Looking for info on the golf course in Negril,price,course condition,was it worth it? Also I heard you can pay for a day at the Swept Away gym????? How much? Thanx.
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Looking for info on the golf course in Negril,price,course condition,was it worth it? Also I heard you can pay for a day at the Swept Away gym????? How much? Thanx.
Hi Fred
I have played Negril Hills several times, plan on playing over the Thanksgiving holiday week. As for price about 125 per round including caddie, cart and green fee. As for condition, I play a resort course at home, it is much nicer than Negril Hills. That said the course is not bad at all. I have found the greens to be a little slow but the ones i normally play are very very fast. I have heard other people call Negril Hills slow so i guess it is more relative as to what you are used to. I find the fairways to be much harder and more bounce and roll than my home course and not quite as luck. If you miss the fairway the rough is jungle. The course is on the short side but not without challenge, you need control of your golf ball. By all means listen to the caddie on break, the greens can be tricky.
Personally i love the course but it is not as nice as Tryall or White Witch. I think you would enjoy it. Bring you own clubs as the rentals only ok.
The caddies know every inch of the course. Once my ball "landed" in some bushes.
Caddie said, " its gone man".
I said, " no man we can find that one".
Caddie said, "no man, stinging bees in there".
Listen to your caddie. :p
Fred, negotiate the price. I have never paid $70 for golf, caddy, cart & clubs at Negril Hills & have played there 100+ times. The $125 price mentioned above is about double what you can actually negotiate. I'm sure you know that "cash is king".
Thanx John,,,by the time I play they will be paying Me?
Swept Away$25/ day or 1 week but monthly $180
Thanx Gail....When I stayed at Swept the bar had smoothies and Red Stripes, so maybe I work out/swim/and get some drinks??????Great area, especially if it's rainy.Good deal for $25.
I am pretty sure they serve some type of smoothies, but you have to pay for them.
The golf makes for a fun day!
Gail,do they give you a wristband for the gym?
They don't give wrist bands, but you get checked in at the guard shack as you enter the gym complex. We joined for a month last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Stripe
Then you have free roaming of that part of CSA, which includes coffee, smoothies, etc at the gym bar. Also use of the pool and pool table, table tennis and classes, etc.
Very nice, but the gym equipment needs updating.
Great,so,no wrist bands,the guard knows you but not the bartender doesn't and they don't have cash registers at the bar so,,,,$25,workout,swim in the pool and FREE DRINKS!!!!!!!!
I've played Negril Hills a few times. I was also able to bargain the price down to around $60, but that was a few years ago. The course is very hilly, and of course it can get really warm after 10am.
I could be mistaken but I don't think there is any alcohol at the bar where the gym is. Just "healthy" drinks. It has been a few years since I was there.
That $180 for a month would just about pay for 2 years at my primary gym here at home.
There is Red Stripe on tap at the gym bar. Plus the 'healthy' drinks and coffee as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by MoFromMonroe
'Yvonne' - yes $180 is steep, they raised it a couple of years ago. I think they are trying to discourage a certain segment from joining - but I'm not sure what that segment may be. I know some locals who used to go there don't any longer because of the rate.
Like I said, its a very nice facility, but the gym equipment - the cardio, weights and cable machines - are really old school and badly need updating. But the music in the gym is very fine :)
I just saw that the CoCo discount card gives you 50% OFF for golf !!!!!! Also $10 bucks off for the catamaran cruise. They offer 10/15% discounts on the restaurants but I wont use it there,I will pay full.
Love the gym at Swept Away Especially the visiting tennis pros and visiting fitness instructors.