Jamaica

[AmyL4408 Member Find all posts View Profile Close AmyL4408]

Anybody own in Jamaica?


We love to travel there, have only stayed with Sandals.



I have never seen anything available with II to exchange into



We had heard the Ritz Carlton was putting in a timeshare, but it was a very expensive kind of thing. Out of our price range.


Half Moon is supposed to have a timeshare, but I have never seen anything available.

[Larry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Larry]

Anybody own in Jamaica?


We love to travel there, have only stayed with Sandals.



I have never seen anything available with II to exchange into



We had heard the Ritz Carlton was putting in a timeshare, but it was a very expensive kind of thing. Out of our price range.


Half Moon is supposed to have a timeshare, but I have never seen anything available.

We exchanged into Beaches Grand sport ( Now Sandals Ocho Rios and formelrly Ciboney) a few years ago but that was through RCI. I thought it was a great exchange and have seen it occassionaly on RCI. Haven't seen anything with II other than FDR resort but with the all inclusive fee you can do better buying a travle package deal there. When we went to Ocho Rios the all inclusive fee was about $700 per couple for the week which included transfers to and from the airport which was well worth the exchange.

[AmyL4408 Member Find all posts View Profile Close AmyL4408]

Oh yes! We would love to go to Sandals Ocho Rios!


I did find someone renting a week for $1500 + the All-Inclusve Fee.


That is about $500 less than the lowest category room costs to stay there.




But alas, I'm a II member

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

I've been to Jamaica many times and mostly stay in Negril 'cause I love it there. Never stayed at a timeshare in JA except for an AI on Runaway Bay that exchanges via RCI, and that was back around '94 or so. I think the only one that exchanges via II is the FDR resort, and honestly it looks kinda old and dumpy...and with the pricey AI, I agree you can do much better than FDR.

If you're in II, have you thought about maybe taking a two-week vacation, staying one week in Miami in a timeshare, like Marriott, and then fly from MIA to JA and stay at an indie resort or hotel in JA? If you've never tried it, I highly recommend the Blue Cave Castle in Negril. I've stayed there a coupla times over the years.

Cool runnings,

Carol C.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

On my one trip to Jamaica, I stayed at Montego Bay, but also visited Negril and Kingston. I have no great desire to go back to Mo' Bay and even less to Kingston, but I was impressed with Negril.