This was my first time traveling to Jamaica and I didn't know what to expect. It was a culture shock for the first 3 days. But after I got comfortable with their standard of living things got much better. The hotel is in a safe location and only about a 1 minute walk to the beach. My room was towards the front of the hotel which can be loud at night with loud cars, honking cars, and beach music. I would recommend asking for a room towards the back. The hotel staff was great, very nice people, never had a problem with anyone. My room was pretty basic, I had cold air conditioning, hot water in the shower everyday, and a TV (small tube tv). I should add that this hotel is Italian run and the majority of guests are italian. I'm an american and didn't meet any other americans. Although everyone I met was very nice. If you decide to stay here look for one of their employees named "Sugar". He took me on some good tours off the main strip where you get to see the real negril. All in all he will show you a great time!! Hope this helped