Seashores Negril Jamaica Resort – 2023 Household Assessment

We simply returned from an incredible week at one of the best all-inclusive in Jamaica for households, Seashores Negril! White sand seashores, calm turquoise water, tasty meals, good drinks, children camp, waterpark, and extra!

A visit to Jamaica is a straightforward getaway from the US. If that is your first worldwide journey with children, Negril is a superb possibility. When you NEED a seashore trip, Seashores Negril delivers that and extra.

We traveled with our 2-year-old daughter, 3.5-year-old son, and grandparents. You’ll discover there are many prolonged households touring collectively. Generational journey is a factor; we love making recollections with grandma and grandpa. And having an additional set of serving to arms with the youngsters is all the time useful.

This was our youngsters’ first journey to Jamaica, our eighth time to Jamaica, and our sixth time to Negril. We fell in love with the well-known Seven Mile Seashore on our first go to in 2007. We later returned and received married on the seashore at sundown. That is additionally the place we took our being pregnant announcement photographs at Sandals Negril. We’ve got been ready to take a household journey to Jamaica with our youngsters.

When studying different households’ Seashores Negril evaluations, we seen some key resort and journey info was lacking. So, we wished to verify we included it in our resort evaluation.

On the backside of the article, you can see extra detailed info on the climate in Negril, transportation, airport lounges, flights, what to pack, and extra.

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Most Know Seashores Negril Jamaica Resort

Here’s a fast abstract of some issues you need to learn about Seashores Negril Resort and Spa Negril Jamaica earlier than you journey.

Seashores Resorts is owned by Sandals Resorts. If in case you have been to any of the Sandals Resorts, you possibly can anticipate the identical nice service, rooms, and facilities. Seashores is tailor-made to households, whereas Sandals Resorts is adults-only for {couples}.

This Seashores property is a smaller Caribbean resort with 197 rooms & suites unfold out over 20 acres. All of the eating places and bars are simply reached from all buildings. We introduced our Joolz Aer stroller and solely used it a handful of instances. It primarily helped carry gadgets to and from the swimming pools.

Our Seashores Trip Favorites

When you don’t have time to learn our full Seashores Assessment, here’s a fast recap of our journey and favorites.

• Breakfast with Sesame Avenue Characters – it’s an added price, however it’s inexpensive. All of the characters are there, and the youngsters adore it.
• The Mill breakfast buffet was quick and simple for hangry children and adults.
• Sushi at Soy has solely 4 items to each roll, so we order 5-6 rolls.
• Dine at Stewfish at sundown and order the Surf and Turf.
• Get reservations at Yaku a minimum of as soon as and order the steak kebabs.
• Mario on the swim up bar makes a very good mojito.
• Schedule a free household photograph shoot on the seashore.
• Go for a protracted stroll on the well-known 7-Mile Seashore.
• Make time to go to the Purple Lane spa for a therapeutic massage or just a few physique remedies.

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Seashores Negril Assessment

Why We Love Seashores Resorts

Merely put, Seashores Resorts makes touring with children simple; sometimes, these phrases don’t go in the identical sentence.

Complimentary children membership, in-room babysitting, sizzling canines & hen tenders, frozen yogurt store, waterpark & splash pad, laundry amenities, enjoyable Sesame Avenue character experiences, oh and limitless premium alcohol too.

The workers is wonderful. If in case you have ever been to an all-inclusive resort in Jamaica earlier than, you know the way pleasant and useful the Jamaicans are. We all the time depart feeling like we made so many mates. It’s unbelievable how the workers remembers your identify.

When searching for a household all-inclusive resort, some resorts declare to cater to households, however they actually don’t. You wouldn’t imagine what number of locations have a minimal age of three for child’s golf equipment, restricted highchairs, no waterparks/ children pool, leisure geared in the direction of older youngsters, and so forth.

Seashores Negril is the greatest household Jamaica all inclusive resort.

What’s Included at Seashores Negril Jamaica?

Seashores Negril Resort is an all inclusive household resort. Every thing is included in your keep. You don’t should spend a dime should you don’t wish to.

Sometimes, all inclusive resorts embody limitless foods and drinks, however Seashores Resort consists of rather more than different resorts. Listed below are some distinctive actions and water sports activities included at Seashores Negril Resort.

There are just a few add-on experiences for a further cost, like Personal Airport Transportation, Sesame Avenue Character Breakfast, Evening Evening Sleep Tight Sesame Avenue characters tuck-in, Candlelight Dinner, Private Licensed Nannies, and so forth.

