Grace & Barb - August, 2009

Hedo 3  August 29 to Sept 4, 2009

This is our  7th trip to Hedo 3.   Our flight from Chicago on Air Jamaica was on time,  no

cancellations,  no drama.   I know it's slow season so this is why we chose to fly on a day in

which there is a smaller chance of Air Jamaica pulling a cancelled flight.   Trust me,  I've been

to the ticket counter with no plane that day and it's like....  oh well!!!

We arrived in Montego Bay a few minutes early.  Customs was a breeze,  luggage was

already waiting.     Wait!  This is a Saturday!!  It was like a ghost town at the airport.   I know

it's slow season,   but I've been down during this time and it was busier.   Going home on Friday

9/04 was even worse.... 1.5hr delay,   but the airport was really dead.   It really is a shame.

The ride to the resort was fast,  no stops,  no problems.  

We got to the resort around 12noon.   Alicia at the front desk  is wonderful.   I asked for

the 900 building and she did everything to put us in there.  Room  933... perfect!   Quick

to everything.   A/C worked,  no bugs,  no problems.   Yeah us!

The weather for the whole 7 days was unbelievable... this is tropical storm season?    Not

a drop of rain!   7 gorgeous days of sun.   I've been to Jamaica in late April/May... and had

some iffy days.   

Okay now the criticisms.....

Swimming pools.... dirty,  borderline filthy.    I don't care if the economy is slow,  the season

           is slow... blah,  blah,  blah.    KEEP THE POOLS CLEAN NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!

Quad Pool hot tub...  water was so hot,  I scalded my left foot and had to hobble to the nurse,

                            she was borderline frantic,  worrried I would sue the resort.  I was okay

                            a few days later,  but no one ever followed up with me.   Hmmmmmm.

Restaurants.....  basic food,  same desserts every day,  selections were rationed.

Service..... the skeleton crew in the dining room did their best.    No complaints.

Munasan.... our first night the meal was fantastic,  prepared by a male chef.

                   our second time,  the cooked meal was pretty scary,  this time prepared by a female

                   chef,  who you could tell was tired of cooking this "crap"  already.   This is what I

                  read between the lines.

Pastafari..... only once and I am surprised I did not puke in the restaurant.    The appetizers...etc

                   were good  but the main meal  smelled like cooked dirty chicken in rotten garlic.

                   Very bad.    I also heard that from others as well.

Scotch Bonnet....  food is great,  but the whole kitchen is run down,   needs to be cleaned up,

                    refurbished.   You have to place your own order,   service cuts I guess.

Bar Staff.... some were okay,  but most were fantastic.   Service was fast since the resort

                 was slow,  drinks were pretty good  despite some of the premium brands were

                 missing.   There was a problem with no straws at the beginning and sipping a

                 dirty banana through a "mini straw"  was a challenge.   Note:  pack your own

                 straws just in case.

Nude area.... sorry didn't go over there....  we had the whole prude ocean/ beach  to ourselves.... you

                    can't beat that.

Entertainment.... all I can say is they are a talented bunch,  but you can't express yourselves when

                    the resort is only at about 20% occupancy.   The girls are beautiful,  smart,  friendly,

                    and truthfully  I think they should pursue their dreams  a.s.a.p....   The guys,  "caliente".

We did have extra entertainment that week...  a photo shoot was going on from an online sexy

swimwear...whatever wear.  I am not going to mention the name of  their website,  because I thought

those girls were being exploited by a bunch of  creepy old geezers who wanted to take some

pictures to post on their sleezy web site.  Or who knows where these pictures will eventually end

up.    I hope those girls realize that they were all beautiful  and they shouldn't demean themselves with this cheap web site.    I am in no way a prude,  but you had to be there to see some of these old "f--ks...

Hey that's just my own opinion.

Anyhow.... on Wed  9/02... my sister and I went over to Breezes in Runwaway Bay for the day,  you

can go over  for  6.00pp  5 minute taxi.    When we got there,  our mouths dropped open. 

It's beautiful,  clean,   hopping with people,   the beach was  freaking amazing.    It took us 5 minutes

to recover from the shock.     I'm not going to go into details,  but we came back for a full day on

Thurs 9/03.       They also get funky, freaky,  and play some hot music.   I call it good clean

nasty fun.    We will definately come back to  Breezes next year.     I can "visit"  Hedo 3  but  our new home will be  Breezes.

Grace and Barb.... aka   Stella and Stella