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Takuma Boutique Hotel and Villa Suites Jamaica

★★★★½4.5 out of 5 · 11 reviews

4.5★

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Takuma Boutique Hotel and Villa Suites Jamaica is a 4.5-star resort in Montego Bay with 100 rooms rated 4.5/5 by 11 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $285 a night.

About

Takuma Boutique Hotel and Villa Suites sits in Rose Hall, a few minutes from the coast between Montego Bay and the airport strip. The 4.5 rating across 11 reviews is backed by perfect scores in rooms, sleep quality, and cleanliness — the kind of marks that suggest whoever's running this place is detail-obsessed about linens and upkeep. Service and value both land at 4.5, which is solid for a boutique property in this area. The location rating sits at 4.0, which tracks — you're not on the beach, but you're close enough to Rose Hall's golf courses and the main Montego Bay hotel zone without paying beachfront prices. If you want quiet nights and clean rooms over resort programming, this works. Just know you'll need a car or reliable taxi contact to move around.

At a glance

Area: Montego Bay
Star rating: ★★★★½
Typical nightly: $285
Beach access: shuttle
Kid-friendly: ●●●○○
Party score: ●●○○○
Walkability: ●●○○○
Rooms: 100
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: boutique
quiet
intimate

Sargassum: rarely

North-coast Montego Bay area with shuttle beach access; leeward orientation means minimal seasonal seaweed, resorts maintain shoreline daily.

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