Youngsters Camp & Camp Sesame

Open Every day 9 am – 9 pm (Closed 5 pm – 6 pm)

They only up to date and opened a brand new Seashores Negril Youngsters Camp and Camp Sesame. The brand new constructing is beautiful. There are two buildings, the Youngsters Camp (Ages 5+) and Camp Sesame (0-4). The brand new Youngsters Camp has an enormous two-story indoor playground spanning two rooms.

When the youngsters don’t wish to depart, you understand the youngsters membership and workers are wonderful. Seashores Resorts Youngsters Camp has packages for all ages with age-appropriate actions all through the day, day by day of the week.

Most lodges with children golf equipment have a minimal age of three. The toddler program at Seashores Negril has nurseries with cribs, rocking chairs, excessive chairs, strollers, and every part you may ever consider.

Don’t really feel responsible bringing your children to the youngsters camp. They’ll have a blast and never miss something on the resort. The youngsters are delivered to the nightly Sesame Avenue Present and each day actions like Baking with Cookie Monster, and so forth.

Make certain to benefit from the Youngsters Camp to go to the Purple Lane Spa, take a nap on the seashore, or do no matter you select to do kid-free!

Seashores Negril Eating places

We love the eating places have nice child choices (you possibly can all the time get a sizzling canine or hen nuggets with fries, lol), highchairs, and most significantly, there are different children, so it isn’t an enormous deal in case your child isn’t quiet or not sitting his chair.

If you’re a planner like me, listed here are all of the menus.

Greatest Eating places for Youngsters:

• Bar B Q Park has sizzling canines, burgers, hen nuggets, and fries.
• YOYO’s self-serve frozen yogurt with over eight flavors and tons of toppings
• Dino’s Pizzeria made-to-order pizzas
• Kimono’s all children love watching the present that comes together with Hibachi

Our private favourite restaurant is Soy. When you love sushi or have by no means tried it, make sure that to come back to Soy a minimum of as soon as. Our favourite sushi rolls are the Dragon Eel and the Seared Tuna Tataki.

We by no means introduced our youngsters to Soy; we both introduced them to the Youngsters Membership or they stayed again within the room with grandma and grandpa. If my dad and mom weren’t with us, we might rent the in-room licensed nannies.

After we went to Seashores Turks & Caicos, it was simply us and the youngsters, so we had the in-room nannies after the youngsters went to mattress and had late-night reservations.

There are 11 eating places at Seashores Negril and one other 7 eating places at Sandals Negril that the adults can dine at. Get pleasure from a kid-free dinner at Sandals Negril. You possibly can simply stroll to Sandals Negril or go to the foyer for them to rearrange a taxi.

When you don’t really feel like leaving your room, you will get room service. The room service menu varies based mostly on the room sort you’re staying in. If you’re staying in a Butler Room, you possibly can request virtually something despatched to your room. We discovered preordering our breakfast the night time earlier than to be delivered at 730 a.m. labored nice.

Make certain to learn our full Seashores Negril restaurant evaluation article right here for extra particulars on all of the eating places. On the backside of the article, I’ve extra on coping with meals allergic reactions at Seashores Resorts. Our son is allergic to tree nuts.

Seashores Negril Waterpark

Pirates Island Waterpark at Seashores Negril has one thing for youths of all ages with a splash pad, toddler slides, bucket drop, lazy river, eight water slides, of which two are large waterslides (minimal 42 inches), and a number of other different swimming swimming pools. We spent a number of hours a day on the waterpark.

The one con is the waterpark and splash pad usually are not related, and it’s a must to go round and cross two bridges to get to the opposite. The lazy river is between them, and there isn’t an entrance to the lazy river.

There are just a few seashore chairs by the splash pad however no seashore chairs by the waterpark. We simply saved our gadgets on our seashore chairs on the seashore or pool.

Water Sports activities

Make the most of all of the included water sports activities that almost all family-friendly resorts cost you additional for. The watersports “desk” is correct on the seashore. Cease in and join the glass backside boat journey and snorkeling.

You possibly can stroll over every time they’re open and take the massive water trikes. They’re enjoyable to drive within the clear turquoise waters. Or seize a kayak or Hobie Cat! The banana boat rides are a blast in case your children are sufficiently old!

If you’re dive-certified, join just a few dives on the dive store. They do one-tank dives, making it simpler for households as you’re solely gone just a few hours as a substitute of half the day.

