So who’s heading back to the best little secret on the island, Treasure Beach? Where are you staying, when are you going.......and go!!!!
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So who’s heading back to the best little secret on the island, Treasure Beach? Where are you staying, when are you going.......and go!!!!
hey_mon still waiting on your trip report from Jan-Feb 2018 or did I miss it??? I go to TB every day in my head!!
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Hahahahaha.......trip reports escape me johng. I can give you a quick recap of last years trip, let me buckle into my time travel capsule in my brain and go back there.....ready? Strapped in? Here we go....arrived in Negril for a quick three night stay at the Grand Pineapple. Cute little boutique style, prices right for us through Expedia when we see a good deal and the food is good and the beer is co.d. They also have a great piece of beach and the location is great, so stayed there for three nights. Weather was hot hot hot and we visited with some old friends from way back, stocked up on a few supplies and headed to Treasure Beach to stay at Villa de Sable in Billy’s Bay. Lovely property with a two bedroom villa, beach front with a pool and a fabulous staff that took such good care of us. We feasted and swam until we ran into a problem with the pool three days in and had to move properties. We had booked the villa through treasure tours and they absolutely outdid themselves here. Because we had to move properties halfway through our first week there they drove us to a few, we decided on Villa Elia just down the road, and stashed there the rest of the week. This place is James Bond material. I swear every morning we were sitting on the patio out front watching the fishing boats or dolphins that Roger Moore was going to climb out of the water, tux and all. This place was over the top beautiful, and treasure tours made up the difference and transferred us over seem.essly, they could not do enough to make sure our stay was better than expected. We walked over for our anniversary dinner to the property next door, 77 West and had a great night with good food, great friends and lots of laughs. Billy’s bay doesn’t have too much to offer in the way of restaurants and such, but that was fine as the cooks at both villas were fabulous. We finished the week at Villa Elia and then moved on to Lyric Villa, which I know for sure has been next to Sunset Resort on the beach side from your time their. Annabelle Todd’s family owns the villa, it was their summer/vacation property and when they are not using it she rents it out. Again, lovely property smack dab on the beach in calabash bay, with a pool and again a staff that keep you well fed and comfortable the whole time. It really is the best of both worlds as the food is delicious, home cooked and the grocery bill at the end of the week is negligible. We went out to eat at Diner Delight for a mouthwatering beef stew with rice and veg for 500 Jamaican, Mello Yellow for again, mouthwatering Italian food with a Jamaican flair, all fresh and again so reasonably priced you pinch yourself when the bill comes. Jack sprats of course for pizza, Smurfs for breakfasts......oh I am getting homesick and hungry just writing this. We did the walk to great bay one day for a beer and a bite at the lobster shack and it was a hot sunny very windy day and the fisherman did not go out, so they were all there slamming back beers and slamming down the dominoes, great day had by all. The wee we were at lyric villa our two boys came down for the week so they got to see the difference between negril and treasure beach, and both agreed they liked treasure beach way more......so much more chill, and I think they got spoiled by the villa life, but if you break it down it just makes more sense financially to do it that way, for us anyways. We also did a boat trip to Pelican Bar, again great day, saw dolphins and were so fortunate to see a manatee and it breached right beside our boat!!! I will try to attach pics, but sometimes am defeated on this site so if I do not please google Villa de Sable and villa Elia and Lyric Villa to get a better idea. The landscape there is changing ever so slightly from year to year but the people remain the same friendly, warm genuine people and we make new friends every year. Makes for some great domino games for sure.......now to land back in current time and see if I can upload some pics for you!
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Villa Elias rooftop patio, great for sunsets and after dinner drinks.
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Treasure Beach sunsets are all about the colours...
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Did we really stay here?!?!
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View in the morning
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Lyric Villa pics....
Our two boys having their pre breakfast swim
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The view from Lyric Villa towards Great Bay
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Pure contentment...
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A few pics along the way...
Heading out to dinner one night
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Back to reality...☹️
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Michael and I with our two boys at Pelican Bar
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Domino game in Great Bay
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hey_mon thanks for the awesome report and photos!! You really have Villa living in grip and as always great reading about your fun and experiences along the way. Although I don't have a trip to JA in the near future planned reading your report and seeing your pics brings me right back to TB!! Really thank you again!!
Well, life is short, so eat the cake and book the trip!!! We got some incredible deals this year at Mar Blue and the Treasure Beach hotel through Airbnb, so much so that we splurged on Buccaneer villa for 4 nights. It’s good for the soul for me to get down their and unwind, relax, and make some great friends along the way!
Sounds like you've got it all mapped out. I'm curious as to how you will find the Buccaneer? I wasn't aware that Airbnb had listings in Villas and hotels, thought it was more private homes but what do I know. As far as life is short goes I got you on that but too much going on at the moment in my life that doesn't include Jamaica, sorry to say!! There isn't a day that goes by that I don't wish I was in JA. Hopefully more folks will share their trips to TB as the board has been slim pickens lately. Stay cool and walk good!!
