This place is enchanted. As the name of the beach suggests – it’s a treasure find. Sunsets from the pool as the waves crash just feet away. Your very own private Morrocan haveli perched on silver sand. Homemade delights from the gardenside, barside, poolside, terraceside restaurant. Rum punch to knock you out. Massages to pick you up. Genuinely welcoming staff, smiles and…an Apple Mac with web access! Did I mention the hand-crafted ceramics that bedeck the terrace floors and garden walls. Oh and wooden four poster beds? Self-catering kitchens. That you can help yourself to world music CDs. The list goes on and time stands still. Just go there.

Price range: A room at Jake’s will start at approximately US$ 95 for a room with garden…going up to US$ 800 for a private four bedroom cottage. Take me to the full price list…
Official website: Click here…
Guest photos: Let me see ‘em!
And don’t miss their partner restaurant opposite “Jack Spratt” – that is, if you can tear youself away from Jake’s ambience once you arrive. I must return one day….

We spent the night at Goblin Hill. Now, I didn’t spot any goblins (or gremlin’s as one of their signs suggests) but the collection of luxury villas on offer here are surely a delightful retreat after a day up and down the windy roads from Kingston to Portland.

And there is something a wee bit Middlearth / Tolkein-esque about the views. During the day, this resort is a great leafy haven of lawned tranquility featuring palm-strewn views looking down onto the bay and beach. There is a refreshing, small, pool surrounded by quaint white wooden screens and garden furniture that harks back to colonial times. Beach lovers won’t be disappointed either as Frenchman’s cove and San San beach sit in the near proximity (click here for info).

During the evening the atmospheric outside bar comes to life. It is tucked neatly-into the surrounding bush, with an accompanying symphony of crickets and a chorus of croaking of frogs.

All villas are self catering, as well as offering a personal cook if required. Bring your own tea-bags and Blue Mountain Coffee for a morning brew. For a breakdown of prices visit the Goblin Hill website, by clicking here.

Kindly note: Do bring mosquito repellant.