Moondance , though I doubt I will ever be able to afford to stay there. On the Cliffs, Spa Retreat Resort
Moondance , though I doubt I will ever be able to afford to stay there. On the Cliffs, Spa Retreat Resort
All of the cottages that Michael Manley required Jamaican partnerships with when he gained their independence for them. That all changed throughout the years and I can think of only maybe one or two beachside and a few garden side that struggle to hang on to their family land.
Hey jcjcnj,
We went down last March and there were twelve of us, 2 familys of 5 and a tag alon each. We stayed at Seasand EcoVillas and it was perfect. We had the two large villas, one family in Soon Soon and one family in Native Son. Very private, right on the beach at the quieter end by the AI's with a housekeeper/cook in each villa. The staff were wonderful, even building us a bonfire on the last night there. It is worth a look. I found it quite the challenge to find something for twelve that was not out of our range, and this fit beautifully!!! You give them your likes and such for food and they prepare breakfast and dinner each night. We love love loved it!!!!!
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“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
hey_mon, I sent a list to the family for options and Seasand Eco Villas was one on the short list. Also think Crystal Waters might work, but it is so darn close to Margaritaville that I remain a bit ambivalent. Also thought about doing all inclusive at Seawind and taking the two beach front suites, two beach front and another room, figuring we could take over the beach in front of the suites. But it is not the greatest beach. We like the beach at Nirvana but it will wind up being a bit confusing and more costly. The other beach we would consider is Whistling Bird, but it is pricey, and then we would have to deal with meals for 12 each night. Having done a villa at Silver Sands we loved the meals the cook prepared. It would be great to have that option in Negril! So pleased to hear good things about the set up at Seasand. At Silver Sands We told the cook that we were very open to whatever she would prepare and we enjoyed every meal for an incredible price. It wound up costing us around $375 a couple for the week for all our meals, including some liquor purchases. How is the beach in front of the villas? We pretty much hang on the beach all day and take walks. It is hard to explain to people why I want them to stay on the beach in Negril when I tell them how much we love it but then say that we have only found a few places along the beach that we would stay, we like to walk by everywhere, but the beach is important to us for our spending our days at our lounges at the place we are staying. Hence why we liked CSA, Idle Awhile and Charela. We got an incredible deal, all inclusive at Charela and just might do that again with this crew, but still feel the villa route would be more economical. Our crew is my family, which is three grown "kids" and a boyfriend (we will pay for their airfare but they will be paying for accommodations, hence my wanting to keep it lower pricing, we already take them on a summer vacation every year and heck, we are not as flush as we would like, besides they want to join us for a trip to Negril since we have been raving about our trips there since '07) , my sister and her family which includes two teens and a sister and her husband. So there are no "kids" so sharing rooms is not ideal. I wish there were more/better pictures of the Seasand Eco Villas. But their website seems to be very sincere and makes me think that it would be a fine place to stay. It is great to hear that you love love loved it! Thanks for your post!
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Hey jcjcnj,
Here are a few pics from the trip we took last mMarch of the beach in front of the villas. As I said we stayed in Soon Soon, beachfront, with 4 kids and my husband and I took the Master suite upstairs with a ptio off of it, ou two boys aged 20 and 16 shared the other bedroom upstairs which also had a patio off of it and two double size beds and our daughter and her friend took the downstairs bedroom with a queen size bed. Each bedroom has its own bathroom and the patio doors right onto the beach from the living room, well....heavan can wait. I would walk early each morning to town and back on the beach as that is my favorite time and come back to the smell of Michelle having prepared bacon and banana pancakes one morning, scrambled eggs the next, what ever we desired, and fresh squezzed orange juice every day that my kids still talk about. She is a fab cook and prepared whatever we desired, and the fresh fish guy with live lobster comes right to the door as does the produce people. I think we paud around the same for our groceries for the week, but the beer is what broke us!!! 3 cases of red stripe a day, I should have had the truck just stop by each morning as the kids would sit up each night playing cards on the patio and ensuring the fridge was empty for the next days supply!!! Hubby and I may have assisted with this thru the day and even a few evenings. It is a beautiful piece of beach and the kids would set off each day to explore, barter for jet skis, snorkel and then make there way back for dinner at 6. I cannot say enough about the place, as the location was just right, and quiet at night, no pounding from the bands or djs. If you go to the Onestop Negril site and look they have some good pics as well. We would def go back in a heartbeat if it was a family affiar again, as they had everything we need and it priced very nicely!! If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me..Irie
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
Thanks, hey_mon! What a great endorsement! So the villas are next to Seasplash. Very good location! The set up sounds great for our crew. And we are hoping to entice a few more family members to join us so the third unit just might come in handy! I hear you on the red stripe. But heck, we can let the "kids" deal with the beer! I am definitely going to head over to negrilonestop.com now and check it out. This just may be exactly what we were hoping for! I imagine I will have more questions before we book! Thanks so much for posting the pictures! We loved the vendors for breakfast and lunch items when we stayed at Idle Awhile. You have been so helpful! Good day to you!
Hey jcjcnj,
If you have any questions at all don't hesitate......will answer any I can or help out however I can. Always a pleasure to help someone enjoy Jamaica just a little bit more
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
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