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Hotel Information: One of the Island Outpost one-of-a-kind retreats created by Chris Blackwell, the music, movie, and hotel entrepreneur, this resort is set in a lush tropical garden with bamboo, bougainvillea, jade vines, ginger, roses, and coffee plants. Summer brings cooling mists; winter brings sunshine and cool nights.
Insider tip: A 20-minute walk through the mountains leads to St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel and a cemetery with graves dating from the early 1800s.
Rooms
This resort offers 14 guest units in 12 cream-colored wooden buildings built into the mountainside. Views from balconies are of treetops, deep forested gullies below, other Blue Mountains rising higher than the resort's mountain (Strawberry Hill), and, 3,100 feet below and in the distance, Kingston and its harbor.
Hand-crafted mahogany reproductions of 19th-century Caribbean furniture include platform four-poster beds with white-netting canopies. All-white bedding includes Frette Italian linens and down comforters and pillows. (Both European-style square pillows and American-style rectangles are included.) Mattress warmers prevent dampness.
Air conditioning is unnecessary at this altitude, and louvered windows permit cool mountain air to circulate under high ceilings. Floors are polished wood. White paneling and 19th-century–style fretwork contribute to the colonial ambience. Televisions offer U.S./European cable channels. CD players include CDs. Fresh flowers and fruit plates greet arriving guests.
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Sewing kit
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Welcome amenities
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
Lined with black concrete so it appears to be a natural mountain pool, an 18.5m (60-ft) kidney-shaped pool on the resort's flat mountaintop features an infinity edge overlooking Kingston and its harbor far below. A stone-wall waterfall cascades below the infinity edge. Wooden and stone sundecks flank the pool.
Elsewhere on the mountaintop are a sauna and an adjacent open-air, black-concrete plunge pool with a panoramic-view sundeck. The mountaintop includes a lawn for complimentary badminton, croquet, and French bowls.
Guided nature/bird-watching hikes through the resort's grounds and the Blue Mountains are available for surcharges. Complimentary bicycles provide another means of touring the mountains.
Yoga classes (surcharge) are offered in an open-air pavilion partly suspended over a deep gully and sided by a lychee tree. A small, complimentary fitness center contains resistance equipment and a few free weights.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Swimming on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Mountain biking on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Bird watching on site
Property Amenities
The Aveda Concept spa features panoramic views, couples massage, hydrotherapy, and signature treatments such as Himalayan Rejuvenation and Fusion Stone Massage. Views are equally impressive from the open-air restaurant’s dining room and three terraces.
A conference room (the resort's only air-conditioned space) has a memorial wall commemorating reggae legend Bob Marley, who made Chris Blackwell's Island Records an international phenomenon.
Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in the restaurant and lounge. An office computer provides complimentary high-speed Internet access.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Full-service health spa
- Sauna
- Concierge services
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access - wireless
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Number of rooms: 14
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tour assistance
- Currency exchange
- Beauty services
- Medical assistance available
- Dry cleaning service
- Library
- Number of floors: 1
- Umbrella
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit 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
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Restaurant - Open-air restaurant comprising dining room and three terraces with panoramic views of mountains and Kingston far below. Ŕ la carte breakfast, lunch, dinner. Jamaican-accented menus. Dinner choices such as conch fritters, Rack of Lamb with Guava Glaze, Curried Coconut Shrimp, Beef Tenderloin with Jamaican Chimichurri (pepper-herb) Sauce. Weekend afternoon tea. Sunday brunch.
Bar/lounge - Fireplace, telescope, overstuffed seating, polished wooden floor. Open mid-morning to late night.
Address
Irish Town-New Castle Rd
St. Andrew,
Jamaica
Nearest major airport:
Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ-Sir Donald Sangster Intl.)
