Fun In Mobay like Negril...?

[IRIEchic]

My plans suddenly changed from Negril to Mobay due to an offer I couldnt refuse...lol..I will be staying at Sunset Beach Resort in Mobay...I"m a Negriller at heart and when I stay in Negril I usually go to Jungle, Margaritaville, Scrub A Dub live music on the beach spots like that just to give you a lil bit of what mi like...

So any information you can share of hot spots, must do' and live bands on the beach (my fav) would be great!
Also, are there any bike rentals in Mobay?

I posted in Mobay but no response so figured I'll post here with the experts

Thanks much!

[Rob]

There really isn't any place in MoBay like Negril, but you do have a some familiar choices. There is the Hip Strip that includes Margaritaville and BlueNotes which is a night club in a similar (but different) vein as the Jungle.

Your hotel will have some live entertainment since there aren't live weekly beach bands like there are in Negril. Some fun beach places include Doctors Cave Beach - one of the first major tourist beaches in Jamaica. There is a charge to use the beach, and a couple great places to eat and drink on at Doctors Cave.

Another interesting beach spot is located believe it or not at the very beginning of the airport runway. You can sit and enjoy cold drinks and great jerk chicken while watching the planes come in.

For something completely different, you may want to try the Montego Bay Yacht Club. You do not need to be a member to go to the bar and restaurant. The food is excellent and the view is great if you like a marina setting.

I am sure others will have some ideas - but this should get you started.

[Seveen]

also . . . Cornwall Beach (next to Doctor's Cave - renovated within the last 2 years or so)

i spent 4 nights at Sunset Beach - loved it for what it was worth - hard to pull myself out of there --- that swim up bar has a seat with my name on it :-)

--- make reservations as soon as you get there to try the different restaurants (included) it was nice to be served and not do buffet all the time ,

nude beach :-)

and if you need anything just take 2 steps out the gates --- there are a plethora of drivers on the other side :-) i escaped out there a few times --- just to be able to talk with some Jamaicans

[IRIEchic]

Thank you Everyone for the great list of things to do!

This is what I came up with

The Pier
Doctor's Cave Beach
Walter Fletcher beach (Aquasol)
Margaritaville Thursday night
Hip Strip - I'm assuming it's a strip with restaurants, clubs, shopping etc.?

Also, I'm assuming I need a taxi for these places?

i spent 4 nights at Sunset Beach - loved it for what it was worth - hard to pull myself out of there --- that swim up bar has a seat with my name on it :-)
--- make reservations as soon as you get there to try the different restaurants (included) it was nice to be served and not do buffet all the time ,
nude beach :-)
and if you need anything just take 2 steps out the gates --- there are a plethora of drivers on the other side :-) i escaped out there a few times --- just to be able to talk with some Jamaicans

Thanks Seveen for the advice oh and btw did you mention "nude beach"? and I definitely will be escaping for some Jamaicans vibe

Say it ain't so, you did not give up CoCo for Mo Bay ? Well, something tells me you will have loads
of fun wherever you go, and now you will have a reason to get back to CoCo and meet me some day down the line. Have a great time!!!

JoJo I will neva neglect you or CoCo! Mobay is just a last minute experiment...lol...I definitely will be meeting you at the spot one day soon come!

Maybe when you get there you find out why it was such a great price ? Had to do an overnight there due to the plane and lets just say I hope it never happens again.

Fred it was free trust mi when mi say that's the only reason mi dere...lol

[smith744]

......and I definitely will be escaping for some Jamaicans vibe

oh..??..
really..??..

if that is the case,
then you MUST-Go..!!... to St.James Street

let me repeat:::>> you MUST go to Saint James Street..!!..

when i first read this thread a few days ago, my head started to spin around and around and around.

i could chat from now 'til Christmas about MoBay & StJamesSt & environs [but am gonna be brief]

GOOD food, great-prices, EXCELLENT vibes, etc etc blah blah raa raa

do a Google-map, or some online map of the city
..the internet is your friend, mi fren
.....good-good maps out der
........ALL-ways get your bearings (BEFORE-hand)

with your back to the bay/sea, if you stroll about 3-4 blocks in-land you'll hit St.James Street. On & around that street is EVERY-ting --- EVERY-THING..!!!..

