Hidden Paradise Resort Hotel Negril

We have traveled this year to Cancun (June 2009) and Puerto Plata (July) and were ready for another Caribbean vacation. I thought a return trip to Jamaica would be nice (we have had two previous trips to Jamaica ...

... gift shops, bars, restaurants and taxis. One of the bars there is the Bobsled Bar which is famous as it contains the first original Jamaican Bobsled from the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Montego Bay has some incredible beaches, the best of them being Doctors Cave. A short strip of white sand with trees and palm trees and the perfect clear Caribbean sea lapping on the sand... They have some floating trampolines out on the water and its great for ...

... adults only (16 + up)

Pool bars seemed to be quite busy.



The wedding Gazebo is in a beautiful spot, just off the expansive 7 mile Beach and in a Palmed area. Very nice.

The new Martha Stewart packages will be available for brides starting January 2010.



You can pay for wireless in your room for $14.95 per day.

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... and nail services.

The All-inclusive plan begins at 3:00pm check-in time & terminates at 11:00am check-out time

Standard brands are CALL brands as we say here or more commonly stated in the island domestic liquors (not top shelf like Absolute, Myers, and Dewars)

Rose Hall can schedule day trips. They have a concierge/tour desk that does this. A very popular trip is to Dunn's River Falls! It is definitely a fun one to go on. Remember to ...

... on my patio compliments of Sandals! What a nice surprise, AGAIN.



I visited RedLane Spa today, just to walk through. Some what small but ample for the resort. 5 treatment rooms plus a couples room.


the last night of fun - Dinner at Bayside tonight – Menu – Surf & Turf. The lobster was excellent.



Evening entertainment was the SILVER BIRDS ~ youth a steel ...

... brighten the dark sky. It was very cool.

This morning we've just breakfasted, been for one last swim (and a few final jumps) and packed. We'll have some lunch now and the taxi should be here in an hour and a half or so.

We will update this blog with some pictures when we get home to give it some life, and write a final entry when we have had time to reflect. Other than that, we're nearly done. It's been brilliant.

I spent almost a week in Negril, a long stretch of beaches along the western tip of Jamaica. Very popular with tourists. I walked the beach several times and I've been annoyed by the "farmers" and the like on a regular basis. They are sometimes aggressive. Better to walk along the road than the beach at night to/from the restaurant for obvious reasons. Nice sunsets.

... main beach (Long Bay Beach) or in "the cliffs". We opted for the cliffs as the area sounded quieter and more to our liking. The Xtabi is a middle-of-the road hotel located along the beachfront and built overtop some caves. It sounded fairly reasonable (about $90 CDN a night), small, quiet and interesting. Well-tended tropical gardens surround the hotel; directly across the road is where the restaurant is located and where you can climb down to the ...

... to go for a swim. The swimming pool was set so that it's on one of the cliffs with an amazing view of the sunset and ocean water at the background just hitting the rocks endlessly...I LOVE IT...I'm surprised they were able to convince me to get me out of the pool. Then came dinner time....we had fun at dinner with the manager and the staff. They were all very nice and were having fun with us. Rockhouse lived up to its reputation of the friendliest staff ...

Today a Peace Corps legend goes home after two and a half years of service. Mr. Merlin Mayhew finally returns to 'normal' life. I'm going to see him off at the airport in a few minutes. Here's why I think Mer is a cool guy: 1) Volleyball Tournament, need I say more? 2) Ball-dorf, a much praised and played game involving a bouncy ball ...