The Jamaica by Sun Pools is a kidney-shaped fiberglass pool that Sun Pools calls a “timeless design,” a “traditional kidney-shaped pool with side steps.” At 14′ x 28′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′, it keeps things classic and puts the focus on the water. Sun Pools says the Jamaica’s “roomy interior offers a bunch of play space, and the smooth lines lend to numerous design possibilities.” This is the pool for the Northeast Ohio family that loves the familiar, welcoming curve of a kidney pool and wants plenty of room for the kids to play from mid-May through September.
Jamaica Sun Pool
The Timeless Kidney Pool, Made for Play
What Is the Jamaica Pool?
The Jamaica is a kidney-shaped fiberglass pool available in one size: 14′ x 28′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′. Sun Pools lists these as approximate maximum available dimensions, and it lists the Jamaica among its Medium Pools.
Sun Pools keeps the Jamaica’s feature list short and focused. The traditional kidney shape gives the pool its classic look, and side steps give the family a way in and out of the water. Sun Pools says the roomy interior offers a bunch of play space, which is exactly what a busy family backyard needs, and that the smooth lines lend to numerous design possibilities for the space around the pool. The floor carries Sun Pools’ comfortable non-skid bottom, and Sun Pools describes the 3′ to 6′ water depth as a setting to play all day. The shell is hand crafted using Sun Pools’ critical point lamination system, which Sun Pools says delivers “the toughest pools on the market.”
What the Jamaica Pool Is Not
The Jamaica is not a feature-heavy design. Sun Pools does not list a tanning ledge, a waterfall, or built in seating areas on the Jamaica’s model page. Its strengths are its timeless kidney shape, its side steps, and its roomy interior. If you want seating built into a pool of the same size, Sun Pools’ Rio is also 14′ x 28′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′, and Sun Pools lists it with a built-in swim out seat and a large seating area. If you want a built in waterfall, Sun Pools’ St. Lucia, at 15′ x 37′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′, includes an 18″ built in waterfall in its deep-end seating area.
The Jamaica is also not Sun Pools’ only kidney design, and it is not the smallest. The Shoreline, at 12′ x 24′ with a depth of 3′ to 5′, is a traditional style kidney design that Sun Pools lists among its Small Pools. The Jamaica gives you that same classic shape with more width, more length, and more depth at 14′ x 28′ and 3′ to 6′. For families that want a kidney pool with room to grow into, the Jamaica is the one.
Why Sun Pools?
Sun Pools has made hand crafted pools from American made composite materials since 1995. Every Jamaica is built in Albany, Kentucky, at a plant Sun describes as an EPA approved Title V facility using state of the art technology. The lineup now runs past 30 pool and spa designs in 4 color finishes, and Ohio is one of the states Sun serves.
Here is what that means for a kidney-shaped shell with this much play space:
- Yacht-style lamination: For each model, Sun hand cuts sheet fabric and lays it across the pool from side to side, a method it likens to high end yacht building and sets against bulk glass run end to end or sprayed chop glass. Sun calls this critical point lamination and says it lets the shell hold itself up, so no spreader bar or belly band is needed when the Jamaica is lifted and set.
- Skin-coat, ribs, and coping: Sun finishes the one-piece shell in a modified epoxy skin-coat resin and backs it with structural ribs and a reinforced coping along the rim.
The color comes in one of 4 solid, high grade marine finishes instead of a clear coat, and the laminate uses high grade marine FRP resin with no resin fillers. Sun gives the floor and steps of its pools a non-skid textured bottom, and on the Jamaica that grip runs from the side steps across the whole play area.
Why Fiberglass, and Why the Jamaica?
Why pick fiberglass over a vinyl liner or poured concrete? Sun Pools puts it plainly. The Jamaica is made in the factory and delivered as a finished shell ready to go in the ground, which Sun says saves weeks of construction time. Nobody will ever replace its liner, because it has none, and nobody will need to acid wash or re-coat it the way a concrete pool demands. Sun adds that the interior is smooth, won’t snag a swimsuit or skin, and needs minimum chemical treatment. When summer in Northeast Ohio lasts from about mid-May through September, that adds up to more of the season spent splashing.
The case for the Jamaica specifically is simplicity done well. Sun Pools calls the Jamaica a timeless design, and a kidney shape is easy to live with. Its curves invite the patio, the garden, and the lounge chairs to wrap around it. Sun Pools’ own words sum up the rest: a roomy interior with a bunch of play space, and smooth lines that lend to numerous design possibilities. In a 14′ x 28′ footprint that fits many suburban lots, the Jamaica gives a growing family a classic pool with plenty of room to splash, float, and play.
Ready to Make the Jamaica Your Family's Pool?
