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Merrils Beach Resort I

3.0 star property
3-star beachfront hotel near Seven Mile Beach

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Exterior
Front of property
Garden
Lobby
Premium bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • All-inclusive
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Westmoreland
  • Time Square Mall
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Seven Mile Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Hedonism II
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Garden View

Premium bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Premium Double Room

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Negril

On the beach.Within a 5-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Jamaica Beaches and Time Square Mall. Seven Mile Beach and The Boardwalk Shopping Village are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Time Square Mall - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Seven Mile Beach - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Negril Cliffs - 7 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Negril Hills Golf Club - 9 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Hedonism II - 12 min drive - 8.0 km

Getting around

  • Sir Donald Sangster Intl. Airport (MBJ) - 95 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sweet Spice Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville (Negril) - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Fries Unlimited - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Patois Patio - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Merrils Beach Resort I

3-star beachfront hotel near Seven Mile Beach
Merrils Beach Resort I is an all-inclusive hotel. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.

There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. A terrace, gift shops/newsstands, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Merrils Beach Resort I. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. You'll have access to the outdoor pool at a partner property.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Negril hotel.

  • 55 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Gift shop
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Merrils Beach Resort I offers 55 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Rooms open to patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour airport pick-up shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor pool (guest access)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Merrils Beach Resort I

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 80 per person (one way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 40 (one way), (from 3 to 11 years old)
  • In-room safe fee: USD 0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, debit cards, and cash. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Merrils Resort
Merrils Beach Resort I Hotel
Merrils Beach Resort I Negril
Merrils Beach Resort I Hotel Negril
Merrils Beach Resort I All Inclusive

Merrils Beach Resort I Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 23 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will be back next year loved it
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Clarence, Cambridge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the lush vegetation, location of the room and having a balcony, refrigerator and safe. Didn’t like neighbours smoking beside and under me. I lived with second had smoke 7 of my 14 days. Smoking was also too close to dining area as well as smokers walking right past my table with lit cigarettes no matter where I chose to sit. Smokers prevented me from spending much time at the bar since most of it permitted smoking.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Irene, Commerce Township

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shanell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked this quaint charming hotel, great staff. All very helpful ☺️. Great Jamaica cuisine. Will come back!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Kathy, Wisconsin

Liked: Staff & service

Merrill's 1

The people are great. The food was okay. The decor needs updating. The bed was awful! Very old, no padding and could feel the springs. The buildings are beginning to show signs of disrepair. The drinks were included but in child-sized cups. Certainly not a well stocked bar. Didn't even have tonic, but when I requested it they got a small bottle that lasted part of the week. Great location on the beach. Great price, hotel just okay. We go to Jamaica to walk the beach. That part was amazing.

8/10 Good

JOHN, Arlington, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Best All-Inclusive VALUE Ever! JMAC

The property was clean and basic but, as an all-inclusive, extremely well done and a great value. The staff was SUPERIOR with the exception of the front desk that handled your questions with disinterest and a 'Frog Face' ... the first thing that came to mind (exception of Stacey-Ann & Shana). The 'front lines' of the hotel and the worst on the staff. When I brought this up to other staff, I heard the common response, "We hear that all the time ... they are even rude to us". BUT the main purpose of this revue is to give this Hotel a major THUMBS UP for the VALUE of the experience and to celebrate the rest of the awesome staff. At the beachfront restaurants and bars was were the charm began. Big 'shout out' to Tamar, Stanley, Andrew, Marlon, Orville, Donavon and Chef Leason Anderson that were ... simply SUPERIOR! The food was carefully prepared within the food cost budget of the hotel and the dishes that represented the Jamaican cuisine very good. The vegetables were fresh and the fruits locally grown as well. The Red Stripe beer was cold and the hot Jamaican Mountain coffee is some of the best in the world! The happy smiling bartenders also made some amazing fresh fruit and Jamaican rum drinks that were super solid and on par with any of the higher prices all-inclusives on the island. JMAC

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Martha's Vineyard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A microcosm of Negril.

Arrived and was immediately taken up to my room. I hate AC so I opened all the windows to let the balmy, soothing air in and they stayed that way for the entire week. In every instance I felt safe, secure, the security is paramountly important for a woman traveling alone and never was there any question of my safety at any time. The housemen and every member of the staff is warm, friendly, accommodating in every instance, everyone going out of their way to make my stay enjoyable. My room was immaculate and I can't give enough compliments to the people who work at the Merril's I where I stayed.

