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Jamaica Inn

Hotel Overview

Clientele have included Monroe, Churchill This small resort 2 miles from downtown Ocho Rios offers a private beach and six green, tranquil acres for guests 13 and older. Guest suites and a one-bedroom cottage feature spacious verandahs or large balconies designed like open-air living rooms. No TV, radio, or clock intrudes between guest and rest. Low-key diversions include sailing, croquet, and a natural health spa.

Location

Ocho Rios (Jamaica)
The central north coast offers spectacular waterfalls, huge cruise facilities, and all-inclusive resorts on sandy beaches between rocky outcrops. Tour historic plantations, raft on lazy rivers, or visit the scenic mountainous interior. Region includes Runaway Bay and colorful coastal fishing villages. It's a two-hour drive to Montego Bay.

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Ocho Rios,
Jamaica

Property amenities

Named for the indigenous people's word meaning "Sacred Place of the Earth Spirits" to symbolize its all-natural approach, KiYara Ocean Spa offers massage, body treatments, facials, waxing, and nail care. Treatments employ fresh ingredients without preservatives that are blended immediately prior to a session. Secluded at the resort's far end on a bluff behind a bamboo gate, the spa offers massage and body treatments in private open-air rooms bordered by dense tropical foliage, with thatch roofs supported by hand-carved wood pillars. (Facials take place inside the spa.) Some treatments employ a rain shower, others an outdoor shower—both equipped with bamboo piping.

Couples massage takes place on a terrace just above the sea, with candlelit night sessions available. A higher terrace fronting the spa furnished with thickly cushioned ocean-view lounge chairs serves as the site for yoga. Massage options include one employing warm, smooth river stones. Body treatments include Piña Colada Body Polish, Caribbean Cooler (aloe blend), East Meets West (Ayurvedic herbs, local ingredients, rain shower), and Roots Renewal (aromatic Jamaican herbal roots). Facials include Tahitian (noni fruit) and aromatherapy.

A library graced by owners' family photographs offers a communal puzzle, board games, books, and complimentary use of a Internet-connected computer. A fitness center contains cardio equipment.

• Outdoor pool
• Private beach
• Spa (massage)
• Concierge
• Fitness center
• Bar/lounge
• Restaurant
• Room service (limited hours)
• Free parking
• Limousine service available
• Business services
• Internet access
• Wake-up calls
• Multilingual staff
• 24-hour front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Doorman
• Security guard
• Currency exchange
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Maid service daily
• Dry cleaning service
• Turndown service
• Garden
• Library
• Caters to couples

Policies

Note: Children under age 13 are not allowed.

Rollaway beds are not available Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy. Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.

• Check-in time is 2 PM
• Check-out time is Noon

Dining

The resort's restaurant consists of a lower terrace for breakfast and lunch, an upper terrace for candlelit dinner accompanied by live music, and an open-air dining room in case of rain. All feature sea views. Menus offer international and Jamaican choices. Complimentary hot and cold appetizers are served in front of a bar/lounge before dinner. After 7 PM, men are requested to wear long pants and collared shirts in the restaurant, lounge, and adjoining library. Jackets are optional.

Recreation

The resort provides complimentary use of snorkeling gear for exploring a reef just off shore, small sailboats, kayaks, and a croquet lawn. Other recreational activities listed below are available near the resort; fees may apply.

• Golf
• Snorkeling/scuba
• Boating
• Jet Skiing
• Kayaking
• Sailing
• Waterskiing
• Windsurfing
• Tennis
• Hiking/biking trails
• Horseback riding/rental
• Parasailing
• Fishing

Rooms

The resort offers 45 air-conditioned guest suites without televisions, radio, or clocks located in three buildings and a Blue Cottage (radio/CD player included). All suites provide views of the Caribbean Sea from either ground-floor verandahs or second-floor balconies. Colored periwinkle blue with white trim, buildings include outside balustraded breezeways leading to suites, with breezeway roofs supported by columned arches.

Designed for relaxed, open-air living, all suites feature fresh flower bouquets, high ceilings; ceiling fans to supplement or substitute for air conditioning; louvered windows that open to sea breezes and louvered doors leading to verandahs or balconies; barefoot-friendly terrazzo floors; tropical wood furniture and colonial-Jamaica antiques; walk-in closets; tub/shower combinations in tile bathrooms; and historical West Indian prints on walls. Bedrooms are all white except for a pale-pastel accent wall. The resort's signature blue-and-white motif extends to verandahs and balconies.

Large balustraded verandahs and somewhat smaller balconies function as open-air living rooms. They're furnished with overstuffed couches and wing chairs covered in white duck and include two-chair white-wood dining sets. Room service is complimentary.

A one-story West Wing runs along a little peninsula and contains Premier Verandah suites whose sunset-view verandahs face west toward downtown Ocho Rios and mountains beyond. The sea washes against a rocky shore and in some cases washes under the outside edges of the verandahs.

A two-story (no elevators) Main Building runs up a low slope overlooking the central lawn-and-garden and the beach, and includes the reception area, the restaurant, and the library. The ground floor contains Deluxe Verandah suites, which include sea views that are partially obstructed by tall tropical plantings. Second-floor Balcony suites provide unobstructed front sea views.

The two-story (no elevators) East Wing faces the central lawn-and-garden and contains ground floor Deluxe Verandah suites with side sea views partially obstructed by flowering bushes and thatch shades on the beach. Verandahs fronting these suites include steps leading directly to the beach. Second-floor Balcony suites provide unobstructed side sea views.

A one-story Beach Wing contains Premier Verandah suites located directly on the sand, with sea views partially obstructed by almond and seagrape trees and thatch shades on the beach.

The one-story Blue Cottage lies between the East Wing and the Beach Wing. Its verandah faces the beach 10 yards away and a large almond tree. The verandah can be shuttered for privacy.

Specific locations for each room category can be requested in the Special Request section when booking a room. Guests will receive their choice if available at check-in, but locations are not guaranteed.

All suites contain two-poster king beds. (Two twin beds are available on request. A request should be made in the Special Request section when booking a room.)

Room amenities

• Separate sitting area
• Balcony
• Ceiling fan
• Air conditioning
• Climate control
• Telephone
• Modem Internet access
• Refrigerator
• Bathrobes
• Hair dryer
• In-room safe
• Iron/ironing board (on request)
• Desk
• Non-smoking rooms
• Smoking rooms