Good morning just this little message to say we had a beautifull week in the Legends beach hotel we want to thank all the staff they where very helpfull and we will never forget our holidays greetings Philippe Duvivier and Clément Van der Voorde from Brussels. (room 302)
Philippe and Clément, BELGIUM - 6/29/2009
LEGENDS
Our family stayed with you from June 10th through the 15th. I wanted to thank you all for such a great stay. The motel was great and we felt very safe on the beach as well. I felt like you all helped me with our children and kept them safe and happy as well. We all hope to come back and stay with you again soon.
Mike on the beach is a true gem. We enjoyed meeting all of you and thanks for taking such good care of us.
Gail
Gail Prescott, USA - 6/15/2009
LEGENDS
Everything was just wonderful, we can't thank you enough for the perfect vacation, see you again soon!
Doug Purtee, USA - 6/14/2009
SAMSARA
To whom it may concern
Myself Dawn and my friend Sophia would like to thank all the staff at the LEGENDS resort for their warm hospitality and friendliness.
We had a wonderful time there the last two weeks and will be definitely visiting again as soon as we can. Many thanks to Paul the manager for making our stay a pleasure. And to the chef for our lovely breakfast in the morning. Also to the security staff who looked after us well and made sure we were safe.
Dawn G., U.K. - 5/25/2009
LEGENDS
Hi everyone Ive sent various messages but not sure if you got them. We jsut wanted to say what a good time we had at your hotel in March/April and wanted to thank everyone for the hospitality and service we received during our stay. We wanted to thank everyone personally bt too many to mention. We especially wanted to thank Callin,the security man (he gave his address but we lost it..maybe he could send it us), the cook in the resturant for her friendly smile and greeting each morning,and for making my 50th birthday extra special. The resturant staff were great..cant remember all their names but they were so polite and helpful. The housekeepers who did a wonderful job. The road crosser who made sure we were safe. Micheal on the beach and his staff. The reception staff who changed our money and our towels..they were always so friendly and polite. The hotel manager Paul. We are definately coming back. Please make sure that everyone who contributed to making our holiday special knows about this. We were Lynetta,delory and Misha..the Modeste party in room 602 March 23rd -April 5th. We have recommended your hotel to people and some of the party are coming back next year. It would be nice to hear from you just to know that you have receivd this and that you are well. We felt that we made friends with you all. Our family opened a night club in England called Legends and we feel that yor logo/name could be used in our club. We havetold everyone abot you. Keep upthe good and thank you very much. Lynetta, Delroy and Misha
Lynette, Delroy and Misha, U.K. - 4/05/2009 LEGENDS
I just wanted to Thank All of You for the wonderful stay we had at Samsara. I was unsure at first after being away several years, but all of you were so welcoming and thoughtful during our stay. If your job is anything like mine, you hear more negative than positive. So I wanted everyone at Samsara to know we had a great stay and will recommend it to others in the future.PS: Keriann ......we loved 1C. You knew exactly what I was looking for. Wonderful cottage to stay in. Just right amount of ocean view and shade. Thanks and hope to see you next year!
C. Crabb, USA - 5/13/2009 SAMSARA
Ja mon what's up!? It was a pleasure to stay in Legends! A real good time to remember. Thank you very much to all of the staff. EVERYONE was very friendly! And of course it also was a great time in Samsara, too. Me had a great time in Jamaica! (Stay from 10.04. - 24.04.09 room 611) Respect mon - every time, from Germany! See you next time!
Ingo Tasche, GERMANY - 4/24/2009 LEGENDS
Just a note to say thank you for a wonderful holiday. The room was great, spotless and comfortable. Legends is a fantastic hotel and we just wish the rest of the people in Jamaica could have been as friendly and helpful as all at Legends. We visited Samsara a few times and had great fun snorkelling up there. I also passed my Advanced Open Water diver while on holiday – result! Particular thanks go to Tiffany and Christine, the service we received was outstanding.
Lee and Tracy, UK - 4/12/2009 LEGENDS
I wanted to let you know that Yancy and I really enjoyed our stay once again. All of the staff was outstanding! Sounds like some remodeling is being done as we speak. I hope you recieved the package I sent with the van driver. Just a small token of our appreciation for making our vacation a great one! Sorry I did not make it to Samsara to meet you personally, this ended up being a very laid back vacation :)
Kristine and Yancy, USA - 2/27/2009 LEGENDS
We had the pleasure of staying at Samsara for 2 weeks in January 2009. It was literally paradise for us. The surroundings are peaceful, beautiful and comfortable. The staff of Samsara is absolutely terrific. Made us feel right at home and that we were visiting with friends. We made our home on the Garden Side and felt we had the best of both worlds. The peace, serenity and lush gardens offered solitude. Across the street, we entered a different world of spectacular sunsets, the pools and best of all; a world of new friends. Thank you to all; specially Peter (security), Collin, Rose (fantastic food) and Lovene. Our cabin was always spotless and with all the comforts and then some. Just had to let you know that we are already planning our stay at Samsara in January of 2010. We look forward to seeing everyone again and "Coming Home to our Beloved Jamaica".
Judy Rocheleau, CANADA - 1/18/2009 SAMSARA
Thank you SO MUCH for everything you did to help make our stay, our wedding and our reception excellent! Everyone had a great tine and we couldn't be happier with how things turned out!
Leslie & Darrel, USA - 2/14/2009 SAMSARA
Hi All, Thanks for the room 310 we had a great time, Everything was great as usual, It was nice to meet you, the face behind the e-mails. Thanks to Micheal and Orett their both great and send my best to Angella. Thanks Again See ya next year
Jannie Gillispie, USA - 1/20/2009 LEGENDS
Hi, I just wanted to send you a note to let you know what a wonderful time I had last week at Legends Resort. Everyone who works there is fantastic! The front desk and housekeeping staff were great! Mike was on the ball every day at the beach taking care of the people at Legends. He was very attentive and routinely checked with all of the guests to make sure that everything was ok, and always took care of business protecting the beach/customers from people who shouldn't be there. Ramsey was so kind, friendly and always there to help us across the street and made sure our ride got there on time. It's because of staff like this who are such a pleasure to be around that makes me want to come back each year now! See you next year!
Heidi Brogdon, USA - 1/16/2009 LEGENDS
Hello Legend Beach team, particularly Yvonne, love and greetings from Switzerland, in the last year we stayed with you, the service were marvelous, it was mega friendly, helpful and forestalling, we will gladly come again and we send dear greetings from Switzerland. In addition few photos for the putting and Yvonne a whole lot of greetings.
David and Sandra, SWITZERLAND - 1/15/2009 LEGENDS
Just wanted to drop you a quick note, to let you know what a wonderful time Bob & I had at SamSara...spending the New Year's holiday was sooo good. I know I probably sound like a broken record, but you & Maurice really have a great place with the most fantastic staff...we definitely feel right at home & enjoy our Jamaican "family" during our vacation. Too bad REAL family can't be like this...We're already looking forward to coming back again for the holidays...it's where we NEED to be!!! People often ask, why do you keep going back to SamSara?? Why not try some other resort?? Well, all we can say is when you've stayed at the best, you stick with the best :)) Again, I've compiled my "list" of people who always go above & beyond to make our stay such a pleasure, so here goes....at SamSara - Keriann & new faces we saw at the front desk, Pauline, Diva, Rose, Lovine, Keisha, Sharona, Angela, Lisa, Melvin, Powder, George & Sylvester. Oh, and we can't forget the Legends crew (who we saw ALOT more of by doing your A/I option) of Yvonne, Michelle, Judith, Andrea, Raquel, Barbara, Michael (beach security - who quite a few people mentioned how great of a job he does on the beach) & last, but not least, Bob's Jamaican "brother," Class :))) Take care & have a great Winter Season...
Pat and Bob, USA - 1/12/2009 SAMSARA
My wife and I just wanted to express our sincere gratitude, of the professional handling and flawless execution of our wedding. You are truly professional, and exemplify the best of the industry. Our most important day would not have been possible without you. Thanks again, and keep up the good work.
Ivan Spence, USA - 11/11/2008 SAMSARA
Hello beautiful Jamaica! I was at the beautiful Samsara Resort last Februrary and I had the chance to experience all that it has to offer: the crystal blue water, the cliffs, the comfort, the friendliness and oh!, the ever so delicious Pumpkin soup! I thought I had died and gone to heaven at my first sip! I have been looking for that soup ever since and although I searched the web and the cooking books, I never found the exact same soup. The object of my email today is to ask if you could find the time and the kindness in your hearts to send me the receipe... Your chef would certainly be honored, and I would make it a point to tell everyone that it comes from the warm kitchen of the Samsara Resort in Negril. Best wishes from Canada. Brigitte
Brigitte, CANADA - 9/20/2008 SAMSARA
Hi, We just returned from two weeks at Legends and we had a fabulous time staying at your hotel. I had my three children, my mum and my aunt with me and they really enjoyed themselves. Your staff were polite and friendly and the security staff were great - special tahnks to Michael, Orett and to the staff who crossed us over the busy main road every day.My mum and aunt enjoyed the tranquility of your sister hotel - Samsara and the kids were intrigued when they saw three dolphins passing by the cliffs one evening. The beach at Legends was great - a big thanks to Michael and Orett for putting out our sunbeds and parasols each day - it was much appreciated.The kids spent a lot of time in the smaller swimming pool, as well as on the beach and took full advantage of the floats and sunbeds that were able to use from the hotel.The security staff at the neighbouring hotels were very friendly and kept a watchful eye over the children, a special thanks to Patrick at next door.We will definitely come again next year, as I didn't get to try out the evening entertainment. Kind regards Fiona Salih
Fiona Salih, U.K. - 7/30/2008 LEGENDS
We just wanted to drop a line to tell you what a fabulous time we had. I did fill out the survey when we checked out. However, I felt it was a little too impersonal for the thanks we wanted to convey. We were thrilled with the improvements to the property. We were so busy planning the wedding that I hadn't visited your website, so the lounging/tanning pool area, spa cabana, gift shop, newly improved sundecks, and dinner deck, etc.... were a complete surprise. We also greatly appreciated the accommodation of the larger room!!!! As always, in Jamaica, we made some new friends and enjoyed the culture. We are very into Reggae music, and we able to see some good shows. We even went past Green Island to see Anthony B. Quite the adventure. We originally were supposed to have been married at the Rockhouse Hotel in April 2008, but changed our plans due to, too many family and friends wanting to come along. We decided to dine at the Rockhouse for Father's Day to see their property and such. They have an impressive lay out and the food was great, but the vibe was not the same as Samsara. We are very pleased we stayed with you at Samsara, and will continue to do so in the future. By the way, we both wanted to mention, and i'm sure you hear this a lot, but Melvin is our favorite. Very pleasant, helpful, and informative about your culture. He is just a really good person. My husband has known Melvin for almost 9 years now, and we are always excited to see him when we arrive. Also, big up to Sharona, Porter, George, Inisha, the Dive Staff, and Belinda as well. Take care until next time. p.s. our friends had a lot of fun too. Many Thanks, Jeff and Sheryl Wieber
Jeff and Sheryl Wieber, USA - 6/16/2008 SAMSARA
We would like to offer our thanks for the wonderful experience as Samsara this past week. It was truely a relaxing vacation. Please extend our appreciation to the rest of the staff at the resort. I feel very comfortable in recommending your location to future clients and will keep in touch about the possible wedding for next year. Once again thank you for everything! Kimberly
Kimberly Showmaker, USA - 6/06/2008 SAMSARA
We sure did enjoy our stay at Legends and our day at Samsara. Please let management know that the service levels were amazing. Each and every employee we came in contact with was exceptionally nice and helpful. This made our trip really nice . . . If you ever have real deals for repeat customers please let us know, we would come back to visit anytime. We can make last minute plans and show up on a moments notice, given proper financial incentives, hint hint hint. Thanks again and have a wonderful summer. Jim
Jim Hampton, USA - 5/30/2008 LEGENDS
Thanks, Thanks, Thanks for the great time we've had at Legends!!! A great hotel, with very very kind people. They always were nice and friendly to us and also our two girls, they really loved it at Legends! Our dreams came true in Jamaica, Yah Man! Love Edwin, Linda, Danie and Sanne Veltman
Veltman Family, HOLLAND - 5/08/2008 LEGENDS
Just wanted to write and again thank the whole staff for what was a fantastic vacation. It is just now warming up at home and we still are having withdrawls from our fantastic Negril vacation @ Samsara. Our third time in Jamaica and we found the best place on earth this time. We will be back to the place that is the epitome of " Peace and Quiet " Jay & Barb
Jay & Barb, USA - 3/08/2008 SAMSARA
We loved the Legends and the staff are so helpful. Look after Michael he is such a great guy, I have tried to contact Lovine and Ginoy, please get them to send me, Thanks for everything
Silvana Hillyer, MALTA - 3/17/2008 LEGENDS
this is just to say thankyou for the most amazing holiday ever. we could never repeat seeing the stars of our youth, Gregory Isaacs, John, Sugar Minott and Yellowman we even saw twice. we rolled in at 3 am, did my back in dancing and had such a brilliant time. the staff at the hotel were brilliant. nothing was too much trouble and the cooler we were given kept Leroy's insulin cool. we had the best of rooms overlooking the sea just as i imagined. it was such a great first wedding anniversary, the two men who play in the hotel sang for us and the whole of the guests clapped and cheered and even took pictures. we met some great friends and are still in touch back in England we were given a lovely shady place on the beach and were well cared for by the lads there. everyone was so helpful but what i must commend is the fact that Leroy left his jacket behind when we left, it had his new I-Pod in the pocket, his kids had given him it for Xmas and had loaded all his favourite tunes. So he was heartbroken when he realised that it had been left. yet by the time we got off the bus in Mo' Bay the driver had been informed it had been found and it was on its way to the airport. what a wonderful staff you have, so honest and thoughtful they really made our holiday. With all the night life we still managed to walk around Negril, sample the local food. we loved your food, the staff were so kind to Leroy and on occasions he had some real Jamaica food put out for him specially . i don't know who made the soups but they were always so tasty. we visited the Sam Sara and i snorkeled off the cliffs, we had champagne in Ricks Cafe where Leroy got all romantic and got the band to sing Kingston Town which is our tune. every day was wonderful. i haven't danced so much in years. everyone was just so kind and helpful so please let all the staff know how much we appreciated them. it couldn't have been easy putting up with us mad old couple. I've sent a few pictures with this mail. as i write this we are having cold weather with snow blizzards and hailstones. this morning i walked in streets covered in crispy white snowy ice and its sure slippy. i just have to keep thinking of the warm sun in Jamaica to cheer myself up. Thank you all again for such a great time. Janet and Leroy.
