Cinnamon Hill Golf Course at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica | GolfPass
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4.5
70 Reviews 70 Reviews
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
96.8%
Recommend this course
68 out of 70 reviews
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4.4
16 Reviews 16 Reviews
5 Stars
7
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8
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
93.8%
Recommend this course
15 out of 16 reviews
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4.4
21 Reviews 21 Reviews
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.2%
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20 out of 21 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6828 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.2

The Cinnamon Hill Course at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa is situated on what used to be a large sugar plantation. Jamaica's past history is still present throughout the golf course in the form of graveyards and ruins of old homes. One of these homes, which can be seen from the second hole of the golf course, is the historic former house of Annie Palmer who was called the "White Witch of Rose Hall." The golf course's layout begins fairly open but gradually moves into the lower elevations of the Blue Mountains, where there is dense foliage guarding the fairways. The Cinnamon Hill Course at Rose Hall is not only popular for its lush landscape filled with historical sights, but also for its challenging game.

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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Golf Season Year round
Architect von Hagge, Smelek and Baril (2001) H. C. Smedley (1969)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Caddies Yes - included
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Most credit cards accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.5
70 Reviews (70)
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Once in a lifetime

This course was a great experience that you can not get anywhere else. I don't think I'll play a course with this type of layout with elevation changes and every hole was unique. 10/10 recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

No Other Way to Enjoy the Game

I had a great time with playing partner and our caddy for the round who stayed by my side and grew my confidence in the game. As a beginner player, playing with a caddy for the first time was a rewarding experience.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jamaican breeze on the course

My time was great, educational as well as fun with my caddie

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scenic views

The course is very picturesque with lots of elevation changes and stunning views of the mountains and sea. Overall, it was in decent shape, but it was obvious that they were struggling with some of the greens. It was a good island course and I definitely would play it again.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Lessons

The long time golf set up a series of lessons for my lady friend to refresh her golf game. The level of instruction by Sebert and his assistants was exceptual. She made fantastic progress

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pretty good course

Overall I had a great experience at this course. The greens were a bit spotty but they rolled pretty well overall. My caddie Vernon was amazing he helped me out a lot with the greens. He guided us around the course and the layout was difficult enough to challenge a good player but easy enough to navigate with some smart course management. Next time I come to Jamaica I'll be playing here again.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Beautiful track starting along the coastline in what originally were sugar fields then in the back 9 meandering uphill to gorgeous views mountain views. Friendly personnel, competent caddie, decent greens and overall good condition of fairways.

Good value for the money considering playing in Jamaica near many resorts.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
5.0
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Previously Played

Vacation golf at its best

This is a wonderful course. It’s beautifully maintained in an almost ideal location. Both ocean and mountain holes. One can make the he course as difficult as one wants.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great experience

The course is well maintained and challenging. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Looking forward to grabbing another round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Great course, pace of play was way too long. Please ensure people have correct course etiquette ie. Let pairs move ahead of threesomes and foursomes. No reason to have a four plus hr of parking lots waiting 12 minutes a hole.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic island course

Amazing views. Multiple picturesque holes. Very challenging. Played 9 of 18 holes with a caddie & rental clubs before getting rained out. It was so good that I came back later in the week to play with a new friend that I met while attempting to wait out the rain.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who’s visiting Montego Bay on vacation or for business. Can’t wait to come back and play again. This time with my own clubs because that’s the reason why I didn’t dominate the course 😉

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf in Jamaica

If you are Jamaica and are tired of sitting by the pool check out the Cinnamon Hill golf course. Course is easy to get to and not over crowded. I think October is their slow season. Tees and fairways are in great shape. Greens were in good shape but considerably slower than I am used to in MN. Our caddy Erica (22yr veteran) was phenomenal! Her yardage calls outs very good! She was spot on with my Arccos app. We rent clubs. They had 3 levels. $35,45,55. Nike, Callaway Epic, Callaway Stealth. We did the epics. Which worked fine. Only issue was they needed regriped. We brought our own shoes and balls. The jungle tends to eat balls and they are spendy here.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hurricane Beryl

I played this course a few days after the hurricane so of course I didn’t play the bunkers at all. Most of the bunkers were unplayable. My son did point out that there was concrete in the bunkers and there was plenty of it. I have no idea how you build a bunker so I don’t know if the storm just exposed it or not so I’ll give them a pass. The fairways needed some TLC. I’ll also give them a pass because of the hurricane. The layout of the course is nice. Many challenging holes. I don’t have gps available to me and I chose to not use a caddy. Bad choice. Should’ve used the caddy. That would’ve saved me about 10 strokes. Bad enough I rented clubs, on top of the rented clubs I had no distances. There are plenty of elevation changes and enough doglegs that you would be better off with the caddy for at least the first go round. For instance, there is a par 5 on the back 9 with a steep drop in elevation and it has a slight dogleg to it. You also needed to carry a hazard. I could’ve used some guidance on that hole.
Carry enough balls based on your skill level. I’m a 14 handicap and I rarely lose balls. I lost about 5 balls in no time.
The green had been aerated a couple of weeks before and hadn’t recovered from that yet.
Staff was very cordial. I loved the fruit trees on the course. I left with a bag full of mangoes and other fruits.
I would play the course again but maybe later on in the year when the course should
Be in better shape.

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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golfing in Montego Bay Jamaica

The staff was great. They came to our resort to pick us up, and took us back after our round. The greed had just been aerated, and could have used some more sand. The rest of the course was well maintained and in decent shape. Some of the holes have fantastic views. The cart paths are narrow and in need of some repair. Overall we really enjoyed Cinnamon Hill.

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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent conditions

Fantastic views! Nice layout. Only complaint is that there are a lot o& non golfers playing the course. Thankfully the caddies allowed us to play through, but 5 somes were common on this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great outing!

Nice course layout! I had a caddy who knew the course down to the slope of each green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Rough shape (rentals and greens) still worth it

Likely a bad season for the course. Greens were apparently recently punched, but that wasn't the problem. Greens were 80% sand/dirt, 20% grass. Brutal greens. Nice fairways. Front 9 considerably easier than the back, back 9 gets you into the countryside, a lot less forgiveness outside the fairways. Incredible views, tough course conditions, but nearly no one out there so you can fly through a round. Didn't hate the green fees, but my club rentals were HAGGARD. Still enjoyed my time. Recommended.

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Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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