Ocho Rios Villa
Ocho Rios VillaThis is gonna be a love/hate post….you’re gonna love what you hear about this place but hate me for not telling where it is in Ocho Rios. My reasons for not telling are simple….its a hidden little gem that caters mostly to locals. Its super cheap and I’d like it to stay that way for many reasons, but mostly so it remains a place where locals can still afford to stay.
A Jamaican friend of mine tipped me off to this place because she had stayed there before. Its UNBELIEVABLY cheap, like $24,000 JMD for a full 2 weeks!! That converted to about $350, or $28 a night!! What?? When I booked it sight unseen I have to say I was a little leary about checking in but was pleasantly surprised with the overall look and feel of the place!
Parking lot at villa
I had booked a room with a kitchen because I like the ability to cook while I’m in Jamaica. When I came to check in they made a mistake and had to put me in a top floor room with no kitchen for the first night. No big deal….except the stairs, it was like 4 levels up! But here are pics of the first room which to my surprise was huge for the price!!
The wicked view from the first room I had!
One the second morning they finally transferred me to the room I’d be in for the next 13 nights. Again I was pleasantly surprised at what I got for such little money!! This room was huge, had a full kitchen with a two-gas-burner stove, air conditioning and a walk-in closet. It was located on the second floor. Here are some pics of that room.
My full review of this place is RAVING! I’ve paid 3 times as much for half the size with cockroaches. There were NO bugs in this place, tons of room to just hang. It had more of an apartment building feel to it, all the neighbors are friendly and I kid you not….one night someone came over to borrow some salt! And the same people the next night invited me over for drinks!
The locals that hang around here are known to everyone and are super friendly. One rasta actually set up a couple excursions for us and took me out to play pool one afternoon. The staff is excellent…the asked every day if I wanted my room cleaned and they are super trustworthy. I always had money laying around, my laptop in the closet, MP3 player and speakers laying around, etc. Everything remained intact. One of the housekeepers even handwashed a bunch of my laundry for a measley $200 JMD.
The location is great, close to the Shaw Park area. Its about a 10 minute walk down a hill to town, there’s a supermarket literally right outside the front gates. And the gates are locked at night with round the clock security. It was fabulous.
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Nice post – we don’t want to let too many people know about our little secret otherwise prices will go up and as you say it is not a tourist villa. nice pic. I suppose Little Shaw Park has lost your custom now.
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LOL yea I won’t be going back to Little Shaw Park anymore.
I’m getting hate mail now for not revealing the name of this place hahahahaa
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Nice post Jammie. I understand how you guys want to keep it low-key so the locals can get more bang for their buck. Pretty thoughtful of you
We should all stay there for the Nov-Dec linkup. It’ll really have that apartment building feel with us in our separate rooms
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***Hmmm, the last part of my comment didn’t post ????
I was trying to be fecetious. lol. I’m doing Negril in November
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I might end up going a bit earlier than November anyways cuz life happens and Nov might not work for me.
Either way, if we’re on the same island we ARE linking up!!!! Meet in the middle!
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dont even reveal it for a plante ticket to jamaica
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Now that’s a toss-up LOL.
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I’ve stayed here! I was just searching online for the contact info for this place since I lost my phone with the number and came across your blog. Can you email me please. I overstand why you are keeping it a secret. I can give you the name of the place if you please email me. Give Thanks!
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Can i get the name of this place…please email it to me… Thnaks
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Hey i am a local, and i am planning a trip to ochie in april, this place would suite me fine. could u please give me the name thanks
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Terri, check your email.
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Thanks for the email! u guys are so very helpful
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LOL “you guys” is just ME! And you’re most welcome!
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does this place have hot water and is the rental fee the same ?
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can you e-mail me the info too ?
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Hi Friend,
Could you please tell me more about this place? It sounds like exactly what I’m looking for! Do you have to share bathroom and kitchen, because I would rather not. Please tell me the name of this place!!
Many thanks,
TK.
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This place sounds perfect for my upcoming trip to Ochi in December – could you forward me the contact details please?
Thanks so much
Lana
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Just sent you an email Lana.
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