Rooms very basic but clean and right on the beach.

Daytime and evening entertainment very good and hotel entertainment staff worked very hard. All the staff were very nice and helpful

It was windy quite a lot, so the watersports availablewere restricted. They did have miniture golf, but it does need some work and there was only a samll number of gof clubs, the ice rink was out of action (did not look much like a rink in any case).

This is the hotel for you if you like sitting by the pool and beach most of the time. You are not encouraged to go out on your own only on organised excursions.

Rooms basic but adequate. Staff very helpful considering they have to put up with rude Americans who neither say please or thankyou.

Shame they use plastic cups for drinks!

Pool very good, beach great, our son enjoyed himself so much he did not wish to leave, which lets face it if your kids are happy then so are you!!!

Food is ok, nothing terrible.

We loved the starfish. It basically catered to families and that was why we were there.

Our room had a king size bed and a twin. With a lot of walking room in it.

Everyone was so nice ~ We hated to leave. My son felt like family after only his 4 day stay. I felt very reassured allowing my 13 year old just do his own thing. All staff took him under their wing. I couldn't have asked for better accommodations, food, and tranquillity. Starfish gets an A+++ .

We will surely return with the whole family.

We stayed at starfish for 2 weeks and was dreading it coming to an end. This was definitely the best holiday of our lives and we have been all over eg las vegas dominican republic the med and spain.

All the staff were extremely polite going out of their way to please you I never saw my 15 year old son whose birthday it was while we were there. They baked him a huge chocolate cake and brought it out into the dining room singing happy birthday.

The a la carte places are superb and although it says surcharges will be applied it is only on certain meals and I found the free meals were the best.

You can vist these every night if you wish not once per week like lots of other hotels. All day there is something to entertain you and this goes on into the early hours if you wish to participate.

I never found one jamaican to be rude or anything I adore Pauline the thomson rep I could have brought her home.

If you are thinking of going to jamaica go to the starfish trelawny it is absolutely fantastic.

The rooms at the hotel were basic, but exactly what we expected and needed, we were not in there long anyway, We were on the top floor and the bathroom had been refurbished and was nice, it was very clean.

We had a few ants but the cleaning staff must have sprayed everyday (without us asking) and they were never a problem. Staff were cleaning all day, the grounds etc were spotless.

The food was fantastic, I tried everything and there was always something different.They have theme nights. We never tried any of the restaraunts with a surcharge as the buffet was always fine for us,but were told they were very good.

The drinks were always good, and we were always served straight away, found that they seemed to prefer us English to the Americans but I think that could be because some of them could be very rude.And they don't seem to have as much patience as us Brits.

The hotel is about 45 mins from the airport, but was very near the luminous lagoon, and about an hour away from Dunns River Falls, We didn't go out except on theaw trips, which are a must, so can't say what else is near but believe me when you see the hotel and the beautiful beach you realise you don't need to go anywhere.

The sea is turquoise and the sand is white with a little island you walk out to which is lovely. The watersports staff clean the beach all the time to clear it of the seaweed and they do a great job. We went just to relax. and we did.Go out on the Katmarans they are very good, they take you quite far out very quickly, I was actually quite shocked how fast they went but they were great fun.

Some of the locals do approach you on the beach to sell there wares etc, but a polite no is fine and they leave you alone. They are very friendly, do not worry about them at all, the hotel also have security on the beach who move them on if they are there for too long. We bought some aloe vera plant off them for a couple of dollars, it was great, it really does soothe your burns. buy some and keep it in the fridge in your room, in case you need it later.

The staff were always very helpful, and always working the entertainment staff never stopped and were very good,They do try to get you involved in everything, but they are not too pushy, if you don't want to join in that is fine. It is a shame that there is not more to do after 10.00 but we had a great time anyway.

The only thing that put us off going to Jamaica again is the long flight and with the time difference you do get jet lagged, however if I do return and I hope one day I will, it will be to the Starfish. It is excellent.

Beautiful Resort... And oh my the pools!! Pool after pool after pool! There is enough room there for everyone to swim all day. You won't bump into anybody in the water!

