Negril was once a place that was a guide for ships coming into the island, now recently developed into this larger than life resort town. The younger Jamaicans might not know this but the middle to older age groups would remember what Negril vacation rentals was like then.

A rocky coast on the western end of the island with some very large crabs, land crabs that tasted real well.

During those days, there were not even guest houses accommodation would be a family home that persons wanting to stay in Negril would rent for a price. When the number of persons coming to Negril began to increase in large amounts, they even started pitching tents in the front yard of the local’s home.

Negril was always a laid back town and even when the visitors were coming in frequently and the resort town was taking shape. It was like a person on his way to stardom, not sure of what awaits him in the future, so he try to keep a low profile most of time and a bit cautious. But this could town could not be kept a secret for much longer, people were enjoying it, going home with reports and inescapably, visitors started to flood the area.

At this time the persons that were coming were the younger carefree teenagers, they were classified as “Flower Children” and “Hippies”. It is said that they discovered the gems of this very laid back town, this was in the early 70’s and they were free spirited and eager to explore.

It was very natural for them to be pulled to this kind of lifestyle and they pretty much blended in with the population that was very thin and started enjoying all the peacefulness and the warmth of the people. From this heavy invasion and growing popularity, that area where the lighthouse is located started to develop rapidly. The popular area in Negril vacation rentals where you have those lovely cliffs was now called what is today the West End.

With the influx of persons coming steadily, other visitors started to join the hippies in travelling to Negril. These new visitors could afford to have better accommodations than what the hippies had grown accustomed to; they were good for the money and had a different way of enjoying this newfound paradise. This now resulting in the rise of Negril’s resort fame, the tents, hammocks and thatched huts were now replaced by luxury hotels.

In the 80’s numerous developments were still taking place and word was spreading quickly all over the world. During this time the first persons who discovered this town returned, now they were not hippies anymore, they are all grown up now and were doctors, businessman and lawyers. Even though the resort town was different from what they knew, it still had the laid back lifestyle and they could still recall and enjoy themselves, sometimes even for couple of times yearly.

One thing is for sure, if it wasn’t for the “flower children or hippies leaving their mark on this town, it would not be the same today. Such an ideal spot for your vacation, laid back, friendly, casual, relaxed atmosphere, this is a resort town where lasting friendships develop over the years among the locals and the visitors. This superb for visitors that want five star Negril vacation rentals.