Airbnb has listings for everything from rooms to villas to the treasure beach hotel, but Buccaneer is not through Airbnb. We actually saw it from the water on our ride back from the pelican bar last year and looked it up. Booked it through the owner directly, so an iOS to see it as well, have only seen it from afar! Will take lots of pics and try to do another mini report when we get back. This year it is no kids just yet, although last year they jumped on board when I found a flight for 600 cdn return and direct from Winnipeg. You never know.....
hey_mon - we are heading back to TB in February to Villa Du Soleil again for 9 days!!! We will do the ususal - rent bikes for a week and go out exploring every day to get a little exercise after all the food we eat, snorkel in the sea (hoping it is calm enough), daiquiris at the pool, rum punch for sunset on the veranda, dominoe games at night - ahhhh I am chilling out all ready just thinking about it.
Hey Rumghoul,
Any chance we overlap? We arrive the 23 of feb and are starting our two weeks at Marblue. We didn’t think we were hitting the island this year, and voila, here we are. Missed out on villa de Sable though. Loved that property last year. Leandy and Duke schooled us at dominoes on a regular basis!
Nope - we do not cross paths again. We go earlier. I like your idea of 2 weeks and spending one in town though - maybe someday we will have to try that. Did they at least let you win a game or two games??? LOL
Buccaneer villa is pretty cool. We stayed there for 4 night a few years ago. I kind of remember that there was no ac but the fans were great and the setup encourages a healthy air flow. Pool is nice and the rooftop area outstanding. Walk down when you see the fishermen returning and pick up your dinner while it is still moving!
We miss you again....one day we will have a cold red stripe and compare Jamaican tales. I highly recommend splitting up your stay, it makes it feel like a whole other vacation, and treasure beach is small enough you are out of one property and into the next with no time lost or effort really. Lyric Villa was nice last year because everything is walking distance from there, pool overlooking the water like soleil.......all the things we like, right! As for Leandy or Duke letting us win any games of dominos.....lol. Not in this lifetime! But they are such great guys, we spent a few nights with them playing dominos and yakking. Great people. Enjoy your stay, and leave us a few cold red stripes please ����Quote:
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Thanks for the heads up. We are really looking forward to our stay there. We like to mix it up and stay in two or three different places to make it feel like a few different vacations. Hoping to find a few fresh dinners while we are there.......nothing like a fresh caught fish fry! Are you heading back to Tbeach anytime soon? Love the laid back vibe.......takes me back to the early 80s in Negril, which has gotten a little too busy for us these days.
We are centered around Negril and will occasionally add on extras like TB or Port Antonio. Our next extra will likely be Kingston but I will have to plan that one out a lot more than the others. Next trip is very soon and our only excursion will be moving from one room at Catcha to another - we've gotten super boring and relish the only chance we have to tune out and deep chill.
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We met two couples last year who were staying at Buccaneer and they loved it! We were having a beer at Lennox's beach bar right next to Buccaneer. Hopefully he will be open when you are there
Headed back to TB for the third time Feb 22, then going to Belmont to stay at Luna Sea for 3 days. We stay at Sunset and couldn't be happier. We stayed in Negril for two night before coming to TB in July, and that was plenty. Looking forward to playing some music with Oneil and McGuyva!
Hey Tennesseejed, our friends are staying at Sunset so I am sure we will see you down there. We all arrive on the 23rd of February and they are at Sunset and we are at Marblue. Have always been intrigued by the sign Luna Sea as we drive by on our way in and out of Tbeach. Please leave a report or inbox me as to how you find it there. Last time we were in Bluefields area for any amount of time was Ash Wednesday in 1986. We got married in Negril at the Twater hotel and we did a day trip with our small group of 42 to Bluefields Beach for the day as they said it would be super crazy on Negril beach. Our guy set up 2 buses for us and arranged a barbq on the beach, and after we were supposed to go up bamboo alley. Apparently the local police found out a group of crazy Canadian kids were partying on the beach and set up a roadblock to confiscate any apparent contraband, so our driver took us out another way and I never have seen bamboo alley to this day. Always feel it might be vexed!! We must share a red stripe this February!
hey_mon, glad to see that you have kept this thread happinin. All your tid bits of experiences and fun in Treasure Beach are great to read. As far as Bamboo Alley goes it is a beautiful and amazing site to see. If you drive from TB to Appleton Estate you drive right through the Alley. Your story about your wedding trip to Bluefields is a funny one!! I bet you all went through a bunch of Red Stripes and Appleton. Probably a good amount of Overproof too. I understand that you will be staying near Sunset and that your travel friends will be staying there. Ask Kory at Sunset when he is going out fishing as you can't get fresher seafood anywhere than right off the boat than that. They usually catch Mahi Mahi, Kingfish and Wahoo. Also Tuna and sometimes Red Snapper. Eating on his pool deck watching the sunset while dinning and drinking is priceless!! Everybody who reads this post that has been to Treasure Beach please post your 3 favorite photos that you have taken in TB. I'm really looking forward to some great pics to help ward off this Arctic Blast we have here in New England.
