I think that love2travelchic said it best...
"one thing money cant buy that I experience at the Non-AI is the real Jamaica vibe the gorgeous beach the authentic food beach entertainment hanging with the locals as I didn't get this staying at the AI"
One of the great joys for us is walking barefoot down the beach to someplace new for lunch or dinner every day, chatting with the beach vendors, buying fruit or patties or whatever else we need or walking to a reggae show on the beach at night. That's why we keep coming back to Negril.
It's difficult to understand staying within the walls, eating at the same places every day. The real Negril is outside the gates.