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Bargain Rent-A-Car is the Avis franchise in Jamaica, with a range of vehicles including Hyundai Accent, Mitsubishi Lancer, Subaru Forrester, and Toyota Yaris, Corolla, and Camry, as well as vans. Prices range from the Yaris (US$74 low season/$114 high season) to the Nissan Urvan minibus (US$125 low/$166 high).
A Fi Wi Plaza, next to Scotia Bank by the roundabout, has crafts and T-shirts from Sun Island.
Catch a Falling Star (US$95-175 low season, US$120-250 high season) has five one-bedroom cottages, two two-bedroom cottages, and a recently completed thatch-roofed building on the cliffs with six units. Its cliff-top grounds are well maintained with neat walkways and verdant gardens, this is one of the choice properties on the West End.
Central Rent-A-Car (Gloucester Ave., tel. 876/952-3347, or Sunset Ave., tel. 876/952-7485, toll-free tel. 800/486-2738) rents Mazda, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda sedans, plus Toyota and Mazda minibuses (US$90\115 daily).
A&G Record Mart (4 Blake St., contact Janet cell tel. 876/488-1593 or 876/427-8766, 10 a.m.9 p.m Mon.Sat.) has a great selection of CDs, DVDs, LP singles and complete albums, 45s, and 33s. Gospel, R&B, dancehall, reggae, soul, soca, and calypso are well represented.
Eastern Rent-A-Car (16 West St., manager Kevin Sudeall tel. 876/993-4364 or cell tel.
New Dimension Supermarket and Scoop-A-Licious (Linda's Plaza, tel. 876/965-3875, 6:30 a.m.\7:30 p.m Mon.\Sat., 6:30\10 a.m.and 4\8 p.m Sun.) sells Devon House ice cream (US$2\2.25 cones, US$2\9 container) and basic groceries.
As Jamaica's primary gateway, Montego Bay is likely to be a part of any Jamaican itinerary, even if it's just in passing. For those stepping off a cruise ship for a matter of hours, on the other hand, it may be the only part of Jamaica that fits in the itinerary. Here are some suggestions for how to spend one day in Jamaica's second city, as it's often referred to locally:
A Mi Fi Tell Yuh (next door to Jewel Runaway Bay, noon-midnight daily) is an alfresco bar and grill where regulars gather in the evenings for a few drinks. Proprietor Robert Taylor can always be found on-site manning the bar or preparing steam fish with crackers. Diners require a reservation.
Bak A Yaad is located on West End Road across from Ricks Cafe in Negril, Westmoreland. It is a great location for all the entertainment, cliff diving, restaraunts and night life in Negril. They offer a dining facility, clubhouse, a pool, and 8 new cottages that will enhance your experience.
