Hotel Information: Begun in 1953 as a collection of villas on a 110-acre pineapple/allspice/coconut plantation, Round Hill Hotel and Villas has long served socialites and celebrities. Villa owners have included writer/producer Noel Coward, Viscount and Viscountess Rothermere, and, currently, designer Ralph Lauren. Accustomed to opulence, owners come here for the restful rusticity, which also attracts celebrity and non-celebrity couples and families.

Amenity highlights: A large pool overlooks a little bay lapping a private beach. A smaller pool lies within a five-hectare (10-acre), adults-only spa-and-fitness retreat, which is accessible by a path along the bay. The resort provides complimentary snorkeling and glass-bottom-boat tours. Water skiing, scuba diving, fishing and a 15.5-meter (51-ft) crewed catamaran are available for surcharges.

Insider tip: Along a winding, seaside path between the main resort and the spa retreat lies a limestone cliff pocked by shallow caves, which guests decorate with white stones plucked from the shore.

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Rooms

Consisting of white buildings with weathered-wood shingles, the resort offers 36 guestrooms in the seaside two-story Pineapple House and 27 privately owned villas containing 74 suites. All rooms and villa suites face the Caribbean Sea and include both air-conditioning and ceiling fans.

Each villa contains a kitchen in which a housekeeper can prepare breakfasts (surcharges) for guests staying in villa suites. Many villas include shared swimming pools, but swimming-pool access is not guaranteed. Coffeemakers are accompanied by Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee. Neither rooms nor villa suites include televisions. Each room or villa includes a CD player/radio.

Room Amenities

• Internet access - high speed
• CD player
• Separate sitting area
• Ceiling fan
• Air conditioning
• Coffee/tea maker
• Bottled water in room (complimentary)
• Refrigerator (on request)
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping (daily)
• Turndown service
• Bathroom scale

• Extra towels/bedding in room
• Handheld shower
• Massage - available in room
• Bathrobes
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
• Non-smoking rooms
• Iron/ironing board (on request)
• Window opens
• Clock radio
• Desk
• Cribs (infant beds) available

Recreation

Guests may book either an All-Inclusive plan or a Room-Only (No Meals) plan. Please note the following recreational amenities may incur charges for some or all guests (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Plan Details section for more information).

A terrace overlooking Round Hill Bay and the forested mountains on the bay's opposite side features a large family swimming pool surrounded by cushioned lounge chairs. Another pool measuring 8m in diameter (26 ft) overlooks the bay in the resort's 4-hectare (10-acre), adults-only spa-and-fitness retreat, which is accessible by a 400m (437-yd) path along the bay.

The complimentary fitness center contains free weights and cardio and weight machines. Complimentary aerobics sessions take place on the veranda, with yoga classes (surcharge) on the lawn.

Furnished with cushioned lounge chairs and umbrellas, the resort's private 75-m (76-yd) beach is lapped by the calm waters of little Round Hill Bay. Cushioned lounge chairs also are available on a 75-m (76-yd) stone-and-concrete walkway shaded by tropical almond trees that extends from one end of the beach. A trampoline raft and two wood rafts are anchored off the beach, and there's snorkeling among rocks near the beach and a reef farther offshore.

The resort provides complimentary snorkeling, kayaks, pedal boats, and glass-bottom-boat tours. Water skiing and fishing are available for surcharges, as are scuba-diving instruction/certification, diving excursions, and a 15.5-m (51-ft) catamaran with crew for sailing/snorkeling excursions.

Use of five tennis courts (two lighted) is complimentary, and the resort provides a complimentary professional-taught tennis clinic in July and August for children age 12 and younger. Also complimentary are guided Friday-afternoon nature walks through the resort's grounds. A jogging/running path winds through the resort's hills. Complimentary shuttle service is available to Tryall Golf Club 5 km (3 mi) away.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby
• Snorkeling on site
• Swimming on site
• Sailing on site
• Scuba diving on site
• Water skiing on site
• Rafting nearby

• Windsurfing on site
• Aerobics on site
• Tennis on site
• Yoga classes/instruction on site
• Parasailing on site
• Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
• Bird watching nearby
• Fishing on site

Property Amenities

Guests at Round Hill Hotel and Villas may book either an All-Inclusive plan or a Room-Only (No Meals) plan. All-Inclusive plans include meals, drinks, gratuities, and the majority of resort-offered amenities and activities. Room-Only (No Meals) plans do NOT include meals, drinks, gratuities, and certain resort-offered amenities etc. (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Plan Details section for more information).

Accessible by a path from the resort's beach, an adults-only retreat features a health and beauty spa in a restored 18th-century plantation house and an 8-meter-diameter (26-ft) seaside pool. The spa (surcharge) offers treatments in air-conditioned rooms, on a veranda, at the sea edge, and in a hillside hydrotherapy area enveloped by trees.

