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• palatial 4-bedroom+*, 6-bath waterfront estate on 5 acres
• 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor living space
• 500-foot sandy beach directly on the Caribbean
• 35' x 55' free-form swimming pool
• 2 single-seat sea kayaks, vests provided
• air-conditioning in all bedrooms and Pool Cottage
• satellite dish ... televisions in all bedrooms & on the verandah, VCRs, DVD, stereo cassette/CD player
• ping pong  table
• 2 telephone lines
• complimentary wireless ADSL Internet access … bring your own laptop
• safes, robes and hairdryers
• staff of 7: chef (Gourmet Cuisine Course graduate), butler, housekeepers, gardeners, laundress
• Round Hill membership: complimentary beach, tennis, gym, heated pools for parents
  & children, jogging trail. 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: 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.

 A paradigm of elegance and style, Noble House is an architectural gem, unique in the Caribbean. Its design is a series of airy pavilions with peaked roofs, its living spaces separated by water gardens and bridges. Indoor spaces flow into outdoor with Oriental grace. Rooms are walled by tall mahogany French doors that open to private landscaped porches, inviting in the exotic outdoors and refreshing tradewinds. Ceiling fans are throughout.

The 6,000-square-foot main pavilion consists of the Great Room with 56 glass doors and massive wrap-around verandah on floors of gleaming white Jamaican marble. Outside the Great Room, a Japanese footbridge arches over a reflecting pool to the impressive formal dining room. Like the Great Room, the dining room has wrap-around glass doors that open to the mesmerizing panorama of gardens and ocean view. Adjacent to the dining room are a full bar and powder room.

Meals here merit special attention. The Noble House cook has completed the Villas by Linda Smith Gourmet Cuisine Course and earned the chef’s emblem. Breakfasts are served on the main verandah overlooking the groomed gardens and sea just beyond. Lunches are served by the pool or beach or on the shaded verandah. Dinners are served in the formal dining room under an elegant crystal chandelier or less formally on the verandah.

Distinctive at Noble House are the baths ... three with sunken tubs and three with glass-doored showers. Four baths feature sliding glass walls that open to private gardens, night-lighted for memorable bathing experiences.

Throughout the villa is a remarkable collection of art and antiques gathered by Broadway Billy Rose and later acquired by the original homeowner, the late New York tycoon Sol Atlas ... including a drop-leaf tavern table c. 1700, a hand-carved livery cupboard c. 1640, a 19th Century grandfather clock, carvings from Indian temple chariots and an abundance of original art.

Noble House shares 8 acres on the sea with Serenity and Tranquillity Villas. Combining these 3 homes creates a 14-bedroom compound with 3 pools, tennis court, long beachfront and staff of 18. This remarkable waterfront trio 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.

Accommodations
Master Bedroom
Kingsize bed, 3 walls of louvered mahogany doors, private verandah, television,
his `n` hers bathrooms, one featuring a 7-foot circular sunken marble tub and shower.

Bedrooms 2 & 3
Kingsize beds, louvered mahogany doors opening to private porches, en-suite baths and sunken tubs.

Pool Cottage
Living room, wet bar, ice maker, television, verandah, curtained glass doors to pool terrace. Large bedroom
with kingsize bed.  Also ... air-conditioned living room with twin beds for 9th and 10th guests. *
Two bathrooms with walk-in showers. 2,000 square feet.

Televisions in all bedrooms and on the verandah.

*ROUND HILL HOTEL & BEACH CLUB MEMBERSHIP

A special amenity available to Noble House 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."

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.