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Finding an ideal budget friendly resort in Negril does not have to be difficult. Welcome to The Gardenia Resort, a nice option for travellers like you.
Free wifi is offered to guests, and rooms at The Gardenia Resort offer a kitchenette and air conditioning.
During your stay, take advantage of some of the amenities offered, including room service. Guests of The Gardenia Resort are also welcome to enjoy a pool and a lounge, located on site. For travellers arriving by car, free parking is available.
When you’re feeling hungry, be sure to check out Rick's Cafe, Ivan's Bar & Restaurant At Catcha Falling Star Hotel, and Rockhouse Restaurant, which are some seafood restaurants that are popular with locals and out-of-towners alike.
During your visit, be sure to check out Mary, Gate of Heaven Catholic Church (1.8 km), which is a popular attraction within walking distance of the resort.
The Gardenia Resort looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Negril.
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Norman Manley Boulevard, Negril Jamaica
Pure Oasis Negril
86 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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We booked 2 rooms at The Gardenia Resort from Dec 28, 2012 to Jan 10, 2013. It is across the street from the beach. It is a nice looking and quiet hotel and could be great if they read these reviews. The hotel was booked solid for the holidays, so we were put in the rooms at the very back of the hotel property, on the second floor, side by side to each other. Now let me just say, I believe that no matter if you pay $20 or $200 a night there are somethings that you just expect from your room. Cleanliness, air-conditioning, running water, a phone (for emergencies) and safety. Our rooms were clean, we had air-conditioning, but no running water on several occassions (they claimed it was a problem with the town not the hotel), no phone and safety left something to be desired. Safety deposit boxes are in the office, which is only open certain hours. Security is low, especially around the resort near the back. Rooms are easily broken into, especially the rooms with lots of windows. One of our rooms was entered (broken into) while we were sleeping....someone pried open the window and entered our room taking money. Not a great deal of money as it was near the end of our trip. The person who entered the room had to be small as the window entered was little and tight. Thank goodness we didn't wake up and no one was hurt. We discovered what had happend in the morning. We believe it was an employee working at the resort, due to circumstances that occurred before the break in and after the break in, that I will not mention as it is speculation at this point . Just beware of who may be listening to your conversations. The manager, Richard is a nice man, he was very apologetic and police were called, but Richard does need a class on how to take charge of situations and please the guests. Lots of problems around hotel, pool not working, hotel front desk phone not working, water not working, so toilets did not work either. No phones in the rooms. I felt we should have been given some, if not all of our money back for our stay in one of the rooms, as there were just too many problems. Negril overall is a very beautiful and safe place. I have stayed in Negril many times at different hotels, from expensive to cheaper. I love it and will always stay in Negril. Would we stay at the Gardenia again? More than likely, No. Lesson learned....A quiet hotel is not necessarily a safer hotel.
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Date of stay: December 2012
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ducksmom canada Reviewer 3 reviews 17 helpful votes “ROOM BROKEN INTO WHILE WE SLEPT!!” Reviewed 22 January 2013 We booked 2 rooms at The Gardenia Resort from Dec 28, 2012 to Jan 10, 2013. It is across the street from the beach. It is a nice looking and quiet hotel and could be great if they read these reviews. The hotel was booked solid for the holidays, so we were put in the rooms at the very back of the hotel property, on the second floor, side by side to each other. Now let me just say, I believe that no matter if you pay $20 or $200 a night there are somethings that you just expect from your room. Cleanliness, air-conditioning, running water, a phone (for emergencies) and safety. Our rooms were clean, we had air-conditioning, but no running water on several occassions (they claimed it was a problem with the town not the hotel), no phone and safety left something to be desired. Safety deposit boxes are in the office, which is only open certain hours. Security is low, especially around the resort near the back. Rooms are easily broken into, especially the rooms with lots of windows. One of our rooms was entered (broken into) while we were sleeping....someone pried open the window and entered our room taking money. Not a great deal of money as it was near the end of our trip. The person who entered the room had to be small as the window entered was little and tight. Thank goodness we didn't wake up and no one was hurt. We discovered what had happend in the morning. We believe it was an employee working at the resort, due to circumstances that occurred before the break in and after the break in, that I will not mention as it is speculation at this point . Just beware of who may be listening to your conversations. The manager, Richard is a nice man, he was very apologetic and police were called, but Richard does need a class on how to take charge of situations and please the guests. Lots of problems around hotel, pool not working, hotel front desk phone not working, water not working, so toilets did not work either. No phones in the rooms. I felt we should have been given some, if not all of our money back for our stay in one of the rooms, as there were just too many problems. Negril overall is a very beautiful and safe place. I have stayed in Negril many times at different hotels, from expensive to cheaper. I love it and will always stay in Negril. Would we stay at the Gardenia again? More than likely, No. Lesson learned....A quiet hotel is not necessarily a safer hotel.
