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SuperClubs Breezes Montego Bay  
Location: Beachfront - 5 minutes from the airport
All-inclusive - 124 rooms
Description from resort website: 2 Restaurants - Snack bar - Fitness Center - Windsurfing, sailing, kayaks, pool volleyball, pool basketball, hobie cat rides, snorkeling, water-skiing (all with instruction) - Elevated tennis court, lit for night play with resident pro, bicycles, table tennis, billiard tables - rooftop jacuzzi - Special Activities - Sumo wrestling, bouncy boxing, "off with your head", circus school & trampoline clinics, body painting contest, poolside bash, afternoon tea, mixology classes, reggae classes, glass bottom boat rides
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| SuperClubs Breezes Montego Bay | Lucille ~ Canada |
March 2009
Arrival: January 2009
Great - 5 minutes from the airport, unlike Negril or Ocho Rios
Restaurants and Bars
OK for a small resort
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel
The best part of our trip was our tour guide/driver, Ken Gracey. Ken, a Jamaican-born Canadian owns and operates Hummingbird Tours (1-876-476-0818, email: kjgracey@yahoo.ca). Ken is respectful, courteous, friendly and enjoys showing Jamaica to tourists. Ken customized a tour for us that included a full day of sightseeing not offered by any other tour company. He also showed us some out-of-the-way places that only a local resident would know about. He takes pictures of the entire tour and burns a CD for you for free. His price is lower than tours offered by the hotel while offering added value (i.e. CD and customized tours). We went on 5 tours with Ken, so I can say with confidence that Ken is an awesome host. Thank you Ken.
Other Comments
We found Breezes Montego Bay to be a nice small resort with everything you needed, although this property could use a little TLC. The cabin rooms are very small. So small you have to store your clothes in drawers under the bed. If you want one of the bigger rooms, pay extra for a deluxe room.
Breezes has a great location, the best beach I saw while in Jamaica for 2 weeks. The surf is gentle, great for kayaking, snorkeling and swimming.
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| SuperClubs Breezes Montego Bay |
Teja |
January 2005
First the BAD:
I stayed 9 days over the Christmas holidays at the SuperClubs Breezes
hotel in Montego Bay. While its location on Doctor's Cave Beach is
optimal, I would never recommend it to anyone. I ended up paying
approximately $400 a night, and I have never felt more cheated...
Case in point #1: Dirty
It is a dirty hotel, when I entered my "deluxe" sweet, I was
particularly charmed by the message that someone had left behind
written in the dust of the glass door that read: "clean me, I'm dirty."
I pointed this out to the conceirge who was carrying our bags. His
response was to look at it and then leave. No action was taken.
Case in point #2: Broken Down
During our stay there, the air conditioning unit malfunctioned and a
portion of the ceiling collapsed under all of the recessed accumulation
water from the broken air conditioning unit. The bathroom was flooded
and a portion of the room was flooded as well. Their response? They
came with some towels for us to use to absorb the excess water. We were
not moved to another room, or compensated in any way.
Case in point #3: Poor Atmosphere
The hotel boasts its entertainment and provided me with ear splitting
third rate hosts. As if that wasn't bad enough, the
speakers/loudspeakers equipment was rusted over and crackling! During
meals, this crackling speaker would be heard constantly so that
conversation becomes a struggle and is often impossible.
Case in point #4: Not accomodating
Mid trip we were to move from one suite to two separate rooms as the
hotel was not able to accomodate our rather lengthy stay. Check out
time is at 11am and check in time is at 3p. Of course, I had assumed
they make arrangements for such things as is customary. But in fact,
they expected us to leave our luggage unattended in front of the hotel
entrance!!! until 3pm! Upon learning this, I was understandably upset
and thought perhaps they could reimburse us some of that day's payment
since in fact, we were not checked in for that entire day, or offer
some accomodation or compensation (esp. on Christmas Eve). Believe me
I would much rather be checked in. But I was informed by the front
desk manager that it was entirely "my fault" that I was checking out
and then in at 3 and that's their policy and she saw no wrongdoing on
part of the hotel. Admittedly, this is true. That is the policy. And
when I signed on for my length of time, the only option I was presented
with was to check out on christmas eve's morning and then back in, and
I had falsely assumed they would move us over to the new room
seamlessly. However, I think that its pretty harsh to speak to your
guests this way and to make me feel so unappreciated as a customer. I
certainly don't appreciate feeling like cattle, but that is definitely
the case at Breezes Montego Bay
Addendum:
It would be most prudent to mention that while I was there, I noticed
many many angry guests of the hotel who were blistering with rage and
checking out sometimes an hour or two after they had checked in! I
would definitely avoid this particular hotel, and the entire SuperClubs
chain.
The GOOD things:
Jamaica is an amazing country. There is so much to see and do. I
would recommend getting out of the areas that are overly tourism
saturated. Eat a coconut in Bamboo Walk, buy some salted freshly
roasted peanuts from the street vendors. I would highly recommend a
trip to YS Falls. I think its a more tranquil lovely spot that the
high traffic area of Dunns River Falls.
I can recommend a less seemingly glamourous hotel in Montego Bay that I
had stayed at years ago, and while in Montego Bay, I had made a point
to revisit and check out. It is the Glouchester...and ironically, it
is across the street from Breezes (my aforementioned terrible
experience). This hotel is charming in its interiors of dark woods all
authentically from Jamaica. They are a clean hotel with friendly staff
and extremely reasonable rates.
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| SuperClubs Breezes Mobay |
Bernadette --- New Jersey |
June 2004
We recently returned from Breezes Montego Bay 5/2004. I went with my best friend and had a great time.
Service: The front desk service was good but remember you are in Jamaica time which is a little slower and layed back. The rooms were cleaned well but late. They gave priority to cleaning rooms that people were checking out of.
Bar Service: This was excellent. All the bartenders were eager to please and the drinks were the best and your glasses were never empty. Ask for Raymond he was a sweetie.
Beach: The beach was beautiful, clean and water is clear and warm. The sand is white and soft. We stayed at the beach out whole time there. I would give the beach a 10.
Gym: It had 2 treadmills a stairmaster and some weights. Do yourself a favor walk or run the beach. Excellent cardio and beautiful early in the morning.
Activities: I did not do any so I cannot comment on them.
Food: The buffet was average. Their specialty rest, was Italian and it was exquisite. WE loved it.
Watersports: Excellent and the staff is very helpful.
All in all it is a very nice resort for the price. If you have never been to Jamaica it is an excellent choice for a 1st resort.
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Last updated: March 26, 2009
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