Hi hey_mon! Wonder who tipped the cops off about your wedding reception? That's hilarious. My actual name is Drew, we'll be staying in the Mermaid room. I'll likely be the only white guy walking around with a guitar. I'll definitely let you about Luna Sea - it looks amazing. I've only spent half a day in the area, so I'm excited to explore a bit more. Look forward to meeting y'all and having that Red Stripe!
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Rumghoul, thanks very much for the really cool photos, the more the merrier! Some interesting and colorful fish. As I said to hey_mon unfortunately a trip to Treasure Beach isn't in the cards at the moment so pictures will have to do. Please keep them coming!! Have you ever stayed at Sunset?? If not next time you are down go check it out. It's a pretty nice setup with several different themes to chose from.
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Okay, change in plans here, we are staying at.....wait for it Johng..........SUNSET!!!!! Our travel companions cannot make it this year, we are heartbroken as we will not be staying at Buccaneer Villa. Was soooo looking forward to that, however, there is always next year. But now we will stay with Kory and crew for a week so, hey, we are in Tbeach, what is not to love and how can you be sad. Will look for you Drew, sounds like you will be tough to spot..lol. Johng,I will try to send pics daily so a fellow Rasta at heart can feel the golden sunshine, the lush green growth and the red hues at sunset even if from a distance. One day we will share a red stripe on the beach and tales of trips before!
Hi hey_mon sorry to hear about your change in plans and that you won't be staying at Buccaneer Villa this trip. The good news is you will have a great time at Sunset. Kory and his staff will take great care of you and your loved one. We stayed in the Villa Hibiscus which is separated from the main building and has its own kitchen and veranda out front which was nice but all the rooms there are cool. You will love the included breakfasts and their menu has something for everyone's taste especially fresh seafood. The lobster and other fish are right out of the sea. I hope that you enjoy Sunset as much as I did!!
I look forward to your on site reporting and photos!! A cold Red Stripe on the beach and stories about past trips go hand in hand.
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Johng - We have never stayed at sunset but have seen the property - looks like a greet property for sure.
hey_mon - too bad but you are right - you are still in TB so whats not to like!
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Well now that we have the New Year in hand it looks like we will be on the countdown. We are 7 weeks out.......feels like a lifetime, but past history has proved it flies by pretty quickly. Couple of things to get for the trip, not much. Floatie , some new flip flops, and I think that covers it. Anything else will have to be found in Tbeach!looking forward to sunshine and warmth. We are looking at getting 20 cm of snow today so, a good day to look online for floaties and such!
hey_mon good to see your post and glad your countdown has started!! Seven weeks will pass quickly and before you know it you'll be downing some cold Red Stripes on the patio watching a killer sunset! One thing that you might consider bringing is a pair of water shoes or an inexpensive pair of sneakers. Reason being there are some areas leading to the really nice sandy beach where you walk on rocks and sharp coral. Flip Flops might not be your best bet but just a suggestion. In any event I look forward to your posts leading up to and during your trip!! Stay cool, John
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I am getting hungry just looking through my pictures lol
Rumghoul, Wow mouthwatering photos!!! That breakfast plate looks awesome! Yes I look forward to you posting pics from your Feb trip and yes I won't be making it to TB unfortunately! Do you stay at Sunset Resort?? It really doesn't matter where you stay TB has such a great feel!! I'll be back just don't know when. Let's keep this thread open for all who love Treasure Beach and Jamaica for that matter!
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Love the pics!!! We have never stayed at Sunset - walked through it, very nice property! We stay at Villa Du Soleil (I think this will be our 6th year there) - have stayed at a couple others before that. First we went to TB Jakes was pretty new - I think they had four rooms. Jakes has really changed, but the area really has not.
Rumghoul, thanks for the big up on the pics I appreciate it!! Don't know Villa Du Soleil and never stayed at Jakes although I have been to the bar there and have eaten at Jack Sprat's and been to the beach there. Treasure Beach really is a beautiful spot which has been really well managed. It's got to be one of the nicest places all the way around in the world as far as a tropical vacation goes!!
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Love this shot looking at the fishermen's beach from the Buccaneer rooftop patio. SO cold in Chicago, not sure if looking at these helps or aches.
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Nice picture!! I think it helps - Cold here in Michigan too. Made jerk chicken and rice and peas to warm up last night for dinner.
Faking it until we're making it. I've got ackee (can of Linstead from local grocer) and saltfish on tap for this Sunday's breakfast.
I'll be in TB! Some overlap I see, Feb 17-28 more or less.