Room Tip: Make sure windows are permanently secured, use safety deposit boxes, stay in rooms at front of hote... See more room tips ****UPDATE - Oct 29, 2013**** While looking to book at trip to Negril once again, I decided to give The Gardenia a second chance if they would do a good will gesture and accomodate us with a price match to our previous trip mentioned above. They had the space and requested that this review be removed, I agreed and all that was left was the price match. I was very shocked and disappointed to receive a call from the Manager Richard adiving us that his superior was unwilling to do the price match as a good will gesture since they were so insistant on this review being removed as they claim it has effected their buisness. Well... I am still in search of a hotel and I know I will find one. But people please be weary of the rooms at this hotel. They are not very secure especially any that are not in the main areas. Good Luck!
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Date of stay: January 2013
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In Jamaica, you definitely get what you pay for, and that is not completely a bad thing. Lately when I visit Negril, I am on a budget and have been searching for hotels for under $50 a night. Thus far I've stayed at Pure Gardens, Sun Beach, Paul's Apartments and now Gardenia Resort. I want to review each one on its own.
GARDENIA - I picked this one because of the pictures on the website (which looked decent enough) and the crazy low $38 a night price tag that I paid for 7 days. The hotel is definitely older. Which means there are good things and bad things that you will experience during your stay. Our room ended up being way in the back by the pool and jacuzzi, which by the way hadn't been cleaned so we did not utilize either during our stay. The room was large, as was the king size bed. The room itself was clean. We had daily maid service and they were all very friendly. I cannot say the towels were squeaky clean though, so we used our own beach towels for the most part but the we had no issues with the bed linens. The water was lukewarm in the shower and not the best pressure in the world but it definitely served its purpose. The front desk staff was friendly and that is all that we saw. They don't bug you at this resort. You're left to your own devices. As a matter of fact, I don't even recall seeing another guest in our four unit block of rooms so we wandered around like we owned the place. It had a nice big balcony with a cute two person bench to relax on. Very quiet. Very private. Very Basic. If you go in to this hotel, not expecting more than the bare minimum (room, bed, shower, t.v, maid service) and you're not picky, you will be just fine here.
PURE GARDENS - This location is also an older hotel that I have reviewed before. You get a basic room, the mattresses are far from fluffy, so my husband and I took the mattress off the other unused bed and put it on top of ours. Instant pillow top! (as I said, we are not picky). The room was clean, you get daily maid service, and a nice little veranda to sit out on. Just like Gardenaia, Pure Gardens has a great deal of trees and flowering plants which is nice. I will say this though, we had to change rooms from the first one we were offered and were much happier with the second option they gave us. Every room is not the same. The front desk staff are great for the most part and will assist with most requests. We had one issue with a maintenance guy grumbling about having to provide us a mini fridge once we changed rooms but that was minor. The pool is big and deep enough to dive. You can also get massages out by the pool deck which was nice. Again, basic room, clean, shower, better pool than Gardenia, but none of these locations have a "sparkling clean pool" if you know what I mean. But at least at Pure Gardens, we didn't notice that until the end of our trip and it was slight. SUN BEACH - Sun Beach is a bar, not a hotel, but the owners have a few rooms that if available you can rent. Sun Beach is literally on the beach. You walk out of your room and you're there. The rooms are very basic. I did however like the size and comfort of the beds here a great deal better. The room was large, shower, t.v, no regular maid service. They do have a maid, but depending on your in and out schedule in your room, you might miss her, which we did for several days. But we're not pigs so it wasn't a problem. When we needed towels or supplies all we had to do was walk up to the bar. The bar staff is super nice and they brought us whatever we needed. No complaints. Sun Beach is all about location, and is probably one of the few places that have rooms right on the beach. This one is NOT advertised however so scheduling is a little tricky.
