry evolve through several eras.
Some guests arriving after September 15 will be seeing the property for the first time.
Others may be returning to a beach they first walked 20, 30 or even 40 years ago.
The Timing Could Hardly Be Better
Jamaica is entering an important stage of its tourism recovery.
Many resorts have reopened, but significant hotel inventory in and around the Montego Bay tourism region remains unavailable. Some major properties are scheduled to return later in 2026, while others are not expected back until 2027.
That makes Royalton’s September reopening especially valuable.
More available rooms mean more than additional beds.
They support airline demand, restaurants, attractions, transportation companies, farmers, suppliers and thousands of Jamaicans whose livelihoods are connected directly or indirectly to tourism.
Montego Bay Airport to Royalton Blue Waters
Most international guests staying at Royalton Blue Waters arrive through Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay.
Although the resort is located in Trelawny, it sits conveniently along Jamaica’s north-coast highway east of Montego Bay, making MBJ the natural gateway for most overseas visitors.
Travelers arriving after the reopening can arrange private transportation before reaching Jamaica, avoiding the need to organize a ride after clearing Immigration and Customs.
Montego Bay Airport Transportation to Royalton Blue WatersA Familiar Beach Is About to Welcome Travelers Again
Trelawny Beach. Starfish. Breezes. Royalton White Sands. Hideaway.
Different names. Different generations. The same stretch of Jamaican coastline.
Now, beside the much newer Royalton Blue Waters, this historic resort property is preparing for yet another chapter.
And with so much of Jamaica’s hotel industry still working its way back toward full strength, its September 15 return may be arriving at exactly the right time.
