My wife and I took off for a quick getaway. We had a great time at Whistling Bird. The private dining and food was very tasteful. We are returning in a couple of months.

Everything that could go wrong did, from the moment I arrived. All I would say is don't go by the pictures it's really not that nice. I was very disappointed. Thank God, I was only there for the weekend. I would never book there again.

Once again our stay at Whistling Bird was fabulous. Bavra, welcomes us like she has known us for 20 years or so. Miss G and Lilly are so sweet. Ms Sonia and Annette can really cook, we had some of the best food ever on this stay. Homemade bread for sandwiches,yum. This is such a relaxing place to stay, I never want to leave the property when I am there I am so relaxed. The cottages are comfortable and the yard is unbelievable with plants and trees and birds.

I felt at home when i got out the van and saw the Front Office staff came to greet me with a hug. My room was ready, the key was in the door and i didnt have to go to the front office right away. By the time i got relaxed, i received a tour of the property and introduced to staff as i go along. I met the Manager the first day, hanging out with us, just like a another guest. I must say the staff is professional and at the same time, act as if I was a known family member for years (so comfortable). The beach is beautiful - one of my main reasons to visit Jamaica. Personally i tried the food other places and I must say Whistling Bird food is one of 2 places that I loved. My room was cleaned everyday, clean towels, bed linen - the rooms is refreshed everyday. It was spring break, and i wanted to party, one Thursday night as i was about to leave for a party with some new friends, a club nearby was rocking, disturbing guest, the manager notified the police who did achieve a goal of peace and quiet. I can't wait til next year to go back home to my beautiful paradise at Whistling Bird to see my Jamaican family - Jim, Julie, Lilly, Anthony, Miss G, Chefs, houskeepers, front office - Just everyone! My new friends that I met there is still my friends and we are planning to go back together next year! Yah mon......D'Moya

I'm just so excited to try to get this review right. I've stayed there 3 times over several years, and just booked again. I've been alone, and I've been with others. Just as great either way. I don't know how many resort hotels I've stayed at in my life -- but it's a lot. I can't really pick them out, I dont recall them in conversations at a bar. But THIS place, man o man - it is really something, sitting there directly on the beach in its own little rain forest setting. I read once in a magazine that at Whistling Bird the trees and plants seem almost to have swallowed up the cottages - and that's true. I can always quickly recall this gem of a place when talking to a friend, and if I were to make a list of places I just MUST return to --- it's really only Whistling BIrd. There is so much special about it. For one thing its private, the cottages are unique design. Saying the staff is great is sort of generic - what has happened here is these staff have been picked, trained, nurtured, and somehow the vibes of the place puts you in a contact not normally felt. Saying great staff just does not make it - this is a special place for guests. You just don't find such a place where the mix of staff and guest is so much in interplay with so much good food, good comfort, good drink, even the music is hand-picked. The painter and varnish man is just as elemental as the Chef or office lady or owner. This place sings harmony. Cottages are fantastic ad well thought out, cared for and upkeep very, very good. There are so many things (decorations) to notice both inside and out. It breathes Jamaica literally. I have met several past guests of all types, and they all say the same thing - "Best Vacation I ever had." The Bird has sort of a entreprenuerial sort of guest mix, and the people who go there have been around - they have PICKED the place, not sent there by some website or agent. If its food, they are among the best. If its cottages - no one has this sort of modern Jamaican style, everything modern, but everything a rustic design influence. If its the setting - it certainly captures the heart of Negril in a non-commercial way. The beach is so HUGE there, they built way back and planted trees heavily --- you cant even see into it from the beach. That's good cause it makes the view looking out to the sea so superb AC, TV, WiFi DSL, VOIP, big cottages, small cottages, dining and bar - it's all there. Setting is large enough for you to hide in when you want solitude, don't think I've ever seen every part of the grounds ( I have seen a great large wedding take place there, and family reunion once, too). This place is well run, and always evolving in a neat , conscious way. I can't exactly put my finger on what it is there at The Bird, but Im always wanting to go back. I just SEE myself there. It is one unique, laid back, relaxing, invigorating scene. It's central to everything, no waiting in line, and they can put as much or as little as you want into a custom package - even can make it all inclusive. It's my Place in The Sun - I'd advise you to make it yours.