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One of the best swimming beaches if you like big surf. Care must be taken as there are reefs along some sections of the beach and the current is strong. The strip of beach near Chill Out Beach Bar has the best sand without reef. Not ideal for children and weak swimmers.
Blue Heaven Resort (cell tel. 876/420-5970, info@blueheavenjamaica.com, www.blueheavenjamaica.com) has two very basic cottages for a total of three rooms on a private cove just west of Long Bay Beach.
Seadream Villa (US$80-200) offers basic accommodations right in the middle of Long Bay Beach. The villa has three bedrooms--two downstairs with two double and two single beds, and one upstairs with two single beds--accommodating up to eight total. Three full baths have hot water. There’s cable TV and a CD player.
Likkle Paradise (tel. 876/913-7702, US$40), marked by a small sign across the road from Blazer on the Bay, is owned by Ms. Herlette and run by her family members. Two rooms are available for rent, one with a queen-size bed, kitchen, TV, and adjoining bath, the other a double with a separate bath dedicated for guest use.
Morgan’s Glass House Guest House (across from the Texaco gas station on the beach, contact Letecia Cunningham, a.k.a. Mama Lue, cell tel. 876/891-0516, US$4050) is a basic guest house with two rooms downstairs, each with two twin beds and a shared bath and a big kitchen and living room, and three rooms upstairs, two with one double bed each, and one with two twin beds.
The Glass House Restaurant (10 a.m.10 p.m Mon.Sat.), owned by Morgan’s Glass House Guest House and managed by Mama Lue, is located next door and marked with a sign that reads Sweet Daddy. It’s the best place for typical Jamaican dishes at local rates (US$35).
Chill Out Beach Bar & Restaurant (10 a.m.10 p.m daily, US$530) is a popular spot on Long Bay Beach for a bite or a drink. Chill Out hosts dances on special occasions. Local dishes and excellent seafood are served.
Blazer on the Bay Restaurant & Bar (located where Yahimba used to be, contact Paula, cell tel. 876/421-0646 or 876/407-4416, 8 a.m.10 p.m daily, US$530) serves Jamaican staples like fried and curried chicken, pizza, and shrimp, conch, fish, and lobster. It is located toward the eastern end of Long Bay Beach, just west of Chill Out Beach Bar.
Fisherman’s Park (corner of Pen Lane and the main road, contact manager Wayne, cell tel. 876/350-4815, 7 a.m.9 p.m daily, US$38.50) is an open-air bar and restaurant on the west side of town that serves fish when available, in addition to Jamaican staples.
Portland’s most quintessentially authentic seaside village, Manchioneel sees few visitors; a small anglers’ beach known as Sandshore, at the east end of the community, is the main attraction.
