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• lovely very private villa with 3 bedrooms
• full staff: cook, butler, housekeeper, laundress, gardener
• private pool
• Internet access (bring your laptop)
• cable television and DVD
• CD player
• cell phone
• air conditioning in all bedrooms
• beautiful day and night view of the sea and lights of Montego Bay
• secure locking area for valuables
   
• ROUND HILL MEMBERSHIP (1 minute from Almond Hill via driver):
  complimentary beach, tennis, gym, two connecting heated pools for parents & children, jogging trail, Manager's Cocktail Party.
  For various fees:
  Pineapple Kids Club, tennis lessons, hair salon & spa, bars & restaurants, gift shop, water sports, Internet room, beach parties Mon-Wed-Fri
• TRYALL CLUB MEMBERSHIP (10 minutes from Almond Hill via driver):
  complimentary beach, tennis, gym, pool, Hummingbird Kids Club, non-motorized water sports, Internet room, art gallery, jogging trail, afternoon tea & Manager's Cocktail Party.
  For various fees:
  golf, tennis lessons, Happy Hour, hair salon & spa, bars & restaurants, cigar & jewelry shop, motorized water sports, beach parties Mon-Wed-Fri

Designed by Prince Kasimir Korybut in 1993, Almond Hill is a lovely private home surrounded by a 500-acre coconut plantation. The villa is tastefully decorated in colorful English chintz fabrics and comfortable furniture inside and out. Tall library shelves in the high-ceilinged living room house an abundance of books, videos and cable  television.

Spacious bathrooms with mirrored walls adjoin each bedroom. The master bathroom features an oversize bathtub and open shower area with floor-to-ceiling louvered doors that open to a walled garden.

Down a gentle slope a few steps from the house is the large private pool. Its spacious gazebo is a favorite spot for shaded poolside lunches.

Perhaps best of all is Almond Hill's design around the large furnished verandah ~ cooled by tradewinds and located for its superb view nine miles across the sea to the harbor and town of Montego Bay. A haven for reading and napping, the verandah is most memorable for wonderful candlelight dinners served here with the romance of distant lights reflecting on the bay.

While completely private behind its iron entrance gates and not actually within Round Hill proper, Almond Hill is just a one-minute drive from prestigious Round Hill Hotel with beach, water sports, shops, fitness center, Kids Club, indoor and beachside bars and excellent Continental restaurant.   Each week, three themed beach party buffets welcome Almnd Hill guests for various fees.

If you left your pets behind while you take a vacation, be advised that Almond Hill is home to some lovable family dogs who are granted free run of the house and grounds.

Accommodations
Master Bedroom
Kingsize or twin beds at guests' option. Newly-renovated en-suite bathroom features an oversize bathtub, large open shower area and louvered doors opening to a walled garden.

Bedroom 2
Kingsize or twin beds at guests' option. Private en-suite bathroom.

Bedroom 3
Kingsize or twin beds at guests' option. Private en-suite bathroom.

*ROUND HILL HOTEL & BEACH CLUB MEMBERSHIP

A special amenity available to Almond Hill 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 was chosen by Condé Nast Traveler for its Gold List of "the best places to stay in the whole world."

Tryall Golf Tennis & Beach Club Membership

Among the most beautiful golf courses in the world, Tryall's 18 hillside and seaside fairways have been home to the Johnnie Walker, Mazda and other PGA championship events. The resident pro offers workshops. Spend days on the sunny beach while waiters serve you from the beach bar. Play tennis on nine Nova Cushion courts lighted for night play ~ all white required. Jog the trails, use the excellent gym and the complimentary Internet room. Snorkeling, kayaking, hobie cat and sunfish sailing are complimentary. Glass bottom boat trips, charter fishing boats, a boat to the reef and any captained craft attract various fees. Enjoy the historic Great House with afternoon tea, bar, boutique, cigar and jewelry shop. Here, too, is the Great House Restaurant for Continental and Jamaican dining should you wish to dine away from the villa an evening or two. Tryall is truly one of the distinctive private clubs of the world.

The Tryall Club was chosen by Condé Nast Traveler for its Gold List of "the best places to stay in the whole world."

Tryall Club Temporary Membership Fee
Tryall is a private club whose members may use most Club facilities at no charge with the exception of golf, food and beverage, and spa services. Complimentary amenities include the beach, water sports, tennis, the excellent gym, the Hummingbird Kids Club, Great House afternoon tea, the Manager's Cocktail Party and various special events.

The Tryall Club requires all villa and condo guests to become members during their stay via a Temporary Membership Fee of US$100 per week for each guest 18 or older, or US$20 per day per person for stays of less than 7 days.

Plan to pay your Temporary Membership Fee locally at the Front Desk in the Great House when you register. Credit cards are accepted. You will be given a temporary membership card to enable your access to all Club facilities.

Club Jamaica
For a great write-up of the Tryall Club, see Dana Vachon's article Club Jamaica in the December 2008 issue of Departures Magazine.

Updated September 1, 2010 Linda Smith
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