Beach resort in Jamaica, Robins Bay
| country: | Jamaica |
| location: | Near Robins Bay, St Mary (North coast of Jamaica, directly North of Kingston) |
| price: | From US $65 - US $200 per couple per night depending on accommodation chosen. Extra adults from US $10 (GB £5) & extra children from US $5 per night. All prices attract a 16.5% tax. Discounts available for off-season, groups, longer stays and Jamaican residents |
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description
This retreat is an idyllic 18 acre nature preserve, featuring 8 cute beach cottages all with small porches overlooking the sea. All are on our own private white sand cove with great swimming, sunbathing, snorkelling and diving on spectacular unspoiled reefs.
Enjoy fishing, bird watching, hiking to empty beaches, jungle falls and colonial ruins. We serve natural and traditional foods such as escoveitch fish, BBQ/Jerk chicken and curry goat, all prepared daily. Vegan and Vegetarian meals are also available upon request.
We also offer personalized eco-adventure tours to spots of incredible beauty. Experienced explorers will take you to Jamaica's best kept secrets. Come be totally inspired and rejuvenated!
Swimming, running or sleeping on your own private beach Snorkelling and diving in the spectacular unspoiled reefs from our cove Family fun days - beach parties We can arrange hiking, horseback riding, fishing, cycling and ATV’s
Eco tours available:
Let us indulge you in nature on one of our week eco tour adventure packages! From airport pick-up, to great meals and accommodation then we show you the real, unspoiled Jamaica!!!
Choose from spending the day on a river that massages every tension from your body while our staff cooks your lunch on a campfire.
The next day you can relax on a your own private beach or travel and explore with minimum impact and true respect for the only part of the North Coast of Jamaica with no highway through it, where we enjoy nature at it’s best, and leave it better than we found it!
We tread lightly through a local fisherman’s village to hidden waterfalls to swim in, and picnic on an empty Black Sand Beach, and visit old Colonial Ruins on the way back. You can also choose from visiting Orchid greenhouses and an organic 1600 acre farm, or be a tourist for a day in Ocho Rios or explore lots of fun stuff in Port Antonio.
The choices are yours and our guides will do the driving and take care of you!!
Enjoy fishing, bird watching, hiking to empty beaches, jungle falls and colonial ruins. We serve natural and traditional foods such as escoveitch fish, BBQ/Jerk chicken and curry goat, all prepared daily. Vegan and Vegetarian meals are also available upon request.
We also offer personalized eco-adventure tours to spots of incredible beauty. Experienced explorers will take you to Jamaica's best kept secrets. Come be totally inspired and rejuvenated!
special things to do and see here
Eco tours available:
Let us indulge you in nature on one of our week eco tour adventure packages! From airport pick-up, to great meals and accommodation then we show you the real, unspoiled Jamaica!!!
Choose from spending the day on a river that massages every tension from your body while our staff cooks your lunch on a campfire.
The next day you can relax on a your own private beach or travel and explore with minimum impact and true respect for the only part of the North Coast of Jamaica with no highway through it, where we enjoy nature at it’s best, and leave it better than we found it! We tread lightly through a local fisherman’s village to hidden waterfalls to swim in, and picnic on an empty Black Sand Beach, and visit old Colonial Ruins on the way back. You can also choose from visiting Orchid greenhouses and an organic 1600 acre farm, or be a tourist for a day in Ocho Rios or explore lots of fun stuff in Port Antonio.
The choices are yours and our guides will do the driving and take care of you!!
travellers' tales
The eco-tours were the most exciting part of our holiday. They offer a package with four tours which I would highly recommend. The tours included trips to waterfalls, the Blue Mountains, and an 1600 acre organic farm. (more)
rooms, food and facilities
cabins and suites
We offer five standard cottages (sleeping 2) and 3 deluxe cottages (sleeping 2-4). Standard cottages:
1 bedroom with private bath and kitchen (US $115 per couple per night)
1 bedroom with private bath (US $90 per couple per night)
1 bedroom with a shared bath (US $65 per couple per night)
Deluxe cottages:
Star Apple Spa Suite (US $130 per couple per night, sleeps 2)
Romantic spa suite with double size whirlpool on private sun terrace, pink bamboo queen size bed, matching love seat and 360' views. Don't forget to pull out the cushions from under the bed and lay them out under the stars at night and enjoy the most spectacular starry night of romance imaginable... and don't forget the champagne! Dream Maker Cottage on exclusive secluded cove (US $170 per couple per night, sleeps 2)
Newly constructed out of hand cut marble from our local rivers, this beautiful cottage has a bedroom, bathroom and full kitchen, and is right on the sea with a private white sandy beach cove!
Moonlight Magic/Secrets and Dreams. Two intimate accommodations in this deluxe cottage on exclusive secluded cove (US $180 - US $200 per couple per night, sleeps 2-4)
Our newest renovation boasts of its very own little beach cove! Upstairs Moonlight Magic boasts of a whirlpool bath encased in natural chalk stone with a bay window opening right to the sea! The Queen size bamboo bed looks right out onto your own private beach. The kitchenette is made of handpicked and sanded marble countertops. Sleeps just the two of you! Downstairs is Secrets and Dreams! With a large bedroom with a Queen-size bamboo bed and double Futon bamboo couch bed you can sleep up to 4 persons. The bathroom has a tub with the bay window opening right to the sea as well. Stroll outside on your deck with an outside shower made from one of Jamaica’s hardwoods. Enjoy a BBQ and campfire on the stone patios, then walk down to a natural salt water pool right on your own private beach!
This is the place to be... peace, seclusion, outstanding nature and your own private cove for snorkelling and sunbathing. Camping: US $10 per person per night per site. Tent rental US $5 per night, Bamboo hut rental US $30 per night.
Disabled access: We have on occasion hosted those with various disabilities. We aim to serve and provide our guests with the healing powers of nature. Though rugged in places, we will provide ramps to rooms if needed and assist folks onto the beach and sea. Any special diet, just let us know.
Family friendly: What better place to play and refresh family ties but in beautiful nature where no cars, computers, concrete or pollution can disturb the experience. A quite wonderful place to play, study, pray or meditate together.
how to find us
The nearest International Airport is Kingston, a 1.5 hour drive over the mountains. (A stop at Castleton Botanical Gardens is possible if the transfer is during the day.)We are a 3.5 hour drive from Montego Bay and a bus to Ocho Rios is available at airport, from where we can pick you up. Renting a car is also an option.
how this holiday makes a difference
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We give opportunities to local cooks, artist, woodworkers and musicians to demonstrate their skills to our visitors, providing jobs and opportunities for the local community.
We host medical, construction and evangelism teams who work in our local clinics, hospital, local homes and primary and basic schools in Robin's Bay. We give volunteer groups special rates which help sustain the Retreat and Eco Lodge and provides many benefits to the community. We recycle and have 2 composting bins where all organic waste goes to making mulch for gardens, trees and flowers. We catch rain water, have low wattage lighting bulbs and use organic soaps whenever possible. We meet with fishermen, church and schools to educate and help control polluting and fishing in this area.  We protect one of Jamaica’s most treasured private beach coves and eco village known as Strawberry Fields for our local and overseas visitors. We design and build in harmony with nature, never removing a tree unless already dead, never killing a fish or bird, lizard or land crab and never disrespecting the flora or fauna. Most hotels do not cater for Jamaican groups as it is too expensive but we provide opportunities for locals to holiday and our guests to meet the people and enjoy the food, music and culture of Jamaica. |
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