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Couples Swept Away and Couples Negril in Jamaica and Rick's Cafe
Jamaica has three distinct areas to explore and last month we discovered so much more to see and do even after having been to Jamaica nine times before. If you get a chance to see Negril, Jamaica be sure you go to Ricks Cafe for a drink to watch the sunset and cliff divers. It is an awesome sight and one that you shouldn't miss. If you go by catamaran, you will be able to see the caves and Rock House as well as the castles that I didn't even know existed in Jamaica. Some of these are Negril resorts but from the water it is an incredible sight. We snorkeled in the caves from a catamaran excursion and it was truly amazing. Getting off the catamaran at Ricks Cafe gives you a view of the entire area that is not available to see except from the water. Ricks had a great raggae band and the sunset was gorgeous. Watching the cliff divers or jumping or diving from the smaller cliffs is also an option. There is a little pool and all in all Ricks is just a fun and beautiful, amazing place to see. I won't miss it any time I go back to Jamaica.
Couples Swept Away and Couples Negril is where the catamaran left from. Both properties have very nice beaches and we found the food to be excellent. Some of the rooms at Couples Swept Away were somewhat worn and needed to be redone so if you decide to go to a Couples resort be sure you call so I can explain which rooms to stay in and which ones to be sure not to. They each have two pools but Couples Swept Away's are small but active and fun with a swim up pool bar.
Jamaica/Sandals/Beaches/Couples
Spending 11 days in Jamaica in May is like Heaven. The weather was wonderful and the resorts were beautiful. We stayed at Beaches Negril for 5 nights, Sandals
Royal Caribbean for 3 nights and Sandals Whitehouse for 3 nights. We toured Sandals Negril and had an amazing dinner there. The food was excellent at all of the resorts we stayed at, however, I would have to say that Sandals Whitehouse had some of the most amazing food I have ever had. Lobster, Steak, Italian, Mexican, Asian, Tepinyaki, burgers, or pizza are just a few of the foods we enjoyed at the Sandals and Beaches resorts. The Whitehouse had unbeleivable seafood and a Parisian ice cream and dessert shop that was to die for. The food was amazing!Our first stop was Beaches Negril where we met our family making our total group there 10 people. Our rooms were gorgeous suites with stocked bars and mini refrigerators that were stocked with snacks, juices, pop, beer, champagne and wine. The in-room bar was filled with every type of alcohol and mix you can imagine. We could call room service for meals as well as snacks or anything we wanted.
The beach at Beaches Negril is amazing!!! It's huge and gorgeous with lots of beach chaise lounge chairs and plenty of room to yourself. The beach is a long walking beach for great walks on the beach. I walked most mornings and it was so quiet and peaceful and just beautiful. The pools at Beaches Negril are really nice also. During the day there were activities and the main pool has a swim-up-pool bar. Again lots of chairs and a great beach grill if you would like to just eat at the beach or by the pool.
Even though we loved Beaches Negril we moved on the tour Beaches Sandy Bay which is a great little property. Most of this resort has been redone and it's all very quaint and nice. The entry level rooms here are small but very nice. The food was great--we had lunch at the grill and the jerk chicken was fabulous. The beach is long and really nice.
