Sandals Negril was our favourite Sandals resort in Jamaica till the brand new Sandals Dunn’s River opened. Set on well-known Seven Mile Seashore, it’s an attractive seashore resort with a laidback vibe.
What We Love at Sandals Negril
- Superb sunsets: the resort’s location on the western coast of Jamaica makes for unimaginable direct sundown views
- Nearly all of the rooms are beachfront: there are simply 3 varieties that don’t have an ocean view
- Unbelievable new SkyPool suites: we didn’t need to go away our room!
- Motorized watersports are included right here along with the standard nonmotorized actions
- Beautiful seashore: tender white sand, clear calm water, and good snorkeling
- New eating places: they’ve just lately added some new choices, together with an ideal Spanish tapas restaurant
- Entry to Seashores Negril: though there isn’t one other Sandals shut by, you do have entry to all of the actions and facilities at Seashores Negril, together with an enormous waterpark
Cons
- Public seashore: there are distributors right here, however we discovered that they didn’t enter the world the place the chairs are arrange, and weren’t actually bothered by them
- Not near the airport: the journey takes about 90 minutes, however the roads are easy
Who Would Love Sandals Negril
Sandals Negril is ideal for anybody who loves spending time within the water, as you may snorkel from the seashore and there are further motorized watersports choices out there. It’s additionally nice for lounging on an attractive seashore and having fun with wonderful sunsets.
Arriving
The closest airport to Sandals Negril is the principle worldwide airport in Jamaica, Sangster in Montego Bay. We arrived there and went straight to the Sandals lounge, the place they ushered us to our transportation. (As at each Sandals, roundtrip airport transfers are included).
Though it’s not a brief journey—the drive takes about 90 minutes—the roads are in fine condition and we didn’t have any points with movement illness.
While you get to the resort you’ll test in in several methods relying on the room degree you’ve booked. On our first go to we have been in a membership degree room, so we went to the Sandals Membership lounge and waited a couple of minutes, then have been proven to our room.
We all the time prefer to make our dinner reservations as quickly as we arrive to be able to make sure that we’re capable of get in the place we would like. While you’re in a membership room, it comes with concierge companies so you may name them and ask them to make your reservations.
On our second go to, we have been in a butler suite. Our butler met us with a welcome drink after which introduced us to our suite, the place he helped us test in and dealt with all our dinner reservations.
Rooms
Virtually each room at Sandals Negril is beachfront. There are only a few classes that aren’t, and have backyard views as a substitute: the Longshore Luxurious Room, the Paradise Deluxe Room, and the Paradise Premium Room. Be aware that these rooms additionally face the street and may be noisy.
There are three major classes of rooms at Sandals Negril: luxurious, membership, and butler.
- Luxurious Rooms: the least costly of those have backyard views, however there are oceanview luxurious rooms as effectively for not far more. These are within the Longshore constructing and embrace walkout rooms which might be simply steps from the seashore. Be aware that luxurious rooms at Sandals don’t include room service.
- Membership Rooms: These rooms include room service between 7am and 10pm, concierge service, and entry to a particular Membership lounge. We stayed in a Caribbean Beachfront Walkout Grande Luxe membership room on our first go to, and beloved it. It was proper by the seashore and in addition had a pleasant patio with a Tranquility Soaking Tub™ for 2 on it. This space was fairly quiet, because it was off to the facet a bit. (These at the moment are known as Longshore as a substitute of Caribbean, btw.)
There are additionally swim-up membership suites as effectively.
- Butler Suites: Butler suites include private butler service and 24-hour room service. We bought to remain in a newly added butler suite on our second go to: the unimaginable Bamboo Grove One-Bed room Skypool Butler Suite. These characteristic an enormous non-public balcony with an elevated non-public infinity pool and suspended daybed lounger, and we actually didn’t need to go away our room. You too can discover Skypool suites with a roof terrace for further luxurious.
For those who like lots of house, you may also take a look at the Longshore Beachfront Two-Story One-Bed room Butler Villa Suite, which has a separate front room, spacious grasp, spa-like lavatory with soaking tub and rain bathe, non-public patio, and personal balcony with a Tranquility Soaking Tub for Two.
There are additionally swim-up butler suites and one-bedroom butler suites with non-public pool sanctuaries.
Seashore
The seashore at Sandals Negril is incredible. Seven Mile Seashore is without doubt one of the best-known seashores within the Caribbean, if not the world, and it’s stunning with white sand and clear, calm water.
