We decided to stay in this hotel prior to our trip to Jamacia because I had not seen any bad review on this one. I am sorry I did not spend enough time on my research before making my reservation.

When my husband and I first arrived, the hotel looked old on the outside and I was hoping the inside would be better based on their pictures. I was wrong!!. The inside was very rundown -
1. the mattress was not comfortable; 2. You can't get hot water in the Kitchen; 3. The paint on the wall was peeling off; 4. the bathroom sink was not very stable; 5. I locked the bathroom door once and I could not get out because the lock was so rusty, my husband had to call someone at the front desk to hummar the lock to get me out; 6. The air conditioning unit was not cool enough in January, you can imagine how hot it would get in the summer; 7. I even found ants crawing in the kitchen floor and once in the diner on my breakfast plate; 8. The phone did not work for the first two days.

When I saw the ants and had problems with the phone, I asked to switch to a different room. They gave me a different room (the phone and hot water worked in this unit, but it was streaming hot when I first got there), but the deadbolt lock in this unit could not be locked from the outside. So I asked for another unit and they said they did not have any more room with the kitchen. We then demanded for a refund (I paid my travel agent upfront for 6 nights), then the manager sent someone up to fix the phone and gave us a bug spray. If I had not spent $91 a night there already, I would have checked out this hotel long time ago. Most people staying there were only for a night or two; I could see people coming and going very often.

The security guard and the lady at the internet cafe were the nicest hotal staff all around. The guy at the front desk charged me $16.38 for the phone calls that I made (average $1 per local call) and I gave him $20. He said he did not have change and sent someone to get a change at the gift shop. When he returned, the guy gave me $160 Jamaican dollars back (less than $2.50 @ $1US to $66). I then told him to give me $500 Jamaican and gave him back $300 Jamaican $. For some reason, he kept telling me that I still owed him $6.38US because he now only had $10 US. I had to explained to him 3 times that I gave him $20 US. At the end, I told he that he sent a guy to get change for the $10 and that was why he only got $10US +$460 Jamican dollars left. I don't know what he was trying to pull here; whatever it is, he was not very honest at all.

The public beach was about 5 minutes walk and the admission fee was $200 Jamaican or $3.25US per person. With a $4 per night safety deposit box charge by the hotel, be prepared to spend $99 if you plan to go to the beach and kept your personal belonging safe.

this hotel is for locals or for tourist who is familiar with Ocho Rios. Rooms were clean, but furniture and appliances were outdated. Jazucci was something i think my great grandmother would use. overall if you want somewhere cheap quiet, clean, and in the middle of most attractions then this is your hotel.
staff was great, but they lack knowledge of local attractions.

PS BUT HEY you get what you pay for

Stay 'AWAY" from the pool if you swim in there you might get leprosy.

Happy New Year to all. I am writing about our quick holiday trip to Ocho Rios. My husband, son and I were directed to try this property from Norma of Lees Tour and Taxi. We were not disappointed. The service couldn't have been better. The staff is wonderful. This hotel is more like a B&B. It is across from Sunset Jamaica Grande which we have stayed at previously. Last year we stayed at the RIU and while it is a very nice property, we enjoyed the personalized attention from the staff here. They go out of their way to help you. It is within walking distance to the center of Ocho Rios. It is close to one of our favorite restaurants Magarettaville. As usual we booked our tour and taxi service through Norma. Lees Tour will be operating out of this hotel soon. We enjoyed the breakfast each morning. The restaurant on site serves very good food. The location leaves you many more choice to choose from for places to eat. Our son loved the walk to Burger King. Our son stayed for free which was a big help on the budget. He enjoyed the pool. The rooms are spacious and clean. For relaxing personalized service, give this place a try. We are thinking of returning in May.
Irie Mon

We spent 9 days at the Village Hotel in September. We were pleasantly surprised as we had no idea what to expect before we arrived as the booking was very last minute. We were expecting the worse but on arrival realised our fears were unfounded as our stay at The Village Hotel was a very relaxing and peaceful experience.

The hotel is in a great location which makes it very easy to explore Ochio on foot. We found the staff to be very friendly and helpful, a first class service provided with a smile.

The room we stayed in was comfortable and clean, we had a kitchenette in the room so we always had cold drinks, snacks etc that we purchased from the local supermarkets, if you don’t want to cook there is a restaurant in the hotel or lots of restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. Breakfast is provided each morning and is worth getting up for..... We would definitely stay here again.