We had a wonderful time. It is a beautiful resort with plenty to do. Just make sure you do not get a room over looking the construction of the water park. Went with husband, and 2 fourteen year olds and we had a blast. Food was so so. but beach was beautiful and grounds were kept nice.

We spent 7 days at Sandals Negril Beach Resort and spa in December and got married there Christmas Eve. I was very reluctant at first but everything turned out WONDERFUL. They did a first class job on everything. The resort is as beautiful as it looks in the brochure and they keep everything clean. We loved it and cannot wait to go back. It was worth every penny. I highly recommend staying here and stay as long as you can. We were there for 7 days and felt like we needed another 3 days to do everything we wanted to do. The resort offers enouth activities to keep you busy the entire week. If I had to pick something to complain about I guess it would have to be that the food is just ok but there is plenty of it so don't worry. Also, don't plan on going to sleep before 11 because there is music and singing going on at the piano bar. But these are minor things compared to the rest of your experience there. This was our first all inclusive vacation and we've decided that this is the way to go. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. WE LOVED IT!!!!!!!

Stayed at Sandals Negril for 10 days. My wife and I enjoyed every minute of it. If you are going for the first time like I did here are somes I learned.

1. Reserve a room on the beach front side. Several folks who had a room on the roadside complained about the traffic noise.

2. If you tend to go to sleep early in the evening be prepared for the music/party to play up till 11pm. People are there to party and enjoy life so be prepared if you go to sleep early.

3. The most popular drink I found for the ladies was the "hummingbird" The women absolutely loved them. I know my wife did. I drank mostly Red Stripe beer. It was pretty good beer.

4. If you buy coffee do not buy it if the label is stapled on. Blue Mountain coffee has the "stitched" in label. Expect to pay around $15-$18 per pound.

5. Take the tour of the facility as soon as you can. They offer tours every day.

6. Expect to do additional activities that are not covered in the price. Trips and motorized water sports are additional. Bring along an additional $300-400 dollars if you want to do some of the trips.

7. Rick's Cafe was ok but be warned you will be asked almost immediately for a tip to see the divers jump off the tree. For me the sunset was just as good back at Sandals.

8. Tips are not needed for employees at Sandals. This is not the case once you leave the property. Bring along about $50-$75 for tips. Make sure to have $1-$5-$10 bills.

9. USA today Newspapers in the gift shop are $6. Internet access is available for $5 for 20 minutes. I used the internet twice to catch up on current events. The speed of the modem is dial up speed. About 30-40 kbps. Ask the front desk to use the internet.

10. We took the bus ride from the airport in Montego Bay to Negril. The drive time is about 90 minutes. We took a small four seater airplane from Negril back to Montego Bay. It took about 15 minutes. I would recommend doing each one just for the experience. The bus makes one stop along the way to make a "beer run." Be prepared for the ride to be adventurous. The plane ride was scenic. Being in a four seater it was loud but the view was very good. It costs $60 per person for the plane ride. The bus ride is free.

Spent the week of January 25th at Sandals, Negril. After reading some of the reviews during the past few months, was also very worried about the amount of $ we were about to spend for our 1st all inclusive vacation. First time to Jamaica. We were celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary and wanted something different. Turned out to be a great vacation. Great weather, sunsets, water activities, no waiting for meals or water activities, ate by the ocean side every meal, great beachfront room on main level of Bamboo Grove and no bugs or flies??!!
My husband took advantage of the Scuba lessons and enjoyed his experience. We snorkeled and took out a hobie cat every day. Played tennis early every morning...courts always available. The staff were very polite, plentiful, efficient. No problem MON! Rooms were very clean...just don't expect North Amercian 5 star rooms...remember you are going to the islands! To our pleasant surprise we were given a US $250 credit when we arrived to use during our stay because we had booked more than 6 nights. We enjoyed a relaxing couples massage on our last day and spent the rest of the $$ in the gift shop. Overall, the food is pretty good for an all-inclusive. The breakfast buffet was always plentiful, good variety. Ate Jerk Chicken at the beach grill at lunch. We preferred the Sundowner for supper. Ate twice at the 4Cs (salad bar and stir fry)...didn't bother going to Kimonos for Japanese style food. Had 1 candelight supper on the beach... at the Sundowner.
Our best tasting supper was actually over at Beaches, Negril at the adult only restaurant, Seville. Took a $5 taxi ride over and then the shuttle back (no charge). Tell the front desk you are going over before leaving. They called ahead (not open every night). No reservations required though. We arrived at 7:30...plenty of tables. When selecting your hotel room, definitely reserve a beachfront room or you will be probably be disappointed with a deluxe (standard) room. As people mentioned, it is noisy on the other side of the building because of the proximity of the road. Our first night they put us in the Royal Cottage (wooden cottage). Our beachfront view was of a wall. You really don't want to be in there if you paid for a beachfront upgrade! We told them politely that we were somewhat disappointed and they told us to come back in the morning and they would change our room. After walking around the resort, we opted on the Bamboo Grove. It does have more trees in front of the rooms blocking the ocean views than at Paradise block ...but we thought we would prefer the quieter side of the resort.
Half of Paradise block was closer to the restaurants (noisier at night) and the beach area had little shade protection...also seemed more crowded. Depends what you are looking for but we ended up with a perfect room, with little view obstructions. We were thrilled with the change. Probably one of the best rooms in that block on the ground level. Not all were ideal. We watched the sunset from our patio every night! During the day, if you are the partying type..all you had to do is hang around the pool. Plenty of activities going on there. Yes it was a small pool...but we were not interested in hanging around a pool when you have the ocean to look at! Yes, we would consider returning again. We met some people that had been there 10 times! Obviously there is something special about this Sandals resort....so go... enjoy the experience of Jamaica and the islands!