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  • beautiful 5-bedroom beachfront villa (Linda Smith’s original villa)
  • full staff: excellent butler, chef, chambermaid, 2 gardeners, laundress
  • private pool surrounded by hibiscus with over a dozen different beautiful blooms daily
  • seaside dining gazebo for special occasion candlelight dinners … or just because it’s Thursday!
  • tennis court shared with Serenity Villa next door; basketball hoop on tennis court
  • 100-yard sandy beach, 2 complimentary sea kayaks and life vests
  • cable television in main house and beach cottage, VCR’s, movie library, children’s videos
  • 2 DVD players, sound system and CD library
  • complimentary ADSL Internet access… bring your laptop
  • 2 cribs, 3 high chairs and kids’ beach toys (all complimentary)
  • notable: outstanding chef professionally trained in Italy and in Montego Bay's best restaurants
  • Round Hill beach club membership

 

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True to its name, Tranquillity is a place for relaxing into the calm ambiance of an exquisite home on a beautiful beachfront site ~ while being gently pampered by a competent staff.

The well-appointed rooms of Tranquillity stretch over 4,800 square feet of rich marble floors. Artful landscaping ensures year-round flowers in bloom. The grounds resemble a private park. The entranceway draws you past an indoor waterfall garden as you approach the spacious Great Room which opens to an 86' furnished verandah. Meals are served by the butler on the verandah overlooking two acres of landscaped grounds and the sea ~ or in the inside formal dining room ~ or, as a special treat, in the romantic waterfront gazebo by candlelight. On calm nights, two or three local fishermen may ease through the water beyond the gazebo carrying torches and laying nets for the fresh catch they will deliver to your chef the next morning. The overall ambiance is quite beautiful.

The large master suite is privately located in a wing on the east end of the villa. Two smaller bedrooms are beyond the living room on the west end of the villa. The fourth bedroom and a smaller fifth bedroom most suitable for children are in the Beach Cottage across the lawn on the water’s edge. All bedrooms are air-conditioned and have French doors to the wonderful tropical view. The state-of-the-art kitchen includes a 6-burner Vulcan gas stove, microwave and double fridge with icemaker.

Meals here merit special attention. Chef Danny has extensive experience in a number of cuisines including Italian, Spanish and Jamaican. He received his formal training in Italy and has been Head Chef at several of Montego Bay's better restaurants. Danny's experience and creativity, as well as his willingness to create menus to suit special requests, make the culinary part of everyone’s stay at Tranquillity something to savor. Chef’s special menus

Tranquillity shares a basketball hoop and private tennis court with neighboring Serenity on the Beach (bring racquets and balls). Combining Serenity and Tranquillity creates a 9-bedroom compound with 2 pools, tennis court, long beachfront and staff of 10. Beyond Tranquility is our glamorous neighbor, Noble House on the Beach, which accommodates 8 or 10 more guests. This 8-acre beachfront compound is a favorite for weddings and family reunions. All 3 villas are child friendly and very private from each other.

100 yards offshore is Holden's Reef, a continuation of the barrier reef complex that fronts much of Jamaica's north coast. Easily reachable by kayak, this live reef is home to a myriad of tropical fish and corals. At low tide, portions protrude above the water so you can step from your kayak to snorkel in shallow water. On the ocean side, deeper waters beckon the more adventurous or scuba equipped.

If you’ve left your pets behind, be advised that Tranquillity is home to our friendly dogs. They are not permitted in the house or on the verandah. They spend days in the yard and on the beach and the staff cares for them. If you enjoy them, they’ll run with you on the beach and romp with you in the sea. They are gentle, well-behaved and love guests!

ACCOMMODATIONS

Master Bedroom Kingsize bed in a high-ceilinged 400-square-foot suite. En-suite bath has bathtub plus separate walk-in shower. Six French doors open to large private furnished verandah and path to pool, gazebo and beach.
Bedroom 2 Kingsize 4-poster bed; private bathroom with tub-shower combination. French doors to verandah.
Bedroom 3 Kingsize bed; en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower. French doors to private patio, grounds and tennis court.
Beach Cottage
Bedrooms 4 & 5

Designed as the owners’ private quarters, this is an exquisite 2-story cottage right next to the sea. Downstairs are the living room, kitchen with microwave, VCR and cable television, sound system, small extra bedroom with with queensize bed and bathroom with walk-in shower. The lower level opens to a private terrace on the edge of the beach where meals are served if only the Beach Cottage is occupied. (If more than two guests are in residence, all meals are served on the main house verandah, although eye-opener coffee and fruit may be served at the Beach Cottage.) Upstairs are the kingsize bedroom, over-the-beach balcony with lounges for sunning or star-gazing and large en-suite marble bath with oversize walk-in shower.


“To drift off to sleep to the sound of waves lapping on the beach below ~
it’s like living in an idyllic treehouse ~ the Tranquillity Beach Cottage is a dream.”

Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine



ROUND HILL HOTEL & BEACH CLUB MEMBERSHIP



A special amenity available to Tranquillity guests is membership at Round Hill ... just minutes from the villa and 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 is consistently chosen by Conde Nast for inclusion on its Gold List of
"the best places to stay in the whole world."


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