Hyatt Zilara is the adults-only half of the Rose Hall Hyatt complex, sharing grounds and facilities with the family-oriented Hyatt Ziva next door. The drive from Sangster is a straight, mostly dual-carriageway run east along the coast — one of the easiest arrivals in Jamaica. The only thing worth getting right is the drop-off: Zilara and Ziva have separate check-in desks and guests are routinely delivered to the wrong one.
Distance from MBJ
~10 miles
Drive time
about 20 minutes
Private transfer
$30 USD one way
On the Rose Hall coastal strip, roughly 10 miles east of the airport, between Ironshore and the Rose Hall Great House turn-off. The beachfront here is a series of large resort properties on the seaward side of the A1.
Zilara is adults-only, so most transfers here are couples or small groups of friends. A First Class vehicle comfortably takes 4 passengers with luggage. Wedding and celebration groups splitting across Zilara and Ziva usually book the 12-seat minibus so everyone arrives at the gate together.
One suitcase and one carry-on per person included. Rose Hall is golf country — Cinnamon Hill and White Witch are minutes away — so tell us if clubs are coming and we will size the vehicle accordingly.
See the full fleetWe collect 3 hours before departure. From Rose Hall, allow about 20–25 minutes of driving, so a 2pm flight means a roughly 11am pickup. Sunday departures out of MBJ are the busiest of the week.
Track your flightRose Hall Great House
Ten minutes up the hill — the famous White Witch plantation house and its evening candlelit tour.
Cinnamon Hill Golf Course
Championship course on the same estate, five minutes from the lobby.
Half Moon Equestrian Centre
Beach horseback rides just west of the resort.
Martha Brae rafting
About 30 minutes east at Falmouth; a half-day trip with a driver.
We run all of these as private excursions — see our tours.