Betty; you are mixing up Royal Hideaway in Mexico with Royal Plantation in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. ;)

Your wrote:"Bette
Look at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios. It's next to the Royal Hideway & very nice."

Royal Plantation is right across from Jamaica Inn and Royal Plantation has many steps to get to the beach.

Tom and I just spent a week at Jamaica Inn over Memorial Week and we loved it! With a first floor room that is beach level you would have the steps to climb to get up to the dining/terrace area and if your room was on the level with the dining/terrace area then you'd walk the steps down to the beach level. I didn't count them, but I'd say there are maybe 10 to 15 steps give or take a few.

This fall they are planning on totally remodeling the bathrooms in the suites that are beachfront - they will be lovely when they are finished in November. The owners are very gracious and so friendly. I was sick during our trip and one day one of the owners showed up at our verandah to make sure I was ok and to please let them know if there was anything they could do for me. Personal service, to me, means so much! :cool: