Starfish Trelawny |
Address:
Jamaica
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Fax:
Email: trelawnybeach@bigfoot.com
URL: Starfish Trelawny
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Type of Property: All Inclusive
Beach Location: Beach Front (Directly on Beach/Water Front)
Island: Jamaica
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Summary of All Property Reviews for: Starfish Trelawny
Ratings based on answers from a total of 3 reviews
10 is best 1 is worst |
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| Feature |
Ranking |
Feature |
Ranking |
| Cleanliness of Property |
2.00 |
Quality of Property |
5.00 |
| Privacy & Quietness |
0.00 |
Quality of Service |
6.67 |
| Courtesy & Hospitality of Staff |
6.33 |
Accuracy of Website (marketing hype) VS. Actual Experience |
4.67 |
| Food and Dining Experience |
5.00 |
Price/Value of Property |
6.33 |
| Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property) |
3.67 |
Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach) |
8.67 |
| Total Property Score: 4.83 out of 10 | Average Star Rating: 2.33 out of 5 |
- 0% (0 visitors of 3) said they would go back to Starfish Trelawny again.
- 33% (1 visitors of 3) said they would recommend Starfish Trelawny to friends.
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Trelawny starfish is junk
By: Anonymous from michigan
Date of Visit: March 2008
we have traveled to a few places and done a couple of cruises and been to other third world countries but this one took the cake! we went as a group of 7 couples
1. Musty smelling room, had to have all furniture cushions removed to help reduce mold or musty smell
2. all the doors were "jimmied" looked like they had been broken into many times
3. toilest dont flush... none of the 7 rooms worked even close to proper. one toilet over flowed and soaked one couples luggage
4. Shower takes forever to get hot.. I mean like 10 minutes and then it does not regulate the temp like USA mandated showers so when the neigbor or your wife flushes you get boiled alive
5. took 3 days to get a key/lock for the security box in our room no place to lock up your passport when your swimming
6. on our first night the guy cutting up the jerk chicken wanted a tip and was crappy about not getting one.
7. the bar is good, but even though you could take the three bottles of liquor home with you, they were not worth the trouble. and this is the same liquor they use at the bar.
8. if you do want to go to sleep before 11:30 at night be ready to be kept awake from some bone head playing Elton John covers over and over on the piano with three or four morons from Irleand or europe singing "West Virginia mountain momma..."
9. The electric is flat out dangerous if you go check out how your alarm clock is hard wired into the oulet thru the back side of the outlet cover. if its that bad where you can see it you know its in total shambles behind the walls. place needs to be DOZED down
10. we are all about 33-36 year old love to drink and have a good time but none of smoke pot, be very forewarned that on the starfish beach you WILL have pushers hitting you up non stop 3-5 times an hour to buy there illegal goods. if you want to walk down the beach you must sign out with starfishes security, because its so dangerous
11. food was just OK nothing really special! Warning if you go there bring your own salt shaker becuase not one of theirs work and bring your own Heinz 57 ketchup because what they have taste likes tomatoe jelly..... seriously!! it isnt right
12. paid cash ($7.50) for 15 minutes of internet usage on there computer. i went to check out they still billed me for it and made me pay again. someone got a good tip. I feel they were dishonest with me
13. pool area was fine, the slide was fun
14 the hot tub was just plain scary.. looked like egg whites where floating in it.
15 took 3 days to get a beach towel. it did not matter if i went out at 7:00 Am it would be "no man come back in a hour man" and on and on with reasons why they were slakers
16 place was built in 1972 remodeled in 2000 and should be dozed in 2008 but when you see how the locales live you can see why this is still standing and they think its great.
17. Great Blue Mtn Coffee in your room this stuff is very good!!
18. The beach is very nice. except for issue in #10
19. They can mix a good drink with what they have
20. Bar tenders do not ask for tips
21. Elevator never broke down.but neither did the stairs...
22. plenty of odd male eourpeans wearing speedos for our daily comedy relief.
23. plenty of my fellow americans that seem to have refianced their trailer home to pay for this trip, and truly think this is world class entertainment. and rate it as a 4 star hotel.
