How safe is Negril to stay in a NON AI??

[SimonB1964]

Hi Joe, (and all the other poster so far!!)
I was ashamed to ask the question, but when we went to trinidad and tobago 3 years ago (for carnival, then 5 days at Pidgeon point) we were told so many horror stories....alas, non of them were true and we had a great time!!
We just started researching NON AI in Jamaica this past weekend. Having never been there, we started to look at offers in negril. The cliffs area does sound intriguing as we are not beach bums per se, but would still like to swim once each day!!
As for pricing, including flights, the Oasis seems rather cheap and has some good reviews?
The tree house also looks very nice but is around $300 each more!! So, we have no idea right now but recommendations would be appreciated!! probably around the middle of April ( due to work etc).
Thanks again, look forward to hearing from you!!
Simon and Cindy.

[Craig123]

Hi Joe, (and all the other poster so far!!)
So, we have no idea right now but recommendations would be appreciated!! probably around the middle of April ( due to work etc).
Thanks again, look forward to hearing from you!!
Simon and Cindy.

Lots of receomended places here and on other sites. My research took me to White Sands on the beach which is a family run small Non AI resort. The other is Blue Cave Castle on the cliffs.

Banana Shout or Catcha Falling Star are bothh on the cliffs and are highly recommended by others, each for unique reasons. Banana Shout is A "Jamaican" experience and the one I would personally choose but to each their own. Catcha gets rave reviews also but for other reasons. I settled on the quite highly receomended Blue Cave Castle when Banana Shout was not available.

[SimonB1964]

Lots of receomended places here and on other sites. My research took me to White Sands on the beach which is a family run small Non AI resort. The other is Blue Cave Castle on the cliffs.

Banana Shout or Catcha Falling Star are bothh on the cliffs and are highly recommended by others, each for unique reasons. Banana Shout is A "Jamaican" experience and the one I would personally choose but to each their own. Catcha gets rave reviews also but for other reasons. I settled on the quite highly receomended Blue Cave Castle when Banana Shout was not available.

thanks Craig!!
So, we have kinda narrowed it down to :
White sands.
Rooms on the Beach.
Oasis.
Rondell.
Seastar.

So my question now would be.......would it be better to stay on/near the beach, or somewhere up in the cliff area?
After all the responses ( some sidetracked but thats OK), We truly believe we would have a great time in Negril.
Travel dates wise we have narrowed it down to April 6th-13th, or 13th -20th.
The first week is Easter, would that be a good or bad thing?? IE, would places be closed for celebrating Easter?
Sorry for the silly questions but we are ready to book ASAP!!
Cheers,
Simon and Cindy.

[Homebrewer]

thanks Craig!!
So, we have kinda narrowed it down to :
White sands.
Rooms on the Beach.
Oasis.
Rondell.
Seastar.

So my question now would be.......would it be better to stay on/near the beach, or somewhere up in the cliff area?
After all the responses ( some sidetracked but thats OK), We truly believe we would have a great time in Negril.
Travel dates wise we have narrowed it down to April 6th-13th, or 13th -20th.
The first week is Easter, would that be a good or bad thing?? IE, would places be closed for celebrating Easter?
Sorry for the silly questions but we are ready to book ASAP!!
Cheers,
Simon and Cindy.

we have stayed at Rondell & Country Country and found we really prefer CC to Rondell. Rondells beach outside of the wall is cramped and looking at Negrilonestop we found CC cheaper since their price already includes the 20% tax/fees that everyone collects

4th consecutive CC visit in February. We split our stays with Blue Cave Castle but have found we do enjoy the beach much more. LOL we seem to spend the day on the beach and have dinner on the cliffs practically ever day.

[Craig123]

We split our stays with Blue Cave Castle but have found we do enjoy the beach much more. LOL we seem to spend the day on the beach and have dinner on the cliffs practically ever day.

After alway staying on the beach, this year it's 7 days of beach at White Sands followed by 7 days of cliffs at Blue Cave Castle. We have never stayed on the cliffs but always enjoyed multiple "day trips" there each reach. We decided to give BCC a try. We may end up cabbing it to the beach from there, who knows. Either way it will be a unique experience and all will be irie.

[Marko]

As for pricing, including flights, the Oasis seems rather cheap and has some good reviews?
The tree house also looks very nice but is around $300 each more!! Simon and Cindy.

both excellent choices.........
but book your flights and resort separately......
you'll get to stay at places for about the same dollars and not have to be locked into a Travel site only listing

you really aren't comparing oranges against oranges with these two places though........
Treehouse is direct beach waterfront........
and Oasis is on the other side of the road of the Cliffs......

Oasis is the newly remodeled Thrills with a great pool and even has tennis courts!
Treehouse is on a great section of the beach and has a superb breakfast buffet every morning.......

if you need to be da wata on da Cliffs cause you guys like to swim and snorkel......
nuthin wrong with Blue Cave Castle, Xtabi, Moonlight Villas and Home Sweet Home
check out NegrilOneStop.com for deals and steals in Negril.......
Bob and Susan will take care of you......

Cool Runnings, Marko

[SimonB1964]

thanks again Irieworld and Marko, boy, this planning is so exciting!!
I guess we have to do a little more research regarding your suggestions....I am thinking without looking further 9which we will tonight/tomorrow) that the Seastar Inn is becoming the favourite, considering, price, location. BUT, we will check out Negrilonestop.com and see what they have there!!
thanks again everyone, this is fun!!
Simon and Cindy.