Jamaica Villa 7867 is a 17th Century fortress restored as a remarkable 4-bedroom home on a perfect private Caribbean beach.With full staff: cook, butler, gardener, housekeeper, laundress
Offering: sea kayaks, children’s beach toys, table tennis, volleyball for beach or lawn.
There is also a shared tennis court 5 minute walk, balls and 4 tennis racquets provided
Equipped with 6 flat screen satellite televisions, 1 piano, wireless Internet access (bring your laptop), NordicTrack Incline and Weslo Cadence fitness equipment, electronic gate, safes in bedroom closets
Child friendly: 2 complimentary cribs, 1 complimentary high chair, 3 sofa beds
Completely private, yet minutes from shopping and activities in lively Ocho Rios
The villa’s two acres include a 6,000-square-foot soft lawn and the piece de resistance, a 7,500-square-foot private beach.
A paradigm of 21st Century laid-back elegance. A brilliant half million dollar renovation introduced Italian Travertine floors, chic and comfortable sitting areas in crisp white fabrics, and stunning Euro-style modern bedrooms with all new en-suite bathrooms and glass-wall showers.
All furniture and fabrics were imported from the UK and Europe, many having been designed exclusively for the villa by Caroline Shasha Interiors of London. The original two-foot thick rough stone walls and gun slots are still in place, reminders of Frankfort’s days as a British fort defending against Spanish invaders and pirates. Two old cannons were dug up from the beach and now hold reign squarely on the lawn.
Floor-to-ceiling bookcases divide the ground floor into two sections: one, an elegant inside dining space and dimly-lit bar ~ the other, a comfy living room, television, music and games area. The 80’ Travertine and old stone verandah is furnished from the stylish Dedon Collection from Germany. This covered porch is the gathering area for drinks, hors d’oeuvres and al fresco dining as the sun sets over the beach.
The beach is soft, the swimming water is wonderful. The gardener will place comfortable beach chaises in the sun or under thatch umbrellas. The staff may surprise you with a torchlight beach feast one night. 300 yards offshore is a live reef; snorkels and masks are provided.
On request, the butler will hire jet skis, hobie cats, sea bikes, sailfish, a sunset booze cruise or a deep-sea fishing boat. Nearby attractions include tubing on the White River, shopping in Island Village, swimming with dolphins, walking up famous Dunn’s River Falls, and touring Prospect Plantation (the original Great House up the mountain).
Each bedroom in the main house has a flat screen television and opens through double doors to the 80' balcony and ocean view. Each bathroom has chic Euro-design Grohe fixtures, double-basin vanity and glass-wall shower. While all bedrooms have blackout curtains and remote-control quiet air conditioning, you may opt to sleep with doors open to the sound of waves lapping on the beach.
The Master Bedroom 460 sq ft offers a Kingsize bed, en-suite Travertine bathroom, glass-wall rainfall shower plus separate bathtub.
The Middle Bedroom 240 sq ft has either an optional kingsize or twin beds plus double sofa bed, glass and tile walk-in shower.
The End Bedroom 400 sq ft offers either an optional kingsize or twin beds plus queensize sofa bed, glass and tile walk-in shower.
A cut stone path leads 60 feet across the lawn to the old Schoolhouse, a two level air-conditioned cottage offering the fourth bedroom and mini-gym. Downstairs is the Living room, television, double sofa bed, mini fridge, NordicTrack Incline and Weslo Cadence. Upstairs there is an optional kingsize or twin beds, en-suite bathroom with double-basin marble vanity
and walk-in shower. Directly overlooks the beach and ocean.