Janet & Leroy, U.K. - 1/21/2008 LEGENDS
Hello, I just wanted to thank all of you guys, I stayed with you a couple of weeks ago and I had a great time. You have a great staff and excellent service. I plan on going back in May. Please say hello to everyone. Manuel Lopez
Manuel Lopez - 2/08/2008 LEGENDS
Hello, we would like to thank you for a great holiday! We stayed at Legends for 2 weeks and it was a great hotel, with friendly people. Specialy our kids, Fleur and Dean , had a fantastic time there. Thank you very much again! Greetings from The Netherlands! Marco, Saskia, Fleur and Dean
Marco Levering, The NETHERLANDS - 2/14/2008 LEGENDS
To the Folks at Legends Just wanted to let you know how much Debbie anbd I enjoyed staying with you folks. The grounds at Legends are so beautiful and the fresh flowers in the room upon arrival was really nice. Micheal ,and beach security always made us feel comfortable and looked after. Your front desk people were great and our trip up to Samsora was spectacular. We feel like we have met people who will be life-long friends and look forward to staying with and seeing all again. Big Shout out to Lee --who will forever be our taxi driver when we are in your country--- an hardworking & Honest man. Oh, and tell the gentleman in your gift shop that we love Morgan Heritage ----not sure yet about Big Bambo. Until next time .........thank you , be well and God Bless John
John Reidy, USA - 2/19/08 LEGENDS
Keriann, all of the other staff as well as Maurice and his beautiful wife...WE HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME at Samsara ... as well as all the other surrounding points so easy to get to from Samsara. Our driver Lee you sent for us to pick us up from the airport was so very nice and very imformative and LOVED the music he played in between his stories of the places we past on our way to Samsara. Please tell him I said Hi. We were glad to have him take us back to the airport as well. He pretty much serranaded us with his wonderful music on the way back! The Pillar house .. LOVED THEM.. always clean .. i never had a chance to meet those who kept it up for us each day so please let them know we truly appreciate their hard work. Waking up in the morning with the sounds of the sea and the morning light coming in our window was just a wonderful experiance. My last stop was at PeeWees. Had to go for that was my dads nick name.. it was so very touching for me.. it actually brought tears to my eyes and i nicknamed Gayte .. not sure about the spelling, "little peewee" .. i could go on and on and on about the things we did around the country side and the WONDERFUL stay we had at your place but i know you have got lots to do for all the others staying so i had better go... and i did forget two things .. to buy some tea bags and to book for next year.. so.. you WILL be hearing from me soon!!! lots of snow and lots of unpacking today... when i get my snow bound bearings back.. .i'll pull out that credit card again!!!! THANKS AGAIN SO MUCH AND PLEASE PASS ALONG TO ALL HOW MUCH I ENJOYED MY STAY!!!! DARLENE
Darlene Lillo, USA - 2/16/2008 SAMSARA
I can not thank you enough for the wonderful job that you did for us for our accomodations for our visit to your beautiful country. We had a fabulous time and will be back again. Our friends that we brought for their first trip loved it and are already talking about when they will be back. Keriann, you were at Legends on Tuesday, February 5, unfortunately we had too much rum punch and did not get down to the office to meet you and thank you!!! You are fantastic and we will see you next year!! Thank you so much!!! Cindy
Cindy Smith, Illinois USA - 2/08/2008 SAMSARA
To all @ Legends & Samsara, 1-13-08 Just returned from our trip yesturday everything awesome as usual. Many new faces, but Micheal and Orett still number 1. They make you're stay on the beach very pleasant. Everyone is great as always. see ya next year for our 4th stay. Phillip and Jannie, Jameson Minnesota
Jannie Gillispie, USA - 1/13/2008 LEGENDS
We just spent time there Dec. 6-11 and had such a wonderful time. We stayed at Samsara, but also used Legends. How do I go about posting how great you guys are and how much fun there is to have? Diane
Diane Klutz, USA - 12/11/2007 SAMSARA
Merry Christmas and a happy new Year from Erika in Germany. I still think of the time at the Samsara. Thanks for everything. Erika
Erika Lankenau, GERMANY - 11/15/2007 SAMSARA
Hi Samsara, Merlene, Keriann and Stacy! I just wanted to share with you all that once again you truly made my stay that much more welcoming. I must say that I am truly in awe about such positive interpersonal relations I always have with everyone I encountered during my stay from 12/6-12/10/07 in addition to my past yearly visits. My very first year staying in one of the pillar houses (T2)and just know that I will more than likely always reserve one in the future. In addition, my first time in the past 10 years also having lunch at Legends at it too was great! OWayne and Maureen both rock! I can't foget to mention Mr. Craig and the other gentleman who made me feel safe during my entire stay as well even when I arrived back wee hours of the morning. Mr. Mitchell Rice also extends his warm thanks and feelings of welcome as it was his very first experience not only to Jamaica but out of out Country of the United States, Boston, Massachusetts. I am always encouraging my friends and family even folk I do not know who state they are going to Jamaica to stay at Samsara on the cliffs! I hope to see you all before next December my usual choice of stay however if not surely then. I ask that you keep up the good work and be good to your wonderful staff that bring such a great image and warm welcome home away from home! Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season and a very prosperous New Year! Michele
Michele Evans, USA - 12/10/2007 SAMSARA
Hello Legends people, My name is Bram Verleg and I am from Holland. I stayed in Legends this september (room 712) and I had a great time in Jamaica. I am at work now, it's 9:30 in the morning and it's only 5 degrees outside. I miss the beautifull people, nice weather, sea, food (big mama)en especially the beach. I talked a lot with the security guy Michael and Orbit (snoop). We met an other dutch couple en thinking it over to come back next year. I had some problems with my camera and the manager put the pictures on a cd for me. The result is perfect and the foto's are also beautifull...thanks again for that... Have a nice christmas and all the best and luck for 2008... I hope you'll remember us the same way as we remember you... Greetings The dutch Bram, Janneke, Maikel (big guy), Kim.
Bram Verleg, HOLLAND - 9/13/2007 LEGENDS
Thank you for a very special 5th wedding anniversity @ samsara,we could not have enjoyed ourselfs any more than we did,our funmeter was pegged the whole week,hope to come back a.s.a.p. Phil & Jan Mircheff P.S. Thanks for room #211,we will be requesting It on our next trip to Negril
Phil & Jan Mircheff, USA - 10/28/2007 SAMSARA
Thank you for the wonderful 5 days we had at Samsara & Legends. This was our 2nd trip to Samsara and won't be our last, actually I am in the process of booking January. Its always so sad when we leave to go back to the airport and say goodbye to our friends we meet at the hotel. Its nice to see the same friendly staff when we went back in October to have them remember us from January 2007. We love the fact the hotel is small and you don't get lost in the crowd like larger resorts. I have only good things to say about Samsara, its exactly what we need to get away from the hectic life back here. See you guys in January!
Cathy & John Griffin, MD, USA - 10/10/2007 SAMSARA
I loved your Resort. I was there 9/2 - 9/9 room 212. Thank you and the entire staff for making my first trip out of the country Amazing. The staff was so helpful and so nice. Your cook is great. I loved his meals. I just wanted to tell you that I had the time of my life there. I will be back and I will bring all my friends. Thanks again.
Kendra Elliott, USA - 9/2/2007 SAMSARA
hi samsara and all you very friendly staff! we (my son alex and me) where staying for two weeks in july and will never forget our first (but not last) stay in jamaica, at samsara`s. we want to thank you for making us an unforgettable holiday and we will recommend you in our country, Austria. please give our special greetings to ceila, she is always smiling on a very warm way. herta + alex from austria
Herta & Alex Sprenger, Austria - 7/31/2007 SAMSARA
just sending you this email to say thank you for making this holiday very special for us.wayne leiden and myself were made to feel very welcome from the first moment we stepped into the hotel.your staff made my daughter's leiden's holiday very special,i would to thank maureen and ceila for taking time to talk to her,maureen is an excellent member of your staff she is worth her weight in gold,we will recomend this hotel to our friends and family thank you deborah wayne and leiden room 106
Deborah, Wayne and Leiden, UK - 7/23/2007 SAMSARA
The very first moment I walked into the shady coolness of the main desk area of The Samsara Hotel and saw the ornamental gates, the comfy sofas, the smile on everyone's face, and felt the coolness sink deep into my skin, and bones I knew I was some where I would enjoy being. My first impression of The Samsara Hotel was correct I discovered my very first [full] day there. After checking in, which didn't take very long, I was taken to my rather impressive room and shown how to use the TV, and the AC key and the moment I stepped out on my sea view balcony I was so very glad I followed my instinct and decided to spend my time in Jamaica there, at the Samsara. The view of the sea, and the fresh sea air blowing into my room as I lay on my queen sized comfortable clean bed reminded me of days I have spent on that beautiful little island years ago, and made me so very happy to be back and even happier I picked Samsara to stay in. A walk to the cliffs to relax, and take a swim in the ocean, then a boat ride out to the coral reef with Famous Vincent, the live entertainment at night, the staff, and all of the help, all did everything they could do to make sure my stay would be enjoyable, and easy for me. The food was excellent, and there was as much or as little food as I wanted each meal and the Rum Punch [that flowed like a river] was a real treat ;-) EVERY ONE I met there, and I MEAN EVERY ONE was pleasant, friendly, helpful and more than willing to do any thing I asked of them and even in [some] cases that could easily be considered over and above the call of duty. Since I have a slight handicap and can not get around easily I was very pleased the staff was so nice, and so very willing to help... I really enjoyed my stay at The Samsara [what I can remember of it anyhow, you see I drank A LOT'A Rum Punch mon'] and yes, I WILL go back and stay at Samsara one day. How ever one small draw back I found was the fact that once the bar closed at 11:00 PM there was no where on the property to get a cold drink, that I was aware of anyhow, so.... may I suggest you either bring a small cooler with you when ya go, or buy a cooler there, and make sure to get some drinks, and ice to keep in that cooler just in case you are like me and would want a cold drink when ya wake up, or come to [what ever the case may be] in the middle of the night or before the bar & kitchen / dinning room opens. Perhaps Samsara will consider getting some soda machines folks can get cold soda's out'a at night, and who knows, maybe they could put some Red Stripe in there too ;-) GO TO Samsara... do yourself a favor, and bring your whole family, they'll all love it too. I give the Samsara a 4.70 stars out of a possible 5.00 stars rating... Mr. Jim Nasium www.gymart.com
Jim Nasium Saldutti - 7/2/2007 SAMSARA
We just spent June 15-25 at your wonderful resort. This was our second trip back & we enjoyed as much as the first time. You have one of the best crews working there that we have ever met!!! They deserve some praise...they are the best!! So once again...THANK YOU for another wonderful vacation, it felt like we came home. Please tell Owayne, Michael, Judith, & Momma we said hello. Andy & Bonnie
Andy & Bonnie Bland, USA - 6/15/2007 LEGENDS
Hey! This is to Michael,O'Reed and everyone else in the hotel that we had the pleasure to get to know..Just wanted to thank them all for an AMAZING 2 weeks and let you all know that we arrived safe at home in London. It's warm today, but not as lovely as the beach by you guys.. Thank you so much again! Love, Liza and Seamus
Liza Cecilgard, U.K. - 6/10/2007 LEGENDS
We would like to thank all of you at Legends for the best holiday we have had. We will hopefully be staying with you again next year, and may even be bringing two friends. All the bar and restaurant staff and the maids were exelent. Michael on the beach was most exceptional, and made our holiday very special. Please, please can you tell him we will be in touch very soon. The very best to you all, from Pete and Sal
Pete Bennett & Sal Richardson U.K. - 5/21/2007 LEGENDS
My twin and I, along with another set of twins, stayed at Samsara from May 10-May 13. My twin and I didn't dress alike, but the other set did. I can speak for my twin and I (lol)....we enjoyed our stay at Samsara hotel, and we vowed with each other the next time we came back, we would be staying there. The staff was always nice...Melvin, George (who was nice enough to get me a mango from the tree), Taniesha, Narlisa, Kariann, Pauline, Vanroy, and John (who made sure we stayed safe during our stay). I'm sorry to anyone that I may have forgotten. We loved you all more than our hotel room. We can't wait to see you all again.
