My wife and I have visited Jamaica 10 times and always stayed on the beach. This was our first vacation staying on "the cliffs". The peace and tranquility we experienced at Samsara was incredible. We absolutely loved it. The property is well maintained, the staff friendly and the room clean.

We stayed in a "pillar house" overlooking the sea and saw the most beautiful sunsets ever. We plan to return to Samsara again in the near future.

Rodney and Traci Young
North Carolina, USA
rodyoung@younggraphics.com

The staff was courteous and helpful for the most part. Whatever you do, do not ask to see your room first before you carry all your bags up to your room. They drafted a snotty young man to show me my room. Just ask for directions! Luckily, the remainder of the staff was nice. They have a restaurant there and the food was decent. If you can't eat heavy, fried foods, there's a small cafe down the road called Just Natural where they serve vegetarian dishes for a decent price. The cliffs & view were absolutely breathtaking--beautiful sunsets. It's a wonderful place to layout & tan or have a drink. They have these hut beds where you can lay out & nap if you want. The room was clean but too modernized. Now, if you're not afraid of spiders go for it. I'm afraid of spiders and this time I decided to travel alone. These spiders are special because when you whack them with a shoe, the legs fall off their bodies. Unfortunately, the legs continue moving until you kill each leg separately. I told Samsara to e-mail when they eradicate their SuperDuper Spiders!!!

Before you go, know that Jamaica is an extremely poor country and Negril a poor regional town there. Negril is not town proper but a 5 mile stretch of narrow road dotted with shacks and a dozen or so resorts. There is little outside the resorts' walls developed for tourism. Plan to spend your time in the resort; so spend extra and get one which has reviews of good food.
The Samsara's amenities are basic, but enough. It is quite beautiful; with it's dramatic cliffs, outdoor jacuzzi and gorgeous sunsets. The food was TERRIBLE! When sitting at the outdoor bar or breakfast dining room I was really taken back by how the had managing to ruin the entire experience!
Restaurants in Negril are VERY basic, consisting mostly of shacks with a couple of plastic garden tables and chairs. In order to get to and from them you must hire a $3-5 cab there and back. Negril's road is without a sidewalk and the distances are too far to walk.
If you have to go to Negril pay extra for a better resort with good food reviews. Ensure that you have AC. Not all apts have it.
You're warned!

stayed here in april in ocean front facing room with A/C couldn't fault it!! relaxing wonderful views and fruit punches to die for.
Not your 4/5 star hotel but for the cost of staying here what do you expect. Stayed all inclusive and found it excellent value for money, staff friendly , helpful and very entertaining. WARNING!!!!!!DO NOT USE THE CREDIT CARD TELEPHONE IN RECEPTION
made a call to UK 12 minutes in total and total on my credit card statement was £67.00 this is operated by BBG communications, I have managed to get 50% discount hich is hopefully going to be credited back to my card account.This was our 2nd stay at samsara and there will definately be a third.