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Here, T+L charts the benefits of an all-inclusive versus an à la carte stay.
The Property
Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall in Montego Bay
All-inclusive (Key to Club package)
- Club Level Guest room with access to the Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge (concierge service and five food-and-beverage spreads daily)
- Three meals a day, including house wine and unlimited snacks from any of the hotel's six restaurants
- Two rounds of golf at the White Witch or two 50-minute spa treatments a day—or a combination of both—per room
- Tax and service charge
- Round-trip airport shuttle
Cost
- $1,089 per room, per night, double.
À la carte
- Club Level Guest room with lounge access: $659 a night
- Buffet breakfast for two at Horizon: $58
- Lunch for two at the White Witch restaurant: $82
- Dinner for two at Jasmine restaurant, plus two glasses of house wine: $149
- Snack (tortilla chips and salsa at Cohobas): $15
- One round of golf: $189
- One 50-minute "Ageless Beauty" spa treatment: $145
- Additional charges (13 percent resort fee and 8.2 percent room tax): $139.67
- Taxi to and from Montego Bay: $50
Cost
- $1,487 per room, per night, double.
Total Discount
27 percent
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