Seven Mile Seashore

Seven Mile Seashore is one of the best seashore in Jamaica, arms down. We’ve got a particular love for Negril and Seven Mile Seashore as a result of we received married on this seashore.

The seashore is seven miles lengthy, therefore the identify, and you’ll stroll the seashore for miles proper from the resort. We prefer to drop the youngsters off on the children’ membership and go for a stroll on the seashore, cease at a neighborhood seashore bar for a drink, and store for souvenirs.

Since it’s a public seashore, seashore distributors stroll up and down the seashore promoting souvenirs, fruit, parasailing, boat journeys, and extra. The distributors are tremendous pleasant and can attempt to make dialog with you. You possibly can say no thanks in case you are uninterested, and they’re going to maintain transferring.

Rooms at Seashores Negril Jamaica

There are 26 completely different room classes, some suites with Butler Service or Concierge Service. Some suites have a personal pool and personal rooftop deck.

We stayed within the new Firesky Villas, which have 4 bedrooms and are nice for big households. Pictured above is my daughter and me enjoying within the ocean in entrance of our beachfront villa. The present specials have some actually good offers.

If you’re the kind of traveler who isn’t in your room and isn’t too fearful about ocean views or the place you eat, then the most cost-effective room can be advantageous. When you prefer to be pampered, have your lounge chairs reserved, restaurant reservations made, or have coconut shrimp delivered to you on the seashore day by day at 4 p.m., you’ll desire a butler room.

Click on right here to be taught extra about Butler Service at Seashores Resorts and what all of it consists of to see whether it is one thing you wish to splurge on. See extra under on what to anticipate with private Butler Service.

Seashores Resorts Leisure

One thing is all the time occurring all through the day and each night time, from video games, reveals, silent discos, and extra. Whenever you test in, you’ll be given the weekly schedule, together with the each day leisure schedule.

Each night time (besides Thursday) within the Massive High Theater is the Sesame Avenue Present at 6 pm. Our youngsters cherished it. We normally went to the present earlier than dinner. On Thursday is the Sesame Avenue Parade at 5:30 p.m., a should if in case you have toddlers.

Free Household Photoshoot

Take up the photographers on a household photoshoot on the seashore. Belief us! The preferred spot is on the seashore with the Caribbean Sea because the backdrop, however the photographers know of different nice spots positioned all through the property.

We had our photographs taken at sundown with the entire household. I recommend reserving a time slot early on in your keep, simply in case the climate isn’t one of the best, children weren’t cooperating that day, and so forth.

Pictures will be bought for a further price of $20 a photograph, or photograph packages can be found. The photographs are delivered digitally. You obtain and print them at house. We despatched ours to Walgreens. They didn’t ask for Copyright permission, however it’s right here if wanted.

Bars

We didn’t get to essentially totally benefit from the bars….touring with children! We visited the swim-up bars each day, as our daughter cherished to swim over, climb up the bar stools within the pool, and order a “pink drink.”

There are two swim-up pool bars, one on the essential pool bar and one on the Piazza Pool bar. We stayed by Piazza Pool. It was the closest to the water park and our room.

The seashore bar subsequent to the Jerk Shack is a superb place to seize a drink in case you are at Pirates Island Water Park or on the seashore. This bar is open til 10 p.m. and was our go-to place for an after-dinner drink earlier than going again to our room.

The bars are stocked with premium alcohol like Hendricks, Tito’s, Appleton 12 Yr, Makers Mark, and so forth. The one beer they’ve is Purple Stripe, and sadly, there are not any onerous seltzer drinks.

Playground

After breakfast and dinner, we visited the playground. It was an excellent place to burn off some further vitality earlier than heading to mattress. There are just a few swings, slides, a rock wall, a wobbly bridge, and so forth.

Different Onsite Actions

Since we’ve got toddlers, we didn’t go to or partake within the following actions. If in case you have older children or teenagers, they may have a good time having fun with these actions.

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Seashores Negril – Issues to Know Earlier than Touring

What to Pack for Jamaica

Earlier than beginning our household, we traveled everywhere in the world (80+ international locations) with only one checked bag. However touring with a toddler or child requires far more planning and determining what to pack and too many luggage.

An apparent merchandise is sunscreen. You’ll undergo it. Belief us. We use the common sunscreen lotion and never the spray. Sunscreen spray doesn’t final almost as lengthy and goes throughout. We additionally love these sunscreen sticks for faces and ears.

