The mountaintop boutique hotel, Strawberry Hill Hotel & Spa, an 18th-century coffee plantation, has deluxe themed cottages with four-poster beds and verandas. Rooms also have plush robes and slippers and specially blended bath products. Every morning, you get a delivery of fresh juice, fruit and water; evening turn-down includes a scented candle. The spa has a plunge pool, sauna and yoga deck. There are various dining locations throughout the hotel, serving what they call "New Jamaican Cuisine," as well as a full vegetarian menu.
Strawberry Hill Hotel & Spa
Irish Town,
St Andrew, Jamaica
876-944-8400
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Half Moon Villas provides a butler, housekeeper and cook for a five to seven bedroom villa. Each has a private pool, bathroom for each bedroom, Wi-Fi and living room. You can use the resort's facilities, which include a golf course, Olympic-size pool, squash and tennis courts, and full-service spa. The family friendly resort has a supervised children's program, two miles of beach with kayak, paddleboat and sail boat rentals, and a fitness center.
Half Moon Villas
Rose Hall
Montego Bay, Jamaica
876-953-2211
The value-oriented Brandon Hill Guest House offers clean, affordable rooms within walking distance to Montego Bay. The property has a small pool, twin-bedded rooms, and a bar and grill. Rooms also have air-conditioning and ceiling fans, along with cable television. The basic rooms all have private bathrooms.
Brandon Hill Guest House
28 Peter Pan Avenue
Montego Bay, Jamaica
876-952-7054
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Sundown Villa is the private villa of Gordon "Butch" Stewart, founder and chairman of Sandals and Beaches Resorts. The five-bedroom house has a bathroom for each bedroom; a cottage has two more bedrooms and bathrooms. A cook provides meals and a freshwater pool is next to the ocean. A butler, housekeeper and laundress take care of all your needs. You can golf for free at Sandals Golf and Country Club and use Aquatrikes, kayaks and a Sunfish sailboat anytime.
Sundown Villa
Fortlands Road
Discovery Bay, Jamaica
877-845-5275
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The luxury Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston has a pool, two bars, a restaurant and a beer garden. You can order your food poolside. There is also a fitness center. The hotel, a converted Edwardian house, has an intimate feel, with only 76 rooms. Rooms have Wi-Fi and premium cable. Breakfast is included. The lushly planted grounds include many fruit trees, so you can enjoy fresh fruit throughout the day, and the hotel is a five-minute walk from the major centers of New Kingston and Half Way Tree.
Hotel Four Seasons
18 Ruthven Road
Kingston 10, Jamaica
876-926-8805
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