Wednesday, July 27, 2011

JAMAICA

GENERAL – isalndoutpost.com; hotel and villa accommodation service.

BARS & NIGHTCLUBS
Pelican Bar – Treasure Beach; 876-354-4218; on submerged sandbar 1km out to sea; thatch-roofed eatery on stilts; getting there requires hiring local boat captain (you can book passage from Jake’s for $30).

HOTELS
Geejam Hotel – San San (Port Antonio, Portland); 876-993-7000; geejamhotel.com; originally opened as recording studio.
Jake’s Hotel – Calabash Bay (Treasure Beach); 876-965-3000; www.jakeshotel.com; artsy bungalows with net-draped beds and outdoor showers just feet from surf.
Round Hill – John Pringle Drive (Montego Bay); 876-956-7050 or 800-972-2159; roundhilljamaica.com; ask for Villa 10, where Jackie and JFK stayed.
Strawberry Hill – Newcastle Road (Irish Town); 876-944-8400 or 800-688-7678; islandoutpost.com; stay in mountain view room.

RESTAURANTS
Jack Sprat Restaurant – Calabash Bay (Treasure Beach, at Jake’s Hotel); 876-965-3000; www.jakeshotel.com; casual outdoor tables to late-night dance-hall rhythm; jerk crab; favorites like pizzas and jerk chicken; all followed by house-made ice cream.
Little Ochie – Alligator Bay (Treasure Beach); 876-852-6430 or 876-382-3375 (cell); www.littleochie.com; grouper and lobster.
Pelican Bar – Treasure Beach; 876-354-4218; on submerged sandbar 1km out to sea; thatch-roofed eatery on stilts; getting there requires hiring local boat captain (you can book passage from Jake’s for $30).
Smurf’s Café – Treasure Beach; 876-483-7523 (cell); breakfast.

SERVICES
Captain Dennis Boat Adventures – Calabash Bay (Treasure Beach); 876-435-3779; www.captain-dennis.com; Captain Dennis Abraham will take you out to deserted beach and prepare meal while you swim in isolated waters off white sand beach.

SIGHTS & SITES
Galleon Fish Sanctuary – Long Acre (along Jamaica’s South Coast, 6 miles west of Black River, St. Elizabeth); 876-965-0748 or 876-965-3435; www.breds.org (managing entity); no-fishing zone in perpetuity; 625.8 acres, encompassing mangroves, sea grass beds, and coral reef; significant breeding and feeding ground for many young fish, endangered juvenile turtles, marine mammals such as manatees and dolphins, and variety of seabirds.

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