Where to Stay 2 Extra Nights?

[heater]

IF you stay at Idle Awhile you will become jaded and never want to stay elsewhere on the beach

[Face Down]

While I love Negril much more than Mobay...I would not discount a couple of nights there. It is a completely different scene but it has some pretty neat places that are completely different than Negril. Pier One is an awesome night club and we have had fun at BlueBeat and Margaritaville late at night too...Mobay has a much more active night life. For dinner there are more mainstream places to eat including The Twisted Kilt and The Bobsled Cafe...both I have found to be very good. For an excellent meal, Marguerites is phenominal...just be prepared for a pretty large bill. For some really excellent Jerk there is The Pork Pit and Scotchies. Hotel wise we have stayed at three that are all on the Hip Strip. Toby's, Doc Caves and The Wexford. All perfectly fine for a night or two.

We always spend the last night of a Negril Trip in Mobay, it makes the travel day home that much less hetic with a 1.5 mile drive to the airport, not a 1.5 hour one. To me also it is about the experience...while I don't think I could ever spend a week there, I love the short stays.

[jcjcnj]

We have done the first night stay in MoBay, rather than arrive in Negril after dark. This way we get up first thing on Sunday morning and breeze through to Negril. It worked out great. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Sunspree, which was pretty bad, but easy. Thanks for the info on the hip strip are places to stay. Will look into them for next trip.

[ColdInNB]

So...we have decided against MoBay but are still trying to decide where in Negril. We want to be on the cliffs. We are considering BCC but thinking about pampering ourselves for a couple of nights. Idle Awhile was booked but their response indicated that Hide Awhile is available. We want to do Rockhouse or Pushcart Friday night and Seastar on Sat.

I am not sure how far out Hide Awhile is. I have been as far as Whoppie's on One Love Drive. I don't remember seeing Hide Awhile in our travels so assume it is further out? Can someone tell me how much further out it is?

[jcjcnj]

It is further out, next to Moon Dance Cliff Villas. We visited when we were staying at Idle Awhile last year. They provide transportation, between the two. So, when you stay at Hide Awhile you can have Idle Awhile be your home base on the beach for the day. The pool is nice at Hide Awhile, and if you like quiet, it would be great. Too quiet for us. Limited items on the lunch menu. We had a cab come and take us back to the beach after a few hours. Exactly how far, can't say, too busy looking out the window to estimate the time.

[booger]

Stay at Catcha in any room that is available. If they have nothing look at Rockhouse or Tensing Pen. All three are nicer places than Blue Cave Castle, which I have stayed at and enjoyed, and offer more options. You said you want pampered, and the Caves would be the ultimate option if money was no issue. Keep in mind that the Caves is All Inclusive while the other options are not.

[Kathy]

this link for map was posted here some time back...

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=18.2905287...6&z=18&l=0&m=b

(I hope I did that right...)

There's also a less involved map at negrilonestop.com that can give you a more simple perspective...

[Fred Stripe]

Try Catcha Gardens for less $ or stay at SeaStar and you dont pay for the drum show as a guest.

[since75]

A million choices and a million opinions but most will tell you to NOT stay in MoBay if at all possible.

[Kevin, PA]

Of the cliff hotels mentioned I stayed at BCC and Catcha. This last trip we stayed in the upper tower room at BCC and loved it. Most of the frequent guests will tell you there really isn't a "bad" room (unless you need AC). We stayed in Little Capricorn at Catcha and would not recommend that room. Any of the other rooms would be nice though. If you read my trip report "Jesus and Snoop do Negril, you might find it helpful. I'll be posting about our stay at Catcha soon.