Pack greater than sufficient diapers and swim diapers if in case you have young children. The present store sells them, however they aren’t low cost. Another choice is a reusable swim diaper like this. When you use these, deliver a couple of so that you all the time have a dry one.

Relying on the time of 12 months, the mosquitos and sand fleas on the seashore will be unhealthy. I’m a type of those who bugs simply love. I all the time pack bug spray. This 12 months, I used this deet free oil based mostly bug spray, which labored effectively. I put it on each night time, it doesn’t matter what.

Seashores Resort Gown Code

The costume code varies from restaurant to restaurant. Eating places are both Resort Informal or Resort Night Apparel.

Yaku is the one restaurant that requires resort night apparel. I solely pack one outfit that matches the resort night apparel necessities. Typically, you will notice males sporting shorts, a polo shirt, and sandals in a resort night apparel restaurant, BUT they may ask you to vary.

All eating places require swimsuits to be lined up, shirts, and sneakers/sandals. I sometimes throw on shorts with my one-piece swimsuit or my favourite swim coverup. I’ve this swimsuit paired with shorts, it appears like a pleasant bodysuit and shorts.

Resort Informal

• Shorts or denims, t-shirts or tank tops

Resort Night Apparel

• Gown pants or denims for males with a protracted or quick sleeve costume shirt (collar not required) and costume sneakers or sandals
• No shorts, t-shirts, tank tops, sneakers, flip-flops, hats, or caps
• Girls can mainly put on something—costume, capris, costume shorts, denims, and so forth.

The place is Seashores Negril Resort?

Seashores Negril is positioned on the island of Jamaica within the Caribbean. The resort is 47 miles (75 km) from Sangster Worldwide Airport in Montego Bay.

On common, the drive from takes 90 minutes however can take over two hours if there may be site visitors. Make certain to cease within the Seashores Resorts airport lounge and seize just a few snacks and a drink for the journey.

Flying to Jamaica

When trying to find flights to Jamaica, search for flights with the airport code MBJ. There are direct flights a number of instances a day from everywhere in the USA, which is vital when flying with toddlers.

On our current Seashores Negril 2023 household journey, we flew Southwest Airways from Milwaukee to Orlando for a brief layover after which to Montego Bay. We left Milwaukee at 7 a.m., landed in Jamaica at 12:55 p.m., and checked into our room by 4 p.m.

Listed below are just a few examples of flight instances to Jamaica:

If in case you have been taking a look at Caribbean resorts in your subsequent household trip, Jamaica and the Bahamas are the simplest to journey to. I really feel your cash goes additional in Jamaica.

Sandals Airport Lounge

After you go by way of immigration and customs and have all of your baggage, search for the Sandals Airport Lounge. It’s simply outdoors the customs space and subsequent to the Membership Mobay lounge.

You could cease in right here to let the workers know you’ve gotten arrived. They’ll tag your luggage and allow you to know when the subsequent shuttle departs.

Whilst you wait, go into the lounge and seize a beer, wine, soda, snacks, and so forth. We additionally recommend utilizing the lavatory earlier than leaving. The drive to Seashores Negril Resort is 1.5-2 hours lengthy.

Airport Transportation

Spherical-trip airport transportation from Montego Bay to Seashores Negril is included in your keep without spending a dime. If you want a personal switch to Negril, this may be organized.

We select to have a personal switch. We traveled with 4 adults, two toddlers, and too many luggage. It was good to go straight from the Seashores Jamaica Airport Lounge and straight into our switch and never wait for added passengers.

You possibly can add on personal airport transfers earlier than touring. You’ve got the choice of one-way personal or round-trip personal. If you’re going to do one-way, I might recommend including that to the entrance finish of your loved ones trip and touring again to the airport on the complimentary switch.

Butler Service at Seashores Resorts

We stayed within the brand-new Firesky Reserve Villas with butler service on our journey in 2023. Our butlers had been Neiko and Shanique, and so they had been superior. They went above and past and made our week much more wonderful.

You should utilize your butler as little or as a lot as you need. We don’t use our butlers an excessive amount of. I prefer to suppose. Right here are some things we had our butlers do all through the week.

Seashores Butlers are allowed to simply accept ideas. What to tip varies based mostly on how many individuals you’re touring with. What number of requests a day do you’ve gotten? And so on. A common rule of thumb is $50 a day per butler for a household of 4.

We recommend tipping a portion initially of your journey after which, based mostly on the service, tipping once more on the finish. Our butlers had been each there on our departure day, and we handed them every their money tip in particular person.