There is a seperate kids pool with a huge slide that we actually swam in a few days. Was so nice. The beach is awsome and clean. There's a cute little Island that you can walk on over and lay back in a hammock and let the wind rock you to sleep. Staff are great. They did everything possible to please us. Very friendly.

Wish they had more entertainment after 9PM. The only thing is that bothered me would have been that the music in the Disco is so loud that it's hard to get a quiet evening if your room is above it. But the shows at night were great.
Wish they had more though.

Go to the luminious lagoon. Well worth it. And Go to Braco Stables if you like Horseback riding. The ride accross the wooded area and along the beach is beautiful. The guides will assure that you have a safe mount! Than they will treat you to a few cold drinks after swimming with your horse in the laggoon.

The spa is a wonderful experience. If you get a rainy day like I got. I stayed there 4 hours to get pampered... They are so nice and do a great manicure and pedicure.

The FOOD IS EXCELLENT! Believe me you won't go hungry here! They have a very wide variety of foods!

Wow...I miss it very much. Will have to go back for sure!

Nice hotel grounds, clean, and pretty, pool & beach are nice, drinks were very good. Buffet food needs much much more improvement, and I am not a picky eater(ick!) There are 3 resteraunts but you pay extra for them. Bar tenders very rude and in no hurry to serve you!!!! entertainment not good.

I would stay here again if they get new bar tenders & better quality food.

Hotel has a choice of 4 restaurants with the buffet being the only one you do not pay nor the seashell grill / bar which is open by the pool side until 6ish.The other restaurants are an italian apporx $7 pp supplement.very quiet! Casablanca (very posh) apporx $10-$30 depneding on dish & Muranhana (japanese if you like Sushi) at $10 per person.

Buffet though is very well done with lots of dishes to choose from.

The hotel attendants were out at all times constantly sweeping,clearing even the pool attendants were clening up!So the hotel was kept in ship shape.

Some reception staff can be offhandish but majority were more than happy to accomodate you.I think they preferred us than the Americans as we British dont seem bolshy !!

The only bad thing i can say is the entertainment at night quite a let down after 10pm.You are left to sit at the bar or go the bubbles disco, please do not go in there unless you can dance like the Jamaicans !!!

Overall i really liked this place, but make sure you get a room overlooking the sea not a mountain view room as most rooms overlook an airconditoinng unit.

P.S a tip for you - email hotel beofre you arrive to introduce yourself, you might be suprised to get an upgrade !!!

In the summer of 2004, I stayed in the Starfish Trelawny hotel, and had the best time of my life.

The rooms were large, and had a fridge, satellite tv, radio/alarm clock, and air conditioning. Also to my amazment the rooms also had optics in the room.

The food was lovely, and there was a variety every night. There was meat carvery, and also fresh fruit. In the daytime the hotel served the best burgers, and if you don't try anything else try the Jerk Chicken, it was gorgeous.

The staff at the hotel were very friendly. Please note they cannot except tips in the open, but if you really want to tip them do it in private.

I would definitley visit the hotel again. as it was the best holiday in the Caribbean I have ever had.

My husband and I took a last minute break to this hotel in March 2004. It was a bad time to go as it coincided with the American spring Break and was overrun by young Americans who aren't old enough to drink in their own country but made free use of the a.i. package in the hotel.

The hotel is very modern and the main bar area is in the reception. There is no 'quiet comfortable' are to sit in. The only place which was more to our taste was the piano bar.

The staff very friendly and in the piano bar remember your usual drink and served it to you on arrival.

The food in the main area was o.k. but it is very canteen like and you sit on the same plastic chairs for diner as you do for lunch and breakfast (not conducive to wearing nice clothes). The al la carte restaurant was totally different, there were several items on the menu that you could chose without having to pay the extra cost and we took advantage of this most nights. Its a nice place to dress up and relax with waiter service. The Japanese restaurant was also very good. The Italian restaurant was located on the 'balcony' overlooking the pool and not particularly good.

We took two trips one to the Matha Bray river and the obviously one to the Dunns River Falls. Both were very good.

We wouldn't venture outside the hotel on our own but felt quite safe in the grounds. The beach was gorgeous and the water nice a clear.

This hotel is more geared to the under 35's and would recommend it to anyone over this age.