Taneka Simmons, Illinois USA - 5/10/2007 SAMSARA
We just want everyone to know that Legends Resort is a paradise destination. The Resort is clean and secure, the staff are amazing and courteous at all times, the view is to die for; tourquoise clear water with white sand.The food is great in and around the resort. The visitors that come to Legends talk about their 7-11th return; something must be right at this place. We have expierenced many places in our travels; and this by far, is our number one recommendation. We'll be back...for sure...... Thank you again everyone in Legends
Eyal and Myra Baruch, Montreal - 5/5/2007 LEGENDS
Hi from Kathy. My friends and I just returned home from a wonderful vacation at Legends. I loved Jamaica! The staff and Michael were awesome! Thanks for the memories - I'd like to come back. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about the 2 person band that played at Samsara and Legends. Do they by chance have a contact and a CD that I might be able to purchase. I enjoyed their music. Let me know. Thanks for everything, Kathy and friends from Indiana.
Kathy Laughlin, INDIANA USA - 4/18/2007 LEGENDS
Hey, just a note from Bob and Dee Retz, 1-A, 4/7 thru 4/21 thank you, we had a wonderful time on our honeymoon. Hope to see you next year.
Bob and Dee, USA - 4/7/2007 SAMSARA
Thanks for again taking care of us with a great room at Legends on March 22-29. We had a very relaxing week, just what we wanted, beach all day long, with a few drinks mixed in! Our friendships with the employees at Legends continued to grow stronger, so many great people! We will be in touch later in the year as we plan on our 8th visit to Legends! Hope all goes well for the remainder of 2007! Thanks again for your efforts! Martin & Julie Games Iowa, USA
Martin & Julie Games - 3/22/2007 LEGENDS
hey samsara, just wanted everyone to know: "we had a blast"!!! thank you very much for our wonderful stay, we have been telling everyone about your wonderful hotel and staff. we want to extend a special thanks to: vanroy, maureen, owayne, melvin, class, and anyone else we missed. please forgive us if we misspelled your name. we can't wait to come back for a visit. we are actually thinking in october. thanks again, hope to see you soon. charlyne (mechelle) and wayne dotson (room 104).
Charleyne & Wayne Dotson, USA - 3/21/2007 SAMSARA
Hi I just wanted to drop a line and let you ALL know how pleased I was with Samsara. We stayed in room 212 from March 2/07 to March 15/07. We were both a little nervous not knowing what to expect. We were very comfortable with everything. The view from our balcony was amazing. I would like to thank Pauline, who spent time with us chatting. Also Rose and Chef for the wonderful meals and cooking special meals for my vegetarian man. Thanks see you again!
Heather Pryce, Toronto ON - 3/2/2007 SAMSARA
We stayed at the Samsara from 02/28/07-03/03/07, and had a wonderful time. The staff was great made us feel right at home. To Wayne, Maureen, and Sharona we say a big thank you, and you are all wonderful. Those drinks were outstanding. The band was great on Thur. night. Our hotel room was always nice and clean when we would come back to it. I can't wait till I can return and see everyone. Thank you for making our first time trip to Jamaica a most wonderful expierience. And just to let you all know we flew back to a very cold and snowy state. Thank you all again for the wonderful time. See you soon. Brenda and Jim.
Brenda & Jim, Green Bay WI - 2/28/2007 SAMSARA
HI Keriann, Thank you for taking such good care of us! We really enjoyed are stay at Samsara, and Jenna had a great time also. Looking forward to visiting again in October, and hopefully we will be bringing some friends with us as well. It was nice to finally meet you and have a face to go with the name! Everyone at Samsara is a pleasure to be around!! Hope you survive spring break..... Jared, Cathy & Jenna
Jared, Cathy & Jenna Guild - 2/10/2007 SAMSARA
I just wanted to let you know how much my husband and I enjoyed our recent vacation at Legends Resort ( Feb 1- 12th - Room 304). Although I had originally had my heart set on a beach side room with balcony, we loved our little porch amidst the tropical gardens. The hotel location on Negril beach was marvellous and we just can't say enough positive things about your staff with special honourable mention of Shannon the bartender. His friendly personal manner in guest handling and his quick efficient addressing of happy hour at the Legends bar make him very much an asset to Legends. For your information, I owned and operated a Hospitality Mystery Shopping Company here in Toronto for eight years ( two years ago I sold the business concept). We performed audits of service quality, staff integrity and alcohol compliance at hotels, restaurants and nightclubs in Toronto, Ottawa, & Montreal. So I hope my comments and compliments have additional credibility........ We plan to return to Legends again next winter....wish it was next week though as we are currently shovelling ourselves out of 1 foot of snow here in Toronto. Best regards and thank you for all your assistance regarding our reservation at Legends!
Carine Swan, Toronto ON - 2/1/2007 LEGENDS
To All @ Legends, 1-21-07 We just returned yesterday and miss the warm welcoming faces.All the staff are excellant, from mama,angela,micheal who watched over so well,orett,shannon what a guy. the wait staff, ricardo,teresa,celia,kay,rachel,the girl in the gift shop you have a great group of people who make everyday a great day.And if I missed someone I'm so sorry because they all deserve reconition for there impeccable service they provide everyday to so many different people. Are stay was great our room was awesome thanks to all for a great vacation. and we will see you next year for our 3rd stay. Take care Phillip and Jannie Jameson from Minnesota Captain clark great trip!!awesome
Phillip and Jannie - 1/21/2007 LEGENDS
Just want to say Thank you for everything. We enjoyed our stay with you again and will continue to come back to the place we love. You were very accommodating to us and we just want to say thank you. Our now 16 year old son had the best time, he loved the resort and all the staff were very friendly. We referred alot of guests to you and everyone of them were very happy with their stay with you. Thank you! We will continue to tell everyone who is looking into going to Jamaica about Samsara. Until next year take care and we look forward to seeing everyone again. Bill & Rachelle
Bill & Rachelle Roetzel - 1/20/2007 SAMSARA
John and I would like to thank you for all your help with our reservation at Samsara last week, with arranging our upgrade to T-2. It was the best vacation we have had in Jamaica with the laid back atomsphere and courteous service from the hotel staff really made the vacation amazing. Our past vacations to Jamaica have been large resorts which may have all the amenties but after choosing Samsara we will never go back to resort vacations again. I want to thank the staff of the restaurant, front desk, the 3 piece band and each employee who made this vacation special for us even the owner who drove us to the beach. We will be back next January if not before then and will always stay in the pillar cottages, we didn't even make it to Rick's this time since we didn't need to with the beautiful sunset we had from our balcony. I have a small request if you could find out what song is played right after Police and Thieves on the songtrack everyday at the poolbar. I had asked OWayne and he said it was Toots & Maytals but I can't find the song with that band. Thank you again for all your help, Cathy & John Griffin
Cathy & John Griffin, MD USA - 1/17/2007 SAMSARA
Whats up Samsara. Eddy say goodbye too every one there I had A great time In your hotel and jamaica. The next time when I coming on holliday I stay in your hotel again. Peacce Eddy Rijssen from Holland
Eddy Rijssen, Holland - 1/14/2007 SAMSARA
I had an amazing time, but too short. Thank you and your staff memebers for the wonderful time and service, I will come back. Sincerely Daniel Saccani
Daniel Saccani, USA - 10/10/2006 SAMSARA
Wanted to drop a note and say "thanks" for taking care of us and the Rues with nice rooms during our stay at Legends last week. Everything was perfect! Was great visiting with many of staff again at Legends. We had our first snow of the year the day after we returned home! Until next time - take care and thanks again! Martin & Julie West Union, Iowa, USA
Martin & Julie Games, Iowa - 10/8/2006 LEGENDS
We want to send or greetings to Yvonne, Michael, Snoop Dog, KadiAnn etc. etc. We had a great time in Jamaica and Legends! Lots of kisses, Wendy & Monique
Wendy & Monique, Holland - 10/1/2006 LEGENDS
Our party of 8 was at the Legends for 1 week , starting on September 9th. We was very pleased with our stay. Verybody was so nice and willing to do anything for us. Shannon, the bartender made the best drinks. Micheal and George, the sercurity guys, helped us out on many of occasions. Orett, the boat captain showed us your beautiful island. Momma, the cook kept us fed well. I wish I could name everybody, unfortunately those are the ones I can remember. We plan to return next with a bigger group. We can not wait to get back! Thanks again for making our stay so great. Donna Flannery
Donna Flannery, Kentucky USA - 9/9/2006 LEGENDS
Had I exelent time at samsara. Will see you soon I hope.
Eric Hunt - 9/1/2006 SAMSARA
thank you again for room no 305. We enjoyed our stay very much like usual. Everything was cool. See you next time. Say hello to Michael, George, Shannon and Celia.They and everybody else did a great job. Bye Marion and Maheli Brown from Hamburg
Marion & Maheli Brown, Germany - 9/1/2006 LEGENDS
Just wanted you guys to know that I have been singing you lots of praises since I got back to the U.S. several days ago. We enjoyed our stay at Legends so much that we are thinking of foregoing the 3 year wait for another overseas vacation and coming back next summer.
JJ Goulbourne Missouri USA - 7/23/2006 LEGENDS
I wanted to thank everyone for our lovely stay in Samsara. We will certainly promote it to our friends and family. Hopefully we will return one day....
Jo Rival, Ireland - 7/7/2006 SAMSARA
we just wanted to write and say thank you again to all the staff at legends. we stayed there in july 2006 and had a holiday of a life time thanks to the wonder friendly staff at legends a special thank you goes to george who showed us his jamaica and made us fall in love with it!also we would like to say thank you to micheal who made us feel safe while enjoying the beach and to mama of course for the taste of jamaica. we hope that we will be able to revisit you all in the future until then "respect"to you all and thanks again from holland bert and keren janssen and the children.
