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• Winner of "Best Staff at The Tryall Club" award every year
• 4-bedroom 4-bath private villa at the famous Tryall Club
• staff of five: butler, cook, housekeeper, laundress, gardener
• 30' circular pool
• ping pong table
• remote control air conditioning in all bedrooms
• radio-cassette player, iPod dock, CD player, VCR, DVD, satellite dish and 5 televisions
• study and wet bar, traditional jamaican BBQ
• complimentary use of two Calypso golf carts for transport throughout The Tryall
• complimentary wireless Internet access … bring your laptop
• bedroom safes for valuables
• The Tryall Club Temporary Membership Fee (see paragraph below) *
• The Tryall Club membership: 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.

Calypso is a charming open-air villa adjacent to the 16th fairway of the championship The Tryall Golf Course. Its lush grounds are graced by palm, lime, avocado, grapefruit, papaya, and poinciana trees, brilliant hibiscus and bougainvillea, and a beautiful lavender orchid tree.

The beautiful living room has four deep-cushioned sofas and mahogany Queen Anne tables under a high rafter-and-beam ceiling.  This room connects to the adjacent study with 20" Sony television and French doors to a shaded grove.  From the living room, an 18-foot window wall opens to the large pool terrace paved in a pattern of circular brick. Just beyond the pool is a sculpted waterfall from which crystal clear water cascades through glistening palms into the pool below.

While the pool and open terrace enjoy all-day sunshine, deep eaves provide shade over a wicker sitting area, card table and dining table. Graceful pink and white bougainvillea adorn the terrace while a hedgerow of red hibiscus provides total privacy. On request, the staff will serve dinner under the eaves ... or on the far pool terrace under a stunning star-filled sky.

The orchard just outside guarantees oranges for fresh-squeezed juice each morning, tangerines, orangerines, limes, custard apples and the best home-made marmalade of papaya, mango and ackee.

While private and self-contained, Calypso is only minutes from The Tryall's golf and tennis pro shops, beach club, boutiques, bar and restaurant ... easily reached by the complimentary shuttle or golf carts. The Great House verandah is legend for its afternoon teas and cocktail hours that drift into breathtaking sunsets.

For larger groups, Calypso can be rented with its neighboring villa, Seafore, for a combined total of eight bedrooms, two pools and staff of nine including two cooks. All guests may enjoy meals together at either villa.

Accommodations
Four spacious bedrooms open directly to the pool terrace. Each bedroom has state-of-the-art remote control air conditioning.

Master Bedroom
Kingsize bed, 20" Sony television; large and glamorous en-suite bathroom tiled in glass block and Italian marble ... double vanity with two basins ... bathtub and separate glass and marble walk-in shower.

Bedroom 2
Optional twin or kingsize bedding; en-suite bath with tub and shower combination; 14" television.

Bedrooms 3 & 4
Optional twin or kingsize bedding; en-suite bathrooms with-tub and shower combination. Television in each.

Large louvred windows in each bedroom allow cross breezes of the cooling tradewinds.

Updated May 20, 2010  Linda Smith

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 May 27, 2009