PAUL'S APARTMENTS - We found this one when we needed a cheaper place to take the sting off the cost of a location wedding. This is a larger home, that has been converted into individual apartments off of Non Lampriel Road (don't quote me on the spelling). Its further into Negril past Sweet Spice restaurant (if you know where that is) so you'll need a cab to get back to the beach side. We liked this place because it was safe, it has a huge locked gate that you get a key to, Paul (the owner) is onsite downstairs and makes himself available for any question you may have, our room (not all) had a full kitchen and fridge in it. Granted there was a small battle to be fought with some invading ants, but we won. Clean room, shower, veranda, and a kitchen to cook your own food for $50. For me, you can't beat that with a stick. Again, there is always a downside. You don't get $50 rooms AND perfect service. The power went out one night for an hour or so. There is no pool, no jacuzzi, no nothing like that. When we went to try to walk to the beach, we soon realized that the rocky path on the way there was not going to make it easy. But this place felt really homey. Paul is very welcoming and we would definitely go back.
IF ANYONE ELSE KNOWS OF $50 OR UNDER ROOMS THAT ARE WORTH AN HONEST BALANCED MENTION - Please feel free to add to the post. I'm all about saving money and not always paying for the glitz and glamour if the basics will do I will add more pics later. HAPPY TRAVELS!!
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Date of stay: May 2014
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There were so many things wrong with this place that I've just decided to go ahead and list them.
- Security consists of a guy at the gate wearing a Toronto Raptors jersey who lets anybody in. The lighting within the compound is very bad and there are rogue males wandering around at all hours. If I was female, I would have been very uncomfortable. - If you're on the second floor and the hotel is close to half full, expect to be without water most of the time. Don't worry though, you can always use the cold water spout outside. - The food at the hotel restaurant is terrible. - Some of the rooms have 5 single beds in them. - If you're near the pool then expect to be up all night. The bar is 24/7 and the music is quite loud. - The pool itself is one of the nastiest I've seen. It's filled with hair, soap, grass, insects, etc. - The jacuzzi that others have mentioned is a misquitto infested, muck filled hole.
If you have the oppurtunity to stay ANYWHERE else in Negrill, then by all means I recommend you do so.
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I wouldn`t put a dog in the daniel village ,it was unbelieveable my two children wouldn`t stay in thier room . so we all end up in ours, the cockroachers where huge. complained about kids room, saying they couldn`t sleep in it.As for the food you just couldn`t eat what was put out, every day we had to buy out. we ask to be moved to another hotel only to be told we had to pay a extra 2 thousand pounds to move of which we carry round with us.many people paid to be moved it is a place that you should avoid. the only good thing was that we got to see alot of things as we couldn`t bear to stay in the hotel.
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I stayed here on a sprng break trip in college. This was a nightmare from hell! Whatever you do, do not stay here. No sheets, no shower curtains, no air condition, gross completely nasty!!! Had to shower in the pool show becuase the water shut off. This is a VER VERY SAD SAD excuse for a resort. It is a dump. Avoid at all cost!
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Date of stay: June 2013
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I have been booking last minute deals for years and have never been stung - until now! Daniel Beach is rustic to say the least. It has the potential of being a beautiful hotel but has been allowed to fall into disrepair. The day that we got there, the swimming pool was as green as a shamrock and it took nearly a week for them to clean it. Our room was one of the best they had, with a private balcony and windows all around. Other guests weren't so lucky.
Many of the larger, self-catering rooms were damp, had beds smelling of urine, poor/no lighting, dirty floors and in general felt like caves. Also - the range of insect life stalking the bathrooms was quite breathtaking! Not surprisingly, many guests insisted on being transferred within the first day or two.
In spite of the above - my friend and I decided to give the place a go. There is a rustic charm to the buildings at Daniel Beach (if you look closely enough).
Unfortunately, the harrassment from the male members of staff (including the security staff), was too much to overlook. For 3 weeks we endured inappropriate comments, touching, and being heavily overcharged for everything (J$500 for one round of toast)! Complaints to the management resulted in the two of us being surrounded in the bar one night by male friends of the staff, and being so badly intimidated that we packed a bag and rented another room for the night. (This can be verified by Airtours if the management dispute this)!
Both of us ladies are familiar with Jamaica and are seasoned travellers. The one place that you should be guaranteed to feel/be safe is in your hotel. Daniel Beach is not in my opinion a safe environment and I couldn't with good conscience recommend it to anybody - especially female tourists.
