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Not looking at big corporate type AIs but would need the following ideally:
beach front
AC
full restaurant / bar on site
laid back vibe towards kids
pool would be nice but not a deal breaker
this would be the first week of March
thanks for all opinions\ help have only stayed on cliffs or across the street from th ebeach
We have taken our children for years to Negril starting at the age of 4. To them it was a giant sand box. A room with a kitchen has always been key to us.
Our first few years with them we stayed at Beach House Villas. Great property, small and well manicured. Very secure property and buildings. Food on site and other good places to eat very near. No pool but we prefer the ocean, pools in Negril have not been our favorite. We now stay at Idle Awhile. More expensive but bigger beach and better food. Also more shade at Idle.
The most important thing is how our children are treated in Jamaica.
We have always noticed that our children have been treated like royalty. They have really enjoyed their stays on the island so much that it is their favorite place to visit. Even after a disney trip they exclaimed they would have rather been in Negril.
Whatever your choice enjoy your stay and all the memories. Peace.
My kids liked staying at CocoLaPalm and Crystal Waters Villas. Rondel Village would be another good one.
bar-b-barn(not A/I) worked out good when my child was that age
it's directly on the beach
has 2 restaurants with more in walking distance
ask them for room 118 (my room) - it is close to the bar and i felt comfortable putting my child down for a nap or to bed because i could see the door from the bar (able to eat food at the bar)
as he got older - he could go get breakfast and i could hear him interacting with the staff from the room
take plenty of action figures - i found they worked real well after the sand castle is built - the action figures would keep my child occupied for hours and would attract playmates for him
have fun! jamaica is very child friendly - i never realized how much until i started going with a child - it was a whole new experience
i also arranged babysitting for a very minimal charge and my child LOVED his sitter
We would also suggenst CocoLaPalm, we stayed there last year with our whole family including our new grandson, hewas 9 months at the time, but they have a great pool lots of space for kids, restaurant and bar worked out well, we stayed in a kind of suite with 2 big beds and a kitchen and a great balcony, we also stayed at Villas SurMer up on the cliffs it is across the streeet from LTU which is a beautiful property and really nice people. Most places on the cliff do not allow children. Have a great stay!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for the advice. we stayed at Seastar when she was 2, which was great because how the staff really spoiled her, but she has more fun at the beach than pools at this point. We def prefer the west end but thinking it would be easier on her to home base at the beach.
That is my biggest negative to avoiding the AIs....they have the adults only/couples only properties...which is a big plus when you leave your kids at home<by design>, and don't want to deal with OPK(other peoples kids)
Please don't take this seriously, just came to mind.
Babies don't need a vacation, but I still see them at the beach... it pisses me off! I'll go over to a little baby and say 'What are you doing here? You haven't worked a day in your life!'
Steven Wright
we also had a ball at sunset beach in mobay (A/I) - the kid activities were great
and from there we took day trips to negril and ochi
There are several accomodations on Long Bay(Negril) that have walls...Rondell village is one....Maybe even better is Rooms....
Jamaica Jeff no offense taken here, but sometimes they go out of necessity. Not everyone has someone they trust to leave their baby with.. I luckily do, but if it was up to my exes family, they would simply have to go with me..
I take my kids cause I know they love it.. And isnt that what life is about? Doing things with your family? I been taking em to the beach sine my 10 yr old was 13 months.. Hawaii that year (Maui) she loved swimmingminmthe ocean.
I am going on a solo trip in a few days, so I understand we're your coming from.. But, I see the other side too..
I realize now that was a quote of some kind.. I am apparently unfamiliar.. Sorry if it was nothing more
Yes it is a quote from comedian Steven Wright
I stayed at Beach House Villas last year with my twin 2 year old boys and it was perfect. The staff is amazing and it was great to have a full kitchen to cook them food.
Have seen the Sunset Beach in MoBay....it looks very condusive to families....even has an on-site waterpark, low-rates, and the opportunity to separate yourself from the kids at times, and not worry about them
We stay at White Sands, very kid friendly. Our son is 7 and we traveled with him when he was four and again just last month. This was our 4th stay at White Sands and every visit there were kids from a few months old and up.
I also choose to bring my son as he is part of our family and a family vacation it is. We went without him once when he was 2 and I would never leave him again, wasn't the same without him. We had a gentleman say to my husband our first trip that he hated when kids were around him on the beach(very good thing I did not hear him say that)I think hubby was just shocked and walked away. The same guy later commented to him that our son was so well behaved he didn't know he was there.
Sorry if bringing my family on vacation ruins yours but it is what we do, like it or not.
my son will choose jamaica over disneyland in a heartbeat
it's been nice watching him grow in his knowledge and understanding of jamaica
and his favorite thing to do when we are there - go up to the country - take his shoes off and explore - and his skinny bahine can woof down some yard food when we are there
the experience of travel is a part of his education that school doesn't provide
and as to the cost of taking him along - priceless
he gets to see there is a big world out there with many choices of things (work) to do and that the world is more than just our subdivision
and my heart swelled with pride when he was able to talk spanish to our driver in mexico and attempted a little patois with our driver in belize over the holidays
I agree Seveen, Nicholas will pick Jamaica over Disneyland and he has become the best snorkler! I could never go without him now, he would never forgive me. We used to go as a married couple without kids and we loved that also and at that time seing couples with kids I wondered why you would spend so much to bring them along, I see why now. There is so much for them to learn and appreciate in Jamaica. I think Jamaica is very kid friendly and White Sands staff treat him so well when we are there.
White Sands is where we hung out when we came form Seastar last and she loved it. she was a sucker for all the walking vendors so i ended up buying 1 of almost everything that passed by.
was looking for a little more garden space type set up so she can run free without much worry.
Anyone ever stay at Yellow Bird? I kind of like the set up there from the beach, especially now that the fence is gone right?
Funny quote. I agree nothing worse than a whinning kid to ruin a vacation in paradise good thing she loves those little bananas
I would stay at Rayon, Coco or Seasplash
My first choice would be Rayon, rooms with a kitchen, small property, nice clean pool, great staff and right across from a friendly beach bar (Sun Beach) and priced well.