Murph's Trip Report

[murph]

Pros n cons of SeaSplash...

Pros:

Staff is great
The room was great
The room was 40 steps from the bar
The bar was 4 steps from the beach
And that beach is one step to the water... Everytime!

Cons:

Wifey got nomped by the sand fleas bad- while I never got a single bite
Small beach front- just fine for our trip, but I wondered if it gets jammed up with chairs during high season
Jazucci- would've been soooo nice if it was hot... I know it's a rarity on the rock, but hey maybe theyll read this and consider it!

Would we go back- absolutely... maybe february

dwest- I think it's Eco Villas... Next to seasplash- they have a lil food stand out by the road. We chatted with a nice Canadian woman who seems to be runnin the show there.

[murph]

Another beautiful morning waking up in Jamaica. OH sizzlesnap it's my bday, you know it's gonna be a good day! Early rise and down to the beach, we figured we'd get another good beach day in before heading over to HSH.

I started handing out some gifts to all the people we've connected with over the past few days. We brought down about 30 brand new shrink wrapped NFL and other sport Tshirts- we usually bring a boat load of shoes down but I had access to these from my last fundraiser and they made some smiles for sure.

Well... I guess its time to pack up the room and make the switch- bittersweet!

We cab it over and walk through the gates of Home Sweet Home... Lots of fixing up going on... The fences out front and the gate is all bamboo now- its going to look real nice when they're done. The construction gave us some concern initially... we sat down to have a stripe and all we heard was buzz saws RRRRRrrrrrrrR.....RRRRRRRRRrrrrrr.... I couldn't even hear the bartender. So we talk to the manager and she assures us if guests are here no loud construction. We took that at her word and she was dead on. I hate to get in the way of production- but I also do not want to be woken up to RRRrrrrrrrr.... RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.... All is good and we head to our room.

Wifey's birthday surprise for me... instead of the cost friendly Deluxe Room we reserved, she upgraded us to the Seaview Suite! What a sweet suite surprise this is.





This suite has a large (sun facing) deck area, which was super awesome both for sun catching as well as star gazing at night.



Here's a pic of the new suites they are constructing (for Mike_D)



Pretty cool outdoor shower in the cliffs at HSH



Choppppppy....





West end adventure time... We head out the gates of HSH and bang a left.

First stop- go say hi to Connie at the Country Western Bar and check out the new setup. Looks good! I like the sit down area now by the road- makes for some good entertainment value! We order up some dirtys, fried chicken and wifey gets her favorite- garlic grilled cheese. Its not really on the menu, but it's sooooo gooood.

I noticed back in the room that one of the tees I had was a Texans shirt, so of course - that was Connie's. It was a medium though, so I told her she could hang it on the wall. 'Nope' she said, she will do what it takes to make that fit... I told her daughter to make sure she's around if she tries it on, just to minimize casualties... We all laughed.

Out to the road and bang a right...

[takinitslow]

whats your thoughts on HSH we stayed there last year befor it was sold liked it ok. Great pics Murph!

[Mike_D]

Great update, Murph! LOL, thanks for the pic of the new rooms. I was hoping the construction would be finished by the time you got there, but it looks like they did make some progress since I was there in October. As you said, they do keep the noise to a minimum, when there are guests.



Oh, and an upgrade to the Seaview Suite? I can't think of a better birthday gift. Your wife is awesome!

[Guirigay]

Thanks Murph, couple of my favorite places, Seasplash and HSH! The roof of the Seaview Suite is an awesome spot for catching the sunrise! Thanks for the pics of the progress.

[TizzyATX]

Hmmmmmmmmm....

I think you just sold me on HSH for one reason alone....

[murph]

the bamboo gates?... hahaha... watch out for them fisherman and famous vincent! hahaha

[TizzyATX]

Hahahahaha NO.....

The outdoor shower. hehe That thing looks sick....one of those times when less is more

[Guirigay]

Hahahahaha NO.....

The outdoor shower. hehe That thing looks sick....one of those times when less is more

It is Tiz! the whole cliff front at HSH is sweet but the shower is the bomb. MOSTLY private... Right up your alley...

[Mike_D]

Hahahahaha!

When we stayed there in October, some of the construction workers would use the outdoor shower - in all their glory - after a long day of working in the sun. Staying in the Penthouse, we had a full view and Mrs. D. was appalled by the sight (yeah, right!).

Here is one of my construction pics: