PROS: The house is ok if you aren't going to spend a lot of time in it. It is clean and has good sunlight. Bedrooms have nice large closets. The pool is very very nice. The beach is close, only a 10 min walk. There is plenty of good food nearby. Taxis are plentiful as well. The house is very well situated. CONS: There is NO AC in most rooms. Only two bedrooms have AC. The "living room" and other bedrooms have nothing, just a fan. So if it is hot, you are in big trouble. There is no insect netting on the main door, so you can't even leave the door open to cool the house. If you sit outside on the nice porch, you have to worry about the insects. Next to the house is a very loud nightclub. So if you can't sleep with noise, bring earplugs. You can't close the windows since you need to cool the room. You will be annoyed by the lack of mirrors in the bedrooms, especially when you are trying to get dressed to attend a wedding. BEST THING ABOUT THE HOUSE: The staff, Nolan and Sophie, are awesome. They were both very very helpful. Nolan is a very good cook so you should have a few home cooked meals. Nolan gave us a lot of rides around town. Sophie did a great job of keeping things clean. The two of them made our week much more enjoyable.

The guest house consists of 4 bedrooms (2 with AC) and 2 bathrooms. It has a good kitchen, but no real living areas except for the front porch with two tables. We spent most of our time at the guest house on the porch. They have good Wi-fi (even reaches the pool). The have a real nice swimming pool and deck with two tables. As it is located in town, you have lots of street noise and music from all directions until all times at night. BRING EARPLUGS! We enjoyed our time at the guest house. It is less than a 10 minute walk to the 7 mile beach. The cleaning lady comes about every 5 days or so and does a light cleaning and changes the sheets, towles, etc.. There are long term guests living upstairs (she does hair out of the apartment), but are quite quiet.

The house is in a secluded area of Negril closeby to the roundabout that diciphers beach from cliff. There is no ocean view at all. I am now reading about this pricetag of $300.00-$350.00 per night with a 3 night minimum. THAT PRICE IS INSANE. I paid $20.00 a night, so how Karen decided to up the rate over 150% is unreasonable. The rooms are very plain and only one that is underneath the house has it's own PRIVATE bathroom that is nice, but it is not worth $300.00 a night. I stayed in that room and came home from a show one night and saw a rat the size of a route taxi.
The Rasta that ran the property while Karen was in Canada was wonderful. He minded his own business and was very hospitable and would give you a ride or assist you with ANYTHING you asked of him including airport transfers. She is lucky to have him helping her out. Do not get caught up in the drama of having her ask you to spy on "him" for her either. Not only is it unprofessional, but if it was not for him, the place would be uninhabitable. I stayed there once with no problem. The next time when I arrived, Karen was "SURPRISED" to see me and had to move some Jamaican woman so I could have a room. Then that lady was vexing at me and it was not my fault. The vibes were then horrible and I never went back. There are cheaper and much nicer places to stay than this house with rooms to rent. For $2,000.00 a week, you could rent an amazing villa right on the beach or right on the cliffside, where you can fall asleep to the sound of the sea. Negril is a place where you can show up with cash in one hand and name your own rate.

Having just come home from 2 wonderful weeks in Negril all I can say is I want to go back as soon as possible. The house is centrally located right between the West End and the 7 mile beach. The room was spotless, the hospitality wonderful. The kitchen had everything you could want to prepare meals and if you want someone to cook for you, I can tell you Jackie makes a great chicken dinner. I enjoyed the pool every day and Jackie made sure that I had everything I needed. She even went the extra mile and found an extension cord long enough to reach the pool so I could have music while I floated the day away on my raft.

Right down the street are the fruit vendors and the fish seller too. Supermarket and Cambio right around the corner plus just a few minutes walk to the beach makes this house desirable. AND the price can't be beat! If you are looking to experience the real Jamaica and still be near all the tourist stuff this is the house for you.