Bert & Keren Janssen, Holland - 7/6/2006 LEGENDS
Hello, I enjoyed a wonderfull stay at Legends a few weeks ago. I took some pictures from the staff en promised them to send the photos. Can you make sure that the people on the photos receive them? Thank you very much. Greetings. Dorien
Dorien - 5/7/2006 LEGENDS
i just wanted to thank you for reserving a sea-view room for us. it was fantastic. if you can, please say hello to Orett (he works the Legends beach for Captain Clarke's water sports) and Michael (Legends beach security) from Martin and Cris in Baltimore. Tanisha (our cleaning person) was also great! we hope to stay there again next year! Best, Cris DeNardo
Cris DeNardo, USA - 4/30/2006 LEGENDS
My husband and I recently returned from our first stay at Samsara in pillar house T-3 and absolutely loved everything about it! The view is incredible - 180 degrees with no buildings, trees or anything but just the Caribbean Sea in sight! We especially enjoyed the staff. Maureen and Arlene were top knotch servers at the bar and in the restaurant, and Tanya kept our room so exceptionally clean, that my husband said he could bounce a quarter off the bed when she was finished making it each day! One day when it began to rain, she even came to the room to remove our beach towels from the balcony where they were drying so they wouldn't get wet. That's customer service at the highest level! Everyone --from the security guard to the gardener -- made us feel welcome and comfortable. The driver you arranged for our transport from the airport - Steve - was absolutely the best. We spent many hours with him touring the island during the week and will recommend his driving skills and knowledge of the island to anyone needing a fantastic tour guide and safe driver! Even your general manager was a treat. One evening the electricity went out on the entire property, and he came knocking on our door immediately with candles and a personal apology. Within an hour the lights were back on. We can't wait to return this fall to kick back, relax and have a ball! Legends offers a nice change of pace with its beach, but you can't beat those cliffs for snorkeling! You made my first trip to Jamaica incredibly memorable for us! We are already planning to return in October to stay again in a pillar house with that magnificant view! Kini & Ralph Plumlee Millington, Tennessee USA
Kini & Ralph Plumlee, USA - 4/22/2006 SAMSARA
We stayed at Legends from 31 march until 14 april in a marvellous beach-view room. In the restaurant is a permanent exhibition of the "legends" of a century. (hence the name...) Marilyn Monroe, Landrover, Kitchen Princes to name a few. They give the place a "vacation atmosphere" that makes you feel good right from the start. That feeling is getting sustained and amplified by the people who work in Legends, the management the waitresses, the waiters, kitchen personel (the food is great !)and even the guy who cleans the pool. They may not realize it but actualy they are the "living legends". They make your vacation unforgettable, ask anyone who stayed there ! So, Andrea, Lattecha, Theresa, Shannon, Angella, MAMA, Nashena, Kerisha, Ceila and all the others at Legends, thank you for making our stay at Legends unforgettable ! You make Legends a legend of his own. Marilyn & Walter
Marilyn &Walter Patty, Holland - 4/14/2006 LEGENDS
Hello from Terry and Gloria We just returned home from Jamaica and we stayed at your Samsara Resort Hotel on the west end. We had the times of our lives there. Your staff especially Melvin and Monica were just the greatest people we met in Jamaica. I don't know what Melvin does at your resort but what ever it is he is good at it and I want you to tell him Hello from Terry and Gloria. He was so very friendly and helpful to us. This was our first time out of the United States and we choose Jamaica. Monica I believe is the house keeper there for the rooms. I personally want you to tell her for us thank you for the great job she did cleaning our room and making us feel welcome there. I don't know about Jamaica but in the US good help is hard to come by. We learned alot from these two people and wanted to personally tell them thank you if you will pass this along to them. The fella at the front desk that helps people to cross the street was very kind to us also. I took hundreds of pictures of your resort and posted them on my pesonal web page for our friends to see. We will return to Jamaica for another visit and will book our rooms with you ! Again tell everybody hi for us and thank them personaly for us. Terry and Gloria
Terry & Gloria, USA - 4/10/2006 SAMSARA
I just wanted to say thanks to all of you at Legends for making my stay and that of my friends so incredible. You all work so hard and treated us so wonderfully! After staying at Legends I can never stay any where else in Negril. Special love to the two lovely ladies at the front desk and the beach security guard who did everything they could to make our stay so awazing. Our 4 day stay felt like 4 weeks and it was still too short! I miss it so much and will definitely be back soon!
Martha / New York - 3/26/2006 LEGENDS
We wanted to thank you SOOOOOO much for our 6th stay with you we were in room 214 and just loved it more so than room 211! Just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed our stay and will be back to see you next year.The staff was A+ from Ivy to all the nice young ladies at the front desk.Perfect stay look forward to many many more THANK YOU once again could not have been any better A+.. Bill and Rachelle Roetzel Rm#214 Clevland Ohio
Bill and Rachelle Roetzel - 2/8/2006 SAMSARA
My husband and I stayed for a week in January/February at Legends with our best friends and we had a WONDERFUL time! After arriving in a different country with no luggage (airline lost our luggage the previos day) we were unsure of how the rest of our vacation was going to turn out. We can not begin to say enough great things about Legends and the staff. The rooms are beautiful and very clean. The beach is wonderful and the food...fabulous!! Yvonne, Celia, Angela, Rohan, Michael, Patrick...you are all FANTASTIC!! Yvonne, you brightened my day every morning seeing your smiling face while cooking eggs! We can not thank you enough for the hospitality we received! Our luggage did arrive two days later, but we had a GREAT time even before it arrived. We are planning a family vacation next January and can't wait to see all of the Legends staff again! Thanks again for the unforgettable vacation! Traci Reetz
Traci Reetz, Slater Iowa USA - 2/1/2006 LEGENDS
thanks to all at legends resort we had agreat time, for being a smaller resort everything was great. a special thanks to mama and angela they were great to us. see ya next year jannie and phillip,jameson farmington,mn
Gillipsie - 1/17/2006 LEGENDS
I had to let you know what a wonderful time our whole wedding party had at Legends (and Samsara). The wedding couldn't have been more beautiful, thanks to you. Your staff at Legends is the best. Special thanks to Angela the bartender, we kept her really busy and she always had a smile and kind words. Donovan, our waiter for the wedding dinner was the greatest!! Melva our maid was always taking care of our needs. Oneal, sigh, I could go on all day. You have a top notch staff. This not being our first trip to your beautiful Island did not disappoint us. Negril is always our first choice. This was a first trip for all the younger people of our party and they are all ready to return. Love to all and we'll be back again. Melanie & Jon Diederich Moline, IL
Jon and Melanie - 1/14/2006 LEGENDS
Dear Legends, We just returned home and I wanted to write immediately. My family and I were at Legends from 12/24 - 12/30 for a "different Christmas" this year. The goal was to take our two youngest - our son who is 14 and a daughter who is 16 years old away to strengthen our family bonds. We found Legends and the staff a most delightful and beautiful experience, one that we will carry with us the rest of our lives. We found our room to be clean as a whistle, and our housekeeper kept it that way. When we needed something, we called the front desk and they responded within minutes. We went all-inclusive and for us it turned out to be the best thing with the kids. Yvonne, the cook, what can I say??? She was so kind and gentle and warm-hearted. She took care of us and made sure that the children ate, and ate well. Yvonne makes fantastic food, and if you have the chance to taste her tuna fish sandwich, you are in for a treat. (she puts scotch bonnet in there and it was utterly heaven) The conch, fish, chicken, veggies, breakfast - EVERYTHING was tasty tasty tasty!! There was a gentleman who tended bar, usually during the evening - I cannot remember his name, but he was so kind to us. Angela was a jewel and her smile and positive attitude was a delight to see every morning. Andrea, a waitress was gentle, sweet and caring in so many ways. We relied on these staff members and trusted them so much! Also, everyone from the maintenance man to the front desk to the nice woman in the office who wears glasses...I cannot say enough about what a joy Legends turned out to be. Best of all, my children had a fantastic time. Captain Moses and Duane (aka Lobster) were such an asset - especially Lobster who became friends with my kids. The security man who we had most of the time watched my kids like a hawk - he took his job seriously and we appreciated that. We found the beach a delight - we were not hassled at all, the higglers left us alone, and once we walked the beach with the kids, we were treated by everyone with respect and that big beautiful Jamaican smile. No problem, mon! My husband and I had such a peace of mind there - I have never seen him as relaxed EVER. He is a new man after this trip, and I am also renewed. I cried like a baby on the plane home. I will always carry Jamaica in my heart and cannot wait to come back. You will definately see us again. Legends is a wonderful place and I would not hesitate to recommend it to families. We are thankful to the staff at Legends who made our holiday so very special - If anyone needs to talk to us about taking kids to Legends, have them get in touch with me. It was a fantastic family vacation. With Love and Respect, Amy Salzman Ohio, USA
Amy Salzman, Ohio USA - 12/24/2005 LEGENDS
Scott and I were with Mike & Judy Bretch and we arrived back in the US-IOWA where we were greeted with snow and 6 degree cold weather. I would like you all to know, from the security men, the front desks girls to the maid service and maintenence man we had the best 10 days time of our life. Thank you so much, and a special Thank you to Rose who works in the kitchen for helping me on my birthday. again Thank you and we will be back... Lisa
L. Anderson / S. Carls - Iowa, USA - 11/22/2005 SAMSARA
Greetings from California! I'm long overdue in letting you know how much I enjoyed my trip to Jamaica. It was truly awesome, and I appreciate your help and the wonderful hospitality of everyone at Samsara Resort. I do hope to come again someday and relax in your beautiful country. It's truly a paradise with beautiful people that bring so much heart and meaning to the life we live. Please send my regards to everyone . . . Blessings to you this holiday season and always, Lisa Escobar
L. Escobar / California, USA - 10/29/2005 SAMSARA
hy guys!! i m luca campagna from italy. i ve been in your hotel until yesterday, i m working now in my office! i m so sad to be here...i ve been very well by you. unfortunately i don t know all yours names, but although this i embrace everybody. i hope to see u everybody as soon as.... i d like to embrace in particular La Toya, yours beautifull receptionist. happiest to met u, i wish u a greatfull day!!!!! luca
Luca Campagna, ITALY - 10/4/2005 SAMSARA
I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to write, but life was waiting when we got back and it's just been one thing after another. Everytime things get stressful, we just put in a Reggae CD, close our eyes, and pretend we're back in Negril. : o) I wanted to thank you for all the trouble you went to to accomodate us and let you know that your efforts are so greatly appreciated. The week we spent at Samsara was a dream, and it's all we talk about since. We are DEFINITELY coming back, although we don't know when that will be. We thought it would be a once in a lifetime vacation but now that we've been there, we know that once is just not enough. We've already decided, we'll do whatever it takes to get back again soon. The island is so beautiful and everyone was so welcoming. We never thought we'd find a place where we felt so at home and so relaxed. Life there is how it should be - based on love and respect and kindness. The world should envy Jamaica for its spirit and tranquility. We long to be there again. All our best, Misty & Jason
Misty & Jason Jones, USA - 9/17/2005 SAMSARA
Hi everyone at SAMSARA I am still trying to get back into the groove of being back home and work. I had the greatest time and it was beautifull. I am one of the 4 FLORIDA girls that stayed the first week of September. we had a blast. I can't wait to come back. this time my husband wants to go and see what all the fuss is about. everyone was great. It was 8 days of relaxation and great scenery. until next time... suzie
Suzie Morris, Florida, USA - 9/1/2005 SAMSARA
Just returned home from a great week in Jamaica. Thank you to all the fine friendly people at Samsara and Legends. Ya Mon!
Jeremy Prouty, USA - 8/10/2005 SAMSARA
I just wanted to tell you guys that my friends and I had an awesome time at your hotel!!!
Megan Lipsmeyer, USA - 8/4/2005 LEGENDS
Hi Keriann, We just wanted to thank you for everything you did for our wedding day. We had such an amazing wedding and it couldn't have been more perfect! Everyone at Legends and Samsara where so nice and helpful and that made the trip so pleasant. Tell the grounds men who made the Tiki Torches for us thank you, they where so perfect. Dinner the night of the wedding was awesome, service was great, the rum cake was very good, and we can't forget the live music. Tell everyone we said thank you and that everyone who was with us enjoyed the wedding and stay as well.Thanks again for making our wedding day so laid back and perfect! Sincerely, Josh and Sarah King 7-29-05
Josh and Sarah King USA - 7/29/2005 LEGENDS
Please give our thanks to the staff at Legends! We were again treated fabulously! Our son Stephen loved the place – and the people. He misses everyone already! He turned 18 on the Monday that we left, and we shared a first “Red Stripe” with our friends. And of course we had to get a shot with our favorite lady! On another note the new lobby is beautiful! Did the T-Shirt make it to you? I left it at the front desk at Legends, as we just didn’t make it up to Samsara this trip… See you in November!
