Review of Country Country. We were lucky to get room 514, while it had a great ocean view, there are other rooms that do as well. The staff was so friendly. Mosquitoes, well, we didn't need but one can of spray, didn't even use that. The weather was nice with daily showers that didn't last too long. You must go to Catch A Falling Star on the West End and have the Chocolate Monkey (frozen drink that taste like a blended banana split! Great food, Great times, just had a blast! We walked lots, if you do that, don't forget the umbrella. If you get tired, there is always a cab wanting to take you.

We chose Country Country based on all the positive reviews and have to say we would gladly return again. Rather than staying at an all inclusive resort, or "prison", as our cab driver appropriately called them, we chose this place since we wanted to be exposed to the real Jamaican experience. We were definitely not dissapointed. Check in was easy, the grounds were lush, clean, and felt isolated from the street and beach traffic. After the daily thunder shower, with the whistling tree frogs singing, we felt like we were in a tropical grove. The rooms were not luxurious, but still offered everything we could have needed. Mosquitoes were NOT an issue. Just keep the slatted louver windows shut and use the AC. We were very happy that the air conditioner was very good and had a remote control. Nice fridge & convenient locking safe in the room. Some nice touches are: a very large umbrella is provided in each room for guests in the event of torrential rains, a foot rinsing water tub for rinsing sand coming off the beach, and beach towels provided daily. Security was ever present and made us feel very safe leaving small articles by our beach chaises while we swam. Water was clear, clean, and shallow enough to wade out easily. We found the staff to be most accomodating and friendly, so the reviewer that complained about the staff not being nice seems to be an anomoly. We found that all you had to do was be nice to them, as they say in Jamaica just show "Respect", and they will be nice to you. We had breakfast included daily which was always good, several lunches and one dinner there. All were good. Beware ,however, that some meals were extremely spicy but not labled accordingly so we were both surprised once with a very hot spicy meal. Might be wise to ask! Noise from Margaritaville was bad, but fortuntely only on one of the seven nights we were there. Otherwise with the air conditioning on, all other nights were very tolerable as to noise. Bottom line is that you will have fine accomodations in a central part of the beach and we would definitely say YA MON, Country Country was IRAE!!!

Reading all the feedback on Trip Advisor about Country Country made me believe i was going to a very nice and friendly place.
I have been around the world but this was the worst holiday ever.. It may be the Jamaican way and not comparable with Asia, the US or New Zealand.. but i have never been to a place where people were as miserable as in Jamaica, including Country Country..
I guess you can have a nice stay in Jamaica but you will have to go to an all inclusive hotel so that you don't have to worry about the ridiculous overpriced drinks, bad grumpy people working at the restaurant and bar. I was affraid to not get any "service" if i would not leave a tip.. and therefore i still left one even when they did not deserve it..
Sorry Monique and Super, you were super.. I wish the rest was more customer focussed..
And we were not the only ones who felt this way about Country Country...Too bad!

Overall, this a nice place to stay. It's small and the cottages are pretty cute. They are not upscale hotel rooms, so I think you'll enjoy your stay better if you remember this. The value per dollar spent is very high.

Let's talk about the people! They're great. I enjoyed talking with everyone who worked there and they are all nice and helpful. Put a BIG feather in their cap! I'd love to name names, but I know I'd leave someone out.

The cottages are clean and nice. I found the bed to be a little hard for my liking. There are no glass windows, just shutters, so keep the place closed up and you will have almost no issues with mosquitos (some reviewers have complained about this . . .Dude . . . you're in tropics). I had a few after housekeeping came in one day (I assume they left the door open while cleaning).

The restaurnat has a great breakfast and good lunch (I heard the dinner was good as well, but never ate dinner there). Please take note of this . . . the restaurant is very generous with alcohol in the drinks . . . don't go anywhere else :-).

The only really bad thing about the hotel is the proximity to Margaritaville. Most nights, the noise was not bad. However, on the night that there was a live band, I could hear each word of each song in my room. BTW . . . I used to love to go to Margaritaville in Orlando, but I did not care for the Margaritaville on Negril (music sucks by and large) or at the Montego Bay airport (food sucks by and large).