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Couples Swept AwayvsIdle Awhile Beach
Both hotels are highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Couples Swept Away is the choice of most writers compared to Idle Awhile The Beach. Couples Swept Away has a TripExpert Score of 85 with approval from 9 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.
Couples Swept Away
Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide
Star Service
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Norman Manley Blvd, PO Box 3077, Negril, Jamaica
From $565/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Travel + Leisure "The 312 airy wood-and-tile suites are spread out over 17 acres of gardens along Negril's Seven Mile Beach." Full review
Rough Guide "Extensive landscaped gardens, great facilities and a sound environmental policy make this a better all-inclusive."
Star Service "Ranked among Jamaica's more popular all-inclusive adults-only properties, this place competes locally with its sibling Couples and Grand Lido, with a high-minded, low-calorie approach to resort living." Full review
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The staffers are responsive to requests and often call guests by name.
Fodor's "For sports-minded couples, this all-suites resort is known for its expansive sports offerings, top-notch facilities (Jamaica's best and among the Caribbean's best), and healthy cuisine." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"An all-inclusive resort hotel set on the beach at Negril — this has fantastic white sand giving gently into gin-clear shallows." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award
"Spread across 19 acres on Seven Mile Beach—"the most beautiful beach"—this all-inclusive comprises low-rise stucco buildings." Full review
Frommer's "This is one of the best beachside hotels in Negril -- conscious of both sports and relaxation." Full review
Lonely Planet "A magnificent all-inclusive, adults-only resort that boasts the island’s best-equipped sports and fitness facility." Full review
Idle Awhile Beach Frommer's Fodor's Rough Guide
DK Eyewitness Star Service The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $173/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "Enjoying a choice but narrow spot in the middle of Seven Mile Beach, this is an intimate, personal inn." Full review
Fodor's "This boutique hotel has a casual chic beach ambiance." Full review
Rough Guide "Sophisticated small hotel with beautifully designed rooms, all with a/c, TV and wi-fi."
DK Eyewitness "Classy and upscale place right on the beach and offering gorgeous rooms with private verandas, refrigerators, and all mod cons; the suites have a kitchen."
Star Service "Negril is not known for its intimate lodgings, but Idle Awhile Resort has created quite the reputation for itself, providing 14 whimsical accommodations with quintessential beach-house flair." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The name says it all – an excellent, low-key getaway in which to linger, right on the sand." Full review
Lonely Planet "This exquisite boutique hotel is highly recommended for airy, delightfully appointed rooms and suites that all drip with contemporary vogue and tropical decor." Full review
