Seaside Cottage is an adorable private home at famous Round Hill. Its exquisite location provides one of the most spectacular views in the Caribbean. This sweet villa is hidden from the awareness of others ... yet only minutes from all amenities of the prestigious Round Hill resort.

Interiors are designed around a unique blend of specially commissioned Balinese and Jamaican furnishings and original art. Floors are cool Italian tile. While meals typically are served al fresco in the poolside gazebo, guests also have the option of an indoor dining room. A state-of-the-art telephone system in every room. Intercoms enable easy communication among all bedrooms, kitchen and staff quarters. Televisions in each bedroom are individually controlled. In the living room is also a stereo with CD player, DVD/VCR and a 32” television. All rooms share a breathtaking view over the 10-mile stretch of azure sea that separates Round Hill from the town of Montego Bay, a panorama beyond description day and night. From the pool terrace, an expansive lawn sweeps down to the sea.

Rise early to catch the visual magic of a Jamaican sunrise kissing the landscape with color and light. After a morning swim and breakfast, relax on the furnished poolside verandah. Here, both under roof and open to the brilliant sunshine, are sofas and chaises for sunning, reading and napping ... or merely reveling in pampered relaxation. Indulge in the bubbly hot tub with a rum punch under a Jamaican sunset before a delicious home-cooked candlelight dinner in the gazebo. After dark, the lights of the town of Montego Bay twinkle across the water, adding nighttime magic to this romantic hideaway.

For more activity, take a seven-minute walk down a tree-lined lane to Round Hill Hotel and beach club. Shuttle service is available
if you prefer a two-minute ride to the beach. The new 4 seater golf cart is available for rent for a flat rate of $350 per week.

Totally private and self-contained, Seaside Cottage shares 10 acres with its sister property, Hillside Cottage ~ an older but much-loved 4-bedroom villa 100 meters uphill. The two villas can be rented together for a marvelous eight-bedroom compound with two swimming pools and a combined staff of ten. Dinners can be served to all guests at either property.

ACCOMMODATIONS (all bedrooms are air conditioned and have cable television)

Master Bedroom
Free-standing room overlooking the sea. Kingsize bed; doors to private terrace and incredible ocean view. En-suite tiled bath with indoor shower and the piece de resistance ~ a fanciful open-air outdoor shower with gorgeous ocean and Caribbean view day and night!

Bedroom 2
Down outside stairway below Master Bedroom. Kingsize or twin beds at guests’ option; en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower. Most suitable for teenagers.

Bedroom 3
Kingsize bed; French doors to pool terrace; superb ocean view. En-suite bathroom with double sinks; tiled bathtub with louvered windows on three sides. In main house.

Bedroom 4
Kingsize bed; French doors to pool terrace; superb ocean view; fanciful hand-painted four-poster bed. En-suite tiled bath; double sinks; bathtub and separate glass block shower. In main house.

ROUND HILL HOTEL & BEACH CLUB MEMBERSHIP

A special feature is Seaside Cottage’s location within Round Hill ... one of the finest private resorts on Jamaica's North Coast. Membership entitles guests to access Round Hill's private beach, fitness center (treadmill, free weights, rowing machine and guided aerobics) and tennis on hard-surface courts lighted for night play and with pro on call. (Charges apply to lessons and ball boys.) Round Hill also offers a jogging trail, gift shop, logo shop, beach bar, piano bar, Continental cuisine in the hotel restaurant ... and unforgettable long sunsets from the waterfront terrace. For additional charges, members may enjoy the spa, Pineapple Kids Club, a range of water sports and parties (Monday beach party, Wednesday Caribbean Curry Night, Friday Jamaica Night). Here too is the Business Center with high-speed broadband stations and printers. (Internet access is billed at $13.50 per hour or $22 per 24 hours for guests to connect their own laptop.)

Round Hill was chosen by Conde Nast for inclusion on its Gold List of "the best places to stay in the whole world."

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Updated Jan 24, 2008