B. Slack - USA - 6/22/2005 LEGENDS
Dear Sabrina, It's now 3 days since we left Jamaica and though we're back physically, our hearts are still back in Negril. I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful and amazing our stay was at Samsara. But I'm going to try! Your hotel (I hesitate to call it that....it's more like paradise) was so much more than we ever expected. You were right about the seclusion and the privacy. That's exactly the kind of place we enjoy the most. The physical beauty all around us took our breath(s) away over and over, especially the view from the balcony of our Pillar House. Each morning we would get up between 5:30 and 6, make a pot of Jamaican coffee and find our way onto the balcony just in time to see the fishing boats making their way across the water in the distance. Before 8 am, we'd walk around and then sit at the bar, listening to Iceline (sp?) upstairs getting breakfast ready as she sang a gospel song with that beautiful voice of hers. After breakfast, we'd find our spot under one of the canopies and just "hang" for the morning. Getting a little sun, swimming and snorkling off the cliff (Stephen jumped and dived, I chickened out, preferring the ladder), reading, talking to new friends and just enjoying the scenery and the changing colors as the sun got brighter. The afternoon was much of the same, only by then, we were into the rum punch. Over the course of the week, I think we tried nearly every rum concoction on the Inclusive drink menu. We're not big drinkers by any means, but we that week, we indulged, I must admit. Words can't describe the sunsets, as you well know. No matter where we stood, on our balcony or down by the water, or at the bar or upstairs in the restaurant.....we were blown away by the beauty of those sunsets. The food was very very good! Your were right, it's pretty basic, but it was perfect for us. And everything was delicious. I didn't hesitate to eat anything, by the way, or drink the water. As soon as I got there, I knew it was all perfectly safe. One night, we went up to the Rock House for dinner and that was very nice as well, but such a different atmosphere. Not as easy and laid back as Samsara. We ventured out a few times.....to Legends one day when it was rainy and cloudy, just to check it out, and walk on the beach. That was fun, but it's such a different world down there. So congested with one little hotel after another. We bought t-shirts, coffee, and a wooden mask from a terrific artist on the beach whose work we fell in love with. Then had lunch at Legends. But quite honestly, we couldn't wait to get back to Samsara! Another day, we took Moses' boat to the coral reef. It was just the two of us and 3 young men, all very nice. While snorkling, Stephen's wedding ring slipped off and sank to the bottom. Immediately, one of the guys put on his gear and jumped in, diving down to the ocean floor over and over. Finally, Stephen spotted the ring, and our hero retrieved it for us. What a relief! What an adventure! The snorkling was fabulous, by the way. Both at the reef and off the cliffs of Samsara. We did Mayfield Falls another day and that was another great excursion. There were only 6 in our group and our guide was fantastic. We also had one of the digital photographers with us snapping lots of pictures. I could not believe the sophisticated operation that have in that photo shack! I would never have guessed that these guys would be so computer and technology savvy!!! And of course, we walked away with a CD of photos, which they burned for us in about 2 minutes! The heat up in the Pillar House did not bother us one bit, due to that 5 speed fan overhead. We were very comfortable at night. During the day, it was a bit warm up there, but we didn't spend much time there, only in the morning and the evening. Your staff......Sabrina, you have the most conscientious and devoted staff we've ever come across! Aside from Nicole and Pauline who watched out for us and run a very tight ship, I would like to mention some people in particular: Tanya who cleaned our room and made those fantastic towel creations each day on the bed. I have pictures of them all! The first day we got there and realized we had no shampoo, she ran down the road and picked some up for us. Iceline (sp?) who served us breakfast and lunch. Maureen, who served us our dinners. Dwayne, who also waited on us from time to time and kept us laughing with his riddles and puzzles to solve. The bartender in the afternoon and evening.....I'm sorry but we never did get his name. Tall, good looking, great smile. I'm sure you know the one. The front desk staff and security guard.....and everyone else who was so helpful. Oh, and we can't forget about Lee! Our plane was delayed getting in, and he had to wait an hour and a half for us at the airport. But he greeted us with an enormous, warm smile and gave us quite the guided tour during the ride to Negril. We found the Jamaican people to be so friendly and hospitable every where we went. I liked the fact that there were relatively few Americans there. We met a couple from Philadelphia, but others people from Britain, Germany, Australia, all over. That was very refreshing. People were friendly, and rather subdued, which is more to our liking than what I imagine to be a more raucous crowd down at Sandals or Beaches or Rui. I know this is getting to be quite long, so I'll end by saying that it was a dream come true. We can't wait to get back to Samsara. In the meantime, I grabbed a bunch of your brochures from the front desk and intend to spread them around and talk about Samsara every chance I get. So if you get any guests from NY in the future, you'll know how they found out about the place! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Karen
K. Bass - New York USA - 6/12/2005 SAMSARA
Thanks again Samsara, for your fabulous hospitality, and providing us a memorable vacation. This was our second visit to Samsara, and we plan on a quick return, for a third time. Everyone there is just so nice and professional. IRIE, Samasara. Respect. Jeff and Kristen
J. Newcomb - Texas USA - 6/9/2005 SAMSARA
I wanted to express how I felt that my stay at Legends from May 26, 2005 to May 30, 2005 was great! All the staff was very friendly and courteous, especially the chef and the bartenders. There was not a big selection of food, but the food tasted fabulous and the drinks were great, I really enjoyed this vacation. This is the most relaxed I have been in my life. I would definately come back to Legends again. Regards, Brenda
B. Jennings - 5/26/2005 LEGENDS
Hi Sabrina/Keriann... Good evening from the Chicago-area, where it's a BALMY 54 degrees. Sure could use a rum punch & sunset right about now :))) Just wanted to let you know what a great time Bob & I had last week. Hard to believe that this was our 10th visit to Legends :)) And, it just keeps getting better & better. We feel very fortunate to call your place, "home" & your staff, "family" - it's just very cool to us :)) Once again, the Legends/SamSara staff goes above & beyond to make our week such a pleasure :) Here go the "thanks" to....Janice, Sandra, Yvonne, Barbara, Lance, Tanesha**, Ruon, Kadie, Donovan**, Raquel, Tony, "J", Angie & Andrea AND at SamSara...Tamika, Ron, Johnny, Marlon, Melvin, Powder, & Ivy. ** Got to give these 2 staff members a SPECIAL THANKS for everything they did for us...their smiles & kindness meant so much!!! Have a great summer-season & hope to be back soon :))) Pat
P. Rinka - Chicago USA - 5/23/2005 LEGENDS
I just wanted to touch base and thank you for allowing us the upgrade to the beachside. I really like the rooms. The beds were very comfortable and the rooms weren't cramped at all. We had a woooonderful trip. Thanks again, Kelly
Kelly - USA - 5/17/2005 LEGENDS
My friend Heather and I just came back home from Samsara. We were sooo sad to leave that we both go back to the website just to sit and look at the pictures. (sighhhh) The hotel was great the food and drinks were also great. Thanks to Marlin, I miss you and will be back next year. We both miss you all even our taxi driver Anthony, see you all soon. Katie and Heahter
Katie & Heather - USA - 5/8/2005 SAMSARA
I wanted to take just a moment of your time, to let you and the entire staff at SamSara THANK YOU for a wonderful trip. We will be back again! We appreciate all that you did to get us room 1A. Thanks again, Melissa & Cameron
Melissa & Cameron - - 4/18/2005 SAMSARA
We stayed at your resort the April 1-4. We would like to extend our appreciation and thanks for your great hospitality and providing us a wonderful extended weekend. You decorated our room with flowers and met all of our needs. Hope to visit again soon, Kim Coleman
K. Coleman, USA - 4/1/2005 SAMSARA
Arial and Kerry-Ann Hello (It's Scott from Boston) I just wanted to drop you both a quick e-mail. We once again had the most incredible Spring Break experience this past March. We plan to do it all again next year. We just wanted to thank all of you at both resorts for making it the best place in the world to party in the month of March....Kerry-Ann....as always you went out of your way to help us with the booking and planning of our vacation...it's great to hear your voice on the other line when ever I call the resort. I always know that everything will be taking care of when I get to Negril. Arial....I want to say thank you to you and your family for being so generous to us....your mother went out of her way to get us into all of the parties at both resorts....we appreciated that VERY much. I want you to keep my e-mail address so if there is anything you ever need from the states...or...if you are ever in the Boston area we can treat you with as much respect and courtesy as you have always treated us....please don't hesitate to ever ask for anything that I may be able to help you with...it will always be my pleasure. I hope this e-mail finds you all safe and healthy....extetend this heart felt thank you to everyone at both resorts. We will see you all again next year.....talk to you soon. Scott Conley (a.k.a "Scott from Boston")
S. Conley - Boston USA - 3/7/2005 SAMSARA
Hello Samsara! I just wanted to thank everyone that made our stay in Negril absolutely wonderful last week. We couldn't have imagined a better experience. I would like to send a special thanks to Craig, the security person at the door, who was absolutely wonderful: professional, kind, patient, and helpful. Everyone was great - but Craig was always there to go the extra mile making us feel safe, secure, and welcome. My husband and I had to save a long time to afford this get-away and we are already planning to visit again as soon as possible. Thanks again -
M. Farrell - Michigan USA - 2/28/2005 SAMSARA
Hello and good afternoon! I wanted to take a moment of your time and thank you for an absolutly wonderful week! My wife and I truly enjoyed our stay at Samsara. Your resort was very comfortable and relaxing. Your staff was very helpful and very friendly. Over all the trip was a success and we would definitly return to Samara for our annual vacation! Thank you again! Michael and Jeanette
Michael & Jeanette - USA - 2/27/2005 SAMSARA
I thought I'd drop I line and tell you we appreciate you getting this room for us during our stay. We again totally enjoyed our stay and all the great employees at Samsara. We will return to our favorite Jamaican hotel in the future.
B. Krueger - USA - 2/5/2005 SAMSARA
We wanted to thank you again for the fine wedding arrangments that you and your team made for us. We had an uneventful return trip home and arrived on Thursday at about 8pm Central time. The temperature was about 40 and today it reached a record high for this date of 51 degrees. Not quite up to Jamaican standards but it made it easier to readjust. Chad left a picture of the wedding buffet at legends for you and I wanted to make sure that you received it. I understand that you also want one of the wedding arch. Chad and Sophia only had two pictures with the arch so we will need to have one made and send it back to you. Did you want only the arch or the arch with Chad and Sophia in it? I took many digital photos and I can look through those to see what I have with the arch. I know I took one of the arch alone but not sure if I have any of only the wedding couple. Let me know what you are interested in and we'll get them to you. Your recommendation of Gary was a good one. He has a gift that is evident when you see his photos. Thanks for referring him to us. Thanks again for all you did to make the wedding a success.
K. Koehnen - Minnesota - 1/29/2005 LEGENDS
Dear Samsara-Staff, I like to give u a very big Thanks for the beautiful 2 Weeks in Samsara (was in 1C from 8th - 22th Januar). So i like to come back this year. Please send me some informations for prizes. I like to come in may and like to stay 1 month.
