Jamaica beach accommodation
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
On our premises, we are collecting plastic bottles and bring them to Jack Sprat in Treasure beach, where they are collected and brought to Kingston for recycling. We collect beer bottles and bring them back to the shops. We keep the surrounding area on the seaside trimmed and bushed and collect all the garbage that people leave there on a regular basis. The garbage is collected by the garbage truck of the Jamaican Government.
We have a septic tank for sewage water. Solar heated hot water and solar lighting will be installed shortly .As water is very precious in this area, we have installed a water catchment under our house and we do very effective rainwater-harvesting. Guests are encouraged to use the water and electricity in an economical way and e.g. are requested to switch off the ventilation when leaving the house. For economical reasons, we do not provide AC. Our studios are designed in a way that they allow natural ventilation.There is always a fresh breeze near the ocean. We use energy saving light bulbs.
We have planted many flowers and trees on the premises which is good for the purification of the air. We even have fruit trees (sweetsop, star apple, banana, guinep, ackee, pear, june plum). We do not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We respect and support the local sea -turtle monitoring program and are committed to provide information for the guests who we want to sensibilize for the unique wildlife that can be found in this beautiful, unspoiled area.
Community
From the beginning of our project, our main concern has always been to provide work for as many locals as possible. We only gave work to local people when we build up the place and we still do that now. It is very hard to find a job in this laid-back area. We have a caretaker and a housekeeper who both work for us. Both are living nearby and they have several mouths to feed.They need to send their kids to school. They even get a payed holiday once a year. We encourage our guests to buy their supplies in local shops and supermarkets and buy fruit near the roadside from the local farmers.
We also encourage them to use local taxi drivers or charter taxi for their transportation or day trips and we make them buy their food in small local cookshops and restaurants. By working with the locals, we ensure that our guests meet the locals, spend their money directly with the locals and get a warm and friendly welcome in return. Currently we are sending our caretaker to a local adult school ( on full payment) and make him keep up with his reading and writing skills.This is a long term investment into a better future
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