was just wondering if this is allowed. I know there is no problem in your room or balcony but what about around the rest of the property.
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was just wondering if this is allowed. I know there is no problem in your room or balcony but what about around the rest of the property.
Chickster,
Rules vary by property, best to check with the Properties Policy. Most have a bar that is a profit center. Bringing in outside beverages to their Bar is usually frowned upon.
Enjoy,
VVHT
It seems to be fine at beach properties. I take my own drinks to the beach or anywhere except sitting in the bar or restaurant area. Sandy Haven may be an exception.
We always have our own drinks in our room and take them down to the beach. The bar/restaurant provides service on the beach, but to me, that is just an option. If you are going to sit at the restaurant or bar, you should patronize them in some way. My wife does have me go up and make her drinks using our blender, and bring them back down to the bar/restaurant, which I am not crazy about, but I rationalize it, since we are eating and I am purchasing drinks. The owner's are around time to time, and haven't said anything to us. Not sure if they would, anyway.
i would never bring my own beer to the bar but was thinking more of around the pool, will be staying on the cliffs.
thanks for the input
Most I've been to only have an issue around the pool area. You can have it by your chair/table next to the pool, but not in the pool with your floating chair. Although the place I've stayed at the most, if my wife and I are the only ones on the property during the slow season we do whatever. I put my red stripe in the cup holder on my floating chair, sit back, and smoke a cigar. We just make sure we left the pool area in the same condition as when we arrived.
Most properties will allow your own beverages.
Tensing does not. We've brought the occasional soda or wata from our forays off resort, but our first trip there, we were told to purchase ting etc from them, and they will stock the fridge. They did sell it at a pretty decent discount, but it was made clear to not bring cases from off property.
I always bring my own drinks around the pool, beach etc...but not the bar or restaurant just a courteous to the establishment...
I rationalize it two ways,I always patronize the bar at the property I stay at,tip like a mad man and c,that mini fridge in my room must be for something;)
at Catcha Falling Star we had a case of Miller Lite in our room, my husband payed $45 for a caseat a local store (ridculous I know, but its his fav beer), but then we bought Red Stripe and other drinks at the bar, we told the bartenders about the ML and they actually wanted to try one, so I brought one down to them to try out, as its an import in Jamaica! :)
I also carried it around w/ me throughout the property, but we bought plenty of food and other drinks, so I didn't feel bad
Try looking at it this way: You're in your hometown and decide to go to the neighborhood Holiday Inn for chicken wings and beer. You buy a 6 pack at your local liquor store and walk in and proceed to crack one open on their poolside patio.
How do you think this will go over?
If I had rented a room there (vs just walking in off the street), I would be fine consuming drinks I'd brought in myself...but not at the bar or the restaurant. Hotels at home don't usually allow you to walk around the property with booze though (if you buy a beer in the lounge, they don't let you walk out of the lounge with it); it's different in Negril. I would be put off by a hotel that had a "no outside food or drink" policy...but totally understandable if you're not renting a room there. When I go hang out at Xtabi or Sunbeach etc., I would never bymob, but I feel it's different if I'm a registered guest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big_frank
I don't post much anymore but this one and also maybe the fact that I'm having a few red stripes at my own bar after a hard days work kind of grabbed at me to type a lil bit.
This is just my opinion only( but a question was asked), in your room, on your balcony, porch, or deck, you bet no problem, my room usually has a case in the frig and 2 or 3 stacked next to the frig. But being honest that's only for when the hotel I am staying at bar is closed or if we want privacy and do not feel like going to the bar area.
VVHT & Big Frank nailed it, not only are the hotel's bar's and restaurant's money generators for the owner's. but they also employ servers and bartenders who depend upon guest and walkin's alike to patronize the bar, pool area's for a living. And carrying my own drinks on the beach, wow,! I guess we must be really different, sorry, just can't see it.
