Westend Virgins

[Melody]

Le Mirage has lovely rooms and seaviews at a great price. Good pool with seaview. No bar or restaurant onsite but great location to Wise Choice, Aubie's, Sharks. Right beside Tensing Pen. Continental breakfast included, big self serve coffee urn. Welcomed at Charela's beach. I stayed for 3 nights last trip, first time staying cliffs. Main goal was to relax, try out more cliff restaurants. Thought I'd get to the hammock park and do lots of exploring, but other than enjoying new restaurants, going to Charela one day, I just chilled and relaxed. Many more cliff restaurants to try still! Would definitely do the same thing again, but don't think I could do the whole trip on west end, enjoy beach walking and getting my feet wet in the sea to cool off! I did really love that all rooms at Le Mirage have great seaviews and balconies...not that many on the beach with good seaviews. A split stay for me is a good way to enjoy the best of both.

[papamark]

I am with Vinnie...Blue Cave Castle is the best!!

Top notch staff, security, meals, morning coffee, vibe, view, rooms, amenities, wifi, sunny yard, gardens, shade, breeze, best snorkeling, great neighborhood with grocery store, restaurants, bars all within a couple minute walk.

If you have ever dreamed of living in a castle on a cliff overlooking the sea...seriously, it can't get much better...

[jar77]

Have stayed at Blue cave castle...good spot great restaurant cool building no bar though if you want fancy drinks....tensing pen better....much more quiet awesome rooms...catcha falling star the best IMO...great everything....sea star is great but I want oceanfront all day everyday on vacation...

[VVHT]

Big Shiny,

Stayed on the beach from 92 to 05, never thought I would leave the beach. In 06, just to change things up I tried Seastar Inn in the West End. Haven't been anywhere else since and I'm not going back to the beach. Big Frank summed it up best in his post. I can only add: At Seastar Inn you arrive as a guest and leave as one of the family.

Enjoy,

VVHT

[BIG SHINY n Rootsy]

Thanks for all the replies!
I would love to hear more.

BCC is definitely on our must try list but I think we would like to check it out in person before booking there.
It seems like the perfect, quirky, little place for us but we have never actually been on the property......yet.

[ROBIN]

Hey Shiny n Mango......we met when you did the bar tour in Nov......I always stay at Seastar when rooms are available and I am back there Apr 4......it is home in Jamaica.....and I have been going to Negril since 1983. The vibe is amazing the people great and you are within walking distance of LTU, Ricks, Xtabi, Catcha Falling Star (for dinner), Lighthouse, many wonderful little bars, & restaurants. I go snorkeling at Xtabi so I don't miss the sea front. There is a reason that Seastar has won so many awards of excellence in spite of being set back from the sea. I know you won't be sorry if you stay there.

[jojo p]

I know what you sconie folks like, stay on the beach!!!!

[BIG SHINY n Rootsy]

Hey Shiny n Mango......we met when you did the bar tour in Nov......I always stay at Seastar when rooms are available and I am back there Apr 4......it is home in Jamaica.....and I have been going to Negril since 1983. The vibe is amazing the people great and you are within walking distance of LTU, Ricks, Xtabi, Catcha Falling Star (for dinner), Lighthouse, many wonderful little bars, & restaurants. I go snorkeling at Xtabi so I don't miss the sea front. There is a reason that Seastar has won so many awards of excellence in spite of being set back from the sea. I know you won't be sorry if you stay there.

Hi Robin!

It was very nice meeting you at Seastar! (even though we told you we would be back and then never showed)

My most vivid memories from that night were when 2 of us accidentally bought a round at the same time and, being 2 for 1 night, we had like 12 open bottles of Redstripe sitting on the bar. And then when you and Julie were talking for a while and she turns to me to proudly tell me she just met a nice boardie. Her bubble was only slightly burst when I looked over at you and said....oh ya, that's Robin......I've seen her on the board.

The bad thing about the pub crawl is all the plans you make for the next day that you have little chance of actually keeping.
Hangover + sand gravity = quiet night at the villa.

Hopefully we will see you there again soon!
BS

[ROBIN]

One of the most important things I have learned in my many years of Negril is that the best laid plans go awry........so just Go with the Flow!!!! LOL.....I have also learned that once a Negril fan always a Negril fan and we will meet up again ..as many of my Negril friends and I have discovered. I think you would really like the west end so please at least try it for a couple of days....up there you feel as if you live IN Jamaica instead of ON Jamaica (as a tourist). Enjoy your stay at any rate and see you soon....sometime.

Hi Robin!

It was very nice meeting you at Seastar! (even though we told you we would be back and then never showed)

My most vivid memories from that night were when 2 of us accidentally bought a round at the same time and, being 2 for 1 night, we had like 12 open bottles of Redstripe sitting on the bar. And then when you and Julie were talking for a while and she turns to me to proudly tell me she just met a nice boardie. Her bubble was only slightly burst when I looked over at you and said....oh ya, that's Robin......I've seen her on the board.

The bad thing about the pub crawl is all the plans you make for the next day that you have little chance of actually keeping.
Hangover + sand gravity = quiet night at the villa.

Hopefully we will see you there again soon!
BS

[Big_frank]

If I ever travel to historic Europe again; I might want to stay in a castle; but in Jamaica????