oh i LOVE the resort! if you are on VACATION...why not be on vacation.

whats missing in this thread, i think ppl feel restricted and dont want to do the resort thing (not the only reason) but i think the fact that "overnight guest" are not allowed on resprts certainly impacts the decison to want to stay away from resorts.

But i have done both and have always felt robbed when i dont do AI cuz its much cheaper

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it dont take a blind man to see it 1stP

Yes BC it worked for me, I had the best of both worlds

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Can we have a blind Smillie please

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Hey - I will admit it!! My last trip to Jamaica, before Sean moved here, I looked at booking us into an AI (as his birthday fell in that trip). And it was way too expensive to pay for both of us to stay there. We decided to spend the money on having a big birthday party for him with his friends, because we were pretty certain he would be leaving there shortly after to come to Canada. We stayed with his Grandma.

Some of the package deals are great, but if you have to pay for another person to stay there too, it gets pretty expensive, which is why we usually opted to stay with his Grandma, unless we were travelling around, then we would stay in small hotels.

You dont count yuh married lololol

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I think part of it too is that there is some sort of "status" thing with saying you have experienced the "real" Jamaica, like that makes your trips more meaningful.

My sister went to Jamaica years ago - her boyfriend at the time won a trip there to Couples in Negril. The only thing they did off resort was golf. Having been there now myself, I do think she missed out by not seeing some other things, but that was what they wanted at the time. Now my family wants to plan a big trip where we all go - and she will certainly see a lot more of what that country has to offer.

Thats what I don't understand, by how some people speak you would think they lock you in the hotel..... OMG I could NEVER go to Jamaica of all places and be restricted to one place, that would be sheer torture

And by the way some of the places that I have seen some on here visit who say that they hate resorts, I really could not see how that was for "Status" truss mi, from what I see some like to take major risks hanging in the most dangerous areas with virtual strangers and then come back spouting off about what a fantastic time they had because they saw "real" Jamaica. They need to realise that there are some very affluent places in "real jamaica" also. Those kind of trips dont give them "Status" it just shows that they are downright foolish.

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ya know! U know the asses was shook! Flicken posers! hmpf

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I have no problem admitting that there are just some places in Jamaica I would not stay! Even though I know I would be safe with my husband, I just wouldn't be comfortable.

I totally agree - I would not take some of those chances - I wouldn't do some of those things here, in my own country, I am certainly not going to go on vacation and do that!

Well they are allowed if they pay to stay there....

I think they have good and bad points....My thing was that when i stayed at Riu in Ochi it was far away from stuff so I prefer if I stay in a hotel to be right in the action....closer walk to town.. most of the Ai's don't have that....but really the all included food and drinks...and nightclubs on property...can save you a lot of money....

Good point - about getting around. That is definitely true of some of these large AI's - and if you don't know the route taxi system, it could get expensive taking taxis back and forth.

In Mexico, they had free shuttles to some of the centres - do most of the AI's in Jamaica do that as well??

I agree about the affluent places.....there are some really nice neighborhoods around...really nice areas in kingston too.....I don't like to go to risky places and D doesn't feel the need to take to them....The "real" jamaica is very diverse....at least the places I go.....

i love a good resort, enjoying no-braining it... its has never limited me... my hubby is from kingston and has stayed at just about every major AI resort on the island at some point or other

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