FDR Resort

Activities

While we entertain your children and keep them smiling, Franklyn D Resort and Spa gives adults a special, custom-designed vacation you can't find anywhere else.
Whether it's fine dining, challenging tennis, snorkeling, windsurfing, excursions, frosty bar drinks, poolside games, volleyball in the pool or just swinging in a hammock to the lazy sound of the waves, you'll find it at Franklyn D Resort and Spa.
At this resort, adults can relax, unwind and truly rejuvenate themselves.
But don't think for a minute you'll be bored. You may choose to have an afternoon cocktail, meet new friends and mingle at the bar and lounge, or enjoy dinner on the boardwalk as the sun sets.

Nightly live entertainment is offered, backed by the Franklyn D Resort and Spa band. Showtime is 9 pm. Every night, our resident band will keep you dancing under the stars. From ska to soca to reggae, you will dance your way through the captivating sounds of the Caribbean.
Jamaica's talented cabaret singers will entertain you, or you can show off your talent in our Staff and Guest talent show.
Bedtime ends up taking a backseat to a fascinating variety of singers, dance troupes, acrobats, limbo, fire-eaters and contortionists.
Entertainment includes:
  • Floor shows featuring resident band.
  • Live entertainment by local Cabaret artistes and dance troupes.
  • Disco
  • Kiddies Fashion Show
  • Sing-a-longs at Karaoke or with the resident piano player
  • Staff and Guest Talent Shows

    Relax in the 10-seater Jacuzzi with sundeck -- it's right on the ocean and is for adults only.
    You also can take a leisurely stroll down the mile-long white sand beach adjacent to the resort.

    Several shopping opportunities are offered at the resort.
    You can browse for souvenirs, clothing, Jamaican coffee and liquor at The Gift Shop.
    You may also enjoy shopping in our duty-free shop, where you'll find elegant jewelry and superior cigars.
    The Jamaican Arts & Crafts Shop boasts locally handcrafted pieces of art, which are fitting souvenirs or gifts.
    A shopping trip to Ocho Rios is part of your all-inclusive package.

    Check the Tour Desk for optional excursions to exciting places such as the world-famous Dunn's River Falls or Cranbrook Flower Forest. Various other optional tours are available to unique and thrilling attractions like Dolphin Cove in Ocho Rios, where you have the opportunity for an up-close encounter with dolphins in their natural habitat. Other great expeditions to the Blue Mountains in the east or to Negril in the west can also be arranged.

    Sports
    When you are not relaxing on the beach or swimming in the pool, you can take advantage of an array of land and water sports.
    Both adults and children have fun learning many sports like windsurfing snorkeling, sailing, kayaking and tennis.
    Among the most popular activities is Scuba Diving at the coral reefs. If you're already an experienced or certified Scuba diver, Franklyn D Resort and Spa has all the gear you need.
    If not, you have the opportunity to become certified by trained, qualified diving instructors.
    Included in the vacation package for certified divers is one daily dive, weather permitting. You'll get the chance for an up-close view at some of the Caribbean's most colorful and exotic fish, along with native plant species that populate the quiet depths of our sea
    We also offer snorkeling at the coral reefs, along with snorkeling lessons and trips out on our own glass-bottom boat.
    Other water sports include kayaking, sailing and windsurfing.
    Our gym is fully-equipped so you have the chance to stay in shape. Use of machines and weights, and aerobic and aquacize classes are all part of the package.
    The games room is equipped with pool tables and table tennis. We also offer day and night tennis on our lit court.
    Then there is beach/pool volleyball, basketball, soccer, foosball and cycling.
    We have just about any sport to suit every member of the family.
  • Tennis - day and night play available
  • Scuba Diving - for beginners and certified divers, including lessons and equipment.
  • Snorkeling - Equipment and gear provided.
  • Kayaks
  • Board games - Backgammon, Monopoly, Scrabble, Chess, Chinese Checkers, and more.
  • Glass Bottom Boat
  • Sunfish sailing with instructions
  • Windsurfing with instructions
  • Table Tennis (Ping Pong)
  • Billiards (pool)
  • Football/Soccer
  • Air Hockey
  • Bicycles/Cycling Trips
  • Gym and Fitness Centre -- cardio-vascular and weights & fitness
  • Aerobics classes
  • Beach or pool volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Golf is available across the road at the Runaway Bay Golf Course for an additional fee

    SPA
    Please -- let the spa staff pamper you! You can enjoy a full menu of treatments including a relaxing yet invigorating massage, manicure, pedicure or hair-braiding on a pay-as-you-go basis at Sea Grape Spa, the resort's own spa.
    The dedicated and talented spa staff will help make your holidays soothing and refreshing.
    The Spa is open daily providing the best of ancient Asian and European treatments and techniques, using natural Jamaican spices, fruits and minerals.
    The Sea Grape Spa is surrounded by the sea, and the soothing music of the Caribbean surf ...a relaxing,memorable experience awaits!