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Negril - Jamaica |
Here are a few trip reports submitted by
some of our clients. |
| May 2007 - Robert & Crystal |
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Our trip to Couples Negril was wonderful!
The hotel facilities are well kept and the decor was an aged, tropical look.
The service was excellent because the staff was very attentive, yet equally
friendly and relaxed. The activities put on by the staff were fun, but if you
just wanted to hang out and relax on the beach you could easily do that without
being disturbed. We also really enjoyed the water sports, especially the SCUBA
diving and night snorkeling. The food was also quite good and the drinks were
well done, not watered down.
As for the nude area, it was reasonably
sized given the low usage it receives. There is a large Jacuzzi in the nude
area, as well as a clothed one on the other side of the resort. While the nude
area is not totally private (its open to a public beach), you can still obtain
some relative privacy by occupying one of the lounge chairs near the back of
the area. While the rest of the beach is clothed, they didn't seem to mind
people from the nude beach swimming nude in the ocean. It was also common to
see ladies topless on the clothed area of the beach. For most of the day, the
bar is staffed although the selection of drinks is less than at other areas of
the beach.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Couples Negril and would
highly recommend it! |
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| May 2000 - Sue & Ed |
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What can we say the club was fantastic, the
trip was not, to our fellow couples travelers if you can arrange for round trip
by air from Montage Bay to Negril Couples do so it is well worth the extra
cash, the flight time was roughly 20 to 25 minutes by air and much more
comfortable then the Bus Ride from Hell 2 and ½ hours UGH UGH UUUUUGH.
OK. So that's enough on the worst bus ride ever, now lets get to the
fun stuff the Nude beach has been moved to the North west end of the beach,
soon to have lush greenery around the area right now a bamboo fence seems to
work well, For those of you that love to do topless seems to be the area on the
beach for that also around the nude beach area and east, it will have its own
bar and bathroom this year if all the couples plans work out as they hope they
will.
Beach is long and has a nice look to it good for that early
morning walk or that late evening stroll with your significant other.
Water is a pleasure to be in, it is extremely clean and clear the week
that we stayed we walk out to the roped off area and could still see bottom
some fun fish nothing to large and scary, and of course some crabs but no sea
urchins or other stickiery things
Food in all the restaurants (having
there own flare) great food and very good service at all the restaurants during
the day and evening, the buffets and full service was excellent, very large
selection of good food both healthy and not healthy (the really good stuff).
Breakfast was outstanding with the selection of foods and fruits and cereal's
and BLUE MOUNTAN COFFEE, YUMMY.
Room on average are good the 800 block
of rooms is closest to the road and the air port so they are a bit noisy during
the day they stop flying around 6:00pm and the large trucks seem to be gone at
the same time, the 900 block of rooms on the ocean side the larger suite rooms
look over the nude beach nice touch, I think. But the rooms are clean and kept
up well made service is average and they are fairly prompt getting to each
block of rooms, one thing I wish they had was an Ice machine on each floor or
at each block of rooms, oh well I'm and Ice nut Sue could care she loves room
temp water.
Well I think that about sums it up I hope all you lovers
and lovers to be enjoy the club as much as Sue and I did and oh yes we will
return.
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| Sept 1999 - Robbie |
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I don't think we could have had more
perfect vacation than the one we had at both Couples resorts. It's hard to
explain it without sounding like a salesman, but it really was fabulous. Both
resorts were great and uniquely different. The double-take is very worthwhile.
Couples Ocho Rios was older but had a colonial or Jamaican feel to it. The
excursions were great. I wouldn't miss horseback riding, Dunns River, or the
Sunset Catamaran Cruise. They were all great and are extra at most of the other
all-inclusives. I would get an ocean view room in Ocho Rios because it really
is worth it.
We enjoyed looking out over the water and being able to
hear the waves roll in was very nice. The food was great. The Bayside and the
Verandah were exceptional and very romantic. They both had strolling musicians
to serenade you. Le Gourmet, the formal French restaurant, was great but I had
a hard time getting in because I didn’t bring any closed toe shoes. They
are very strict on the dress code. All the bars were great and served almost
anything you could think of.
The plane ride between the two resorts was
on a six-seater Piper. My wife is terrified of flying and after it was over she
admitted it wasn't that bad. We were the only passengers and we felt very safe
with the pilot. I would rather fly forty minutes than ride and the Jamaican
roads for four hours. Plus you get a great view of the Island. Couples Negril
is literally across the street from the air strip. Transferring between the two
resorts only took two hours out of the day and was well worth it. It seemed
like we had two vacations at once. Couples Negril is very modern and
resort-like compared to Couples Ocho Rios. It was a nice contrast.
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garden-view room in Negril would be fine since none of the buildings directly
face the water. We were in building six which is the closest to the pool and
main eating area. This was very convenient but at night it was very loud until
the band quit at 11pm. They offered to move us after the first night but we
liked being so close to everything so we just stayed put. The water is Negril
is perfect. The bay is very quite and is not a part of the seven mile beach all
the other resorts are on. This kept down on the foot traffic. The spa/massage
services were great.
The sunset catamaran cruise was really fun, They
stopped at a place with a slide, rope swing, and cl! ! iff diving. The
snorkeling was better in Negril, there was more colorful coral and fish. The
scuba diving also seemed more popular. The food was great at the Cassava
Terrace. Otaheite, the formal restaurant, was very elegant with excellent
service. It was also the only one with air conditioning which is a nice break.
We ended up staying two extra nights in Nigril because we just couldn’t
pry ourselves away from the beach. There seemed to be a little more to do in
Ocho Rios and I would recommend staying there longer if you had to choose.
However, if you are a beach bum Negril has the edge, with the exception of the
clothing optional area. In Negril it was pretty non-existent. It was right next
to the water sports area and was never used. They have plans to move it to the
other end of the resort where there is a lot less foot traffic.
A lot
of the women in Negril did go topless on the regular beach, but it wasn't a big
deal. The nude island in Ocho Rios was less intrusive and kind of intriguing.
If your going for the clothing-optional areas Ocho Rios is the place. If it's
not your thing it's all done in very good taste and is easily avoidable. I
can’t say enough good things about our experience with Couples. It is a
first class operation that takes the time to think of all the little things
that make all the difference between a great and a fabulous vacation. The best
part for me was leaving my wallet behind and not worrying about how much things
cost because it’s truly a all-inclusive resort with no hidden charges.
We would return tomorrow if we could. If you have any other questions
feel free to contact me again. Hope you choose the Couples double take, you
won’t be disappointed! . |
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| Sept 1999 - Ron & Cheryl |
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We went to jamaica for our honeymoon. the
places we stayed at were Couples - Ocho Rios first for 4 days then Negril
Couples for 3 days. We did what is called a double take. Ocho Rios was fun, the
bus ride was not very long and tiring but when we arrived they had wine for us
.. big plus. We were able to get our bell hop (Kirk) to get us an up grade to
an ocean view from a deluxe mountain view room for $20.00 plus then anything we
wanted Kirk got us. The island is great everyone is super friendly and out
going. the bartender was m.i.a most of the time so we all got to play bartender
for awhile. The food was good, alot better than in couples Negril. The spa
services were great they treated you like royality. very romantic area. Negril
on the other hand, the nude beach was not very private... Jamaicans always
bothering you for sex, drugs, to buy things. the food was just ok. The room was
nice. The spa services were ok not as good as Ocho. |
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