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Negril has become Jamaica's foremost beach town, evolving over the past decade along with the changing nature of the tourists who come to bask in the sun and adopt the island's pace. Today, world-class restaurants and lodging provide an alternative to the low-key guesthouses and seafood stalls that became the norm during Negril's transition from fishing village to tourist boomtown in the 1970s. What was once Jamaica's secret paradise is today the heart of the island's diversified tourist economy.
 

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Banana Shout

Banana Shout (US$80-100 low season, US$150-200 high season) is owned by Milo Gallico and named after the Mark Conklin novel of the same name about Jamaica. It's a beautifully decorated property on one of the West End's most gorgeous stretches of cliffs. Four one- and two-bedroom cottages adorn the cliffs with cozy furniture and an artsy, rustic vibe. Beds have foam mattresses. A live band performs classic reggae covers every evening from Rick's Cafe next door, for an earful of music to set the mood for sunset.

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Charela Inn Hotel

Charela Inn (US$126\183 d low season, US$189\194 d high season) is a medium-size hacienda-style property with deluxe suites facing the beach, as well as more humble garden-view rooms. Charela is one of the more tasteful large properties on Seven-Mile Beach, with well-designed and lushly planted grounds.

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Rooms Negril

Rooms Negril (US$115\143 d) has basic garden view and oceanfront rooms with air-conditioning, cable TV, phones, and either one king-size or two double beds. Rates include continental breakfast.

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Kuyaba

Kuyaba is one of the longest-standing rental options on the beach and has developed into a handful of tasteful cottages. The more rustic cottages (US$56-64 low, US$70-77 high season) hold true to Negril's original hippie vibe, while newer, more elegant rooms (US$77-85 low, US$97-220 high season) have been added in recent years to round out the mix. Cottages have fans, the newer rooms air-conditioning, and spacious baths with hot water. A restaurant on the property has dependable food.

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Negril Yoga Centre

Negril Yoga Centre (US$30\75), also known as The Little Oasis, has simple, clean, and nicely decorated rooms with single and double beds. The center is tasteful and secure, with a very good restaurant that specializes in vegetarian curries and Thai food cooked to order. The property boasts, "There is no bar, no pool, and no dance club at the Centre which keeps our prices low, and our ambience low-key."

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Firefly

Firefly (US$60\96 d) offers a range of accommodations from studio apartments to beachfront penthouse suites, in a garden setting with an assortment of cottages and rooms in a multistory building.

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Chippewa Village

Chippewa Village is a rustic assortment of seven cottages on the morass side of Norman Manley Boulevard tastefully decorated in a Sioux motif. Owner John Babcook is a leather designer whose great-grandfather Red Shirt was chief of the Dakota Sioux and represented his nation at the 1906 World's Fair. Trails cut a quarter mile into the morass lead to a 16-foot viewing platform that affords a breathtaking 360-degree view of Negril, the morass, and the surrounding hills.

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Greenleaf Cabins

Greenleaf Cabins (next to Chippewa Village on the morass side of Norman Manley Blvd) has a spacious four-bedroom main building called Devon House, which sleeps up to seven people, and a next large structure with three bedrooms called Dolton House, which also sleeps seven (US$150 each building). Also on the property is a self-contained cottage with a full kitchen and two beds (US$60), as well as two rustic cabins (US$35), each with two beds, a small fridge, shower, and floor fan.

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Cortina's Cottage

Cortina's Cottage (US$75) is actually a studio apartment located in the Point Village complex at the end of Seven-Mile Beach. It's a good option for those looking for all the amenities normally associated with a large resort at an affordable price. Swimming pool access, a private beach reserved for Point Village, make Cortina's an excellent option on the beach. The apartment is tastefully decorated with plenty of curtains.

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Jamaica Tamboo

Jamaica Tamboo is perhaps best known as the location for some of the parties during ATI weekend around Independence Day. Occasional events are held at other times throughout the year as well, while it functions day-to-day as a restaurant and sports bar. The beachfront property has basic rooms and wireless Internet at a good value (US$60).

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