by zaza107 » Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:27 pm
I went to Jamaica with my family when I was in uni, my sister was about ten and my brother was about three. We rented a villa outside Montego Bay and had a great time. My husband and I (pre-kid) went back about seven years ago and it's stunningly beautiful. We were in a condo on the Tryall estate outside Montego Bay and also spent about four days in a little hotel on the eastern end (Fisherman's cove?), where we saw more of "real" Jamaica. We got our condo from this place:
http://www.jamaicavillas.com/ and the woman who runs it was astonishingly helpful. We went in late November at the tail end of hurricane season, after which rates doubled! I'd suggest being near Montego Bay with littler ones, though not in the city itself. It's a lovely country, we encountered only incredibly friendly and helpful people and we had zero trouble, either time, but it's not risk-free. The east is a bit remote as the roads are less good, apart from right around Kingston and I doubt that's an ideal location for a family holiday, though it's really interesting. I'd love to go to Cuba...Another option is St John, part of the USVI and very beautiful.
I went to Jamaica with my family when I was in uni, my sister was about ten and my brother was about three. We rented a villa outside Montego Bay and had a great time. My husband and I (pre-kid) went back about seven years ago and it's stunningly beautiful. We were in a condo on the Tryall estate outside Montego Bay and also spent about four days in a little hotel on the eastern end (Fisherman's cove?), where we saw more of "real" Jamaica. We got our condo from this place: http://www.jamaicavillas.com/ and the woman who runs it was astonishingly helpful. We went in late November at the tail end of hurricane season, after which rates doubled! I'd suggest being near Montego Bay with littler ones, though not in the city itself. It's a lovely country, we encountered only incredibly friendly and helpful people and we had zero trouble, either time, but it's not risk-free. The east is a bit remote as the roads are less good, apart from right around Kingston and I doubt that's an ideal location for a family holiday, though it's really interesting. I'd love to go to Cuba...Another option is St John, part of the USVI and very beautiful.