Geejam

Geejam has always made the most of its music-business connections, for good reason — without reggae, Jamaica just wouldn’t be the same, and the hotel might never have existed at all. This place was actually a recording studio first, where the likes of Gorillaz and Björk went away to focus on their music. It seems the beachside surroundings and the sunny contemporary interiors are a great improvement over the usual dank and darkened studio control room, and the lodging experience turned out to be one that’s well worth sharing with the non-musician general public.

Any hotel in the Caribbean that’s worth staying at had better be small, but this one is vanishingly tiny — just seven units (though one of those is a three-bedroom villa). And for all the place’s hipster cachet, it’s kept remarkably low-key; it’s closer to some of Jamaica’s finest beaches than it is to the nightlife in Port Antonio, ten minutes away. There’s some small chance it’ll be a bit stressful for a musician on holiday, being that close to the workplace — but for anyone else, a surprisingly effective escape.

Please note: There is a 3-night minimum requirement at Geejam.

How to get there:

The main international airport is Norman Manley in Kingston. Guests can connect to a fifteen-minute private flight via plane over the Blue Mountains to a local airstrip, known as Ken Jones. Geejam is approximately 30 mins. drive from Ken Jones. Alternatively, a private helicopter can also be chartered directly to and from the airport, and for those who are a little squeamish with small planes, Geejam is currently a two-hour drive from Kingston. Please contact CustomerService@TabletHotels.com for assistance with airport transfers.

• 7 Rooms
• Style: Modern Design
• Atmosphere: Lively
• 3 Guest Reviews

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