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Villa rent in Runaway Bay , Jamaica, Caribbean |
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Hillside Resort Villa "Marmies Manor" (Ref:
2797)
meals on request villa in Runaway Bay, Jamaica |
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Review not verified by RentalSystems*
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(Submitted:
09/02/2007) |
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"I stayed at the Villa in Mid January and was met by the owners father. I can only say he was a delightful man. The villa was accessed by a small tracked road not in the best of conditions. Once onto the vast property this was totally forgotten. The villa was beautiful and so was the well fruited grounds. The view from the rear of the villa looking down onto the green canopy of trees and the ocean were by far my most enjoyable part of my families stay. The villa was very neutral in colour and looked to be well maintained. The satellite Television giving you most American programmes and thank god! Soccer was ann added bonus. My only negative point was I only had 1 week to sample the delights of the villa and in particular the area. It you want to get around you definitely need to hire a car which the owners father was only too happy to assist with. All in all a wonderful holiday in a beautiful villa. Keep up the good work.
Tracy Haines"
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Review submitted by Ronald
from USA
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(Submitted:
29/08/2006) |
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"The general property description was reasonable (views; swimming pool). Some amenities were not quite as expected (hotels). The local beach was only five minutes away; it was a real pleasure. The swimming pool was excellent. Excluding the cook's quarters (bedroom; shower and toilet), there were two full bathrooms. One shower was not worthy of the word; a mere trickle and simply unusable. The other bathroom had a working shower; just! Both bathrooms had good flushing toilets. There was a DVD player supplied. There was no satellite/cable TV service, as stated; frankly, a blessing (but it would disappoint other visitors we think). There were ceiling fans in the three bedrooms and the living area. There was none in the dining area; we perspired heavily while eating each evening. It took a full 2 hours to reach the house from Montego Bay airport (not 75 mins, as described). The last portion of access road to the house (about half a mile) was awful.
On vehicle hire; a renter should try and rent / or be collected by a reputable car hire firm. The minivan we were offered by the villa owner's representative was old, with no AC, though mechanically sound (a shock on first arrival after a tiring journey). A driver was available and drove us to the villa. We declined his services for the two weeks, being UK qualified drivers. A cook was available; that was very helpful, especially so with our young children (we have three under 12 and one teenager).
In short, we expected a holiday environment, similar in facilities to, say, Menorca (off Spain's coast). Instead, we found ourselves in an environment akin to East Africa (where we lived for 8 years). Once we adjusted to that fact, we were fine. We would not recommend to others unless they realised this basic fact.
Finally, the property owner's representative (his father) was a delightful senior citizen.
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Owner reply:
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Dear Ronald,
thank you for your candid review. I am always happy to recieve feed back on what the renter believes we are doing well and what things could do with a little attention. With regards to the stretch of road leading to the villa i can only apologise. The constant grind to get the local council to improve this stretch of road has so far been futile. This has been further irrating in light that a top hotel next door (HEARTS ACADEMY)requires use of this road as well. Please feel free to email me at my email address things you feel would vastly improve the villa for future renters. Once again thanks.
Roger
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Review submitted by Marsha
from Philadelphia PA
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(Submitted:
25/07/2006) |
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"The property was beautiful!. As the pictures show that's what we got and more. The property was huge and we got to tour the long stretches of the outdoors. The mangoes were delicious and they were in abundance . We could not keep up with the produce! Not to mention the gardens at the back with lime trees oranges breadfruit bananas.. We felt like we were on our own island in the villa! Love it!
The only fault I had was that there were no TV's in the bedroom (I knew this before I booked) and when we got there there was no dvd player or vcr or cable in the living room. I needed this mainly for our 3 yr old son. But we made the best of it!
If we are in the neighborhood we will definately stay at Marmies Manor again! Great Adventure!
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Owner reply:
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Marsha,
thankyou for your honest review with regards to the villa. I have studied every detail of your points, in particular to what i'm doing well and what i could and should do better . My father informs me that you were a delight to have at the villa and our home is always open to you and your family.
Roger
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