Has Anyone Ever STAYED At Alfred's Ocean Palace?

[LivinInThe603]

What prompted the move from room to room?

thanks, vince

i meant to add in my update that the music has totally not been an issue for me.

they've stopped using the stage these days and just set the band up in the bar area. we were in an upstairs ocean facing room (room 5) our first couple of days and the music did not sound loud at all up there. then we switched rooms and wound up on the first floor in the room closest to the bar (room 1)- the music went from about 9:30 until about 1am last night, and it was definitely much louder than when we were upstairs, but i just threw in my earbuds and fired up an audiobook and fell asleep in no time.



view from room 5



view from room 1

[mwenvlay]

we had a loft room. our second night/morning here (wedns/thurs) there was a violent storm at 4:30am and our ceiling started pouring with rain.

we think it might've been because the window in the loft area was open. our 10 yr. old son was sleeping up there and i can imagine he opened the window when he first got there and then never thought about it again.

cindy moved us down to room 1 at around 5:30am and we asked her if we could stay- internet and water pressure are much stronger down here, plus it's easier for us to keep an eye on our kid. the room doesn't have a loft, so he has to sleep in the twin bed next to our double bed.

What prompted the move from room to room?

[LivinInThe603]

Oh, wow! I'm glad they could accommodate you

we had a loft room. our second night/morning here (wedns/thurs) there was a violent storm at 4:30am and our ceiling started pouring with rain.

we think it might've been because the window in the loft area was open. our 10 yr. old son was sleeping up there and i can imagine he opened the window when he first got there and then never thought about it again.

cindy moved us down to room 1 at around 5:30am and we asked her if we could stay- internet and water pressure are much stronger down here, plus it's easier for us to keep an eye on our kid. the room doesn't have a loft, so he has to sleep in the twin bed next to our double bed.

[mwenvlay]

yeah, we lucked out.

cindy told us that a big crew of long-termer snowbirds had just departed the day before and room 1 was the only room that had gotten cleaned, so we had a fresh room to switch into.

and the whole ceiling flooding thing was a non-issue for us. it was all good as long as none of our electronics got ruined and i managed to save them before the water hit them (we had our laptop and portable bose speaker on the floor with our luggage). my husband actually kind of enjoyed it because it's exactly the type of drama we'd get if we were still living in haiti. it made alfred's feel like home.

Oh, wow! I'm glad they could accommodate you

[hey_mon]

Love the way you take a chill attitude and just go with the flow. So many are quick to complain but you just took it in stride, and found the move worked better for you guys!!! So refreshing to read and glad you guys had a great time.....sure sounds like it! Will definitely look at Alfred's for future accommodations!

yeah, we lucked out.

cindy told us that a big crew of long-termer snowbirds had just departed the day before and room 1 was the only room that had gotten cleaned, so we had a fresh room to switch into.

and the whole ceiling flooding thing was a non-issue for us. it was all good as long as none of our electronics got ruined and i managed to save them before the water hit them (we had our laptop and portable bose speaker on the floor with our luggage). my husband actually kind of enjoyed it because it's exactly the type of drama we'd get if we were still living in haiti. it made alfred's feel like home.

[mwenvlay]

thank you very much

if you do wind up staying at alfred's i'd love to see you post a trip report. i think locally owned and managed properties need to get more shine, especially the long established ones that are still trucking, as negril goes through its latest cycle of change.

oh, and here are a couple of videos i took while we were there:

Love the way you take a chill attitude and just go with the flow. So many are quick to complain but you just took it in stride, and found the move worked better for you guys!!! So refreshing to read and glad you guys had a great time.....sure sounds like it! Will definitely look at Alfred's for future accommodations!