Name: Banana Shout Resort
Address: West End Road Box 3004,West End Road, Negril, Negril, Negril, 3004, Jamaica
Rating: 9

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Sangster International Airport

Banana Shout Resort

Negril

We (a group of 4) checked into Banana Shout and were immediately greeted by Barbara- the sweetest lady who gave us the best recommendations on where to eat as well as leisure. The place itself is well maintained and very clean, and offers views of the ocean that compares to something you’d see only in pictures! In addition, the wide variety of plants and gates offered a feeling of security while making us feel like we were in the middle of the jungle. The house itself was beautiful and offered a comfortable place to sleep, appliances to suit our needs, as well as a balcony to relax throughout the day. Big shout out to Plug, who was there almost every second of the day making sure we were okay. He even assisted in finding us transportation back to the airport for a very reasonable price. Thank you Barbara, thank you Plug, and thank you Milo for making our very first experience in Jamaica one to remember! :)

Surreal Experience at Banana Shout

Us 2 sisters have been coming to Negril very frequent for years now and we love the West End. Our first stay here. We had always wanted to try a stay here. Banana Shout was exactly what we love on the cliff ocean side. Rustic old school vybe! This place reminded us of our original favorite place a few doors down at Citronella, but that place has changed from what it was. We love rustic Jamaican style and Banana Shout is all that. Alex greeted us with a warm welcome and the Dolphin Sea was all ready for us. I loved the huge bathroom and shower. Rooms have ceiling fan and another stand fan and we only used one fan. We don't care about AC! The ocean breeze cools the room in the evening. We met Plug who is the caretaker with very friendly vybe. Always greeting with a smile. Alex and Plug checked in on us every day to make sure we were all good and happy with our stay and we were! There is a communal kitchen on property where you can cook if you like. Room also had a 2 burner stove and small fridge. Now the best part is the cliff access! Stairs directly into the ocean is a must for me! I prefer cliff swimming over the beaches any time! You get the best sunsets right here on property. The sound of the ocean waves hitting the rocks while you drift asleep and the peacefulness of that sound in the morning is priceless. Rick's is next door so you can enjoy the music without leaving. Wise Choice right across the street if you need something from the store. Kool Vybes , LTU, and many other places to eat/drink very close by. The only bad thing I have to say is not long enough of a stay! 5 days not enough! 😄 I have some unforgettable memories here now and this will forever be a special place for me. Thank you Alex and Plug for having us and we look forward to staying again! Soon come!

Have stayed at many in Negril. We loved Banana Shout!

I had to cancel my Nov 20 booking due to the virus.  I was concerned as I had paid for my room but Banana Shout Resort didnt haggle, argue or dispute my decision to cancel.  They were very helpful and very quick to return my money.  They were more courteous than some of the westernised airlines which are richer and have more government support.  I will be booking this trip again and I will definitely be going to Banana Shout Resort.  See you 2022.

Wish I was there

My family has been coming to Jamaica for over 17 years, and it pains me to write such a negative review. We arrived at Banana Shout after a long flight and multiple hours stuck at the airport. We were the only ones at the resort and rented 3 of the 4 bungalows, and it was hot! There are ceiling fans in the rooms but it was not enough to cool off from the humid July air. We asked for an extra fan for each room, but they only had one available. Management stated they would go get us more in the morning but never did.
The next morning we enjoyed the sun and privacy of having the resort to ourselves but realized halfway through the day that the water was not working. We discussed it with staff who stated the water bill had just been paid ($900 overdue!) and the city would be out shortly to restore it. There were multiple places in the city that were out and we understood. We quickly realized we were unable to flush the toilets, wash our hands, take a shower, etc. Time passed and passed. Because of COVID-19, we had to quarantine for 48 hours before leaving the resort. We had to have staff go out and purchase over $200 of water to be able to flush our toilets. We were offered no reimbursement, assistance, or even a little bit of sympathy about this situation. After our quarantine was over, we went to Magaritaville for dinner and were able to take showers there. The next morning, we went to the beach and began discussing leaving the resort if we still had no power once we returned. We were without water for over 55 hours! Upon returning from the beach, they told us the water truck was on there way to fill their water tank back up. The manager, Alex, told us that they had to use ocean water to clean out the toilets because we had decided to use the toilets without running water. What did he expect us to do?! We didn't think you could use ocean water with the plumbing and nobody told us anything different. The damage was done and we decided to leave. My husband and I went to stay at the resort next door while the rest of our family went to another one down the road.
We were looking at Banana Shout through rose-colored glasses as a place with family memories but has just become run-down, outdated, and unfair. We spent thousands of dollars to stay here only to have rooms with no water, no air, and three bungalows beginning to smell like sewer.
In addition to the mess, we were overcharged. We purchased 3 bungalows; one for 6 days, and the other two for eight days. They charged us for 3 bungalows for 8 days instead. We had one person unable to come and they only took off $200. Upon realizing, we had already paid in full and knew they wouldn't refund us anything.
However, the grounds crew was great and very friendly to our 7-year old. The manager, Alex, was rude along with the owner. Please spend your money somewhere else.

