Sunset Beach Hotel Jamaica

Arrived at Montego Bay airport around lunch time. A two hour transfer later we arrived at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel in Ocho Rios. First impressions were good, hotel was extremely clean and well maintained. After checking in and unpacking we had a ...

... in American dollars.  One Canadian dollar = about $60.00 Jamaican.  To give you an idea of how much things cost in Jamaica I have made a list of items: T-Shirt = $500.00 Jamaican dollars (buy these in town and get 5 shirts for $1000.00 ...

... Ja - "this is 100 Ja, man"). On the way into the village I walked part of the way together with a local guy who works at a hotel up on the beach. He tells me that it is such a nice day that he decided to walk to the park, instead of taking a taxi. he also ...

... harass the guests on the beach, which was a definite perk and the one aspect of Jamaica we had beend dreading.   The uncrowded beach has beautiful white sand, and it was nice and soft walking out into the ...

... beautiful. This time we were staying in Ocho Rios home to the famous Dunns River falls. My first impression of The Jamaica Grande hotel was it looked incredible. The fabulous replica of the Dunns River falls in the hotel lobby looked fabulous. The pools ...

... nbsp; A couple of days of chatting and we determine that Devon is okay and can be trusted to take us out to see the 'real' Jamaica.  So we agree to meet him this morning and head out. The trip starts at noon on his boat, which takes us across ...

... compound.  It is an idyllic setting overlooking the ocean where you can watch the passing boats and admire the sunset.  The beach is accessible via stairs through some caves.  The house is surrounded by poinsettias, cashew, almond, orange ...

... was comprised of about 6 rustic cabins, a gazebo style loft, a 2 bedroom guest house, and a really nice beach house where the owner stays when she's in Jamaica, and gets rented out when she's not.  There is also a really tiny wooden cabin where the ...

... at the resort...Couples Swept Away is on what is known as the "7-Mile Beach" - probably the finest stretch of beach in all Jamaica... the sand there is white, soft and powdery, the palm trees are beautiful, tall and luscious (just like me! Ha! ...

What a weekend!!! It was AJ's last weekend so him and i went to Treasure Beach as it is THE best place in Jamaica! We've decided! On Friday afternoon after his last day at work we went to YS Falls! It was stunning! Just a series of waterfalls and a guide ...

... to call it a night... Day 2 in Negril......breakfast time. Syntra tried the saltfish with ackee (fruit), a famous dish here in Jamaica. I had a bit of a taste and I loved it. Right, I know what Im having for breakfast tomorrow :) We had some banana ...

... or a seriously good deal I was not worried :0).  As we walked in to my surprise I saw a Harley Davidson shop, yes in Jamaica!!. You would not want to ride a Harley anywhere here apart from the main highway going from Ocho Rios to Negril! My good ...

... The waiter moved our table to the edge of the water and it was waiting for us when we got down to the seaside at sunset.  Each course was better than the one before and it was so peaceful.  Wyatt came down later and joined us for dessert.   All ...

... in the village.  Lucas told me not to worry, after all I was on holiday and we should concentrate on finding the beach hotel.  The roundavel style complex was closed up and only opened for four weeks every Christmas, when the German owners came ...

... ’t, but I think I left the hotel around 5pm as it was still a couple of hours away from sunset. Walked along Playa de los Muertos - The Beach of the Dead - so called because the first settlers here in the 1800’s discovered an ancient Indian ...

... nbsp; Punta Raza is where Juan Diego's family has lived for generations.  It was on a beautiful and pristine virgin beach except for the hotel that'd been there for a long time.  Almost everyone of our party who was left in Mexico decided to ...

... . It really is a shame that Cubans aren't allowed into some of the nicest hotels and prettiest beach resorts in their country. That day, we checked into Hotel Escuela, a hotel-training-school for students of tourism, where I was bed bound for the ...

... to the Getty Museum by local buses to spend the afternoon there.  The view was lovely, especially at sunset, and the skies cleared up for us.  I particularly liked the sculptures outdoors, and also enjoyed the Exhibition ...

... us decided that it was time for a sunset beer and headed back (the easier way) to one of the beach side bars. After waiting, Brazilian style (think Jamaica) for 2 Caparinhas that never arrived, we ran for the bus and missed it. Apparently it is the ...