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HotelChatter's 2011 Caribbean Hotel Guide

Chanize — 2011-01-18T14:50:32-05:00

The Caribbean islands are the go-to warm weather escape with a near year-round sunny scene. Folks from Denver to Duluth weep with happiness at this fact, especially when it’s time to escape the cold. But choosing one out of the region’s 7,000 countries is tough to narrow down. Luckily we’ve done some footwork for you.

Yes, we've updated our annual HotelChatter Caribbean Hotel Guide. All you have to do is pick your vacation personality below and chances are, one of these hotels is the right fit.

Negril: Cubicle Dreamin': Wastin' Away in Jamaica

NatalieWW — 2007-12-18T10:15:02-05:00

<![CDATA[ Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/NatatlieWW/stories">NatalieWW</a> visits Jamaica...in her mind. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cd_rockhousejamaica.jpg" class="imgborder">While half the country is in the icy grip of a pre-White Christmas winter storm, I

Negril: Steal Away to the Rockhouse Hotel in Jamaica

amandak — 2007-08-06T09:05:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Rockhouse.jpg" class="imgborder"> Just read this catchline on the website of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ROCKHOUSE+HOTEL/ian/169289">Rockhouse Hotel</a> and you really, really want to stay there: <blockquote>In a house, on a rock, in a bay, on a reef, on an island, in Jamaica.</blockquote>What better place to spend a relaxing holiday or a romantic long weekend. Despite being close to the big party town of Negril, its location makes is a secret hideaway; yet it's such good value that <a href="http://budgettravelonline.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2005/06/04/AR2005060400468.html">Budget Travel</a> just listed it as one of the best "secret stays" of Jamaica.Depending on how far your budget stretches, you can choose from a standard room with garden views, a studio with sea views or a unit right on the edge of the

Negril: Rockhouse Jamaica: No Clocks Needed

juliana — 2006-04-03T15:42:44-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/rockhouse_jamaica.jpg">[Ed. Note: One of our readers, Ann, recently wrote to tell us all about her trip to the <a href="http://www.rockhousehotel.com">Rockhouse Resort</a> in Jamaica. Below is the full scoop on the place, written in the vein of a women's  magazine travel writer. Which is alright with us because it means less work. Plus there's some nudity. Enjoy.]A few days into our stay at the Rockhouse, I languidly turned to my husband as we slurped our pineapple drinks out by the pool and said, "I cannot believe we have another four full days of this place." We were already so relaxed by Negril's perfect weather, the Rockhouse's genius architecture, superb service and delectable food,  the laid-back atmosphere and uncrowded feel,