M. Todorov - 1/8/2005 SAMSARA
Hello fellow friends, I am writing you this e-mail to let you know how much my wife(michelle) and I(dave) enjoyed ourself with our stay we had at the Lengends property. I would definately return to you place in the future and would like to express my wife and I feeling's toward some of yor employee's who made our stay wonderful. Sebastian- what could Isay that you should already know he is wonderful and care's alot about the facility and the people.Angela-she is a wonderful women who doesnt mind going that extra mile to make you happy.Lancelot-was someone who always was making sure we had everything we wanted and always had a smile. Jackie-what could I say ? she was wonderful and I always looked forward to seeing her in the morning to ask me if I sleep alright.Shelly ann- well she was a site to see anyways (my wife had to keep an eye on me with her around..just kidding) but she was awesome as well always taking care of our needs. Anthony- was as good as the other's and got to know him towards end of out stay. Then there was Mama she is unbelievable she can cook some wonderful meals and went out of her way to make us a Jamaican breakfast of ackee and saltfish which was wonderful. i could go on with this but dont want to bore you to much.Judith and George was also friendly and very helpful to all our needs.I am looking forward to my next stay in Jamaica hopefully at your property.Please feel free to e-mail me with any special rate's or questions you may have for me on my stay at Legends. Thank You once again, Dave and Michelle
Dave & Michelle - 1/5/2005 LEGENDS
TO THE STAFF AT LEGENDS: THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT WEEK AT LEGENDS - JANUARY 5TH - 12TH! EVERYTHING WAS JUST RIGHT - GREAT ROOM, #502, GREAT WEATHER EVERY DAY, FOOD WAS TASTY, AND THE STAFF CONTINUES TO TREAT US AS FRIENDS, NOT JUST ANOTHER CUSTOMER! OUR FOURTH VISIT TO LEGENDS WAS ANOTHER PERFECT GET-AWAY FROM THE -15F TEMPERATURES THAT WE RETURNED HOME TO! HOPE THE REST OF 2005 GOES WELL FOR ALL OF YOU AND TAKE CARE UNTIL OUR NEXT VISIT! MARTIN & JULIE GAMES
Martin & Julie - Iowa - 1/5/2005 LEGENDS
Very warm regards from a very snowy Austria. We gladly remember our time we have spent in Jamaica, we enjoyed our stay so much and it has been much too short ! We want to thank you once again for your support and the organisation of our marriage, everything was very fine - THANK YOU ! I kindly ask you to forward best regards to the complete team of Legends Hotel - they were also part of our holiday to make it as pleasant as it has been ! Thank you once again !!!! Gabriele
G. Aberle - Austria - 1/1/2005 LEGENDS
Good Morning Keriann, Well we made it back safely. I just wanted to thank you for all of your help in making our vacation so enjoyable. As usual we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. Your resort and staff were wonderful. We are hoping to come back next year, but my son proposed to his girlfriend while we were there and they are planning their wedding date for next January so not sure what we will be able to work out for our next trip as of yet. It is so hard to be back, my body is sitting at my desk wading through all the work that has accumulated during my time off, but my mind is still at Samsara's poolside. Please keep in touch and let me know if there is anything at all you need that I could send you. Thanks again for all your kindness and assistance!
M. Mason - Los Angeles - 12/31/2004 SAMSARA
Keriann, I want to personally thank you for the great room you provided us, and your beautiful smile each morning! Ivy is a friendly, gracious housekeeper, and she deserves a giant hug. Melvin, as always, is a quiet hero, and we consider him a friend. It was hard coming home to Minnesota, but we return in April, so watch for our reservation, and remember we'd love room 211. Please let us know of anything you might need. Bless you all! Jeanine
J. Bailey - 12/6/2004 SAMSARA
Hi Sabrina/Keriann... Just a quick note to let you know what a terrific time we had at Legends last week :) Hard to believe this was our 8th time staying there...no wonder it feels like home!!! Loved Room 303 & that afternoon sun that helped dry off our bathing suits & towels...it was perfect :) Once again, Legends & SamSara has showed us "true" Jamaican hospitality...guess that's why we keep coming back for more!!! A staff that goes above & beyond is truly remarkable & you should be very, very proud of them :) To the gang at Legends..."J" (giftshop), Fiona, Tony, Ruon, Yvonne, Clover, Lance, Tanika, Raquel, Andrea, Sandra, Judy, LaTeisha, Angie, Janice, Glen (security), Norma, George, Barbara AND the gang at SamSara...Fletcher, Hillary, Kadie, Pauline, Ron, Powder, Marcia, Johnny & Melvin...THANK YOU :))))) Bob & Pat PS. See ya in April :)
Bob & Pat - 11/6/2004 LEGENDS
MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE THERE FOR 5 BEAUTIFUL DAYS AND BEIGN A JAMACIAN I NEVER REALY APPRECIATED HOW BEAUTIFUL JAMAICA IS I HAVE NEVER BEEN ON THE NORTH COAST. WE WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE WE CAME IN CONTACT WITH AND THOSE WHO WERE BEHIND THE SCENES. EVERYONE WAS VERY POLITE AND COURTEOUS ...THANKS LEGENDS.... BY THE WAY THOSE DUMPLINGS WERE AWESOME!!!!!!!! ANDREA AND ROHAN OCTOBER 2004
Andrea & Rohan - Miami - 10/1/2004 LEGENDS
My wife and I celebrated our wedding honeymoon at your resort, September 8-15, 2004. Our first few days were spectacular and we enjoyed the Jamaican hospitality, all-inclusive. Unfortuneately, we also experienced the forces of Hurrican Ivan, that devastated the beaches on Friday, September 10 through the duration of our stay. We were glad to be alive. We were especially grateful for the wonderful care we received from your staff despite the calamitous weather conditions. We never went a day without food, and even had food delivered to our rooms in the eye of the storm. We especially remeber the names of 3 wonderful ladies who went above and beyond. Their names are: Janice, the head bartender; Beverly, our housekeeper, and most of all we sincerely thank Yvonne, our cook and server. Because we spent the majority of our vacation unable to truly experience Legends, we were hoping you would consider granting us a commplimentary trip. We would love to enjoy Jamaica, the way it was meant to be enjoyed. Sincerely, Michael Geary
M. Geary - USA - 9/8/2004 LEGENDS
Thank you - we had a wonderful time in Jamaica. Please email of any specials you will be having this winter. My son and I will be visiting again very soon.
L. Yildrim - 8/7/2004 LEGENDS
To: Sabrina and the staff at Legends We are back on the job after our stay at Legends last week. Just wanted to contact you and say "Thanks" for the great hospitality shown to my wife and I and our traveling friends, who had a great wedding on the beach. Also, we really appreciated the effort that you put in to get out friends next door to us with the "ocean view" rooms. They enjoyed their first visit to Legends. We also noticed the improvements that are being made on the property, the resort really looked nice, especially since "spring break" was just getting over! We will continue to consider "Legends" a great place to relax, enjoy the beach, and let the staff take care of our needs! Hope to see you again later in 2004. Thanks again for everything! Martin & Julie G. West Union, Iowa, USA
Martin & Julie G. / Iowa, USA - 3/27/2004 LEGENDS
Hi, First of all I'd like to thank everyone at Samsara for helping me enjoy my vacation despite the mix up in plans. All in all, it was a pleasant experience. It seemed to work out even better than I expected because when I got to Legends, I was in a room with air conditioning. That was helpful for health reasons. Your property is very well maintained and the staff treated everyone respectfully and with a friendly attitude. It made a good impression on me and that might mean future business for you. Thank you and keep up the good work. Respectfully yours, Judy A.
Judy A. - 3/27/2004 LEGENDS
Comments:hallo herr direktor!wir moechten uns auf diesem weg ganz herzlich bei ihnen fuer 4 wochen tollen urlaub bei ihnen bedanken.mit gemischten gefuehlen sind wir im januar2004 nach jameica zu ihnen ins hotel samsara cliff resort gefahren,nur 2 sterne beim reiseveranstalter neckermann ob das was sein kann?und dann die ueberaschung!!! gartenseits ein wunderbares zimmer viel platz terasse und tag und nacht bewachung duschen wc alles in bester ordnung zimmer sehr sehr sauber,kein ungezifer taegliche gruendliche reinigung.beim ueberqeren der strasse hilfe vom personal.hier schon "mindestens 3-4 sterne"unser wunsch meerseits zu wohnen kein problem.zum naechsten freien termin umzug zimmer genauso schoen herrlicher balkon mit meeresblick und der gleich gute service wie im garten.dann zum essen:reichhaltiges fruehstueck cornflakes,obst landesuebliches essen.tost marmelade kaese cornflakes frische gekuehlte milch und taeglich wechseldn verschiedene formen von eiern,auf wunsch mit speck.caffee tee saefte ohne ende"3sterne"mittags unten an der bar kleine aber feine essenskarte nach eigener auswahl.abens bufett landesuebliches essen,sehr gut gekocht fuer europaer sehr gute abwechslung.salate obst nachtisch alles dabei"3-4 sterne" personal immer sehr freundlich hilfsbereit und ausreichend zur verfuegung toll!!!2x die woche aussen buefett mit livemusik.und alle arten von getraenke gut gemixt bei all inclusive.sitzen auf der terasse in wunderbarer atmospfaehre.es war schoen.auch das taegliche abholen und bringen an den strand zum partnerhotel legends 2xin der woche abholung zum essen abends ins partnerhotel wo gibts das denn sonst.ueberhaupt,schnell ein rout taxi(guenstig)und dann ins legends essen am strand.hier genauso gutes essen und sehr freundliches peronal!!!! wir haben uns praechtig erholt und sind jetzt noch ganz begeistert und wir haben schon viele laender bereist und wissen wo von wir reden.samsara gehoert fuer uns mit zu den Besten.3-4sterne hat es auf jeden fall verdient.ehrlich!!!!!!!!machen sie weiter so ihnen alles gute und viele zufriedene gaeste wie wir es waren.nochmals vielen herzlichen dank! es gruest sie dieter und gaby sirringhaus geschaeftsfuehrer des familienparkes villingen schwenningen germany
Deiter S. / Germany - 2/11/2004 SAMSARA
Dear Hotel Samsara, Just wanted to say that we, Mikaila and her dad, had a great time last summer and hope to spend another week-maybe two-at the hotel this summer. Could you please tell Zalton-the little boy who hangs out at the dive shop-hello from Mikaila and she hopes to see him in the sumer.
Gary and Mikaila / N.Y., USA - 1/3/2004 SAMSARA
We wish the whole staff of legends hotel a happy, succesful and healthy new year!!! we enjoyed our holidays in jamaica and we'll soon come back to that wonderful island. The best wishes from the german couple (cokeman; roomnumber 712) Christa und Udo
Christa & Udo / Germany - 1/1/2004 LEGENDS
Hello Legends-team, best regards from Germany (special for Najoka, Michelle, Yvonne and Simone) send Kai (the "Gangster") and Anne from Room No. 709. We like to remember the lovely time in the Legends in September/October 2003. We wish the complete team of the Legends-hotel a Happy New Year 2004 and we hope that, soon, we can be in Jamaica again. Thank you for the nice time. See you again, bye Kai and Anne.
Kai & Anne / Germany - 12/26/2003 LEGENDS
We had a WONDERFUL time in Jamaica and at Samsara! It was a real privilege and pleasure to have the opportunity to stay with you - we are very fortunate! Please pass on our thanks and best wishes to Tarsha and the other people at the front desk and let your management know that they have an excellent group of employees! Hope to see you again, All the best, Dave
Dave S. / USA - 12/1/2003 SAMSARA
i am late in sending this thank you note. i stayed there for thanksgiving, one of the sky cottages next to the bar. it was really nice. i have never stayed in Jamaica and had a TV in the room! i was the one who misplaced the travel voucher from expedia and you emailed them for me to get a replacement. anyway, it was simply fabulous and we enjoyed our stay. thanks for giving the accommodations we requested. patti c.
