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Ayurveda Resort Negril Jamaica

★★½☆☆2.5 out of 5 · 11 reviews

2.5★

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Ayurveda Resort Negril Jamaica is a 2.5-star resort with 100 rooms rated 2.5/5 by 11 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $75 a night; direct beach access.

About

Ayurveda Resort sits on Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, the main strip along Seven Mile Beach. The 2.5 rating across eleven reviews tells most of the story — this is not where the budget lands you in Negril's crowded mid-tier. The room subrating sits at 1.3, and cleanliness clocks in at 1.7, which are numbers that tend to follow you through a stay no matter what the lobby promises. Service scores slightly better at 2.8, and location gets the highest mark at 3.2, which makes sense given the beach access. The value rating of 2.3 suggests guests expected more for what they paid. Sleep quality averages 2.5, which in a beach town usually means noise or maintenance issues that the front desk can't fix overnight. If you're weighing options on this stretch of Negril, the data here is consistent enough to take seriously. There are properties up and down Norman Manley that perform better across the board for comparable rates.

At a glance

Area: Negril
Star rating: ★★½☆☆
Typical nightly: $75
Beach access: direct
Kid-friendly: ●●●○○
Party score: ●●●○○
Walkability: ●●●●○
Rooms: 100
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: —

Sargassum: rarely

West-facing leeward Seven Mile Beach; protected from Atlantic swells and rarely affected by sargassum.

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Ayurveda Resort is a budget motel with limited amenities located directly on a beautiful beach.

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Fireman's Lobster Pit

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