Quote Originally Posted by Big_frank View Post
Try looking at it this way: You're in your hometown and decide to go to the neighborhood Holiday Inn for chicken wings and beer. You buy a 6 pack at your local liquor store and walk in and proceed to crack one open on their poolside patio.
How do you think this will go over?
If I had rented a room there (vs just walking in off the street), I would be fine consuming drinks I'd brought in myself...but not at the bar or the restaurant. Hotels at home don't usually allow you to walk around the property with booze though (if you buy a beer in the lounge, they don't let you walk out of the lounge with it); it's different in Negril. I would be put off by a hotel that had a "no outside food or drink" policy...but totally understandable if you're not renting a room there. When I go hang out at Xtabi or Sunbeach etc., I would never bymob, but I feel it's different if I'm a registered guest.