Jamaica! Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton | Montego Bay

[@SoapboxBob]

Hey KEv, I hope this message finds you well and merry wishes for Christmas 2024. A Facebook memory popped up for this day in 2018. It was good to meet for lunch.

[@shannonflynn8782]

Thanks, Shawn and Kevin. It was a great trip. The video was very informative and well done and captured what we had experienced. I really enjoyed the music. I look forward to your next adventure.❤

[@TravelByNumbers]

Had a mostly great time (grrr ... cancer) and it is a highly recommended destination for a worry-free week long vacay. Thanks for joining us on the vlog, and thanks for watching!

[@christinajohansson3457]

The Best of the Best !

[@gawaksm]

Thank you for sharing this video. I will be visiting soon.

[@TravelByNumbers]

Thanks for watching - and enjoy your trip!

[@lost-together1993]

Well done, 📹👏 It was very nice to meet you. We too had a wonderful time on vacation there. 🌴 You're quicker than me with your editing, I hope to have my video out soon. 🥂

[@TravelByNumbers]

Yes it was great to see fellow KZbinrs and travellers on this trip! I don't know what it is about pools. We met 3 other couples from across America in a pool at a boutique resort in Turks and Caicos and spent 7 years in a row travelling with them. We still travel and visit with one of the couples. Regarding editing speed, my whole life (since 16) has revolved around computers so I was a quick study for post-production. We've watched a couple of your videos and look forward to more! Wishing you both a truly great summer and epic travels in future. Thanks for watching! ♥🍁

[@lost-together1993]

@@TravelByNumbers Just curious, 🧐 Which editing software do you use?

[@TravelByNumbers]

@@lost-together1993 At age 57 (7 years ago) I switched from PC to a Mac so I use Final Cut Pro + a bunch of plugins (titles, transitions, effects) and overlays. If you're on a Mac and don't use FCP, try the free 30-day trial from Apple. There has generally been move away from Adobe's Premier Pro this past year so your other pro choice would be Davinci Resolve. They have a free version for PC and Mac. It's really great but more cumbersome to learn and use than FCP. But honestly, any of the above will work just fine.

[@lost-together1993]

@@TravelByNumbers TY... 😀 We're re "Android/PC" people . I'm trying out Corel Video studio next. FYI ... just a bit of clarity, my search shows the GP has 537 rooms. I think the 1800 number you mention in your video is the. # if guests they can accommodate. 🤔

[@TravelByNumbers]

@@lost-together1993 I got the "1,800 rooms" from a Grand Palladium presentation ( www.palladiumhotelgroup.com/en/about-us/presentacion ) and another website called the JamaicaObserver ( www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/12/20/grand-palladium-resorts-spa-celebrates-15-years-of-excellence/ ). This number includes all of the rooms on the Lady Hamilton side as well as all the rooms in the villas on the Jamaican side. At the end of the day, who knows? Websites aren't updated. Projections may not come to pass. I just know it's a _lot_. :) Good luck with Corel Video Studio - I'm sure it's brilliant. I used CorelDraw for many years. Too bad the company isn't Canadian-owned anymore.

[@jeffgorham8819]

Great video, gents. I see you were in April (presumably not during Easter?), so how were the number of kids when you were there? And I know you mentioned some parties in the evening. How was the noise level during the day and back in your room during the evenings? We're an older couple and are looking for a (relatively) quiet time.

