12-04-2019, 05:24 PM
Hey Tam!
Thanks for checking into this. This new thread thing is getting old for everyone I think lol.
No, you are SO RIGHT Negril is NOT the same as it was 10 years ago, shit, this crap hit close to home to me in 2005! Like you, we fell in love with the Negril of the 1980's and all that changed in 2002 (in my opinion).
Still...I guess I get nervous because (1) everyone lumps ALL of the West End together and the Deep West does indeed have a different thing going on that the rest of "the West". Our neighborhood was really not troubled by this garbage up until now. And....our neighborhood really doesn't get much tourist traffic at all. It concerns me when the coin is tossed and people say "I"ll just stay on the beach" when we have lots of lovely and safe places to stay, eat and hang out right here. Most of the folks on this board know and love the West End vibe.
Still, it like most was targeted (the motive rumor mill is just RIDICULOUS at this point) and with these arrests people are feeling less freaked. Look, people still go to Corner Bar despite the gun violence that is happening there so, there ya go. I just hate hysteria, it makes me nervous and gets people so so negative. Life goes on. I knew Patrizia for many years, she used to live in my yard and I hope she is resting easy. I hope we all (and by we and mean ALL OF WE) can heal and move on.
Tourism - I learned a phun phact the other day. Apparently, according to the JTB, tourism numbers in Negril have NOT dropped. Its room inventory that has massively increased and that makes sense....the Royalton took a 200 room property and turned it into a 600 room property....smaller hotels like Coco LaPalm and Rockhouse have been adding rooms. The silver lining to this is that many properties are offering great deals NOW (LTU Gardens, $49/night) and Catcha is planning a sale for the first week of January. The bad news is hotels that would run at 85% this week are now running at 50%. Its all going in the crapper and now I'm hearing of a 2,000 room mega resort being built in Green Island (from a pretty reliable source).
And where am I? Sitting here on my ass, watching the sunset (yes, I can watch it and type) in Negril, in my yard - Deep West End. Why? Because I can't quit her.....
Big love to you gal, thinking of you often....
Thanks for checking into this. This new thread thing is getting old for everyone I think lol.
No, you are SO RIGHT Negril is NOT the same as it was 10 years ago, shit, this crap hit close to home to me in 2005! Like you, we fell in love with the Negril of the 1980's and all that changed in 2002 (in my opinion).
Still...I guess I get nervous because (1) everyone lumps ALL of the West End together and the Deep West does indeed have a different thing going on that the rest of "the West". Our neighborhood was really not troubled by this garbage up until now. And....our neighborhood really doesn't get much tourist traffic at all. It concerns me when the coin is tossed and people say "I"ll just stay on the beach" when we have lots of lovely and safe places to stay, eat and hang out right here. Most of the folks on this board know and love the West End vibe.
Still, it like most was targeted (the motive rumor mill is just RIDICULOUS at this point) and with these arrests people are feeling less freaked. Look, people still go to Corner Bar despite the gun violence that is happening there so, there ya go. I just hate hysteria, it makes me nervous and gets people so so negative. Life goes on. I knew Patrizia for many years, she used to live in my yard and I hope she is resting easy. I hope we all (and by we and mean ALL OF WE) can heal and move on.
Tourism - I learned a phun phact the other day. Apparently, according to the JTB, tourism numbers in Negril have NOT dropped. Its room inventory that has massively increased and that makes sense....the Royalton took a 200 room property and turned it into a 600 room property....smaller hotels like Coco LaPalm and Rockhouse have been adding rooms. The silver lining to this is that many properties are offering great deals NOW (LTU Gardens, $49/night) and Catcha is planning a sale for the first week of January. The bad news is hotels that would run at 85% this week are now running at 50%. Its all going in the crapper and now I'm hearing of a 2,000 room mega resort being built in Green Island (from a pretty reliable source).
And where am I? Sitting here on my ass, watching the sunset (yes, I can watch it and type) in Negril, in my yard - Deep West End. Why? Because I can't quit her.....
Big love to you gal, thinking of you often....