Just returned from Negril Gardens on 5/30. Overall our trip was good but not as expected.

The Resort: Was old and dated but kept very clean. We have never stayed at the higher end resorts and were a little dissapointed with this one. The entire width of the resort was maybe 150 yards. We later found out that with the exception of the RIU resorts, its about normal. The rooms are small the bathroom even smaller. In one room we had all the hot water you could want, when we moved (because of music) we didn't know if we would even have any water pressure. If you stay on the beach side the music can be head rattling, especially when the beach bar next door has live music. We had to move away from the beach just to get away from the windows rattling. We were greatly dissapointed to learn that even though the resort advertised all sorts of excursions you could take there at the resort they failed to mention that all but three of them started out at Montego Bay. So you're looking at 3 hours on the road each time you might want to do something besides Ricks Cafe, shopping in Negril or the water park.

The Food: Is just OK. Not near as much selection as we were used to in Mexico and there was nothing between Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner which was always late. A snack bar would have been nice.

The Beach: Is beautiful, which makes up for a lot. Soft sand which seemed to go on forever. Unfortunately the reef is so far away from the beach there was nothing to see if you wanted to go snorkeling.

The Staff: Was always friendly and helpful with the exception of one security guard who had a bit of an attitude.

The Beach Hawkers: They were interesting. Some were a little pushy but most would leave you alone if you told them no thank you or you would check with them later. It was entertaining to watch the newcomers hit the beach and be bombarded by the hawkers.

Overall our trip was just OK, I recommend unless all you want to do is lay on the beach or drink yourself into a stuper you pay out a little extra and stay at one of the RIU resorts or closer to Montego Bay.

We booked this hotel only 2 weeks in advance. The reviews on TripAdvisor looked really good so we took a chance.

Well we were pleasantly surprised. The rooms were clean and bright. We had the upstairs room near to the beach, great location and we were glad to be the beach side of the road. If you prefer complete quiet, book the pool/garden side as then you will not be able to hear the restaurant and music from along the beach. Although we had no problem getting to sleep, the rum punch saw to that.

All the staff we came into contact with were brilliant. Special thanks to Kerry-Ann, Marvette and Jaqueline, our waitresses and Hyacinth doing the eggs in the morning, always with a cheary smile. Nothing was too much trouble, 'Please and Thank you' go a long way. Also the young guy at the bar we found to be very friendly, he loves football, hope his ankle injury heals ok.

Great beach, although not as quiet as Sandy Bay further along, but then not as expensive as Sandals either.

I did alot of research before booking this trip, my buddy and I found a steal on Expedia. We were upgraded to the room closest to the beach and the bar, the best location at the resort. The security on staff took care of all our needs and supplied for the week with superior quality! The bar had a wide variety of tasty drinks, we tipped them a couple bucks here and there, they always hooked up the drinks. We brought an Xbox and Playstation with us so we never left the hotel. If you dare to step foot off the resorts grounds you will be constantly harassed by hustlers trying to sell you women, or they just want to "talk to you". But if you dont "talk" to them you are a "racist".
The food at the hotel was descent at best. I never had any awesome jerk chicken but I should have left the resort if I wanted that. My complaint with the food is they left it out for hours uncovered with bugs flying over it. There was never much variety and its three meals a day with no snacks or late night food, I constantly had the munchies and went hungry.
Overall I actually had a great relaxing vacation. I got to do exactly what I wanted to do. Huge spliffs in the carribean while playing game after game of NBA live, looser has to get drinks from the bar.
I recently returned from a family vacation at a fancy Miami Hotel. The two trips can not even be compared. Personaly as much as I love Bob Marley, I prefer to travel in the USA!

Went to this resort for my moms wedding. Our party had roughly 30 people. My sister, soon to be step siblings, and our grandmothers were some of the last to arrive for the vacation. When we arrived at the airport we were told that our hotel was over booked and we were being upgraded to Sandal's Sandy Bay, whoch was a few miles down the road. Being that i was 16 years old my mom was not to happy with the idea of her two teenage daughters running wild in jamaica, so a married couple from our party switched hotels with us. We arrived at the hotel and we were on the pool side of the resort, which ment we had to cross the street in order to get to the dinning area, bar and beach. The food was fantastic, always fresh fruit station! The beach was a little small but still beautiful. There was plenty of snorkel gear and beach volley ball. Glass bottom boats, banana boats, snorkel trips, and waverunners pulled right up on the beach infront of the resort so they were very convienient and accessable. A great singing group called "Father and Son" walked up and down the beach playing a steel drum and singing bob marley! Staff was very friendly and rooms were nice and colorful! The wedding was beautiful and private. Tables and cake was provided. A few of my moms friends payed the father and son group to come back that day and play at the weddding because my mom loved them so much. They gave us a free CD which was surprisingly awsome! over all our stay was fantastic and i would deffinately go back in a heart beat!