Unofficial Negril.com readers' survey: Favorite hotel in Negril

[Islander]

This is fun!! Love the UN official part of it all.

1. Seastar Inn
2. Moonlight Villa
3. Tensing Pen
4. Westender
5. Catch a Falling Star

[brasi]

Rastagirl...

If I reach in April I may stay at Hilltop...any thoughts?

Some of the folks I played dominoes with in hermitage/red ground...not sure which it was they were mixing and matching it...(here I go again!)...work there snd know the owner.

It seems nice...great views and price...

[Clarity]

1. Catcha Falling Star
2. Grand Pineapple
3. Seastar Inn
4. Coco La Palm
5. Banana Shout

(I didn’t stay at Banana shout, but I took a tour of the grounds and loved the vibe)

This is a really cool thread, Gerryg123~!
I’m looking forward to finding out who the winner will be.
I’m guessing Catcha…

[Sweetness]

Top five of my favorite places I have stayed (so far):

1 Catcha Falling Star
2 Westender
3 Grand Pineapple
4 Heartbeat (now gone) [for years this was my #1 ]
5 Tensing Pen

Thanks for the informal fan favorite survey Gerry

[gerryg123]

I guess folks are using their natural instincts by giving the most weight to hotels in which they've stayed overnight. .... but a property like Xtabi deservedly is getting points for being guest friendly .... it's a good mix, nearly half beach and half Cliffs .... We'll keep tallying until it slows down, then I will give an OFFICIAL deadline to this unofficial survey ... ya mon.

[Trish]

For Real (RIP)
Coco La Palm
Charela

[pekingduck]

catcha beach house villas tensing pen blue cave castle xtabi i agree with sweetness,i loved heartbeat

[Roshamba]

1. The Caves for luxury
2. Rockhouse for ambiance
3. Idle Awhile for beach access
4. Moondance Villas for partying with friends
5. Chippewa for rustic vibes

[Homegirl]

1.Whistling Bird
2.Swept Away
3.Couples Negril
4.primrose Inn
5.Rockhouse

[rastagirl777]

Brasi - I've never seen Hilltop so I can't help there. Sorry.

Rastagal - you'll love Catcha Gardens. By "guest friendly" both "gardens" and "star" are committed to the privacy of their guests that are staying there so they do not allow folks to just come in and hang out there randomly by the pools or the sea - "star" opens to the public at 5:00pm for sunset and dinner and closes at 9:00pm. If you personally have a guest you'd like to invite to your room or to hang out by the pool I don't see a problem walking them in and letting management know they are there.

Personally if I were to stay at a hotel now in Negril I'd pick one with policies similar to Catcha Falling Star/Catcha Falling Gardens. That was not the case 20 years ago for me but it would be a priority now.