Rockhouse Hotel
The West End's best-known cliff hotel: thatched villas over a clear cove, a social but not rowdy crowd, and Pushcart for jerk at night. Room only, so you eat where you like.
Boutique hotels and villas in Jamaica
If you’d rather skip the big resorts, here is a short list of small hotels with character that we cover on purpose: four on Negril’s West End cliffs (The Cliff Hotel, Catcha Falling Star, Rockhouse and The Caves), GoldenEye in Oracabessa and Strawberry Hill in the Blue Mountains. These guides cover what each one offers and who it suits.
Updated Boutique hotels and villas in Negril
The Caves
The most secluded of the West End cliff hotels: 12 cottages over sea caves, dinner in a candlelit cave and meals and drinks included. Romantic and quiet, but tiny, with no beach.
The Cliff Hotel
Negril's cliffs done properly upmarket: private, quiet, built for sunsets, with villas for families or groups. A boutique hotel, not an all-inclusive.
Catcha Falling Star
A small, romantic cliff hotel on the West End: suites and cottages over the sea and Ivan's for sunset dinners. Confirm your dates directly before you book.
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Boutique hotels and villas in Ocho Rios
GoldenEye
Jamaica's most storied small hotel: 47 villas, cottages and huts around a lagoon on Ian Fleming's old estate, with meals paid as you go rather than all-inclusive.
Boutique hotels and villas in Kingston
Strawberry Hill
The Kingston-area stay with character: twelve cottages in the cool Blue Mountain air, an infinity pool looking down on the city, and Kingston's culture down the hill.