Jim & Kathy - July, 2010

Breezes Grand Negril - July 3, 2010
 
This was our first trip to a Breezes, although we’ve been to Hedo II 10 times and Hedo III once, as well as various other Jamaican and Mexican resorts.   We went to Breezes (for a change ) because we wanted to relax without the nonstop party atmosphere of Hedo.  We now understand why Breezes Grand Negril is less expensive than Hedo.
 
The good things: 
The CO beach is a nice, clean beach. Disco was fun every night, and the main dining room entertainment was very good.  Much better than I've seen elsewhere.  Our air conditioning was great.  The food in the restaurants is good.  Not great but good.  The entertainment staff was a lot of fun.
 
Disappointments:
Our room was ready when we arrived, but we soon found out there was no running water.  At all.  We immediately notified the front desk thinking they would move us.  No such luck.  Returned to the room about 11 pm…no water.  24 hours later, after another visit to the front desk, the water was fixed.  Apparently water is viewed as an amenity.
 
We were disappointed to find out that there is no dinner buffet in the main dining room.  That means you must either make reservations every night or face a recurring menu at the Italian restaurant or Grand Café (if it’s open).  We didn’t like this because one of the things we like about being on vacation is the spontaneity.   So if you take a nap and miss your reservation, the food choices aren’t very good.  No midnight buffet either.
 
We went with 2 other couples who have been to GL Braco, Hedo, and other resorts.  On day 2 we all agreed we’d never be back.  In fact, we didn’t meet anyone who said they’d be back.  We are very easy going, but honestly there is no comparison to the service we’ve always gotten at Hedo and other places.  Some of the staff expressed their disappointment in the rebranding as they feel they used to work for a top notch resort and now the reputation is not very good. 
 
Jim & Kathy