I visited two shops on the "hip strip" and the shop prices were much higher than the shops at the hotel gift shops. One shop tried to sell me 3 magnets for $30, which is appalling. Then there was a magnet that was $5.00 at my hotel, they were selling the same magnet for $8.00. Another item was 3 for... More

My fiance and I came here as part of a $16 shopping trip from our resort. We visited three shopping areas and this was one of them. We weren't hassled much at all. One store owner came out and asked us to come in to her store, but with a firm and polite "no thank you!" she didn't say one... More

The street is full of overpriced shops, and the shop assistants standing outside pestering you to visit their shops. Not a relaxing experience! Unless you are staying in a walkable vicinity you will be charged a lot for a taxi or the so called 'shopping tour'. We did the shopping tour for $16, were taken to 2 shops of their... More

This so called Hip Strip in Montego Bay is just terrible. The place is infested with lots of drug dealers who don't take "no" for an answer and are super aggresive and will come up to you the moment you leave your hotel and walk onto the street. I can't even wander around the strip in peace without being hassled,... More

This is the usual small stores selling trinkets. You can find some hand made things here, but the Craft Market is better for that. Take some Blue Mountain coffee back home with you and grab a tee shirt. Get your liquor at the airport. We were asked several times if we needed some "pharmacuiticals or some smoke". Be careful, not... More

When you stay at the resorts in Montego Bay, the cabs that wait for you to get into town will way overcharge you, telling you they need to stay with you so that they can charge you $60 for a 10 min cab ride. My suggestion is tell them you only want a one way fare, you will find a... More

Expected more from the title Hip Strip,was very disappointed.Area was tacky and very difficult to look around with the shop keepers wanting you to look around their wares.I was hoping that a cruise ship was in town to take some of the pressure off of me but there wasn't one.The shop keepers were friendly though.There was nothing much to see... More

After spending a couple of hours on Doctor's Cave Beach it started raining so we decided to do some shopping on the Hip Strip. It was very dirty and there were people every few feet trying to get you to take their taxi. It was loud, obnoxious and super high pressure. The stores had the usual touristy stuff - expensive!... More

Im all for getting out and experiencing the real life when away, but the 'hip strip' did nothing for me! The bars/restaurants did not look inviting and the shops were all selling pretty much the same thing.