Whether I'm staying at hotel and lounging on their beach loungers or just strolled up to use their loungers because I like the vibe there, again .... just can't see it. I'm , we, are purchasing our beverages from the respective bar where we choose to plop are a$$e$. As I type this Badnaz is totally in disagreement with me and cursing me, so this proves that there is quite a wide range of thoughts on this question. Which also makes it a great question!
I guess there is really no wrong answer, but jeez I have to wonder, how much are stripes? (which most people drink while there), $J300 on the high end and the most frequented places are beat down to $J175 or $J200 ...... for that view, and vibe to me they are practically giving them away?! Stripes here in the Midwest at our local bar are quite a bit more than on a million dollar view beach/cliff area priced ones at Negril. But I also feel the same way about the folks that beeeotch about the price of a lunch, or dinner on the beach and don't even remotely comprehend the overhead, let alone the view and ambiance they are receiving. Go figure.
I know this won't be a popular response but again I am offering only my Humble opinion and how we roll, to each their own.
By the way the only part of this response that is not truthful is the part about me working hard today:cool:
Peace, Jamb
I agree somewhat with Jam,when we stayed for 7 nights at HSH on the cliffs we bought a bottle of vodka and some mixers and took it back to our room.I talked with Terry,the manager at HSH and explained that we were there for 7 days and would be buying alot(a real lot)of drinks at her bar but we wanted to be able to hang out in the pool with our big mugs of vodka drinks.She had no problem with that at all and in fact liked the fact that i bought bags of ice for her bar as long as she would allow me a couple of fill ups each day.We never drank our drinks at her bar and we spent a bunch of money with her.I think common sense comes into play lots of the time along with courtesy.
overall most places wish(or don't allow) that you didn't BYOB if they have a bar or restaurant serving drinks....
that's their revenue source and they are in business to make money.......
some places go to the extent to post signs to dat effect.....though there aren't many signs.....
Cool Runnings, Marko
we stay at Rooms, usually for a couple of weeks each Feb., i bring a soft cooler loaded with my own red stripe and ice and drink it all over the property, and pool and give out beers to the workers, however,i do not drink my own beer at Rooms bar, i usually stagger over to Sunnyside and buy a few each day, and hang around The Wall, soon come
no one has ever asked me what's in my insulated mug at my bar - i do tip for more ice - lemon/lime and fresh napkins
I agree with jamaicarob
We bring our own drinks to the beach and the pool, not the bar or the restaurant. We still buy drinks from the bar and probably end up spending more than most people :)
2nutz,sounds like we should vacation together!:cool:
I love you guys, but I'm not sure even we could keep up with the 2 of you!
Pretty sure it would be a tight race!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2nutz4travel
We usually call ahead .. & find out what they need .. bottle wise ..
& pickup a bottle or 2 @ duty free ..
(certain brands are expensive in JA.) ..
So, we don't really worry about the "guilt " of not buying ALL of our drinks were we stay ..
as the saying goes .. " what comes around ..goes around "
Why would Coco give us an empty fridge if they didn't want us drinking our own beer or tightwad cocktails?
We don't scrimp on going out and do purchase from the bar and restaurant. Never had a problem.
There's nothing wrong with buying drinks for your room/balcony/porch/. It's fine. No one is saying it's wrong.
One thing to add is that most places recycle the Red Stripe bottles and get money back. The cleaning lady where I stay asks that we keep them out of the trash. She will wash them out if we haven't already and she will recycle them for money.
Another perk of having ones cooler or frig in their room full of beer or whatever.....The bokkles can be recycled! LOL At one of the places we stayed..between 2 couples, one of the staff paid for his bus fare to Kingston to visit his family from our bokkles alone! Talking about drinking AND paying it forward. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jsteil
Again, we do drink from our frig and cooler, but always frequent the restaurant and bar at the resort.....and pay full fare. Seems as if everyone is happy. If there is a small frig...it is meant to be used. Every now and again...everyone wants a small beverage at odd hours. As long as one is respectful, I think all is good.