Anybody know the name of the owner or manager of Mirage ?
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Anybody know the name of the owner or manager of Mirage ?
I believe Mr. Grizzle is the owner....same man that owns Charlea. I am not sure about the manager but someone said it was his dawta.
I stayed there in December & loved it! I believe the manager's name is Nadine.
Thanks
I stayed there in the first time in 1977. THe first year there was no electricity in the West End. We used "Home Sweet Home lanterns" for light. There was limited hot water for showers--water heated by the sunshine. It was rustic and incredibly quiet and beautiful! Rick's Cafe was sleepy and quiet. When you ordered a blender drink, they turned off the music because the generator couldn't handle both music and blender running at the same time. Rick's had good lobster. Restaurants took FOREVER to serve food. Walking on the road was the primary way people got around. There was hardly any car traffic. People were friendly and there weren't really any hustlers.
I believe Mirage was started by an Italian couple, Lauro and Michela. I became friends with them after they left Jamaica and we all ended up living in Paris in 1981. Their house was across the road in the garden with the rental cottages. Their house was burned to ground when they were on vacation in Italy. Michela taught yoga under the gazebo. I was introduced to them by Jack, the dentist who treated patients at his open-air house with a dentist chair on the beach. I recently contacted both of them and they haven't been back to Negril since that time.
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I believe this is a photo of the owner who is French and bought Mirage from the Grandis. She built a french restaurant on the cliff-side of the road. There was one cottage on the cliff-side overlooking the water. I think her name is Sylvie and her husband was Jamaican. She built Charela on the beach around the same time and I went to see the property. Attachment 25631
I hope you have more of these old photos to post, too cool!
Absolutely wonderful old photos...thank you so very much for sharing. I stayed at Mirage several years ago, before the 3rd level and pool. Totally enjoyed the experience and the resort. So much that we stayed 2 more times. Nice property indeed. The old photos really give some history to the place which I totally enjoy. So much history.. so wish that I had discovered Jamaica before 1990's. I am thrilled that I have visited so many times but to have been there in the 70's or 80's..would have been total perfection for me.
Thank you for the great history, vivnyc! Very cool!
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Mirage 1977
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Mirage on the cliffs in Negril, 1977
Thank you!!! I just returned from 10 days there & miss it already!
More modern today but still a nice vibe! Thanks to Nadine & the wonderful staff!
Wow, the photo of the woman sitting naked on the cliffs. She is so carefree. How do we bring back those wonderfully liberal times?Quote:
Originally Posted by vivnyc
Great pictures, thanx so much. Staying there for a month in a couple of weeks. Have stayed in many places in Negril, but the wife is really looking forward to this.....fantastic view from all the rooms. ( If u have any more pics, by all means...share)
Wow, the property is hardly recognizable in these old pics (except maybe for the cliffs)! Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Have not posted for probably 2 years, but when I saw these pics of Mirage I just had to speak up, amazing I am going to now have to go find my old pictures. My husband first stayed there in 1973, and my first memories of Negril in were at the Mirage in 1978. Have a pic of my friend standing on the front porch as we showed unexpectedly, the sounds and smells of that evening will forever be imprinted in my mind. I think i recognize PeeWees where they made an amazing eggs benedict, the best meal of the day. We slept many a night under that hut on the cliff, that was the Mariner across the street from Bigga's (rest in peace) I believe. So much has changed yet it still pulls us hard, we will be in the cliffs in 6 days.
Have not posted for probably 2 years, but when I saw these pics of Mirage I just had to speak up, amazing I am going to now have to go find my old pictures. My husband first stayed there in 1973, and my first memories of Negril in were at the Mirage in 1978. Have a pic of my friend standing on the front porch as we showed unexpectedly, the sounds and smells of that evening will forever be imprinted in my mind. I think i recognize PeeWees where they made an amazing eggs benedict, the best meal of the day. We slept many a night under that hut on the cliff, that was the Mariner across the street from Bigga's (rest in peace) I believe. So much has changed yet it still pulls us hard, we will be in the cliffs in 6 days.
Love seeing the old photos. Usually prefer the beach and have only stayed on the cliffs once over 10 years ago, but thinking it's time to try the cliffs again and definitely want to check out Le Mirage.
Thank you for sharing old pics & stories. It is my cliff place to stay!
lol 30 years later & people are still talking about Pee Wee's eggs benedict!
Lol! Great observation. So true!Quote:
Originally Posted by WestEndGirl
thank you so much for sharing these photos and memories. it touched me deeply to see the Mirage and cliffs and people who shared these lovely memories. Sylvie and Daniel Grizzle have been advocates for Negril and the environment.
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