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Subject: Re: Are All-Inclusive Resorts the way to go? Posted on: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:11:55 -0500

Rosalie B. wrote:
> Hackamore wrote:
>
>>>> if you don't drink and just want to lay in the sun they're not a good deal.
>>> Not only do I not drink but I don't want to lie in the sun either. I
>>> want to see stuff and talk to people, swim, scuba, sail etc., and also
>>> eat local food at local restaurants.
>> Hi,
>>
>> then you might like what I did on one of my Jamaica trips... rent a
>> VILLA! came with staff... and you had to pay for food/drinks (in your
>> case soft drinks, juices, etc) but after that it was all up to you what
>> you wanted to do.
>
> We often do condos for a week on a space available basis. (For
> military and retired military). This works out well for us, although
> the condo doesn't really come with 'staff' - although the one in the
> Dominican Republic was more like a hotel that they cleaned the rooms
> each day.

Hi,

the Villas that I work with in Jamaica are in small town expat
communities... most owners live elsewhere in the world most of the year
and the association handles rentals etc... there's a bar/grill and a
quickymart on site (so you don't have to go to town for a pack of smokes
etc)

Staffing varies with the size of the house and the number of visitors.

The smallest ones have 1 staff person half a day...

the largest have 2 shifts of 2-3 people inside plus the periodic visits
from the poolman/groundskeeper/all-around-go-to-guy from before
breakfast until after dinner.

anything can be arranged No Problem... like if you'd like a SUPER picnic
lunch packed and to be dropped off at a deserted beach full of NICE
shells and be picked up later then cool... you can have a super picnic,
get some super shells, and have your own private beach...

or sure you can go do the falls, rum factory tours, whatever... but
since it's really in a small town when you go to town you're not covered
up by higlers like in Ocho.

ttyl

--

Hackamore
http://www.hackamore.com
http://www.hackamoretravel.com

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