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Idle Awhile BeachvsRound Hill Hotel and Villas
Both Round Hill Hotel & Villas and Idle Awhile The Beach are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Round Hill Hotel & Villas ranks significantly higher than Idle Awhile The Beach. Round Hill Hotel & Villas is ranked #1 in Jamaica with accolades from 11 publications like Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Idle Awhile Beach
Frommer's
Fodor's
Rough Guide
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $173/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "Enjoying a choice but narrow spot in the middle of Seven Mile Beach, this is an intimate, personal inn." Full review
Fodor's "This boutique hotel has a casual chic beach ambiance." Full review
Rough Guide "Sophisticated small hotel with beautifully designed rooms, all with a/c, TV and wi-fi."
DK Eyewitness "Classy and upscale place right on the beach and offering gorgeous rooms with private verandas, refrigerators, and all mod cons; the suites have a kitchen."
Star Service "Negril is not known for its intimate lodgings, but Idle Awhile Resort has created quite the reputation for itself, providing 14 whimsical accommodations with quintessential beach-house flair." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The name says it all – an excellent, low-key getaway in which to linger, right on the sand." Full review
Lonely Planet "This exquisite boutique hotel is highly recommended for airy, delightfully appointed rooms and suites that all drip with contemporary vogue and tropical decor." Full review
Round Hill Hotel and Villas
Concierge
Jetsetter Fodor's
Travel + Leisure Star Service The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Forbes Travel Guide
Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's Show All Reviews
John Pringle Drive, Hopewell, Montego Bay, Jamaica
From $479/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Concierge "Like a mini-Mustique, this former pineapple plantation on a 110-acre peninsula in Montego Bay is a collective run by the owners of its 29 villas."
Jetsetter "Ralph Lauren decor, a splurge-worthy spa and striking Caribbean views near Montego Bay." Full review
Fodor's "It's a fairly quiet place, with a small beach and limited but good dining options." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A west shore institution, Round Hill is one of the places that put Jamaican tourism on the map." Full review
Star Service "On a secluded 40-hectare peninsula, this clubby old-money refuge retains much of the serenity and sense of privilege of its earlier days when London and Hollywood loyalists vacationed here." Full review
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In the villas, breakfasts are cooked to order, or guests can dine on the sea-view dining terrace; most guests choose to eat lunch and dinner here.
The Telegraph8.0
"A supremely elegant beach hotel, dressed in the best traditional Jamaican style." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "A cluster of cottages poised on the idyllic beaches of Montego Bay, Jamaica's Round Hill Hotel & Villas was the retreat of choice for such rich and glamorous 1950s personalities as Jackie and JFK." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"History
runs through Round Hill Hotel and Villas almost as freely as the breezes off
the Caribbean Sea." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award
"A discreet, self-contained resort and getaway right on Montego Bay." Full review
Frommer's "A legend, the most prestigious address in Jamaica, even though it lacks the extensive facilities... of Half Moon." Full review
