Point Village Condo Vacation - Reviewed

Point Village is former resort now owned as individual condo units and is located at the far end of the 7 mile beach. It is located on what is known locally as Rutland Point, just across from Booby Cay. As one might expect, it is a quiet location. Lots of long term vacationers own condos and stay there; we noticed a few locals living there as well. The landscaping is well maintained, but some of the accessory buildings around the property are well past their glory days and have obviously gone unused for some time.

Again, it's quiet here. There are two beaches - we preferred the clothing optional one next to Hedonism and hung out there several times, but both are beautiful and we were the only ones out there almost every time. Although it was not as quiet being next to Hedo, the clothing optional beach just felt more secluded, as it is bordered on all non ocean sides by vegetation. If relaxing on an empty beach to the sound of the waves is your thing, this is a strong selling point for a Point Village stay.

Booby Cay is probably 1/2 mile offshore from Point Village. I swam there one morning, but wouldn't recommend it. Not a lot to do once you're there, and you take your life into your hands as boat and jet ski traffic is frequent.

Point Village is away from town and from most anything else. We wanted to get to the grocery when we arrived to stock up on supplies for the week. The mini-mart nearby is a quick easy walk, but the supplies are limited. Drivers wait outside the gate at Point Village (which is a short walk to the main road), but their prices were a little expensive considering you can get a route taxi on the main road for 100J per person to the roundabout, which is what we did.

We collected everything we needed at the little grocery on the roundabout and cooked many of our meals at the condo. There is a little grill during the day at the Rutland Point craft market for good cheap food, but pretty much all of the other dining options involve a long walk or a cab ride.

We also walked along the beach to town a couple of times and while it is a few miles, it is a beautiful trip. There's no way it's actually 7 miles from the Point to the roundabout, but a walk from one end of the beach to the other and back will take a few hours (including the stops for the 140J cold red stripe or two). Lots of opportunities walking along the beach to practice how to handle the myriad of people trying to offer you goods and services. I did buy juice from a beach vendor.

The room we stayed in at Point Village was an upstairs studio and was clean but not sterile like your chain hotel - it had a lived in feel that was not offensive in any way. We didn't turn on the AC or TV the entire time we were there. My favorite feature was the french doors opening to the balcony and a literal stone's throw from the ocean and Booby Cay in the near distance. We left those doors open for the entire visit.

I would stay at Point Village again. We stayed there in December 2012 in the first week of what was considered high season at $80/night total. Great, quiet location for setting your own agenda amid the backdrop of the ocean and Jamaican weather. Maybe not ideal if you are primarily looking to party or interact with others, but those opportunities are close by and it was really nice to have something to retreat to after a long, hard day of playing in the sun. My advice for those staying is to be prepared to rent a vehicle, stay close to the property, or figure out how to use the route taxis so you can get to where you want to go when you venture out.

Nice review.

Thanks for sharing your review.

Glad you enjoyed it! We stayed in Condo 105 last year and will be back there January 12-19th and have already pre paid for 2014 we just have to pick the dates!!! If you don;t mind me asking, what studio did you stay in?

Thanks for the post Dunkinfrycook. Do you have pictures of the Point Village (I have see the webpage pics) and secluded beach? If you have time and any to share it would be appreciated. We have booked a room there in March.

Hope I can download the picture. Taken pointing away from Hedo's beach.Attachment 21134

Thanks for the review! Another option in Negril!

SHHHH !!! That's one of my favorite chill spots away from the hussle.

Smooth, it's been awhile since I saw a Point village review...

Thanks for sharing your getaway!

Skb!

:)nice review, sounds like a great place to stay/live.

I hate to burst the bubble:
From the always suspect Wikipedia reference "The geography of Jamaica is diverse. The western coastline contains the island's finest beaches, stretching for more than 6 km (3.7 mi) along a sandbar at Negril. It is sometimes known among tourists as the "7-Mile Beach" although it is only slightly more than 4 mi (6.4 km) in length, from the Negril River on the south to Rutland Point on the north."

Thanks N8urist for the picture of the beach. That area of the beach looks pretty nice!

Here are some photo's from around the resort on this link from a previous TR I did. Hope you like them! :)

http://negril.com/forum/showthread.p...-Heaven!/page5

Thank you walleyed99 for the link to pictures you had posted in another thread. In reading the thread I bet my wife would freak out also if people were doing it on the beach :)

@Negrilal- yes but isn't 7 mile beach made up of Bloody Bay and Long Bay which totals about 7 miles?

we stayed in unit below 105 with nice view back in feb 2012, would prefer to say one floor up though. It is quite here but if that is your thing this is great

I guess you can view it any way you wish. I only mentioned it here because the walk from Rutland Point to town was correctly perceived to be shorter then 7 miles in the review.

@Rastaron, we stayed in 105 last January, and will be next January, and have also paid for the next trip to stay in 105, just have to pick the dates! It's a great suite. However the fellow that looks after 105's rental also looks after the one you styed in (104) and 2 or 3 others and all are beautiful!!