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    I stayed there for a week last Nov and would say it is OK for a budget hotel - clean, safe, barebones room to sleep, shower, and store your stuff. The room we had, and the hotel in general, was showing the wear and tear it gets as one of the spring break HQ hotels, but everything in the rooms worked - good AC and hot water. Our maid was good about leaving extra towels and did a good job, and the rest of the staff was friendly and nice, too. I also liked that the pool was right at the beach and has a swim-up bar.

    One thing with you having 5 people - the rooms are pretty small. I assume you are planning on having 2 rooms? Also, the rooms downstairs have 2 beds, and the rooms upstairs have Kings - so make your reservations accordingly.

    It is on a good section of the beach, if by that you mean close by bars/restaurants and the nightly beach parties. Roots Bamboo is just 2 properties south, Alfred's only about 6-7 properties down, and the Jungle is just 2 properties up, across the street. Several good little local restaurants are walking distance right across the street, too. Fun Holiday is right at the 2km mark on this map, to orient yourself - http://www.maherconsulting.com/negri...p2011final.pdf

    I know what you mean when you say they are "significantly cheaper", because they sometimes offer incredible deals. Last Nov, with a Travelocity 50% off deal, it was the lowest price for a beachside hotel I could find. Just $39.84+tax+fees/night (came to $322 total for the week!!) for 2 of us in a downstairs (what they call gardenview) room. But that was low season and they were mostly empty.

    We only ate 1 meal there (and it was just fine) the whole week because there are just too many other food places to try out in Negril - you could easily stay 2 weeks and not eat at the same place twice. Plus we also did the majority of our drinking at those other restaurants, random bars all along the beach and west end, and the nightly beach parties. Because we knew we were going to do that, we figured the AI price just didn't make sense - but that was us. Even for the time we spent lounging at the hotel pool/beach, we saved by keeping a cooler in the room and getting Red Stripe, Rum, and mixers from the Chinaman's store downtown by the Burger King. We found doing that was much cheaper than their AI - but again the AI price was not discounted like the room rate we got was. You should really discuss with your friends how much you will actually be at the hotel vs eating/drinking out, and do the math on room alone vs their AI price.

    One final thing I am sure you are aware, but want to mention just in case. Their AI is food/drink only - they don't include any water sports like you would see at Sandals, for instance. Also, their AI food is buffet only, not ordering from their menu - and only certain drinks included, for instance a draft beer called Real Rock (OK but it's not Red Stripe). They are not unique in this - that is pretty standard at the AI-optional hotels in Negril.
    Last edited by Ohio_Buckeye_1; 08-30-2011 at 03:23 AM.
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