Patti C. - 11/28/2003 SAMSARA
SABRINA: WANTED TO CONTACT YOU AND SAY "THANKS" FOR YOUR HELP IN RESERVING ROOM #501 FOR US AT "LEGENDS" LAST WEEK. WE HAD A GREAT STAY AND HOPE TO RETURN AGAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. EVERYONE AT LEGENDS WAS VERY PLEASANT AND WE CONTINUE TO CONSIDER "LEGENDS" A GOOD BARGIN! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND EVEYONE AT "LEGENDS"! HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON. MARTIN & JULIE
Martin & Julie G. / Iowa, USA - 11/18/2003 LEGENDS
Dear Ariel, Charmaine, Carlos, Angela, Nioka, Evan, Barbara, Hillary, Randy and all!! Thanks you all again for a magnificent time!! We have never felt so at home anywhere apart from home! You made our vacation a time that we will remember forever.. My wife and I just returned from our first ever trip to Jamaica. We were booked into the Legends hotel. We stayed 10 days (Nov. 3-13th). Just before we left on our trip, we read some reviews and thought we had made a mistake. Let me tell you how it went. When we arrived, we walked down a stone path under a canopy of flowers and trees (the pictures on the website are older and they don’t do the resort justice. The trees and flowers are fantastic!). We were greeted at the office by Charmaine, one of the managers. We were shown to one of the Garden rooms across the street from the “main” hotel. We ascended an outside Spanish style staircase to the second floor. Our room was well appointed and as clean as a whistle (also air conditioned with a great ceiling fan!). Our maid kept it just that way through our entire stay. Across the room from the entry door were double glass doors that opened onto a balcony that – again – was surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers. My wife and I spent hours sitting there together just talking and taking it all in. The next morning we went for breakfast. It was great! Evan and Barbara served up a wonderful variety of foods with a joyful attitude! The wait staff (Angela, Nioka, Simone and Hillary) treated us like gold! (Every meal after that was equally as good and the service just as fantastic!) Any other needs that we had were quickly taken care of by Carlos, Ariel (the other managers) or Charmaine – and ALWAYS with courtesy and a smile! Then there’s that wonderful beach! Randy was the man on the beach. He took care of our every need, and we became fast friends. We sat under a palm tree, sipping Pina Coladas. Every so often we would get up and go into that magnificent ocean. Do you get the picture? One thing we kept asking ourselves while we were was "How could anyone complain about this place?" One writer said he would not recommend Legends to a first time visitor to Jamaica. The ONLY thing that would keep me from recommending Legends to anyone is that my wife and I want it all to ourselves!! Bill & Tina
Bill & Tina S. / USA - 11/14/2003 LEGENDS
Hi, as promisied I want to send the pictures we took two days ago in legends (with thoses nice shirts) :-) I also made some nice shots of the Hotel from the water Many thnaks to all of you there on this beautifull island for this amazing holidays form Nils and Florian Cologne Germany...... At least the sun is shining here, but I'm home for a few hours now and start missing jamaika. Cheers, Nils P.S. greetings two these two lovley ladies from Czechoslovakia which are on the photo as well - they stay an other week....
Nils & Florian D. / Germany - 9/26/2003 LEGENDS
Hi everybody over there at the legends. Just sending this email just to say hello to you all, and thank you for putting up with one part of the graham family.Carlos can you please say hello from me and the kids to everybody over there and tell them that we are hoping to come back over there for christmas or just after to come for another holiday. Please try to email me back so we can keep in touch with you all.From louise graham thanks for making us feel welcome.
Louisa G. / U.K. - 9/20/2003 LEGENDS
I recently stayed at Legends Beach Resort with my 2 best friends. We were there from 4/3 - 4/8 in room 611. It was our first time visiting Jamaica and I felt compelled to write to tell you how much we enjoyed our stay there. We felt the staff at Legends were very friendly and it was very obvious how hard they all worked. The ladies that worked in the office were very patient with us, as we were in and out a lot, cashing in $ and asking a billion questions. One lady, named Janet, was very accomadating. I also wanted to make note of a gentleman employed there by the name of Sylvester Morris. He was exceptionally nice to us, answered a lot of questions for us, and I feel we left there making a new friend with him. We were impressed with how hard he worked- we saw him every day we were there! I think it is important to let a business know when they have a good employee, and we felt compelled to tell you how impressed we were with Sylvester. He was very professional and helpful!! I'd also like to note that the housekeeping service was very good, our room was always very clean. We also made friends with Captain Moses and his staff and was very impressed with them, too. They took us snorkling, our first time, and was very patient with us (we were a little scared at first, being from Indiana). They helped us out a lot. We will recommend Legends to anyone we speak with, and hope to return as soon as we can!! Thanks again for providing us with such friendly service!! Sincerely, Erin
Erin L. / Indiana, USA - 4/18/2003 LEGENDS
3 of my friends and I went on a STS spring break trip to Negril. We stayed in Hotel Samsara, and we met the BEST bartenders in all of Jamaica when we spent our days drinking by the beach at Legends. Could you please tell Vendon, Rohn, Marlin and or Carlos to PLEASE contact Alyson, Kim, Kristine (shorty) and Terri at the above email address. It would mean so much to us. You have a wonderful staff. Keep up the great work, and we hope to see you again next spring break!
Alyson D. / Virginia USA - 4/15/2003 SAMSARA
Hello Sabrina & all at Samsara, Had a great time, the Hotel is very neat and clean, the grounds are nice, the staff is great - Ron, Judy, Hillary, etc. The food was much better than I had heard - the pan fried snapper at lunch was always good, tried a pizza the last day, too - also good. Dinners were always good - not a lot of items to choose from, but to me it is better to make a few items very well as opposed to many items done mediocre. We spent two days at Legends, also. The food was good there, also, staff there also very good. I loved the "Zombie" drink!!!! I am going to post a nice review of Samsara & Legends on www.negril.com, the only thing that I would change is the fact that when we got there, the office was closed, so we couldn't check-in until the next morning. We were supposed to have two beds, as well, but at least we got a small cot type bed the second day. I think we ran the air-conditioning the first day, and that was it, and although I had asked for an ocean view, I loved the view from 209 - too bad it doesn't have two beds, because when we come back next year, I would ask for the same room!!! All in all a great trip, Dave from Room 209
Dave D. / USA - 1/27/2003 SAMSARA
I just wanted to say thanks for a Great Stay at the Samsara, All of our guests were very happy with their stay. The wedding went Well and The New Year's Meal was Very Good.... Have a great Year and once again thanks for everything.
Darien R. / USA - 1/16/2003 SAMSARA
Thought you might like to read my trip report! Want to thank you again for the nice accomodations and friendly staff at Legends! Have a great day!
Linda D. / Missouri USA - 1/8/2003 LEGENDS
Merry christmas and all the best for the upcomming new year to the staff of the Legends beach hotel. We would like to say a big "thank you" to the whole staff of the Legends for your great service given to us from October 30 to November 20, 2002. We had a really unforgetable time at your hotel. Everybody treated us so friendly, so it was a very special time for us. You made it. We're looking forward to come back as soon as possible, for sure again at the Legends. We are very sorry, because we don't remember everybody's name ( hello to Nadine and Lilly ). The reason is, we had our own german nice nicknames for some of you. On the attached photos are our most charming waitresses and waiter, a special warm hello to them. We would be very glad to know their names. For your remembrance: we were a party of 5 from Germany...room 301 and 302
Axel H. / Germany - 12/26/2002 LEGENDS
Roscoe , Linda, Mike and I want to thank you for our second great trip to Negril and stay at Samsara. Things could not have been nicer and the place looked so wonderful compared to Nov 2001 after Hurricane Michelle! Everyone from the houskeeping staff, to every bartender (that we knew on first name basis from day 1), to Frank the Juta driver, was wonderful and a true joy to deal with! We were much lazier this year and spent more time on sight than usual. The TV's were a wonderful addition, we loved having the morning news. We have tentative plans to come back at the same time, end of November, 2003. Thanks again, it was a great trip and we loved it as much as last year. Hope to see you in 11 months
Mike, Judy, Roscoe & Linda / USA - 12/14/2002 SAMSARA
Hi Sabrina... Well, the vacation laundry is finally done so I figured I'd drop you a line. It was so nice to finally meet you!!! Was hoping you'd stop by Legends during the week to visit...hope Bob didn't scare you...LOL!! Just so you know we had a wonderful time in Negril. The weather was perfect...lots of sun & warm breezes. Everyone truly went out of their way to make this trip one of the BEST. The food on the buffet was very good...especially when you had all of Bob's favorite "eats"...eggs (sunnyside up), fried dumplings, hash browns, chocolate muffins & mashed potatoes. My faves were stew beef, curried goat, omlettes & EVERYTHING on the Italian Buffet!!! Now I'm glad we had the oceanview room so we could work off all those calories :) I like to call those steps...my Jamaican Stairmaster, kinda hard to get used to in the beginning but by the end of the week, they're a breeze. Guess we'll have to add #501 to #306 as being our favorites. Thanks again for coming up with a room @ Legends on Saturday!! A couple of days we went over to SamSara...we haven't been there since you've remodeled the bar & pool area. What a relaxing place to go for some cocktails & sunset. Maurice remarked to us one morning how much he loves SamSara...well, walking thru the gardens was so peaceful...I think I used up 1/2 roll of film just taking pictures of the plants & flowers. As much as we enjoy the beach it's always nice to know that SamSara is there for "that" change of pace! Bob & I hope you & Maurice don't get too tired of us raving about your resorts & the FANTASTIC people you have working for you. I always make it a habit on the negril.com message board to tell people that Legends & SamSara have the BEST people on staff...they don't get no friendlier/efficient than...Yvonne, Michelle, Andrea, Clover, Ralston, Ruhon, Johnny Money, Norma (Housekeeping), Maxine & Marcy (Beach Security), Lee (cab driver across the street) AND the folks over at SamSara...Lily, Ron, Carlos, Nyota & Julie. Oops...don't want to leave out, Bob's "brother"....Class!!! Hoping to squeeze in a trip sometime this winter but if not, we'll definitely be back in May :))) Take care, Pat PS. Thank you so much for the Lobster dinner on Sunday...it was terrific!!
Pat - 11/7/2002 LEGENDS
Hi. We stay from 16.10.02 - 30.10.02 in Legends Hotel in Room 301. We want to say a special thank to you. It was a great stay in Jamaica. Please say a special thank to Nadine, Michelle, Andrea and Charly. I think we will miss you. Bye
Steffan Goblet - 10/16/2002 LEGENDS
i would like to thank the samsara and its staff (hi, lilly! hi ivy!) for the wonderful vacation they recently provided me. if one is going to negril, one can't do better than a stay at the samsara on the cliffs of negril's very cool west end. the setting is unique--and gorgeous. one has a choice of any type of accomodation from a pillar house to a cottage to a hotel room. the breakfasts are superb, the dining room staff wonderful (hello, all), and one can eat to one's hearts content. there is no better offshore snorkeling (which i call "instant serenity!") than that found off the cliffs of the samsara. one can go west and see the cliffs, a cave, and many, many fish, or to the east where there is a fantastic large cave and coral--all free. if one wants to go on a glass bottom boat to snorkel the reefs or just look "through the looking glass", the boats cruise by the samsara every morning. one can snorkel almost to the beach area...however, if it is the beaches you want, the samsara provides a courtesy bus that leaves for its sister hotel, legends, at 10am and returns at 4 pm. great for getting a tan, having a few drinks,--or shopping!! the samsara is within walking distance of a grocery store, small shopping plazas, ital restaurants, and not far from rick's cafe--where you might see the "green flash". (the samsara itself has a great restaurant and also entertainment so if it is pure r and r you want. you need never leave "home".) if, however, you want to explore, the samsara provides many, many tours from which to choose. your fellow vacationers at the samsara will be from many countries. as usual, i met the most congenial people this year: folks from england, italy and germany, as well as americans. it was great to meet people from so many different places. the samsara truly has an international flavor!! and no one is nicer or more willing to go out of her way to make your stay special than sabrina and her staff. i have stayed at this hotel five times and am already planning my sixth!! so, greetings to all my jamaican friends, and i hope to see you very soon! thanks again for a fabulous eight days. all best, shelle s.
Shelle S. - USA - 9/15/2002 SAMSARA
Just a little message to thank all the staff at Samsara for a fantastic honeymoon. We stayed with yourselves 7th July -21st July,all the staff were helpful and friendly and our 2 weeks stay was fantastic. We look forward to our next visit. Thanks again
Jo & Paul / U.K. - 8/2/2002 SAMSARA
We stayed in one of your Pillar Houses 6/28 - 7/6. We had a great time. Thanks.
Dave & Vicki / USA - 7/19/2002 SAMSARA
TO Everyone at SamSara: I just wanted to say Thank You for a wonderful stay at your Hotel!!!!!! We arrived at SamSara on Thursday July 25th at about 9:30. And we stayed until the following Friday at about 12:15 when are transport shuttle picked us up. This was our first trip to Negril and we are already looking into re booking for a longer stay next summer. The Staff, especially Patricia, Nicole, Miranda and Ron (night bartender) were awesome and gave us very good service. We were booked into 2 different rooms room #116 (my niece and her friends) and Myself and my nephew in rm#215 upstairs. I don’t usually write thank you notes but as I work in Customer service my self I felt it necessary to let you know how we all felt about our stay at SamSara. Everyone was so nice and helpful that the trip was truly enjoy full and we look forward to spending time there again next summer.