[@burkek1960]

Hey Jeff! We were there from April 6-13, so just about a week after Easter. Our room, as you saw in the video, was beside the adult pool, so no kids allowed. The majority of kids would have been at the big pool and in the kids area I filmed. It's quite a ways away from our room. As well, the 2 beaches at our end of the resort were quiet and mostly kidless too. The adult pool has music played through speakers at the bar, but not overpowering. It wasn't loud in the pool either; we were able to have long conversations with many people on many subjects. Really nice to meet folks from all over. This happened to us in Turks and Caicos too where we made friends in the pool who we're still friends with a decade later and who we travel with too. There were one or two evening parties at the adult pool which we did not attend, but I'm pretty sure the music ended around 10pm. It's pretty chill at that end of the resort - and frankly the buildings are very solid and you won't hear sounds from the next room(s). They don't have pool exercises or dancing at the adult pool. All that (with a DJ) is at the large pool. We're not party people and hate loud noise too - especially late at night, so we can sympathize. You'll be just fine if you stay in any of the buildings around the adult pool. Enjoy, and thanks for watching!

[@canadafragrancereviewerdia9119]

I was so excited to see this i too was there in 2013, 11 yrs ago and my husband and myself have booked for September for 11 days on the Lady Hamilton side, beachfront oceanview room. The kids water playground was not there when we went in 2013. We also leave from Toronto Pearson to Montego Bay. How did you find the airport? I know they were working on it in November of 2022 when we were there. Any tips for this resort for when we go? Oh we are also seniors in our 60's and 70's

[@TravelByNumbers]

Since you've had positive memories all these years, you'll be relieved to know that you'll again leave Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton with great memories this time. In some ways - because of the expansions - it's even better than it was in the early 2010's. The Montego Bay airport posed no trouble for us with the exception that the area dedicated for those who have goods to declare is much larger than the area dedicated to those who have nothing to declare. When a tourist plane lands there, and after security and baggage pickup, you end up in a massive line while the other 65% of that large room sits idle. We flew Westjet and when we went back to the airport to return home, Westjet was only operating 2 wickets and the lineup moved slower than a snails pace. Plus the airport was hot and muggy. But after you get through that and finally to your gate, you'll find lots of restaurants and places to shop. It was actually very nice and air conditioned. In terms of advice @ the resort, beside the lobby check-in, to the left, is a desk where you can book all of your a-la-cartes at once. I know they tell you to use the app but the 4 of us didn't and we got everything we wanted. The Indian and Mexican restaurants are open-air just above the pool so it can get very hot and sticky depending on the weather. Also, as I mentioned in the video, pack your patience. We had various gripes about 4 of the 5 restaurants we tried (the best was the Japanese). Butter chicken at the Indian restaurant is extremely bland. Steak at the steakhouse took 50 minutes to arrive [sigh]. Fish restaurant had entre portions that were the size of appetizers. If you want more beer or anything different in your fridge, leave a post-it note with your instructions on the fridge door with a tip for the guy that fills it. Oh, and your room may not be ready when you get there, or even by 3pm. If you watched my cancer video you would know that I have a quality of life change post-treatments and surgeries, and out of frustration I told the front desk that I urgently needed our room as I had a medical need. They got it done in 10 minutes [thanks to the staff for expediting]. You're going to have a wonderful time. It's just not possible to go to that resort and be disappointed. And all the positive reviews on TripAdvisor bear that out. Have fun!! And thanks for watching our video. :)

[@donnacollinson8683]

Hi we are going to this place lady hamilton grand palladium jamaica in July 25 not long to go now party party 🎉🥳🕶👙🩴🎊🍸🥂🏖🏝✈️

[@TravelByNumbers]

I'm sure you'll love it! Have a great time - and thanks for watching. :)

[@2northernale]

Wow that pool! It looks so inviting, I'm surprised there aren't more people about. I love history so it was interesting to find out about the Maroons, I had no idea. Beautiful editing job as usual, loved the overlays, oh, and the logo/sandal thing! Thanks guys, I'm sure you were so happy to finally get back to doing what you love most.

[@TravelByNumbers]

Thanks for the kind words! There were actually a lot of people around, but I shot a lot of the scenes early in the morning so as I wasn't shoving a camera in people's faces - they get intimidated sometimes. The pool is multi-level and you can body surf to lower levels. So much fun, and really so much more we could have shown. Absolutely worth a visit. Thanks so much for watching, and have a great week!