Rundown and Overpriced | We were without water for 55 hours!

I have been staying at Banana Shout since 2003. The views are amazing. It is such a beautiful place. It does need some work done and updates. Our last trip there was in 2014. The staff is a rare find. We have known Plug and Chemist for a long time. My son really got attatched to Chemist and loved spending time with him. Whenever we go to Jamaica, wherever we stay, we will always visit Plug and Chemist. If Banana Shout becomes for sale, let me know. 🙂

Excellent staff

DO NOT STAY HERE. You WILL be let down. The owners are terrible and will not help you in anyway. This place is a scam and we cannot express how terrible our stay was. We had fleas and mold in our bed. The owners refused to do anything about it. We even had to get the Jamaican police involved to settle our refund as the owners are corrupt and refused to be helpful. This place is owned by Italians who do not respect the Jamaican culture. There used to be another owner who made this place great but the new owners are taking advantage of the history it once had. We were offered a prostitute while we were there as well. I have toured the entire island twice and this is by far the worst place on the island. You can find plenty of other amazing affordable options anywhere else on the cliffs.

THE WORST PLACE IN JAMAICA!!!

Love Banana Shout, it's cliffside spot in Negril's cliffside.  Have admired it for years
and stayed twice there in the last couple years.   Banana Shout is a small resort, with 
two cliffside bungalows and a small two story home in its garden.
The owner, Milo and his staff  and are very personable and always taking care of the place or its guests.
Bring your snorkels, masks and fins! Great snorkeling right off the Banana Shout's steps into the sea.



Great private, gated small cliffside villa resort.

Ever come home from a trip saying you need a vacation from your vacation?  I sure have, calling our first visit to Paris the “We’ll Sleep When We’re Dead” tour.  I was determined to come home from ten days in Jamaica feeling rested and relaxed.

After booking seven nights at two different All-Inclusives on the north shore I added three nights in Negril to end our trip.  Picking Banana Shout was easy – I’d stayed there 25 years ago and have been dreaming about returning since the day I left.  Since all I wanted was a place to sleep and hang out for a couple of days this was the perfect choice.

Banana Shout is not for everyone, and hopefully this review will help sort out those who would be unhappy from those who will think it is heaven.  If you want air conditioning and TVs and room service and need resort activities to keep you occupied – this is not the place for you.  Go to Sandals or Tensing Pen or somewhere else – you’ll pay more but you’ll be happier there.

Do you like a laid back atmosphere, where everything may not be perfect but that’s ok, the bed is comfortable, the view is fantastic and the price is right?  Do you just want to relax, can you provide your own entertainment, and is just being there enough for you?  If yes to those questions, give Banana Shout a shot.

It is rustic.  It is natural.  It is more like being at a state park cabin than a resort, with clean sheets, flush toilets, hot running water and a location to die for.  It has an incomparable view that after a day or two you begin to take for granted; sitting in my office a week later writing this, thinking of being there, is torture.

