Jamaica Palace Hotel & Art Gallery
This boutique hotel, nestled in a tropical garden between the foothills of the Blue Mountains and the Caribbean Sea, has 80 individually decorated air-conditioned rooms and suites with balconies. Rooms and suites have refrigerators, telephones, cable/satellite television, broadband Internet access, in-room safes, crib/rollaway bed and luxurious bathrooms.
The Palace is like a huge art gallery, featuring over 2000 paintings and sculptures ranging from Art Deco to modern to original island lore. Facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, private beach, two restaurants and a pool bar. Baby-sitting, laundry/dry-cleaning, currency exchange, car-rental and room services are available. The hotel has handicap access, computers for guests' use, a gift shop, a business center and meeting facilities.
Jamaica Palace Hotel & Art Gallery
Williamsfield
P.O. Box 277
Port Antonio, Portland
Jamaica, Caribbean
1 (876) 993-7720
jamaica-palacehotel.com
Frenchman's Cove Resort
Located on a 45-acre private estate in San Antonio, this resort is popular for honeymoons, weddings, vacations and retreats. The Cove has a Great House with 12 rooms/suites and 17 one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas secluded among cliffs with lush tropical vegetation on opposite banks of a fresh-water stream that flows to the Frenchman's Cove and picturesque white sandy beach.
The Great House has two sitting rooms, a main dining room and meeting facilities. The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast, free Wi-Fi wireless Internet, daily maid service, beach facilities, separate beach towels and beach chairs.
Frenchman's Cove Resort
P.O. Box 101
Port Antonio, Portland
Jamaica, Caribbean
1 (876) 993-7270
frenchmans-cove-resort.com
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
A high-end 10-room luxury boutique hotel, the Mocking Bird has comfortable, elegant and environmentally-friendly accommodations. Rooms boast hand-crafted bamboo furniture, locally printed fabrics and paintings/sculptures by local artists. Situated on a cool mountain terrain with beach access, there are no telephones, television or air-conditioning. Enjoy the outdoor pool, the silence of pristine forests and listen for hummingbirds.
The hotel has a restaurant offering international and Jamaican cuisine. The Mockingbird has free Wi-Fi Internet and two computers available to guests.
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
Drapers Heights
P.O. Box 254
Port Antonio, Portland
Jamaica, Caribbean
1 (876) 993-7267
hotelmockingbirdhill.com
Article Written By Seeta Shah Roath
Traveling extensively in the Caribbean, Latin America, and other parts of the globe, Seeta Shah Roath writes for leading publications about the economy, investment opportunities, and the culture and history of these countries and people. Living in Montana, she has a passion for this vast diverse terrain, its history, and people. Her articles appear in Washington Times Global and examiner.com. She is an educator with a doctoral degree and a passion for educational technology and social research.