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Date of stay: May 2005
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I'd like to think I am a very reasonable person. I am by no means picky. I frequent Jamaica often, 2-4 times a year and have stayed in accommodations from 4&5 stars to rooms with no TV or internet and in the middle of nowhere. I will say if it weren't for the tolerant and patient staff I would have lost it at this place. I reserved a kitchenette months in advance for a six night stay during New Year's Eve. We arrived there were no kitchenettes available. OK no problem. We were put in a room that had wifi, a 19 inch TV (it was literally the size of a computer monitor ... not complaining yet) and two full sized beds when we paid for Queen size, no mirror and at times no water pressure, the water trickled out of the shower head, still no problem. The room was clean though the decor was lacking. I felt like I was in a prison cell. I informed Richard, the manager, that we were not satisfied with our room. He apologized and said he would have us moved when a kitchenette became available. TWO DAYS LATER!!! We were moved into a kitchenette. We inspected the room everything seemed to be good. We went pool side and had the breakfast buffet which was limited but ok if you like Jamaican fair...which I do. If you want bacon and eggs, toast, pancakes and that sort of thing you won't be happy. They had it but it was cold and once it ran out that was it. There wasn't even enough clean cups for me to have a cup of tea and then the sugar and milk ran out on more than one occasion. The last day of out trip we were told by one of the staff that chef had quit.) After eating breakfast we went out for the day and moved into the room that evening. The "F-ing " air conditioner was not working, there was no wifi no cell phone reception, no hot water, no pots or dishes in the kitchenette the mini fridge was the only thing working. I was beside myself. Oh and the rooms do not have telephones so I had to walk to the front desk in the middle of the night to complain and there was NO ONE THERE. The only person on the grounds was the security guard at the front gate. So I yelled at him..sorry security guy but I was pissed. He was nice, he tried to help by seeing if he could adjust the hot air coming out of the air conditioner. I was yelling so loud that someone next door who seemed to be a long term tenant said he had control of the hot water for that section of the hotel and would turn it back on. Huh.. why is one person controlling the water for five rooms. Anyway...I got a hold of Richard and told him we want to go back to the other room (which was the lesser of two evils) It was occupied, so we were put in a better room by the staff who seem to be fustrated by Richard's lack of organization, and management leadership. The last room was better however I was concerned by the fact that it was facing the parking lot and the front doors were glass payned french doors with curtains on them, the kind of doors you would have inside of a home, not as an entry way. Those doors could have easily been manipulated and opened. The day we check out Richard had the nerve to charge us for the kitchenette. I told him he had to adjust the bill because we only stayed in the kitchenette for one out of the six nights. There were so many unhappy guests there that I felt sorry for the staff who were receiving complaint after complaint and did the best they could. I even tipped those that went out of their way, above and beyond to accommodate us. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL to someone looking for amenities. If you just want somewhere to lay your head and don't mind having your passport and valuables with you at all times then this is an OK spot to be.
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Date of stay: January 2014
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have been here one week ,wish I was home.From the moment we arrived the place was smelly and filthy.We have had cockroaches in our room ,,our clean towel are smeared with excrement and are subject to a daily barrage of racism and rudeness from some of the staff.English people are not welcome here. This is just the tip of the iceberg, I will be sending a full draft of our experience to the appropriate people and the media when ii get home.Anyone reading this beware , do not come to Gardina Plaza!
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Date of stay: September 2013
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Initially we had a reservation at Pure Garden Resort. However, we were transfer to Gardenia because the hotel was overbooked. Upon arrival at Gardenia, the property was very quiet so much so that we saw no one at the front to check us in. Once the lady at the front desk came back from wherever she was she was not very pleasant and very rude. On a positive note, the housekeeper Angie was a doll, she was so nice and friendly and helpful. She showed us 3 rooms all of which was crappy we choose the one we thought was the best. The room just remind me of a rundown motel it was horrible. The pool was very dirty, the entrance to the hotel looks nice until you enter. I would never visit this dump ever again. We only stayed one night could not imagine stayer there long.
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Date of stay: March 2015
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Good day,
Our hotel is now open and under new Management.
Thank you for your interest in our Resort.
Have a great day.
Best Regards,
Julia
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Gardenia Resort
There are more places to choose from in the Negril area.
ALSO KNOWN AS
daniel village hotel negril, daniel village negril
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
The Gardenia Resort
LOCATION
CaribbeanJamaicaWestmoreland ParishNegril
NUMBER OF ROOMS
75
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