Idle Awhile Resort - Negril

Great location, beautiful scenery. Small bathroom, and no outlet in bathroom.

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

The hotel is amazing! The rooms are well kept and the staff made us feel very welcomed. The grounds around the hotel are well maintained and tropical. It sits right on 7 Mile Beach and is quite beautiful. The hotel restaurant aply named Chill Awhile was great. I highly recommend Idle Awhile.

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This was a great hotel to experience 7 mile beach.

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Had a slight snafu for checkin which was all my fault. The Idle Awhile staff took care of me to make it a non-issue. Complimentary drink was a nice touch, and the footsteps to the white sands of Negril was so welcomed.

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Great hotel, much better than the all-inclusives.

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This is a small cool hotel right in the middle of 7 mile beach. It was great to be at a place we could relax. I would suggest bring or buying some bug spray for the evenings.

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the hotel is lovely and the staff friendly and professional. We called months ago to find out about our suite and the noise level. they assured us it would be quiet. We were in room 101 and the noise level was horrible. Music from down the road until after 2am, some sort of pump noise and being located next to the main walkway next to the office and […] kitchen, constant noise which felt like we were in the same room. Extremely noisy when I was assured it would not be. Pounding all day next door (what were they building???) The peddlers in the beach literally put mushrooms on our beach chairs, would not leave unless we paid them, and got in my face yelling "paypayas, pineapple, fruit..." when I was trying to sleep. No peace on the beach as well. We came home exhausted and tired. The kitchen/bar staff were wonderful. In fact all of the staff was delightful.Flight home was crazy-had one hour to go thru customs in Charlotte, reclaim and recheck our baggage again, go thru security and barely made our flight because we literally ran from one end of the airport to the other - they had closed the tarmac door but opened it for us, but did not for my handicapped friend who was coming on a cart even though I told them she was right behind us. One suitcase was kept by TSA so that was 3 for 3 on return baggage with US air and TSA. Jamaica=starving people and animals. Not so lovely unless you keep on those rose colored glasses. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

The idle awhile is a great place if you wanna get away for a nice vacation. Beautiful clean rooms with beautiful ocean and great staff. The hospitality and friendliness is what makes it even better. Totally recommend :)

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The staff is very friendly and the food is good. The hotel is perfectly located in the middle of 7 mile beach. This is a great value.

Genuine Expedia guest review

terrific stay! will definately return to this hotel if in town again. FYI... there's a discount for returning customers. pros: -chack in/out is fast and easy -great staff service -great location with lots of dinig options within walking distance -nice/clean beach, great lounge chairs and floating mats for the water -food is great and comes out fast -room […] is modern compared to surrounding options cons -showers are open and water gets everywhere in the bathroom, had to ask for towels to soak up water on the floor -mosquitos/sand bugs, not really hotel's fault but make sure to bring spray -vendors on the beach, although if you're still being bothered after the "no thank-you", hotel security will swiftly take care of it ;) must do: -cosmos: local food place on the beach past Beaches resort - west end: visit The Cliffs (sister property), better food there as well like at 3dives or push cart Read more

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Beautiful, elegant, clean, friendly, perfect beach, great food, wonderful in literally every respect.

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This was my first time at Idle awhile, I have to admit that I was somewhat spectacle because it was not all inclusive and I was traveling alone. Ive stayed at other Large All Inclusive resorts before and wanted something a lilttle more personal. Well Idle Awhile was everything I couldve asked for. Security is always present at the resort. Location was […] great , its right on the beach, my room was litterally steps away from the beach every morning, I was able to walk to other places on the island to eat local foods and it was very inexpensive. The staff was very friendly , and I met some great people during my stay at the resort. I just loved it. You have access to everything right there on the beach, jet ski, snorkling, glass bottom boat rides, Margaritaville its just a short walk away.. Next Time I come back to Negril this is definetly where I will be staying. Read more

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This was my first time at Idle awhile, I have to admit that I was somewhat spectacle because it was not all inclusive and I was traveling alone. Ive stayed at other Large All Inclusive resorts before and wanted something a lilttle more personal. Well Idle Awhile was everything I couldve asked for. Security is always present at the resort. Location was […] great , its right on the beach, my room was litterally steps away from the beach every morning, I was able to walk to other places on the island to eat local foods and it was very inexpensive. The staff was very friendly , and I met some great people during my stay at the resort. I just loved it. You have access to everything right there on the beach, jet ski, snorkling, glass bottom boat rides, Margaritaville its just a short walk away.. Next Time I come back to Negril this is definetly where I will be staying. Read more

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This is our 2nd visit to this great little hotel, where the feel is more like being in someone's backyard garden that fronts a beach. The staff is lovely and the location is great. The lounge chair pads that double as floating rafts can't be beat and you couldn't pick a more lovely spot to Idle Awhile.

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We started our trip staying on the cliffs at Catcha Falling Star and stayed at club Riu a few night too. We ended our trip at Idle Awhile and it was our favorite. The beach was the most beautiful beach I've ever seen and the hotel was the nicest from the three. Although Catcha had much better service and food, we still preferred the location of Idle […] awhile and the room. This place also looked much nicer than any of the surrouding hotels we walked by. We had a view of the ocean and a lovely patio surrounded by what looked like a jungle. I've stayed at a lot of nice hotels but this place is my favorite hotel I've stayed in. Read more

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My new husband and I choose to book a small local hotel vs. an all-inclusive because we did not want to feel obligated to stay on property and eat on property because we paid so much money to do so. Also, we had just had a hectic year of planning a wedding to have a tornado hit during our cocktail hour...that is a whole different story, so we wanted […] somewhere quiet where we didn't have to wake up early to reserve lawn chairs or make reservations or wait in lines to get info from the concierge. We found just what we were looking for at Idle Awhile, most of the staff were nice. They do move at their own pace but that is a Jamaican thing. The food there is the BEST! Cons: It was so humid & the a/c kept breaking, we were only there 5 nights & would have rather not spent time dealing with it, the housekeeper said there were no other rooms to move to if they couldnt fix it, I was not happy about that, but they fixed it after 3 hrs. The bathroom is open at the top & you can hear everything, & there is only a shower with no guard to keep the water from spraying into the rest of the bathroom, everyday I would soak up the water w/ a towel & the towel would be like orange from the minerals & such in the grout of the bathroom floor. They have security that is supposed to help keep beach vendors to a minimum and curb them approaching you but they dont. You go to relax & then have to fend off the vendors which is NOT relaxing, they are just trying to make money. See next for pros Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

going to Negril was definitely a treat! compared to the larger resorts, Idle Awhile has a small entry way which scared my sister. once on property, it is a gem. It is more like a boutique hotel in every sense and is very intimate with a limited number of rooms. they do allow kids so quite a few people had small toddlers. the walls and ventilation leave […] it so that you can hear nature and children. the restaurant had great food which was reasonably priced-- unlike an experience we had in MoBay. the rooms and bathroom were cleaned to the T! there was also a nice patio to enjoy drinks, food, music, etc. right off our room. Also, I wouldn't recommend getting a rental car; taxis are fine and relatively cheap. you can shuttle in from MoBay or call the hotel to make arrangements. Read more

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We just loved staying here - smaller place - pristine, friendly staff and nice meals in the cafe facing the ocean. We were spoiled with attention...will return.

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Beautiful, lush green location, fronting on the beach. Spacious, comfortable suite, huge balcony with hammock, quiet, blackout bedroom with a/c. Really good food with an attentive chef, vegetarians accommodated. Wonderful staff.

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El personal es muy amable, excelente predisposicion y la playa encantadora

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