Laundry Amenities

There are laundry amenities accessible with washers and dryers. Make certain to deliver laundry pods should you overlook they’re on the market within the present store. I additionally recommend bringing some stain spray, these colourful blue and pink drinks stain. I really like this stain treater spray, and it is available in a pleasant small journey measurement.

Some rooms have an in-room washer & dryer. Our room did, and I used it. My children are messy, I choose to stain deal with and wash garments instantly.

Meals Allergy symptoms at Seashores Resorts

Touring with meals allergic reactions will be scary and nerve-racking. We all know…we all the time have an EpiPen on us and keep away from sure locations because of a tree nut allergy.

If in case you have any meals allergic reactions, make sure that to inform the resort prematurely. After reserving your journey, e mail [email protected] together with your reserving quantity within the topic line. The resort will work with you on various menus to accommodate your allergic reactions. You can too request to talk with the Head Chef upon arrival.

We all the time journey with two AUVI- Q EpiPens. They’re tremendous small, and we put them in this insulated carry case. Make certain to not depart your EpiPen out within the solar/warmth. We left our EpiPen in our room and solely introduced it after we had been going to eat.

Whenever you sit down at any of the a la carte eating places, the server all the time asks us if there are any allergic reactions on the desk. At Mariachis for breakfast, they went out of their option to get my son a croissant that wasn’t in the identical basket because the bakery with nuts.

Our son is allergic to tree nuts, ANA for cashews & pistachios. We knowledgeable the resort prematurely, however we all the time have been in a position to keep away from them on our personal. We didn’t eat any ice cream at Cafe de Paris as a result of they all the time had Pistachio ice cream. There have been additionally pistachios and cashews as toppings on the Yoyo’s frozen yogurt, however we felt snug consuming there.

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Enjoyable Issues to Do in Negril

If you wish to go on a Negril day journey or enjoyable excursions, listed here are a few of our favourite Negril actions.

The preferred tour is occurring one of many catamaran cruises. You possibly can e book immediately on the lodge or on-line right here, with the lodge’s tour firm, Island Routes.

We just like the Negril Catamaran sundown cruise. It stops on the well-known Rick’s Cafe, voted one of many high bars within the Caribbean. Rick’s Cafe is known for cliff soar; you possibly can swim out from the catamaran and into the ocean or watch the locals do some loopy excessive jumps.

When you stroll on the seashore, you possibly can e book parasailing, horseback driving, Tiki Pon Da Sea floating tiki bar, and so forth.

If you wish to get off the property for some grownup enjoyable and undergo downtown Negril, be a part of the One Love Bus Bar crawl. Go to native bars you’d have by no means discovered by yourself and meet different enjoyable vacationers. It has over 1,000 five-star evaluations.

If in case you have visited Negril earlier than and are searching for extra issues to do in Jamaica and don’t thoughts a street journey, take into account testing Floyd’s Pelican Bar. It’s a floating bar in the midst of the ocean. We’ve been many instances, and each time, it’s a blast.

Greatest Time to Journey to Jamaica

We traveled October 5-Twelfth on this journey, and the climate stated it will rain day by day. We had been somewhat nervous about it, however ultimately, whereas it did rain six out of seven days, it was all the time simply 5-Quarter-hour, normally within the late afternoon. We solely have one full sunny day. Most days, the solar got here and went with thick clouds.

The rain was a pleasant cool refresher with the warmth. It was a lot hotter than we had been anticipating. The texture like temperatures had been over 100, with the precise temperature within the excessive 80s and low 90s.

Over our many journeys to Jamaica, we’ve got visited in the course of the months of January, February, March, Could, June, September, and October. When you ask us, there may be by no means a nasty time to go to.

Technically, one of the best time to go to Jamaica is between December and March, when the climate is most predictable and has the least rain. Nonetheless, that is additionally the peak excessive season the place the resort is the busiest and costs are the best.

• Excessive Season in Jamaica – Mid-December by way of April
• Low Season in Jamaica – July by way of October
• Shoulder Season in Jamaica – Mid-April by way of July and November by way of Mid-December

A few of the greatest offers and costs are discovered throughout low and will season. Listed below are the present specials now.

Common Climate in Jamaica

Yr-round, you possibly can anticipate the temperature between 75°F–88°F, and really not often will the temperature get under 72°F or above 90°F

The climate within the Caribbean is unpredictable, identical to anyplace on the planet. We’ve got visited throughout January and February and a number of other wet days throughout our week. Humorous sufficient, our journeys in September and October have been the driest but in addition the most well liked…

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