Impressions of Travellers Beach Resort

We got an excellent deal for 12 nights in a Superior room with kitchenette.

The room itself was modernish. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was clean and decorated with modern curtains and bedding. We stayed next door at Shileds in January and their stuff looked like it was left over from the 80s.


There was a 30 inch flatscreen in the room which had about 60 channels. Major news networks from UK, Canada, USA. Local news out of Miami (CBS, Fox, ABC, NBC) Then your typical basic cable channels from back home.


The beds are not all that comfortable, but where are they all that comfortable in Negril, without going AI?

The AC worked, but it wasnt ice cold. The room was comfortable at night to sleep in with a light blanket or a sheet.


Kitchen was equipped with fridge, a microwave, 2 burners. pots pans plates sink. We didnt use it as much as we thought we would, but we did save some money a few mornings by making our own breakfast. Not sure if we will go this route again, because we just didnt spend enough time in the room.


The grounds are extremely well kept. Very clean. Everything is trimmed and pruned.


The pool was awesome. We never ever spent time in a pool while in negril before. Aside from a few hours at catcha. The pool is a good size. Has a swimup bar. The prices at the bar were OK not great... But we brought some JB out to the pool and they happily sold us pepsi with ice and we made our own drinks. (a little tip to the bartender goes a long way).


The food at the hotel was pretty good. Lunch and dinner was fairly priced. Breakfast buffet was outrageously priced. Like 30 bucks for 2 people after tip. We only did that once.


The management and staff were awesome. One of the sons that helps with management of the hotel noticed us out one night and came up and introduced himself as he had seen us at the hotel. We thought that was a nice gesture.


There is entertainment several nights a week. Karaoke 2 nights a week... But it's not typical back home stuff. Lots of locals there singing... AND THEY WERE GOOD if not GREAT singers for the most part. Even Luddy Samms made an appearance at travellers one night. Who by the way is an extraordinarily nice gentleman, and so is his step son... whom I watched a soccer match with at Natural Mystic bar one afternoon.


The beach isn't very wide, but the only higglers on that end were the fruit ladies and a few musicians. Otherwise no hassle and the security made sure they went on their way if the answer was no. There was great shade provided by the sea grapes. I prefer the part of the beach with all of my favorite bars (Sunnyside, sun beach, tonys etc) but this wasn't bad. Short walk to town, and the lower west end and to red ground.


This place is definitely on the radar for us to return to. Which is remarkable, because we havent repeated anywhere yet.


I highly recommend this hotel to anyone who is on a 100 dollar a night or less budget.

What nights are karaoke nights?

To be perfectly honest. I dont know. Ask bnewb. I was constantly asking what day it was.

I was there with Flip for 6 of those days...karaoke is sunday for sure, i think maybe wed for the other night...great fun...i agree with most of his assessment...i would def stay here again...great pool...we stayed in a standard room...clean, combination safe....breakfast buffet included for about 60 per night on one of the deals...we had to sign a ticket for breakfast each morning...1200 each plus 150 for juice....glad it was included...more later...

Good to know I almost have stayed there several times? Still on the list.

Perfect for you, since you walk everywhere.

Thanks for the overview. That's what I like about Flip's trip reports. He tries out all the places that I might not want to take a chance on. Sort of like a Fodor's for budget Negril hotels.

On my last trip, I spent a couple hours at the Travellers bar while my wife was at their nail salon (right on site). Really cool vibe at the bar and I thought the grounds were nice for the price (by no means is the place as polished as Charela or Idle Awhile, but it was clean and well maintained). We had lunch at the restaurant, and I found the food and service to be good.

As an aside - I had spent all my cash on Red Stripes and my wife's nails, so when it came time for lunch I opted to pay with a credit card. After sitting at the bar for a while, my math wasn't exactly on-point and I made big error on the the credit card tip - to the tune of $100 in the favor of Travellers. Well, as we were walking out, the restaurant manager stopped me an alerted me to the error. She had me correct the CC slip to the appropriate tip amount and then showed me on the computer that were only going to charge my card for the revised amount. I appreciated the honesty as I'm not sure I would see that even in the States.

Wow, kudos to Travellers!! That says a lot!

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Originally Posted by Dudleymon

What nights are karaoke nights?

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Friday and Sunday nights. :)

We got home yesterday from 10 great nights at Travellers(so great to meet you guys Flip!! Wish we had more time to hang but understandable with your guys busy agenda !) this was our 2nd stay there and I will whole heartedly agree with Flips assessment. Great value for your dollar and an all around wonderful vibe. We will be back.

The one thing I always found was, its really hard to get service at the bar?

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Originally Posted by mmoffat1980

We got home yesterday from 10 great nights at Travellers(so great to meet you guys Flip!! Wish we had more time to hang but understandable with your guys busy agenda !) this was our 2nd stay there and I will whole heartedly agree with Flips assessment. Great value for your dollar and an all around wonderful vibe. We will be back.

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Ahhh. Fun meeting you as well. Connect with us on the book.

PGW......service at the bar?! .....That never stopped u before!