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Tensing Pen Resort: Traveller Reviews

3.5 of 5
West End Road, Negril, Jamaica
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Tensing Pen Resort
Ranked #10 of 98 hotels in Negril
4.5 of 5 stars 293 Reviews
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  • Rock Cottage(9)
  • Continental breakfast(9)
  • Red stripes(8)
  • Mile beach(7)
  • Very friendly(7)
  • Most beautiful(6)
  • Jerk chicken(6)
  • Perfect place(5)
  • Infinity pool(5)
  • Other guest(5)
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Pittsburgh
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Peace, quiet, and a slow pace - the best of Negril”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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We can compare Tensing Pens to the Rock House because we have stayed at both hotels in the last couple of years, both in private cottages facing the ocean. Rock House and Tensing Pens are less than a mile from each other and comparable in price, but are very dissimilar in many other respects. Rock House is significantly larger, and more importantly it feels bigger and more crowded. If Tensing Pens is a village, Rock House is a city with all the hustle and bustle that implies. Rock House also has significantly more staff, even on a per-guest basis, than Tensing Pens does. This is most noticeable in the dining room, but not limited to it. If you prefer having lots of people fussing over you and and army of waitstaff and groundskeepers everywhere, you will probably prefer the Rock House. If, on the other hand, you are looking for solitude and the only thing you want to hear is the ocean on the cliffs, Tensing Pens is the place for you. Because the scale of everything is small at Tensing Pens, we find it a wonderfully mellow, laid-back sort of place. It really depends on what your idea of the ideal vacation is. While both hotels have wifi, in our experience the wifi at Tensing Pens is more reliable and has a stronger signal. Within Tensing Pens, our favorite room is the Cove Cottage where the sound of the waves lulls us to sleep every night and sometimes in the afternoon as well.

Room Tip: Cove Cottage for minimal street noise and maximal sounds of waves crashing against the rocks
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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South Bend, Indiana
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Little bit of heaven!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

One of the most beautiful places I've ever stayed at! When I have a bad day I think back about my stay here and I smile! I could come and stay once a month and never get tired of my Tensing Pen!

Room Tip: If you have a fear of heights, some rooms will be better than others. If heights dont bother you th...
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  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“amazing Its Bob Marleys birthday”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

We r at Tensing Pen in Negril. And if it vis not Heaven ,nothing is.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Not for us...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012
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My husband and I stayed here this past July after staying at another location on the beach. We stayed in one of the Pillar rooms. The room and location were beautiful but the service could have definitely been better. Our main complaint was the managerial staff. They seemed to overlook us for other guests. We like to be left alone but being treated like you don't exist isn't that great of a feeling. The bartender was quite attentive giving us something new every time we sat down and he dug in the cooler to find us a bottle of a white that wasn't on the list. Also if you cannot handle heat please make sure that you are getting a room with ac. We thought that the sea breeze, quite nice, would be enough but we were mistaken. And you cannot leave the doors open due to the vast number of bugs that will find their way into the room. The food was good and so was the view. My husband and I both agree that we don't like dressing up for every meal while on vacation and that feels like a have to at this location. It was a nice hotel just not for us.

  • Stayed July 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Johnson City, Tennessee
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Words cant describe it”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2011

I went to TP on 12/10/11 - fourth trip there, and it only gets better each time. Really loved it and cant say enough about it. As far as I am concerned, this is the #1 resort IN THE WORLD, with a bullet.

Room Tip: Long house has some road noise, my favorite place was the Rock Cottage 1, but there is not a bad roo...
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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: West End Road, Negril, Jamaica
Price range (per night):* 166 AUD - 486 AUD

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