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Couples Swept Away vs Idle Awhile Beach

Both hotels are highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Couples Swept Away is the choice of most writers compared to Idle Awhile The Beach. Couples Swept Away has a TripExpert Score of 85 with approval from 9 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.

Couples Swept Away
Couples Swept Away
8 / 10
Norman Manley Blvd, PO Box 3077, Negril, Jamaica
From $565 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The 312 airy wood-and-tile suites are spread out over 17 acres of gardens along Negril's Seven Mile Beach." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Extensive landscaped gardens, great facilities and a sound environmental policy make this a better all-inclusive."
Star Service Star Service
"Ranked among Jamaica's more popular all-inclusive adults-only properties, this place competes locally with its sibling Couples and Grand Lido, with a high-minded, low-calorie approach to resort living." Full review
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The staffers are responsive to requests and often call guests by name.
Fodor's Fodor's
"For sports-minded couples, this all-suites resort is known for its expansive sports offerings, top-notch facilities (Jamaica's best and among the Caribbean's best), and healthy cuisine." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"An all-inclusive resort hotel set on the beach at Negril — this has fantastic white sand giving gently into gin-clear shallows." Full review
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Idle Awhile Beach
Idle Awhile Beach
8 / 10
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $173 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Enjoying a choice but narrow spot in the middle of Seven Mile Beach, this is an intimate, personal inn." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This boutique hotel has a casual chic beach ambiance." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Sophisticated small hotel with beautifully designed rooms, all with a/c, TV and wi-fi."
DK Eyewitness 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 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." Full review
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