Staying at Roots Bamboo - Tips/Advice

[narjee]

I've been lurking this board for the last month ever since I decided to take my first trip to Negril. I'd like to say, what a wonderful forum, great information, posts, pictures and just some outstanding contribution from so many folks.

We are a couple in our late 20's making the trip in the last week of Feb. I was born in the Caribbean, so the language/culture/way of life is nothing new to me, and I've grown up around an abundance of Jamaicans and Ja-fakings my whole life.

She is a sexy whitey from the boons and was absolutely against going to Jamaica. It took a lot of convincing on my part. She went to Ocho Rios with her sister, and didn't feel safe, the guys harassed them everywhere they went, followed them, stalked their hotel room and basically felt she was on the verge of being raped. I am a little concerned here, because the last thing I want to spend my vacation doing is playing Protector Pete.

We settled for Roots Bamboo given our budget, options available, and the fact that a lot of the places suggested here were not available for when we were able to take the trip. I settled for Roots Bamboo mostly on a whim from the reviews on TripAdvisor, video's and pics. Our vacations usually revolve around eating, hanging on the beach, day trips, partying and hitting up the clubs and doing it all over again the next day.

I haven't seen much info here about Roots Bamboo, just that it's loud on Wednesday nights a good party etc.

Any suggestions/tips/advice/pointers for a couple staying at Roots Bamboo would be greatly appreciated. Are the accommodations clean? safe? Is it a hassle getting a beach chair? Is there anything specific we need to pack? How about walking around at night? Is this a sub friendly place? Please enlighten me my fellow boardies.