Quote Originally Posted by Melody View Post
billndonna & mo - comments about Home Sweet Home?

I've stayed at Country Country 2x and loved it. Would stay there every time if I could afford it...but alas, 2nd trip this year coming up and I just can't justify spending about $40 more/night, seeing as I got Coco for roughly $73 tax in. Coco has all the room amenities and great beach, but IMO lacking in the beach cottage feel and lovely gardens at CC. CC's included breakfast is awesome. Really like the smaller, more intimate properties (yes Coco is big for me!). Love being able to see and hear the sea from my room. So...have been looking at splitting my trip, with the first 3 nights, maybe seaside on the cliffs. Found Home Sweet Home on Expedia for $73/night plus tax. The new owners appear to be freshening it up. Not bad foliage wise? Also looking at le Mirage, rooms look nice and fully equipped and a nice pool. Good location for local restaurants (better than HSH) $80/night plus tax. Just looks like too much concrete and not enough trees/gardens to me. Both appear to have very nice sea views. Decisions, decisions! Comments on these 2 properties would be appreciated!
Hey Melody - the wife and I stayed at HSH twice under the old management (look for one of my old trip reports). We loved it, although parts of the property needed updating, for sure. We stopped back to take a look this past June and the new owners have made some great improvements, including 2 new suites. The cheaper rooms are basic, but clean and comfortable with fresh updates. Every room has an amazing ocean view and a private balcony, so no worries there. Terry in the restaurant is excellent and one of the most underrated cooks in Negril. Great cliff setup, too.

In June we also did a walk-through of Mirage and were thoroughly impressed. It is kind of a hidden gem, in that it doesn't get much mention on the internet. The rooms are very,very nice and also have a great ocean view. Very nice pool and cliffs, but no restaurant or bar. Not having a restaurant is fine with me, since there are some great spots directly across the street (Shark's, Ras Rody's, Little Sandwich Hut, Ahh Bee's and others). Also, Ivan's, Rick's and Negril Escape are all within walking distance if you want a cliffside bar with a social atmosphere (the Wednesday night karaoke at Negril Escape is a BLAST and draws a good crowd of locals and tourists).

We are actually in the same boat as you - we are trying to decide between HSH and Mirage for our next reach. We love the people and the comfort of HSH, but we also like what Mirage has to offer and that neighborhood is starting to become my favorite area on the West End. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.