Xye Resort

We stayed at XYE Resort January 22, 2023 for 39 days. This is our favorite home away from home. We have stayed here for 10+ years even before it was XYE. If you’re expecting a 5 star resort for a 3-4 star price you might be disappointed. However, you will get a clean room with AC and fan, a small refrigerator, a safe for valuables, a TV and private bathroom. A comfortable bed and most of all a short 2 mins walk to the beach. The staff are friendly and there is a security guard present. We love the garden rooms with their small balconies. These are small duplexes and you will share the balcony with the other room. Our entertainment is sitting on our balcony and greeting the occasional people walking thru the lane to the beach in the morning, while having coffee and listening to roosters crowing. In the evening we enjoy listening to tree frogs and visiting with friends and listening to our own music. And of course most of all walking to The beach without having to cross a road. Going for a swim or just walking up and down the beach. There are beach chairs you can sit in under a sea grape tree or pull it out into the sun and look out at the Chrystal blue sea and people passing by on the beach. The restaurant and bar has good food and drinks. We like to eat there sometimes but also like walking the beach to other venues nearby or down the beach for food and drinks. There are only approximately 15 rooms so your beach isn’t crowded and it’s quiet and relaxing. But once while we were there, a very loud music party next door at Chances Pizza. Good news it was only for 1 night. The new Hilo grocery store is a 10 minute walk from XYE and there is a cambio if needed in the pharmacy and a bank there has an ATM. Plus there are shops and restaurants nearby. XYE is not for everyone. If you want simple clean accommodations without a lot of people and be right on the beach and don’t mind a small room, this is the place. We have already booked for next year. ❤️

Outside of the staff, the hotel is a "no bueno". Upon arrival, the internet was not initially working & the staff was leaving for the day. The staff stayed behind to ensure that the wifi was working properly. There is no front desk staff after hours, just security. The water pressure is a "no bueno". We reside in Mandeville, Jamaica, therefore we know when the water pressure is low and the water pump needs to be turned on. The water pump was turned off due to no electrical power running to it, even when turned on & this occurred on a Saturday night after hours when there was no front desk staff. We rented 3 rooms & in one of the rooms, the smoke detector went off all night & had to be endured all night. The next morning, there was no staff on site to disable the smoke detector so my brother took it down. There is an advertisement (signage) for breakfast/lunch but there is no menu & per the staff, the food items on the premises had to be pre-ordered in advance of booking, which is false advertisement, we recommend that the sign be removed. We ate at other hotels. The toilets in the rooms kept running all night & produced hot water. The shower takes FOREVER to produce hot water & when it did, the cold water could not cool it down because only scalding hot water came out instead. I would NOT recommend this hotel except for the hotel staff hence why any stars was given at all.

Friendly hardworking staff I do wish they had a better stocked bar as well as a full restaurant and music on a daily basis

Arriving at the property, we couldn't get our luggage down the pathway. 2x2 patio stones with a 2" gap between them of overgrown grass, made it impossible to roll our luggage to the picnic table that was the check in. Computers were shut down, we received an envelop with our key in it. There was only 1 security guard to receive us, who was 18 and didn't care. Would NOT recommend.

The bed was too small, the cottages are not really private because you can hear the poeple next door. That took away some of the romance. I loved how everything was within walking distance such as the bank, the supermarket, and local food places like Sweet Spot and Best in the West. You can walk to Margaritaville because it’s really close. The beach wasn’t cleaned up yet after the cold front, even though Shanika told us over the phone before we went that it was, but it looked like a nice stretch of beach. I will check out the beach the next time I go for a walk on the beach from Margaritaville. Overall it was ok.

If you’re visiting Negril stay at this resort! The location is great! Direct access to the gorgeous seven miles beach, with loads of bars and restaurants at walking distance. It is in the middle of a lively beach, where you can find live music and entertainment, but that isn’t loud or annoying in any way. Not a party scene at all, quiet and relaxing, but that also provides easy access to a more lively evening if desired. The beach is considered one of the most beautiful in Jamaica. The cottages are very clean, comfortable and functional. The receptionist and the staff in general are some of the nicest, friendliest, most welcoming and helpful people I have ever met. I really struggled to leave, I’ll be going back as soon as possible!

The staff are my new friends now and will be staying again next year.

My husband & I had booked here for two weeks, the beginning of January. We arrived quite late & were welcomed by the manager. We got settled & had the apartment with the kitchen upstairs, right beside the office. The staff was exceptional & very accommodating! We loved our stay here & would definitely go back again. It was a wonderful "home away from home" for us. Breakfast was included, so I just cooked our suppers in the evening. We only went out maybe once a week. It was quiet, peaceful & so relaxing. The staff were TERRIFIC, wonderful & friendly! We loved it so much we extended our stay for an extra week. I really enjoyed our time here. And will definitely go back again.....Thank you Donald, Moya, Gabriella, Gail (head of housekeeping) and the security & yard man was exceptional also. THANK YOU FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL STAY!

quite basic facilities...pleasant staff