Perfect little hotel. I recently stayed in the Coyaba hotel and really cannot fault it in any way. It is a well run and very friendly hotel set in a beautiful tropical garden. I detest large "bed factories" so this was really to my liking. It has style and ambience without being pretentious.
The beach was very peaceful - a must as far as I'm concerned. As an extra afternoon tea was served every day at 4 - 5pm (gratis).

This is an amazing little hotel and probably one of the best hotels I have stayed in the Caribbean(apart from maybe the Hilton in Barbados, but that has different charms) This is a small unique hotel and seems to get better every time. The hotel has lost its weekly managers cocktail party and guest tennis coach but these are minor things in the grand financial melt down. Breakfast is great at this hotel and well worth getting up for. Try getting a room in the outer blocks rather than the main building.
The only thing I would warn against is changing money here, I chaged £20($31USD) and ended up with the equivelent of £12- I know hotel rates are never great but to lose £8GBP($12!!!) is excessive.

It's worth walking to scotches up the road and I would recommend walking up the road to get some drinks for your room, some of the drinks can be a bit pricey compared to other hotels on the island- more expensive for wine than the Ritz down the road.

Free wifi throughout the public areas(nothing in rooms) is a great.

We have been in Jamaica several times, but this was out first time in Coyaba. We absolutely loved it. We were greeted as we arrived with cold towels and rum drinks. Our room was 314 which had a great view of the beach.It is definitely worth the little extra cost to get ocean view, as I would not have wanted to be in the building by the road. The beach was small, but very beautiful. We enjoyed the sea kayaks every day. We traveled with 2 other couples and didn't mind that it was quiet.
We did walk to the store, but found it to be a bit dangerous, with no real sidewalks. We took a cab to Stotchies for some authentic Jerk specialties. We would definitely return to Coyaba and recommend it to other travelers. The onsite restaurants were ok, with lunch being our favorite. The staff was amazing, and very helpful. The WIFI worked well in most areas of the resort, but not in the room. There a cushined benches in the hallway, which are fine for checking mail, etc...

This was our first time Jamaica and our first time at Coyaba. We loved the resort. We liked that it was quiet. The private beach was very peaceful. I loved sitting out on the dock and watching the pelicans. There were three restaurants- we tried the Polo Lounge and the Vineyard. We didn't eat at the Docks. Afternoon tea was somewhat underwhelming- two types of sandwiches and two types of cookies the one time we went. However, their Jam-Asian dining night was beautiful- a terrific blend of Jamaican and Asian cuisine-- loved the hint of banana in the spring rolls! Also the Jamaican French toast was delish-- waffles not so much. The gift shop is only open from 9-5 and frequently closes during the day- it got to be a game between my husband and me to see if we could actually catch it when it was open. Food items there were very limited so if you like to snack in your room, you'll need to stock up somewhere else. There is a shopping center that is about a ten minute walk away with a well stocked drug store.

Our room was beautiful, very clean with good temperature control. We enjoyed sitting out on the balcony or just looking out the window. The bed is very difficult to get into if you have mobility issues as it is quite high off the ground. I also found the mattress to be too hard for comfort so I moved over to the couch and slept much better there. Our room had wifi but it was very weak and sporadic-- we got frustrated waiting for pages to load.

We never did succeed in getting the in room phone to work for outside calls so the receptionist had to call and confirm all our reservations for excursions, which she did very pleasantly and happily. Staff was extremely helpful, friendly and pleasant. We waded/swam out to the coral island on our last day and I got stung by a sting ray. The hotel manager was very solicitous and helped us get to a local clinic for treatment. He was waiting for us upon our return to make sure I was okay. Suggestion: if you decide to go out to the island, approach from the east or west side, not the land side. If you approach from the land side, you will get mired in kelp and silt and could very well get stung.

If you like breakers and surf, you'll have to go out to the island to enjoy it because there is very little surf on the beach at the hotel. If we were to return to Montego Bay, we would definitely stay here again, and I would highly recommend it to others.