A children's club with clubhouse provides complimentary activities for children ages 3–11, with special programs during family-holiday seasons. A business center offers high-speed Internet access (surcharge). A library includes game tables.

• 24-hour front desk
• Number of rooms: 110
• Banquet facilities
• Bar/lounge
• Beauty services
• Business center
• Business services
• Cell phone/mobile rental
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Concierge desk
• Concierge services
• Currency exchange
• Doorman/doorwoman
• Dry cleaning service
• Event catering
• Fitness equipment
• Full-service health spa
• Hair salon
• Laundry facilities

• Library
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Medical assistance available
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Poolside bar
• Porter/bellhop
• Private beach
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (limited hours)
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Security guard
• Self parking
• Shopping on site
• Smoke-free property
• Supervised child care/activities
• Swimming pool - children's
• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Umbrella
• Wedding services

Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

• Pets not allowed
• Cash not accepted

• Check-in time is 3 PM
• Check-out time is Noon

Know Before You Go

Room-Only plans do not include gratuities.

Dining

Guests may book either an All-Inclusive plan or a Room-Only plan (No Meals). The All-Inclusive plan includes meals and beverages plus taxes and gratuities. The Room-Only (No Meals) plan does NOT include meals, beverages, taxes, or gratuities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Plan Details section for more information).

Georgian Dining Room - Dining room and Upper and Lower Seaside Terraces with tropical-almond trees and sea/sunset views. À la carte breakfast, lunch, dinner. International choices and Jamaican specialties. (Buffets offered during high-occupancy periods.) Live music nightly. Dinner dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men.

Special Nights - Monday-night beach-party buffet (casual wear). Friday-night Jamaican buffet with folkloric show (dress shorts permitted). Saturday-night dinner-dance with live jazz (men's jackets suggested but not required).

Beach Bar - Circular bar built around tropical-almond tree. Open late morning to early evening for sandwiches, salads, burgers, tropical drinks.

Pool Bar - Circular bar built around tropical-almond tree. Open late morning to early evening for sandwiches, salads, burgers, tropical drinks during high-occupancy periods.

Spa Lunch - Spa cuisine, smoothies, juices, tropical drinks served on lawn at adults-only spa-and-fitness retreat.

Cocktail Bar - Located in rear of Lower Terrace. Open mid-morning to late night. Complimentary afternoon tea. Designed by Ralph Lauren. Blue-and-white striped banquettes, dark-wood trim, charcoal-gray tile floor. Dozens of photographs of past villa owners and resort guests such as actors Clark Gable and Michael Douglas, and director Alfred Hitchcock. Complimentary afternoon tea. Cocktails, cigars, live music.

All-inclusive Plan Details

Guests may book either an All-Inclusive plan or a Room-Only (No Meals) plan. The All-Inclusive plan includes meals, drinks, taxes, gratuities, and the majority of resort-offered amenities and airport transfers. The Room-Only (No Meals) plan does NOT include meals, drinks, and gratuities, and may not include other resort-offered amenities. Click each link below for more details.
The following amenities are included in the All-Inclusive plan: (They also are available to guests booking the Room-Only (No Meals) plan, but for surcharges.)

All-Inclusive food and beverages

All-Inclusive food and beverages

• Daily meals, snacks, and afternoon tea
• Alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages (bar drinks by the glass)
• A bottle of champagne, a gift, and a fruit basket on arrival
• Room service
• Taxes and gratuities for all plan inclusions
  Not included: Wine by the bottle; room-service delivery charges

  Scroll down to the Dining section for restaurant/menu details.

All-Inclusive transportation

All-Inclusive transportation: Transfers to and from Sangster/Montego Bay International Airport are included.

Not included

Not included

• Wine by the bottle
• Transfers to golf courses
• Room-service delivery charges
• Scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, use of catamarans
• Motorized water sports
• Spa and beauty products, treatments, services
• Optional or outside tours and excursions
• Incidental purchases
• Telephone, fax, and Internet access charges
• Business services
• Laundry and dry cleaning
• Video and photo services
• Babysitting services
  Airport taxes may or may not be included.

The following amenities are available to all guests of the hotel:

Activities and equipment available

Activities and equipment available
Water sports

• Kayaking
• Paddle boat
• Glass-bottom boat ride
• Sailing
• Snorkeling
• Windsurfing
• Use of swimming pool/beach and pool chaise lounges/towel service
  Available for a surcharge: Scuba diving, catamaran cruise, water skiing

  Land sports

• Tennis
• Use of fitness center

  Children’s activities

• A kids’ club with clubhouse provides complimentary supervised activities for children ages 3–11, including:
• Face painting
• Arts and crafts
• T-shirt painting
• Basket making
• Beach games
• Board games
  Available for a surcharge: Babysitting

Address

John Pringle Drive

PO Box 64

Montego Bay,

Jamaica

Nearest major airport:

Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ-Sir Donald Sangster Intl.)

Area:

Montego Bay (and vicinity), Jamaica