Food..??.. ---- in that part of Jamaica, MoBay is where folks go to get stuff, or take care of bizness, that they can't find in their town/village/etc. So, while doing-whatever they gotta eat at some point.

Tourist don't frequent this area, so everything is geared for the residents.

They be-selling stuff all over the place ---- in shops, likkle shops, big shops, on the sidewalks, in the alleys, everywhere. You gotta check-out the '..shoe-market.' ---- Wow..!!... --- nuff-nuff shoes der

opps..!!..
'spose be chattin' 'bout food.

you'll find sit-down eateries of all kinds, with ridiculous-ly low prices for outstanding stuff. Homemade cooked-from-scratch day-OF stuff.

you may see somebody munching on something along the road/street/sidewalk --- ASK them, "..WHERE you get that..??.."

or
as i once did::>> mi-SAY::>> "..I'm hungry ... WHERE can i get something to eat..???.."

*discover-ed quite a few GREAT places by asking so.

one popular place had a buffet-line steam-table set-up that will blow you mind with options/selections-available. And of course, tipping is not expected or required.

oh
oh::>>before i forget:::>>> for the squeamish(sp?), picky-eaters, ALL these eating places are CLEAN CLEAN super-CLEAN [[period]]

for me,
a treat is always the MoBay bus park
great snacks, foods, and fun people-watching place.

as mentioned, along the side-walk you'll find sales-people selling this and that. I've seen some cute women's undergarments on those sidewalks. Cute stuff ---- next trip i'm gonna get some as gifts for a few boardies, as i run into them.

Nevertheless,
a tip::>> lot of folks work in MoBay, so,
they gotta eat breakfast na tru

if you're up early
GO to the bus park area, and i guarantee you'll stumble upon some-somebodies selling some WONDER-FULL breakfast stuff. It WON'T be eggs & bacon & pancakes, crepes, sausage, Cheerios, etc, but it'll BE GOOD..!!..

in the area
are a couple markets, too
...get some fresh fruits, drinks, etc.

* sigh *
fingers tired

jus' GO to St.JamesStreet

lata

oh
oh::>> one last thing-y::>> check out the CaptainsTable Bakery .... KFC... the pattie shop (can't remember if it's TanTan or JuicyBeef)

me gone

[IRIEchic]

oh..??..
really..??..

if that is the case,
then you MUST-Go..!!... to St.James Street

let me repeat:::>> you MUST go to Saint James Street..!!..

when i first read this thread a few days ago, my head started to spin around and around

Smith ~ Respect! mi head a spinnin bout St. James St lol I will def try to check out the places you suggested! Yea man

[smith744]

I will def try to check out the places you suggested! Yea man

Do do that..!!..
you'll be over-glad you did
:-)

two-more thing-ys:::

first,
mid-way along the street is Sam Sharpe Square

I like to use it as a chill-out, people-watching spot

grab a pattie at the near-by shop
and chill

second,
a *trick* I *learned*:::>>>> wear sunglasses

sunglasses tend to throw-off folks (as they try to size-you-up)

...they can't see your eyes
...don't know where you looking
...masks some of your body-language

Check the guys in Negril along the beach, as they scope-out tourists:::: they wearing sunglasses

[Lorax2]

I think in mobay you are close to rocklands bird sanctuary if you are interested in that...it's supposed to be very cool.

[Marko]

lol.......you staying at the old SeaWinds Hotel(remember Ramboo?) which is now Sunset.......
they have a beach there as well as a pool etc but it's kinda an oasis there......
it's kinda removed from the main drag but you shouldn't have too much of a problem getting out....
it's no Negril but it's still Jamaica and there is always sumthin to do.......
be careful with a bike der.......drivers are nuts in Jamaica.....lol

Cool Runnings, Marko

[Seveen]

for more local flavor --- check out Walter Fletcher beach (Aquasol)