6/10 Okay

rachel, london

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Mmmmmm not so good

The food was not so good. There was hardly any variety and very basic. lunch time was the worse , I came late once and ended up eating cold chips and chicken wings. They didn't have much cultural food neither and food was always cold. The cocktails were nice but not much variety. The resort is on a public beach where you'll find a lot of people trying to sell things or take you on exertions or men just hollering at you. This can be very annoying when you are trying to sunbath. Choose another resort.

8/10 Good

Becky, Wisconsin

Liked: Staff & service

16 Days in Negril

I found my stay at Merrils 1 to be very good overall. The room I stayed in was right next to the kitchen and it was quite loud at times. The room was "updated" but the curtains, lamp shade and furnishings were a bit shabby. The staff was friendly although I still found some would take advantage given half a chance. The food was good. Security overall was above average. I appreciated their watchfulness. I would recommend staying here the price is reasonable. The beach is beautiful and overall the grounds were well cared for. I decided to extend my stay and they were very accommodating.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Staff great, food great, room terrible

Staff great, food from local sources, beach site okay. Room is terrible. Front desk staff are nasty.

8/10 Good

Jess, Canada

Liked: Staff & service

Good Overall Hotel

I enjoyed my stay At Merrills and it was truly because of the staff. They are amazingly friendly and I would go back to see my new friends again. :)

8/10 Good

Jan, Boston, MA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Love Negril, have been vacationing there for years. Located about midpoint on 7 mile beach so is accessible to everything. Staff is friendly, food was good and varied. Will definitely go back.

6/10 Okay

Izett Bishop, Florida, USA

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dissatisfied guest

I was assigned to room # 210 which had no soap dish anywhere in the bathroom, no towel bar for hanging towels almost no water pressure in lavitory faucet and unstable water tempreture in shower. in the midst of a warm shower comes a burst of cold water, very unacceptable.

8/10 Good

Angie, DC

Liked: Staff & service

take advantage of all 3 (for 1)

Great staff and location. This place is not fancy. It has great basic fresh food, not a huge variety but always - nice grilled fish, jerk chicken, fresh veg , soup and salad and a starch at every meal. No kid freindly food except for at breakfast- no nuggets, fries etc. If you have done an all inclusive in Europe this is very similar. As a matter of fact when we were there the place was mostly full of Italians. I was told they are making Merrils 1 exclusivly for an Italian tour operator. Merrils 2 has a small pool and Merrils 3 has a bar on the beach and chaise pads. All 3 are on the beach a few yards from each other. All have a slightly different buffet each day. Go to 1 for a salad then you can go to the next for the main course if you like. They always had plenty of food. Ask for towels at the front desk- they are not fancy either.

8/10 Good

Lena, Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Perfect location and a lot of smiles!

Great location and wonderful staff. If you look for a top class All Inclusive with gourmet food, maybe you should look somewhere else. But if you want a friendly place where you can be yourself on a perfect location with generous and well prepared food together with a big smile and kindness to a good price, this is the place! With three different Merrills nearby, you can choose one of them for food or drinks, depending on your mood for music or quitness, perfect. And you can feel totally safe since there are nice and friendly guards in the premisses.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

6/10 Okay

First timer, usa

Liked: Cleanliness

First time experience

I enjoy the hotel the food,but my experience was salted by one member of the staff. Security accused me of having external guest in my room after hours. I explained that they had left the property by they did no believed me. Management said they would deal with the situation. I am hopeful.

4/10 Poor

Isy, Pennsylvania

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Covers Your Basic Needs

I went to Merrils on a girls weekend and chose Merrils based on reviews, location, and price. My experience was that this hotel provided the basic needs but not anything more. The room was basic and adequate. It has 2 beds- 1 twin and 1 double. The maid service was good and staff in the restaurant and bar were pleasant and friendly. The overall facility was a bit run down and not very organized. We had to come back almost every time for fresh towels because they would run out. The pool at Merrils 2 was closed while we were there. The kayaks were also "not available" that week for some reason. Overall the food was tasty but the overall selection was not great. Also we read that there would be entertainment 2 times per week and when we inquired it was reduced to just Saturday night. Overall communication was lacking as well. We had to ask numerous times when and where things take place.

2/10 Terrible

lou, england

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not nice at all

6/10 Okay

love JA, london

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

you get what you pay for

good location good if your on a budget , vegetarian option non existent = hungry

10/10 Excellent

Cachelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely a Place to Stay in Negril

Great place!! Staff friendly and promptly attend to you. Especially the waiters and waitresses.

10/10 Excellent

berith, fjällbacka, sverige

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

fantastiskt läge

fantastiskt läge,bara ett par meter från stranden.trevlig personal,allt var verkligen jättebra

6/10 Okay

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