A kidney pool is the classic backyard pool for good reason, and Ohio Paradise Pools has been building for Northeast Ohio families for over 32 years. We are a family-owned, full-service company, so one team carries the Jamaica by Sun Pools from design and digging through setting the shell, running plumbing and electrical, and laying a deck that follows its curves. Can’t be home during the build? We send FaceTime check-ins so you can see each stage as it happens.
After the Jamaica is filled, our pool school visits twice for hands-on lessons in the filtration system, water chemistry, and the seasonal routine, so the kids can start playing and you can start relaxing.
Call us today at (440) 610-5484 or schedule a free consultation to start planning your Jamaica kidney pool in Edison Park and the surrounding Ohio communities.
Available Sizes
Size: 14′ x 28′ | Depth: 3′ to 6′
Sun Pools lists these as approximate maximum available dimensions.
Jamaica Pool FAQs
What is the Jamaica's size, and what does a 3' to 6' depth mean in practice?
Just one size is offered: 14′ x 28′, with a 3′ to 6′ depth. Sun Pools lists those as approximate maximum available dimensions and describes the Jamaica’s depth as water to play all day in. The range gives kids a shallower area for games and gives swimmers more depth toward the deeper end. Where the depth changes is confirmed from Sun Pools’ drawings at your consultation. Keep an adult watching any time children are in the pool.
What makes a kidney-shaped pool a good fit for a family backyard?
A kidney shape trades the straight edges of a rectangle for gentle, rounded curves. Sun Pools calls the Jamaica a timeless design and a traditional kidney-shaped pool, and says its smooth lines lend to numerous design possibilities. In practice, that means the pool can sit comfortably beside curved patios, gardens, and relaxed landscaping, and it gives you natural spots around the edge for lounge chairs and a shaded seat for whoever is supervising. When we design your project, we plan the decking and landscaping around the Jamaica’s curves.
What are the Jamaica's side steps?
Sun Pools describes the Jamaica as a traditional kidney-shaped pool with side steps, meaning the entry steps are set along a side of the pool. Like every Sun Pools floor and step, they carry a non-skid textured bottom. The number and size of the steps are confirmed from Sun Pools’ drawings during your consultation.
How does the Jamaica compare with the Rio?
The Jamaica and the Rio share the same listed numbers: 14′ x 28′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′, and Sun Pools lists both among its Medium Pools. The difference is in their features. Sun Pools describes the Jamaica as a traditional kidney-shaped pool with side steps and a roomy interior with a bunch of play space. It describes the Rio as having a roomy interior, a built-in swim out seat, and a large seating area, and notes that the Rio is used with elevation changes, spillover spa, and water features. If a classic kidney shape and open play space are the priority, the Jamaica fits. If built in seating matters more, look at the Rio.
How does the Jamaica compare with the Shoreline?
Both are kidney designs. Sun Pools describes the Shoreline as a traditional style kidney design at 12′ x 24′ with a depth of 3′ to 5′, with large steps and a deep end seating area, and lists it among its Small Pools. The Jamaica is 14′ x 28′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′ and is listed among Sun Pools’ Medium Pools. If your yard can take the larger footprint, the Jamaica gives your family more water and more depth in the same classic shape.
Can I add an automatic cover to the Jamaica?
Automatic cover compatibility is not listed on Sun Pools’ Jamaica model page. Ohio Paradise Pools confirms the cover options that suit your Jamaica as part of the design, before you commit. The right cover matters here, since an open pool in an Ohio fall and winter collects leaves and debris until spring.
How long does it take to install a Jamaica pool?
The Jamaica arrives as a one-piece fiberglass shell, already finished at Sun’s factory, so there is no forming on site and no liner to hang. A typical project runs approximately 2 to 3 weeks, covering excavation, placing the shell, plumbing, electrical, and initial finishing. Permit timing, access to the backyard, the weather, and the size of the deck can each stretch or shorten that. Ohio Paradise Pools manages every part of it, sends regular updates and FaceTime walk-throughs, and finishes with two pool school visits.
What warranty does the Jamaica pool carry?
The Jamaica’s shell is protected by Sun Pools’ Lifetime Structural Pool Shell Warranty, and its interior surface has a 3 year warranty. Coverage is transferable within the first 36 months. Terms are set by the Sun Pools Inc. Shell Warranty Certificate that comes with the pool, and Sun Pools requires registration with its corporate office. On the local side, you have Ohio Paradise Pools, a BBB A+ rated company in business for over 32 years and named Cleveland’s swimming pool contractor of the year in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
What optional features can I add to the Jamaica?
Across its line, Sun Pools offers inlaid mosaic tile designs, waterline tile trim, built in waterfalls, and color underwater lighting. Which of those options fit your Jamaica is confirmed with Sun Pools while we design your pool. Whatever you add, upkeep stays light. Sun says its smooth interior requires minimum chemical treatment, and pool school walks you through the routine in two visits.
Call Ohio Paradise Pools at (440) 610-5484 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation. Serving Edison Park and communities throughout Northeast Ohio.