There’s a reef proper offshore so you may go snorkeling from the seashore and see some nice marine life. It’s additionally excellent for all of the complimentary watersports, or simply for stress-free and having fun with the view.
This seashore is public, not non-public, so there are distributors and musicians strolling alongside. Nevertheless, we didn’t discover them to be a trouble.
Swimming pools
Sandals Negril has a number of swimming pools. On the major pool, you’ll discover a full of life vibe with a swim-up bar, music, and actions like water volleyball. We additionally preferred the Crystal Lagoon pool, which is close to the seashore, and the pool within the Bamboo Grove space.
Meals and Drink
There are 8 eating places and 5 bars at Sandals Negril. Bars embrace two swim-up bars and a seashore bar.
At breakfast you may select between buffet type at Bayside and a la carte at Barefoot by the Sea. We all the time began at Crema, which is a good espresso store with glorious Jamaican Blue Mountain espresso drinks. Our favourite place to eat breakfast was Barefoot by the Sea, which has tables within the sand proper by the water.
Lunch is an off-the-cuff meal, and you’ve got a number of totally different decisions:
- Perla: One among our favorites, this new restaurant serves Latin fusion and we beloved the tacos. By the seashore with out of doors seating.
- Bayside: buffet-style with all kinds of dishes to select from or a la carte menu; has a pleasant out of doors space.
- Bella Napoli: nice brick oven pizza
Dinner gives 5 choices, some requiring reservations. You too can get late-night bites at Perla from 10pm-3am.
- Brava: This new restaurant gives Spanish tapas, so you may share a number of dishes. Our prime picks have been the Croquetas de Pollo, Gambas al Ajillo, and Carne a la Parilla. It’s open-air with stunning seashore views and requires reservations.
- Kimono’s: Serves glorious Japanese teppanyaki and is one other of our favorites. Requires reservations.
- Sundowner: Scrumptious Caribbean delicacies and an ideal sundown view; requires reservations.
- Barefoot by the Sea: Open-air restaurant on the seashore serving recent seafood in a relaxed ambiance.
- Bayside: Serves a la carte Mediterranean dishes from France, Italy, and Spain; pretty out of doors seating with sundown and water views
You even have entry to all of the eating places at Seashores Negril, only a quick taxi journey away. We beloved the brand new restaurant Yuka, which serves Peruvian delicacies (strive the rooster kabobs, the ceviche, and the seco de Cordero). One other nice selection is Soy Sushi.
Leisure
Sandals Negril is fairly laidback however there may be leisure every day, as in any respect Sandals resorts. In the course of the day you’ll discover music and actions, principally centered on the major pool.
Every evening there shall be one thing happening, from theme events to dwell music to seashore events.
Actions
Like all Sandals resorts, there are a ton of included actions at Sandals Negril.
- Watersports: This is a wonderful resort when you prefer to go snorkeling, as you are able to do so proper off the seashore right here. Along with snorkeling, different nonmotorized watersports embrace kayaking, paddleboarding, and Hobie Cat crusing. Scuba diving can be included for licensed divers. Sandals Negril additionally has motorized watersports, together with waterskiing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, and tubing.
- Land actions: This consists of day and evening tennis, seashore volleyball, bocce ball, and pool.
- Health middle with train lessons
There’s additionally a full-service spa, however companies there should not included. It includes a steam room, plunge swimming pools, gardens with leisure areas, a magnificence salon, and a yoga studio. You too can get massages on the seashore from locals.
Excursions
Whereas offsite excursions price further, we normally recommend making an attempt no less than one to get out and see the native space.
Probably the greatest excursions from Sandals Negril goes to Rick’s Café. It’s arrange by some cliffs, which locals leap off of whilst you watch. You’ll be able to even strive leaping from a few of the decrease ones if you wish to.
To get right here, you may both take a catamaran tour or a taxi. We suggest the catamaran tour that’s booked by means of Sandals with Island Routes. It picks you up on the resort and you may benefit from the journey alongside the coast in addition to snorkeling along with the cease at Rick’s for drinks and one thing to eat. We had a good time.
Different native excursions together with ziplining, rum excursions, ATV excursions, historic and cultural excursions, meals excursions, and extra.
Change Privileges with Seashores Negril
You additionally get entry to the close by family-friendly Beaches Negril. We loved going right here as we preferred the seashore and the waterpark, in addition to a number of of the eating places. We suggest Yuka, Soy Sushi, the meals vehicles, and the frozen yogurt store. The waterpark is wonderful with a number of waterslides and a surf simulator, however it may be crowded through the summer time and college breaks so remember.
