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11 May 2018
This is a nice family run hotel. It is very near the airport and they offer a free transfer service which is very useful. The rooms had air-conditioning (we stayed twice at different times). Good security on the doors and windows and a security guard on duty. Staff friendly. Make sure they don’t order a chartered taxi as it will cost $25US to get to airport or downtown. Use local ‘redplate’ taxis, cost $500 Jamaican (Approx £2.90/$4US). The pool was very nice, fantastic views. It is not perfectly clean pool but a few dead bugs is not that bad. The WIFI worked in both rooms and did not drop. It’s location is not as per the map. It is a ½ mile away at the corner of Park Ave and Orange St. It’s marked on Google maps as Verney Tropical Resort. It is out of the way which I actually liked being not in the centre of Montego Bay but you do need a taxi to get to/from.
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19 February 2018
Very awful place here! I rated this place two months ago, but they deleted my rating! That's the only reason why you see only good ratings here! Be careful, this place is really not nice. It was very dirty and the room looked very old! The balcony could not be entered because the door could only be opened for about 20 cm. The staff is not very friendly and seem not really to care about you.
You are about 1 km away from the location where it is shown in Google Maps, so in fact you are on a hill in the middle of nowhere. Everywhere you want to go you need to call a taxi which is really expensive: minimum 20 Dollar, no matter how far you want to go. And if you clarify the price for the taxi before the ride they always try to discuss during the ride and cheat you, also those taxis that were called from the hotel. The only taxis that you can call from the hotel was in fact always the brother of one of the ladies from the front desk. We met a family at the evening we all went on a cruise ship and they reserved a taxi for the next morning for 15 Dollars to the port. When we arrived there the taxi guy said: "Gimme more, gimme more!" We recognized it too late that as us two parties (each of us should pay 7,5 Dollars), they gave him 20 Dollars because had no smaller bill and we gave a 10 Dollar bill and we both waited for getting money back. But the guy sit into his taxi and drove away with 30 Dollar instead of the fixed and before agreed price of 15 Dollars.
You are totally isolated here and at the time we were there there was totally nothing going on at the bar in the evening hours.
The breakfast is additional 6 Dollars normally, but be carefull and always ask before how much it is because one day they charged us 7 Dollars for the breakfast afterwards. And the breakfast was just scrambled eggs with ham and with toast. The WiFi was hardly working. We had to go out of the room to get the WiFi signal.
The check-in took about 1,5 hours! Never saw people working that slow!
Good is that they offer a free shuttle to the beach and back ("Doctor's Cave Beach"). But at the beach they charge you 6 Dollars per person for the entry and another 6 Dollars for the sun umbrella and another 6 Dollars for each chair. But there is also a free beach that is just 500 m to the west of this Doctor's cave beach where they also sell soft drinks and beer for a fair price!
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05 February 2018
Quaint environment, more like a family home than hotel.
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19 February 2017
This is the worst place I've ever been the room was very dusty and dirty it smelled old with old things inside , i saw used candles in the room, the pool was very dirty also and while watching tv the electricity went so i thought ok thats why they put candles in there ,and electricity was every where else . I'm deffinately not please with what I paid my money for and believe me I will never go back there . They needs improvement that's all I can say.
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21 November 2016
Worst place to stay dust every where, dirty pool and rooms have an old smell.
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10 February 2016
Very pretty views from the room. Associate was very accommodating and sweet. The food was the absolute best! They make you feel at home. Love it.
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03 October 2014
Excellent stay with the most hospitable, warm, down-to-earth hosts. Earnest and Kathleen "Kit Kat" Sterling make you feel as though they've known you forever and welcome you back home. The food is authentic Jamaican-style and for someone who has never had curry goat, I never thought I'd be asking for more but there I was looking for a second helping. It's not known for high-end luxury accommodations but is very well known for the warmth, hospitality, great Jamaican food and overall good vibes ! Thanks for everything.
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