Our Countdown ticker just changed!! From 8 monthes to..

[Clarity]

.... 2 months and 3 weeks and 2 days!!

We pushed the button last night! We're officially going back to Negril – November 2nd!

We did it!! We finally saved up enough money and bought two cheap tickets to join our friend in Negril for seven days in November! It's REALLY happening! We all celebrated last night and I'm still in a state of complete bliss! I've been doing the happy dance all Day!

We're staying 3 days with our friend at the Grand Pineapple (moving our April reservations over) and then we're going to branch off.

Our friend, Jamar is going to stay on the beach and soak in the local scene.

And We're going to travel up to the cliffs for the very first time! We're torn between Catcha falling Star, Seastar, and Xtabi.

Catcha is my first choice, but unfortunately it's the most expensive choice. Xtabi is beautiful for just the snorkeling alone and Seastar sounds like it has a great vibe, plus I love the price there the most. I don't know!

I want to do all three but Markus said I have to narrow it down to ONE. Any advice on which Cliffs hotel we should choose? Which would YOU choose?

[gerryg123]

I think you would love Seastar Inn, combined with hangin out at Xtabi and wherever else you want to go ....

[Lenny]

Gonna miss you guys by just a couple of days, maybe next time......

[meinvancouver]

Great see you down there. We will be at Catcha Oct 29- Nov 5 and then off to White Sands for week #2.

[Manda81]

Ooooh CONGRATULATIONS! Very excited for you! Will you be doing another one of your fabulous trip reports?

[negrilbay]

oh how exciting Charity, ya!!!!!!!! my vote is Seastar, free shuttle down to the beach everyday, phone, and the wonderful staff, and you can always visit Xatabi to snorkeling.

[Clarity]

Gerryg123 - That's true! I can just visit Xtabi for the snorkeling and stay at Seastar. Do you know if Catcha is open to visitors or is it only guests? - When are you taking your next trip to Jamaica? You should come visit Negril in November with us! That would be such a blast!

Lenny - Drats, I'm bummed we'll be flying out just before you get there. SO close, maybe we'll end up extending our trip, I know I wont want to leave..

Meinvancouver - That's Awesome! Are you going to Seastar for the Saturday night concert or any of the webcasts? I Hope we'll get to meet you!

Manda81 - thanks! I'm so excited! It's all I could think about today at work, I had a permanent smile on my face! Of course I'll be writing a trip report, probably not QUITE as long as the last one though! No more than 200 pages this time

Negrilbay - The Shuttle, and the glowing reviews I've read from everyone about the awesome staff is definitely a selling point. I also love the idea of a swim up bar... It's such a hard choice because Catcha also looks so beautiful and it's right on the cliffs. I'm so torn...

[Lola]

Being that its your first time on the cliffs, I would suggest staying 'on the cliffs' ie., Xtabi or Catcha. You can always visit Seastar and swim in the pool

[marley9808]

Awesome birthday gift! Congrats! So happy for you both!

I would say you have picked the top 3 cliff properties, IMO
So can't go wrong no matter what choice you make, but my choice would be Catcha, I'm partial though as it is my all time favorite....but yes you can visit the bar or have dinner or even lunch there even if not a guest
And really in November is low season so you probably could even ask for a tour of the rooms that are open...we did that once, that way you can get an idea of the place and the rooms and maybe stay there on your next trip

[Sam I Am]

For your first stay on the west end, I would want to be right on the water, so if it were me I would choose xtabi or catcha.