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Rambo
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:43 pm
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Post Number: 5764
Registered: 06-2006
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where ever you stay, did you notice how much better it looks in the ads...lol
I was just looking at this travel site on Sam Sara
http://www.vaxvacationaccess.com/dest/mainHotel.asp?Dest=NEG&vcVendor=IFJ
now dont get me wrong, I really like the place, but looking at the photos, I would think.."Boy this is way outa my league"...lol
Great Photography by the way...
"I learned during the 60's, that the greatest discovery of my generation is, that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes"
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wit
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:47 pm
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Post Number: 592
Registered: 12-2008
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lol...ya monk. The only place I felt was better than the ads or brochure was Rockhouse. Tensing Pen a close second.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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LegendOnTheLoose
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:48 pm
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Post Number: 703
Registered: 06-2008
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Actually those are "old" pics...no lounging pool, massage area & rooms have been refurbished  
"I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul" - Alec Waugh
Jamaica
"La Buena Vida"
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wit
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:51 pm
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Post Number: 593
Registered: 12-2008
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LL...don't forget the redo of the pillars also. Windows now not louvers and a much larger porch.
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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LegendOnTheLoose
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 03:16 pm
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Post Number: 704
Registered: 06-2008
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Plus, the addition of hammocks
"I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul" - Alec Waugh
Jamaica
"La Buena Vida"
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wit
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 05:05 pm
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Post Number: 594
Registered: 12-2008
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True...I begged Melvin for hammocks. Best I get back there eh?
We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.
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Jerry Gone Bananas
Member posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 11:48 pm
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Post Number: 109
Registered: 09-2006
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I remember when we chose K_____ for our lodging a number of years back, a fellow boardie cautioned me, "Their website is pretty but it isn't a good representation of the property." Sure enough, our "Rustic Cottage" turned out to be a RUDE cottage...looked pretty from the outside (pic) but...too long a story. The only beach access was (and still is) by walking through a maze of restaurant tables (!) and we bailed after 2 nights. To give them credit, they didn't try and charge us the 50% of total reservation which I had agreed to in the confirmation... but that was after I invoked the "Negril internet message board" which indeed does carry some weight.
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MoGlenn & Sweetsop
Member posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 07:03 am
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Post Number: 1011
Registered: 07-2006
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Rambo on: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 02:43 pm, wrote:where ever you stay, did you notice how much better it looks in the ads
Especially in the rooms at some places. They always look so large and spacious but when you get there you find you can barely find room to scoot around the bed! |
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Reneé
Member posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 09:42 am
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Post Number: 320
Registered: 06-2009
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well rambos, believe it or not the place we stay when in negril is even better in person.  |
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Rambo
Member posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 01:02 pm
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Post Number: 5767
Registered: 06-2006
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But! just think...Right Now!....SOMEBODY is sleeping in YOUR bed....lol
"I learned during the 60's, that the greatest discovery of my generation is, that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes"
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Reneé
Member posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 01:19 pm
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Post Number: 322
Registered: 06-2009
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yetta
Member posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 02:30 pm
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Post Number: 1795
Registered: 12-2006
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Jerry Gone Bananas on: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 11:48 pm, wrote:Rustic Cottage" turned out to be a RUDE cottage
About 10 years ago, same place, same "rustic cottage" with the same results as you. We never stayed and felt it was misrepresented. This episode was quite educational though....from that time forward, we would visit many resorts while vacationing. Best to see them yourselves, up close and personal, and meet the staff, etc. Since that year, we have never booked a place that we have not seen, at least in Negril that is. So, while vacationing, take some time to look around...we have never been turned down yet.
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