24. Overall, if i would have known i would have paid an extra 4 or 5 hundred as a couple and had a better newer resort. the natural beauty of the Ocean, beach, booze, wifes company and palm trees made it bearable
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Starfish Trelawney
By: Tim Dinan from Detroit
Date of Visit: December 2007
This resort was a bit tired. The building is over 30 years old and shows it in the rooms. The exterior grounds were well tended to, but the rooms can be best described as dingy. The workout room is passable. The lobby, spa and gift store are nice. The bars are all nice. The main cafeteria is serviceable but not inviting.
My theory is that the management is trying to sell you services and goods above and beyond the all-inclusive price. This includes the physical layout and the on-site marketing that goes on. It's important to recognize this reality when you go there. We took a number of off-site tours, so we did not incur many on-site charges.
The food was plentiful as was the drink. The restaurants (which you pay extra for) were all good as was the service. The meals included in the 'all-inclusive' plan is basically dorm food. The staff is friendly and accomodating but I truly wonder about the 'no tipping' policy. Sometimes it seemed as if a tip was due even though rendered by hotel staff. No one ever said to me that they were not able to accept a tip. Use your discretion but my advice is to not feel compelled to tip each and every act of service otherwise you'll set yourself up for more expectations by the staff.
The location is outstanding with a beautiful beach and wonderful pools. My kids played basketball, volleyball, sailed, swam, and used some of the rented equipment. No complaints there. The security staff was usually diligent about keeping tabs on guests as they wandered on and off the property. The locals stationed near the beach were always hustling something but were essentially harmless. Their pricing for tourist crap is pretty good.
The reason I would recommend it is to give a family a chance to experience Jamaica without the financial commitment of going to a more expensive resort where they may not be happy. I would encourage anyone considering a stay to go, but plan on exploring the island to get a better idea of what to expect on the next trip. Plan on having a few meals in the more expensive restuarants if you enjoy food. I like Jamaica more than other tropical locations I have been to. It smells like pot all over the place. Drinking age is 18 but staff will not serve to your children unless they have the proper wristband.
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OMG!
By: J. Hurst from Ft. Lauderdale
Date of Visit: September 2007
OMG!
By A Yahoo! Contributor from Ft. Lauderdale
09/21/07
Overall:
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Last Visit:September 2007Great for:Families
No were on the website does it state- we have hot water. The sliding glass door was off the track- 2 days it didn't shut and for the rest of the trip if was about an inch from shutting. The smokeout bug machines were activated 2 times a day with no warning, so the kids had to breathe the smoke with no warning to get the kids inside.
My 5 year old daughter wanted to get her hair braided, so the lifeguard told me that she was going to see "Jean" he didn't say- hey I am going to take you daughter in a bikini without shoes out of the resort to the bambooshack villiage 1/2 mile away for 3 hours. When i was scared and upset the answer given was- she is smart- don't worry. Guest relations looked at me blindly.
Let me see- The unlimited beer- had mold in the cups from the dirty tap.
The music was thumping until 2:30am where the tv in your room would not cover up the noise. The rooms stunk, I brought 2 airfreshiners because I read the reviews of past travelers. That didn't do it. Plus the mold on the ceilings and in the vents were dripping. While we were out one night- they repainted over the mold which made it hard for the kids to sleep. The smell was unpleasent.
The staff was excellent! Espically for the kids.
The guest relations and reception would have been more helpful by just being a voice recorder. No one would give me the managers name even when they over charged me and I wanted to just pay double and leave. The taxi driver wanted to charge me extra for him having to wait since the front dest didn't have thier stuff together. He was yelling at me -that he did no such thing, my daughter was scared and crying and at that point we just wanted to go back to the airport and not end up in pieces in the jungle for pissing the taxi driver off.
Would not do it again. But won't forget it.
My daughter had a blast and we got to spend quality time together.
The skating ring, rock climbing, jogging in the morning, exercises were none existant or completely closed. The weekend Jamacians on the day pass were obnoxious and smelled the facillities up.
This is no place to go without children- but watch out or they will be taken.
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