Couples Renames Ocho Rios Property Couples Tower Isle

Couples Resorts announced that upon completion of a $22 million renovation in December, Couples Ocho Rios will reemerge as Couples Tower Isle. The new name is a historical reference to the resort’s beginnings as a private island paradise and a 1950s and 1960s Hollywood hangout.

Pioneered by Abe Issa, the hotel was originally built in 1949 as the Tower Isle Hotel –Jamaica’s first year-round resort and first beach resort. Tower Isle Hotel became an instant landmark and a haven for movie stars and celebrities in the 1950s and 1960s.

Recognizing a market gap in the tourism sector, Issa charted a new course for the resort in 1978 by introducing a groundbreaking concept of an all-inclusive resort for couples only. The resort was then re-branded as Couples Ocho Rios.

Couples Tower Isle’s changes include the addition of four suites and 16 rooms - all with ocean views. All of the resort’s 226 rooms will feature flat-screen televisions. Some bathrooms will feature zero edge walk-in showers.

Enhancements have been made to the main pool (including leveling the depth to 5 feet throughout and creating a new water feature utilizing the 1950’s-style diving board), lobby, piano bar, Le Gourmet, Verandah and Terrace dining rooms, and main bar.

New amenities include a wedding gazebo, veggie and juice bar, pool grill, spa with 10 treatment rooms, swimming pool with swim-up bar, new dive pool, gym, aerobics room, photo shop, gift shop, games room, and a floating dock at the resorts’ own private island.