A pool, spa, glorious gardens and a restaurant serving classic Jamaican dishes complete a perfect picture.īook it: From $395 per room, per night, based on two adults sharing on a B&B basis.Ħ. Set 3,000 feet above sea level in the beautiful Blue Mountains, there are far‑reaching views from the veranda, where afternoon tea with estate‑grown strawberries is served.
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This estate was turned into a gorgeous hotel almost 30 years ago and comprises white wooden buildings that are in pleasing harmony with the lush surroundings, plus cottages filled with four‑poster beds dressed in white linen accented with vivid African fabrics. The atmosphere is sophisticated and intimate, with a private island that allows nude sunbathing.īook it: From £274 per room, per night, based on two adults sharing, room-only. Nice eco touches include refillable water bottles in all 225 rooms, which span the gamut from balcony rooms with brightly coloured art and bold accents to villas with plunge pools in walled gardens. It’s available to rent at the kind of prices a Bond baddie wouldn’t bat an eyelid at but, alongside it, and a little more affordable, the GoldenEye resort offers a beguiling mix of lofty-ceilinged and spacious beach villas designed by Jamaican architect Ann Hodges, lagoon cottages (each with their own kayak for exploring the lagoon and beyond) and beach huts that make you feel like you’ve landed in paradise.īook it: From $692 per room, per night, based on two adults sharing on a B&B basis.ĭecor here has a mid-century modern vibe – not surprising given that it dates back to 1949, when Abe Issa opened it as Jamaica’s first year round resort. Ian Fleming wrote all 14 of his James Bond books at Goldeneye, the villa he built on the north coast of the island in 1946. Two perfect Ocho Rios beaches, a dining terrace to die for and a new relaxed restaurant serving pizza on the beach make it nigh-on perfect.īook it: From $469.50 per room, per night, room-only. What you see is exactly what Mr and Mrs Miller would have seen, from the 55 cottages and suites to the elegant lawns where croquet is still played. Step onto the original tiled floors of this family‑owned colonial-style hotel and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back to the 1950s, when Marilyn Monroe honeymooned here with Arthur Miller.
And downtown Ocho Rios is literally on the doorstep, for any essentials the hotel doesn’t provide.īook it: From £311 per room, per night, for two adults sharing on an all-inclusive basis.
The location is perfect for Jamaica’s most popular attractions, with Dunn’s River Falls, Mystic Mountain, Chukka Adventures and Green Grotto Caves all within easy reach. With a prime oceanfront location, the 705-room all-inclusive hotel has it all, from a perfect ribbon of white-sand beach with a jerk chicken shack to the island’s only FlowRider surf simulator, by way of the teenage‑focused Wired games lounge.
So here’s where to book your clients’ next Jamaican stays, from new additions to old favourites.
The country also attracted plenty of attention when it celebrated 60 years of independence last month, with Jamaica Day parties held across the island (and plenty in the UK too).Īdd to that a hotel offering that’s getting stronger and stronger – the country has been embracing all‑inclusive resort culture since the 1970s – and Jamaica is proving to be a very strong sell indeed. Jamaica’s tourism industry is bouncing back faster than Usain Bolt – with visitor numbers expected to return to pre‑pandemic levels this year. With visitor numbers nearing pre-Covid levels, Yolanda Zappaterra samples some of the best all-inclusive resorts alongside agents on a Virgin Atlantic VIP fam trip
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