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Idle Awhile Beach vs Beaches Negril
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Idle Awhile The Beach is preferred by most reviewers compared to Beaches Negril Resort & Spa. Idle Awhile The Beach comes in at #16 in Jamaica with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Oyster, Frommer's and Rough Guide.
Idle Awhile Beach
Frommer's
Fodor's
Rough Guide
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
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Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $173 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"Enjoying a choice but narrow spot in the middle of Seven Mile Beach, this is an intimate, personal inn."
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Fodor's
"This boutique hotel has a casual chic beach ambiance."
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Rough Guide
"Sophisticated small hotel with beautifully designed rooms, all with a/c, TV and wi-fi."
DK Eyewitness
"Classy and upscale place right on the beach and offering gorgeous rooms with private verandas, refrigerators, and all mod cons; the suites have a kitchen."
Star Service
"Negril is not known for its intimate lodgings, but Idle Awhile Resort has created quite the reputation for itself, providing 14 whimsical accommodations with quintessential beach-house flair."
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Beaches Negril
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $162 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Enjoying a high occupancy rate, this colorful, low-rise resort was established in 1997 as the family-oriented wing of the Sandals chain."
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Travel + Leisure
"Good luck getting your kids to leave this veritable amusement park, with its 200-foot waterslides and teen disco on a prime swath of Seven Mile Beach."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"This family-friendy resort fronts a pretty stretch of Seven Mile Beach in the heart of Negril in western Jamaica."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Another Sandals all-inclusive resort, this one is primarily aimed at families."
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Travel + Leisure
"Open since 1997, Beaches Negril, the family-friendly, 197-room beachfront resort in Jamaica is not exactly new. Spread out across 20 acres, the property is just one in the Beaches and..."
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