There are four units, two cottages ocean front and two further back in the gardens.  All have screens and wooden louvers on the windows that you can adjust to allow more breeze or less light, and a ceiling fan.  While it got warm for a while in the afternoon it was cool at night and we had no issues sleeping without a/c.  Each unit has a private bath and kitchenette area with a sink and a small refrigerator.  

In between the two ocean front units is an open air bar/kitchen with pots, plates, glasses and a few small appliances.  Each morning I made coffee there, and in the afternoons used a blender to whip up batches of frozen rummy drinks, bringing all the ingredients with us and washing our dishes afterwards.  There is a large table with some benches and chairs and we sat here for hours, in the shade during the day and under cover one night when it rained.

Banana Shout sits between Rick’s Café and Catcha Falling Star on the West End Road.  The afternoon parade of catamarans and glass bottom boats going to Rick’s is free entertainment.  There is a band at Rick’s most afternoons, from about 5 to 7 or so, but the music is unobtrusive. 

We ate dinner at Ivan’s inside Catcha one night, and at LTU just past Rick’s another.  For lunch we tried Cool Vybes past Catcha one afternoon and Mango Tree, a mostly local hangout at Tbird, directly across from the entrance to Rick’s another.  There is a small store nearby where we bought local breads and cakes for breakfast in the mornings, preferring to stay in.
 
The property is secure, with a tall fence along the West End Road just like every other cliff top property.  The gate is locked and there is always someone present for security; whether Plug the grounds man, Chemis the night watchman or Milo the owner.  Plug and Chemis are fascinating to talk with, and would sometimes hang out with us when we were sitting at the table near the bar/kitchen, and when we sat on the porch of our cabin they left us alone.   

Banana Shout is a cliff top property, so you have private, direct access to the ocean.  Your choice is pretty much limited to jumping off one of the two flat platforms into the deep, clear water.  Unfortunately when we were there we could have gotten in the water but not out as the ladder had broken and was off for repair.  Rick’s next door has a pool and we considered walking over for a dip one afternoon – there is no cover to get in Rick’s – but instead mixed up another batch of drinks and forgot about it.

We went to Banana Shout, not to use it as a base for exploration but as a place to sit, sleep, rest, hang out and do nothing.  In that we were wildly successful.  We took a Bluetooth speaker and played tunes off our phone, read books, drank, and left the property only for meals.  For our purposes it was the ideal choice.

Because forewarned is forearmed, a few advisories.  We had no issue with them, but there are two dogs on the property, partly for security.  They are friendly, sometimes too friendly and occasionally had to be, um, encouraged to not sit on our feet when we were sitting around the big table.  

Banana Shout is beautiful but natural.  The landscaping away from the clifftop is thick, not quite jungle but close, and there are some lovely paths winding through the foliage, much of it blooming.  There are some bugs crawling around, and if the sight of a single bug freaks you out, well, they are needed to pollinate the blooms, are a necessary element of the environment, and yes, they are there.  A few were in our cabin as well.  

I love Banana Shout for what it is, a throwback to what Jamaica and particularly Negril was like in the not too distant past.  Mark Conklin built Banana Shout in the 70’s and twenty years ago he wrote a book with the same title.  I found a copy on Amazon, took it with me and read it while we were there.  It was the perfect complement to an almost perfect visit.

Where to vacation from your vacation

very rustic place but right on the cliffs . very cool little spot away from the crowds for sure. great cove to swim and explore . VERY ,  VERY Close to Ricks . Can walk there in 1 minute .  Just a nice spot to relax with a 60's vibe ..

RUSTIC Spot

I rent this place for Dream weekend, first of all, pls do not believe the pictures, very misleading, we rent a four ppl room, omg, the place need to be rebuilt, bathroom nasty, bed area nasty, the veranda area to chill, need new chair, table, the SOCALL beach is just you, sitting on the veranda on a cliff overlooking the sea, period, this place need to come off of booking site, trip advisor, and any place else that is selling this dump.oh u r next to Ricks cafe..And U do get hit&cold water..And the security man, was very nice Thk you, for going to the store for us, big up yourself..that’s it. WiFi does not work good. Btw the price was the reason we was draw there, cheap, but not worth it, guess u get want u payed for.

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