This is a bright, mission-style cluster of rooms around a little garden right on the beach. Off-season prices are a real bargain. Rooms have one or two beds, good air and cable, a small kitchenette and full bathrooms. There is also a little patio with table and chairs. On site is DaGino's, a wonderful Italian Restaurant, and there's a convenience store next door which also has boats to rent of for various types of excursions. Supposedly there was wireless internet, but we were never able to log on. An itnernet/telephone cafe is about a seven-minute walk away. The west end hot spots are about a ten-minute cab ride. A walk along the beach offers countless choices for dining. The only reliable transportation is taxi, but all you need to do is step onto the street and a parade of cars will offer to give you a cheap ride. For rides around town, we didn't see the need to limit ourselves to red-license-plated vehicles.

TIP: A great day can be spent on an excursion to the south coast and interior: YS Falls, Appleton Distillery, Bamboo Avenue, etc. And see if you can find the ancient bread tree planted by the Bounty's Captain Bligh in Bluefields!

We stayed at the Mariposa from 2/26/11 to 3/05/11. We arrived after 5 p.m. and the office was closed. No problem Mon! A nice lady at the on premises Italian restaurant came up and gave us our keys, and said don't worry about the paperwork until tomorrow. That was easy check-in for sure. We are 2 couples and each had studio apartments #5 and #7. Sitting on our ground floor patios each day, and drinking morning coffee, we could see the ocean through the gates to the beach. This small, clean hotel was in the middle of the 7 mile beach. Easy access to food & drinks. We ate one evening at the Italian Restaurant on premises, food was ok, but compared to the other venues a little pricey for our budget. The studio rooms were plenty spacious with a queen bed and overhead fan, with a refrigerator and sink, TV and a safe. The room was cleaned daily and the housekeepers do a great job. We had plenty of hot water and water pressure. We slept with the windows open and never used the air conditioner.

We really enjoyed our stay at the Mariposa and will definitely stay there again. Since this is a small hotel, there were plenty of beach chairs and our beach area was certainly not crowded. After hours, Tony's Hut is next door to enjoy the beverage of your choice!

Great value hotel right on the beach in Negril. Great Staff working in the restaurant, very helpful and chatty. Manager not so friendly to the workers, but luckily she's not there very often. We upgraded to the superior King size room, at 80 bucks a night, what a bargain. Beautiful spot!!

After having "roughed" it at another place down the beach for 5 years, we finally upgraded to Mariposa and for two years haven't been disappointed. The rooms are clean, have A/C, and cable. The mini fridge is extremely helpful in this climate. Mariposa actually has enough beach chairs for their guests. The security is wonderful - guards at the street and the beach, locked gates at night. It made us feel extremely safe.
The beach is right out your door. The beautiful trees and foliage around the buildings make it extremely cozy.
Service is also good.
We did have an ant issue, but I simply bought some spray in town and it eliminated the problem. Considering the climate, this did not surprise us.
We love Mariposa and are already booked again for this year!