Premium Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View, Executive Level | Private kitchen

Reviews of New Kingston Guest Apartments II

New Kingston Guest Apartments II
Apt. 25, The Dorchester, 2-8 Norwood Avenue, New Kingston, Kingston

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 22 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Howard

Business traveller
I arrived an hour early for check-in. The front desk attendant informed me that they had never received my reservation from expedia. The attendant then called the apartment owner. The owner called me and also said that he had never received expedia reservation, but somehow he had my information; name check-in/out date etc. He informed me that he did not have a room on this property for me. He then wanted to move me to a property across town. I didn't want to be across town, because i had chosen the proper to have access to the business district, but I agreed because it was spring break and very few properties available. However, I called a nearby hotel and they had availability. I called owner back and told him of my decision to stay in business district. He would not refund my money. He lied to expedia and told them I was a no show, and apparently expedia policy is to believe the owner regardless of facts. I took a phot while on the property clearly demonstrating I was there.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a horrible place. the picture is not accurate.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Management on 9 Feb 2023
This guest did not stay at the apartment; guest was a no-call, no-show. The guest then contacted us six weeks later to request a refund; the reservation was non-refundable, so the request was denied; the guest left and left this review in exchange. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

10/10 Excellent

Pawel

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 15 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Management on 17 Jan 2023
Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good if you do not want to pay too much.
The apartment is very close to the business center. I can look at the Pegasus and Marriott which was not far ways. Good way to save money and the apartment was very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from -Manager on 2 Mar 2020
Thanks for the review. Yes we are in the middle of all the hotels.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from -Manager on 2 Mar 2020
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean apartment with all the essential amenities
Apartment is as advertised, clean, towels stocked and a fully equipped kitchen. Would definitely stay again. Mark was present at check in and check out and available via phone.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from -Manager on 2 Mar 2020
Thank you for your review. We strive to provide the best service and look forward to hosting you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Customer Service!
Mark's, Customer Service exceeded my expectation. His kindness and courtesy is superb, the underlining reason for this perfect review.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from -Manager on 21 Dec 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartment is across from the Marriott & Pegasus
On my previous trips I stayed at the hotels but no more. The place is very clean and comfortable, you feel welcome from Mark the host. Mark is a chill person and easy to talk to. I highly recommend business travelers looking to be in the safe area but not spend a bundle book here.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from -Manager on 21 Dec 2019
Thanks for reviewing and recommending us?

8/10 Good

Shanese

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Management on 17 Jan 2023
Thanks for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I travel to Kingston from Panama for work twice per month and normally stay at the Pegasus then the Courtyard after they opened. I found this nice two bedroom apartment that is a fraction of the cost. Very clean apartment with hot water, air condition and very fast internet connection. The manager Mark is very professional and easy to do business with.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Management on 17 Jan 2023
Thank you for choosing our property for your frequent stays in Kingston. We're glad to hear that you found our apartment to be a cost-effective alternative to hotels and that you found it to be clean, comfortable and well-equipped with amenities. We're also glad that you found our manager, Mark, to be professional and easy to work with. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, London, UK

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean apartment, close to everything we wanted to see and enjoy. The manager is a wonderful guy who helped us you multiple times. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from -Manager on 15 Jun 2019
Sarah, thanks for the review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019
Response from -Manager on 15 Jun 2019
Thanks for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, Trinidad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at Mark's New Kingston rental on New Years Eve. We have it reserve again for carnival. Mark and his staff is easy to deal with and the apartment is very clean and the service is good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from -Mark on 30 Jan 2019
Thanks for the review. Perhaps I will see you at the road march.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
Response from -Management on 1 Feb 2019
It would appear that the guest had nothing negative or positive for that matter to say about the property. Not sure if the guest understands that a 1 out of 5 is the lowest mark. We are still grateful that this guest took the time to review us.

10/10 Excellent

Allan, San Diego, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay at New Kingston Guest Apartments II By The Vacation Casa was great. I really liked the fact that the apartment was located so close to emancipation park and city center. The manager on staff Mark made life very easy for me during my trip. Thank you guys for making my stay in Jamaica one to remember, I can't wait to come back!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from -Mark on 11 Nov 2018
Thanks Allan, it was a pleasure hosting your group in property II and VI. Dispute the arrival flight delays you guys arrived in good spirit and were easy to deal with. We strive to offer the best service and I can see you guys appreciate that. One love and please come again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No issues, just a decent comfortable place I went back to at the end of the day while my colleagues paid twice what I paid at the hotel across the street. I am a fan of these apartments and this one is pretty decent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from -Management on 15 Sept 2018
Thanks for the review. Thanks for pointing out that was are across the street from the Pegasus and the Marriott

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was no a bad decision to stay here. It was close to the hotel all my other colleagues stayed for twice what I paid. If we every have another conference in Kingston and I booking this apartment again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from -Management on 5 Sept 2018
Tom, thanks for the review. We were happy to provide a better option.

8/10 Good

Jennifer, Queens, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place with a great view
I like the place overall. The apartment was modern with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in the new Kingston area close the lots of things since the area was mostly surrounded by local businesses, it was quite at night.The place was not really clean when I first arrived but since I paid for daily cleaning upfront. The living room had a great view of the ocean in a distance which was very nice. The only problem I have with the place is paying $50 USD per day for cleaning up front plus $200 deposit. My aunt and I aren’t messy people and would have preferred to have someone come in and clean every 3 days since I rented the place for 9 night. I would recommend this place but I would recommended to see if you can negotiate how many days of cleaning you need and only pay for those days.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2017
Response from -Management on 24 Aug 2018
Thanks for the reveiw

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, clean and perfect location
Mark and the staff were helpful, super accommodating and professional. I enjoyed my visit and would recommend this place to anyone. Mark was always available eventhough he was on vacation. Any request needed was a simple phone call or message away. - Mr J. Webster
Response from -Management on 24 Aug 2018
Thanks for the review

6/10 Okay

Lester PW, Fort Mill, Sc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Central Location
The place is ok. Very central, noisy neighborhood
Response from -GM Kevin on 15 Apr 2017
Thank you for your review. It is only when a guest write a review do we learn how to improve. New Kingston is town center and it is busy with traffic, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife. The apartment is sound proof, however, if you open the window or doors to any apartment in New Kingston you will hear traffic, this is typical of all city apartments. We have a few suburban apartments that are very quick but you rented an apartment in the shopping/nightlife epicenter. I am sorry but this cannot be helped in a major city. There is a lesson here and we will learn from this. Thank you for the 3 star rating and the kind comment.

10/10 Excellent

excellant, Boston, Mass

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice apartmemt
Very nice apartment. Separate rooms ocean view better than $4 - 500 hotel room. Excellent staff and area
Response from -GM Kevin on 15 Apr 2017
Thank you for the kind words and the ($400 to $500) market evaluation. We work hard to bring the best quality lodging at the most affordable rates to you.

2/10 Terrible

KS, Tokyo

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
I could not contact to Apartment Staff despite contacting many times. So I couldn't stay here. But no return money. too worst apartment. I will never recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from -Manager on 2 Mar 2020
Thank you for your review. The guest arrived at 4am without requesting a early check-in in advance. The guards explained that this apartment was occupied and that he was not expected until normal check-in time. The guest left. We issued a refund and offered some coupons which the guest declined.