This year will be our fifth visit to Jamaica, and I am considering renting a car. We are mainly considering it to be able to easily drive down to the Hi Lo, go to dinner on the cliffs at night or up to Red Dragon for jerk pork. My biggest concerns are the road conditions and parking. I'm not sure if there is any rhyme or reason to parking around town or on the cliffs. Any help would be appreciated.

I do believe it will be cheaper and more convenient to rent. If Beach and West End route taxis stuck to their routes instead of wandering into Negril looking for private charters, route taxis would be the way to go, but some of these route guys are driving into town looking to charge a tourist $10 US to go 1 mile down the road, and that had caused problems for me in the past. Charters are a little too expensive. Some of those guys want $20 US each way for us to go from Beach to Cliffs, and that's just ridiculous. Still weighing the options. The SOE makes me less eager, as well. I believe it will be lifted when we visit. Not sure if that is good or bad.