Amy K. - 7/5/2002 SAMSARA
Just wanted to let you know that I had a fabulous time staying at your resort. I will recommend it to everyone and hope to return asap!
Joanne S. - 7/3/2002 LEGENDS
We sure enjoyed our week at Legends! Thanks for your hospitality.
Becky U. - 6/29/2002 LEGENDS
I had to write and tell you how much I enjoyed our stay at Legends. The staff was perfect. I want to especially mention George the groundskeeper. He was helpful with uor luggage and all questions we had about the hotel and the town. Marlin your bartender was so nice. He informed us about all aspects of your dining and cocktails. The rest of your staff was perfect also. The omelet maker and server at breakfast was so nice!! You can be assured that all our friends will know that Legends will be the place to stay!!! Thank you ,Houston W.
Houston W. - 6/27/2002 LEGENDS
I wanted to write and thank you for all of your assistance with our wedding. Todd and I were very pleased with the food, we loved the band and thought the setting was lovely. All of our guests commented on it. Special thanks to Lilly who helped me with all of the last minute details (such as the additional flowers I forgot to order) and kept me from getting too frazzled. I also wanted to comment on how much we liked Legends. The friendly and helpful staff really made our time feel special. Standouts were servers Colette and Marlon, and bartenders Nadine and Michele. I think we may become some of your "repeat visitors"! Thanks once again for your help with our special day, Todd and Karyn H.
Todd & Karyn H./ USA - 6/23/2002 LEGENDS
I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLEMENT LEGENDS ON A WONDERFUL VACATION FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN MAY..YOUR SERVICE WAS UNBELIEVABLE COLLETTE..MICHELLE THERE NAMES COME TO MINE FIRST..I HAVE BEEN IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS..BEEN COMMING TO JAMAICA FOR AS LONG..AND YOUR PEOPLE ARE EXCELLENT..THEY MADE OUR STAY GREAT THANKYOU..ONCE AGAIN..AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE LET COLETTE AN MICHELLE KNOW HOW WE APPRECIATED THERE GOOD SERVICE AN KEEPING US LAUGHING THANKYOU PAULA S. AND FAMILY 6/21/02
Paula S. & family / USA - 6/21/2002 LEGENDS
Just a quick note to the ladies in the bar area (Michelle& Hillery) thank-you for making our stay at legends a little nicer wishing you all the best. Greg &Monica From CANADA 4/21/02
Greg & Monica / Canada - 4/21/2002 LEGENDS
SABRINA, I JUST WANTED TO SEND YOU A LITTLE NOTE TO REALLY LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD AN EXCELLENT TIME IN NEGRIL. THE HOTEL WAS VERY NICE AND I WOULD RECCOMEND IT TO EVERYONE !!!!!!!!!!! THE EMPLOYEES AT LEGENDS WERE OUTSTANDING. YOU REALLY HAVE VERY NICE PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU. NADINE, MICHELE AND COLLETTE ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE, THEY ARE AN ASSET TO YOUR HOTEL. I AM SORRY WE NEVER GOT TO MEET YOU, BUT I AM SURE YOU UNDERSTAND. YOU WANT TO DO SO MUCH BUT NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME. WE DEFINATELY WILL BE COMING BACK NEXT YEAR WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND WOULD DEFINATELY STAY AT LEGENDS AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN AND WE WILL DEFINATELY SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. KINDEST REGARDS, JEANETTE W 4/19/02
JEANETTE W - 4/19/2002 LEGENDS
Hi Sabrina! Amy and I just returned from our weeks stay at Legends. We found things to be quite nice. We had a great room above the bar with a beach view. All of the staff that we met was very friendly and helpful. The guys were working hard around the place painting and cleaning up. We spent two days at Samura. We really enjoyed this. We road the shuttle bus. It was very handy for going back and fourth. All in all we were very pleased with Legends and definitely will recommend it to other people. Thanks for your help. Jeff and Amy 2/18/02
Jeff and Amy / USA - 2/18/2002 LEGENDS
Hi Sabrina, Just wanted to thank you again for the great stay at Legends and Samsara last week. Maggie and I really enjoyed our stay at both places, and thank you for all your work and flexibility in juggling us between the 2. The rooms, the breakfasts, and the people were exceptional. It was great getting a taste of both the beach and the cliffs, thanks to you. Tim S. 2/05/02
Tim S. - 2/5/2002 NEGRIL
To all the staff at Legends: Thanks for making me feel welcome, during my stay at your hotel. The first night was rocky, because my friend was late, but your staff was very caring and pleasant. Some names that stick out are Yvonne, Clover, Michelle; actually everyone was nice and their smiles were contagious. A special thanks to Sabrina for arranging the private dinner on the cliffs, that went over real well. I look forward to seeing you all real soon. Take care and be blessed! Annestra 1/19/02 - 1/23/02 Room 504 P.S. I didn't want to come home
Annestra - 1/19/2002 LEGENDS
just a big thank you to all the staff at legends for the smiles and sun!hope to join you again soon 02/01/02 to 15/01/02 ken and lena room 309. Jan 2 - Jan15, 2002
Ken & Lina - UK - 1/15/2002 LEGENDS
Hi there! We were surprised finding one of our wedding pictures on your site! Maybe you remember us, the couple on the picture... We had a great time at the Samsara hotel. And we're still happily married! Thanks!
Arwin and Marriet / Netherlands - 1/4/2002 LEGENDS
Irie my friends at Legends. My wife and I visited last year in December of this week and were remembering our great time we had at Legends. This picture is of Leroy, our waiter. Thanks for the great memories. Tim From Minnesota December 17, 2001
Tim - 12/17/2001 LEGENDS
I would like to thank you & the staff at Samsara for a wonderful stay! The resort is incredibly beautiful and we appreciated all the immediate & hard work that was put into restoring it following the hurricane. We absolutly loved our stay and are already planning another for the summer (possibly even for a wedding). thank you again for your hospitality and we look forward to seeing you in the summer. Sincerly Darren B. & Laurel B. December 12, 2001
Darren B. & Laurel B. - 12/12/2001 SAMSARA
I just wanted to say thanks for making our vacation such a memorable experience. We are back home now and I already want to go back. Hope to see you next year!!!!
Melissa and Matt - 11/20/2001 NEGRIL
I just wanted to say thanks to the entire staff at Legends for a most enjoyable time. A special thank you to Janet for being so sweet and also to Lilly (from Samsara) for making sure our vacation turned out better than it started. I've already started to spread the word about how great Legends is and I'm already trying to figure out a way to get back soon. I miss you already and until i see you again . . . take care and "walk good"!!!
Karette and Tim - 11/6/2001 LEGENDS
We had a wonderful time during our stay at Samsara october 12 - 19. Everyone was so friendly, and treated us just great. We just felt spoiled! And of course, we can't wait to make a return trip. Thanks again!
Sabrina S. - 10/29/2001 NEGRIL
Just found you on the web. All I want to say is THANK YOU for the wonderful two weeks we spent in the Legends in december 97. We still remember the time and will be back as soon as our little twins will be old enough to fly by aeroplane. Greetings to the staff.
Eva and Gotz - 10/20/2001 LEGENDS
Words can not express the sense of joy and liberation I experienced during my stay at Samsara Resort in Negril. Your staff at Samsara and Legends spoiled me and my sister (who is disabled). My sister and I will always remember our stay at your resort and the royal treatment we received. Nicole at Samsara and Nadine at Legends offered excellent customer service. We fell in love with both resorts and with every person we met. Yours truly, Shirley
Shirley T. - 10/9/2001 NEGRIL
First, I want to thank you for a wonderful stay in Jamaica. It was my first trip and it won't be my last, thanks to you and your staff. The birthday cake that your kitchen made was a fabulous surprise. So, again thank you! My friend and I had a wonderful time! I can't say enough. She is going to be recommending your property to many more people. She went back to her travel agency and told everyone what a nice place you have! Thank you for the memories. Sincerely, Christina
Christina L. - 9/13/2001 LEGENDS
You have my utmost appreciation for the accommodations during my stay in August! Although I was unable to stay in the pillar house, my alternate room was great! The oceanview and the privacy was most appreciated. I will tell my friends and acquaintances about Samsara and I hope to see you all again. Thanks again for a fabulous time . . . I'll be seeing you soon! Regards,
Margaret T. - 8/1/2001 SAMSARA
I just returned to Florida after staying at Legends last week. I must tell u that I thought everything was great and I will definitely be back real soon. All staff was friendly but I took exception to your security guard. He went out of his way to make sure my friends and I were ok every night. My buddies and I appreciated his efforts greatly. Thanx again and see ya'll soon. Shafer July 23, 2001
Shafer - 7/23/2001 LEGENDS
To the staff of Samsara Hotel, Just got back from our stay in July and wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our vacation! Thanks to everyone including the front office girls, bartenders and house keeper for making us feel at home. We will definitely be back, hopefully with a group of friends next time. Keep those banana daiquiris flowing until then!
Mary and Ken Flaherty - 7/12/2001 SAMSARA
We had the most wonderful week again at Samsara. We really love it there and room 201 is starting to feel like home. Your staff was very friendly and helpful and the weather was perfect. We are already thinking about 2 weeks next year. The hot deal rates are very attractive. Thank you again for a wonderful time . . this was our 9th trip to Negril and we hope to have many more and we always come in May. Thanks again, Debbie H. May 30, 2001
Debbie H. - 5/30/2001 NEGRIL
Our trip was wonderful!!!! We had a fabulous time, with perfect weather. Your staff is wonderful, and we love them all. I had even more fun this time, than I did last. I look forward to my next visit and thank you sincerely. Wishing you and yours all the best, Thank you very much, Bill T.
Bill T. & Co. - 5/13/2001 NEGRIL
I would like to say that our first trip to Jamaica was wonderful the staff was great we enjoyed all the time we spent at your resort and are planning another trip in the spring of 2002. Tracy Feb 10-16 2001
Tracy - 2/16/2001 LEGENDS
Hi We have returned to ugly and cold Illinois, and work and winter. We had a wonderful time there last week, will come again, and are already hungry for fresh ackee and everything else. Our room was great, and the view of those waves against the cliffs was beautiful. Thanks again and have a nice day. Jean
Jean - SAMSARA
To Everyone at Legends: Thank you for all of your hospitality during our Spring Break 2005 and making our stay in Jamaica the best. We had an amazing time at your resort. Jamaica is absolutely beautiful and we definitely want to come back! ~The Ladies of TriDelta at Virginia Tech love you (especially Jocelyn) Thanks so much
J. Jensen - Virginia USA - LEGENDS
I was surfing the web and found this site. My best friend and I stayed at legends on our second trip to Negril and absolutely loved it. The room was clean, the atmosphere was grande and the beach was absolutely to die for. I can't wait to return with my husband and our son. Keep it small and quaint! We loved it and will return someday soon!! Sincerely, Nicole
N. Githiren - Lexington - LEGENDS
Hi Keriann, We would like to thank you once more for all your effort to book a beach side room for us at Legends. It was a great room - best location, as we discovered on the spot. Our first trip to Jamaica was an unforgettable experience. We felt like in paradise. What a wonderful place. We enjoyed every minute of it! Thanks to you as well. Not that the garden side was not nice, as you know, the beach side has some advantages. We keep taking about Negril all the time at home (its cold here...). We are definitely planning to come back! Thank you again. And all the best for you in the New Year. Martin & Ela
Martin & Ela - Poland - LEGENDS
Dear Keriann and Samsara Hotel A few weeks ago we had some wonderful days in your Hotel on our honeymoon. Thank you once again for the nice E-mail in advance, for the warm and lovely welcome with flowers and card in our bed, for the pretty little house by the sea with beautyful sunset view and for the very good and friendly service! We really enjoyed this days in Samsara hotel! Thank you! And keep like you are, it's a very nice and personal way to run a Hotel and we think guests will thank you that. We will recommend you. Denise and Ueli
Denise & Ueli - Switzerland - SAMSARA
Just wanted to let you know we had a wonderful time & to send you some pictures we took that you are free to use if you wish. Say Hi to Ron, Rose, Judith, Barbara, and thanks also to Maurice for being our host. Tom & Sue