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Round Hill Hotel and Villas
Round Hill Bluff Hopewell, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Over the years Jamaica as a holiday destination has transformed from the British colonial retreat of the likes of Ian Fleming into a slightly more downmarket affair, and it’s easy to feel that the student backpackers and hard-drinking hedonists have taken over.
At Round Hill, however, the old Jamaica is alive and well, all understated elegance in casual dress, a place where one imagines British aristocracy and famous Americans letting their hair down a bit, tended to by the upright and exceedingly formal service staff.
True aristocrats would certainly rent one of the twenty-seven villas in its entirety, while the rest of us could probably make do with just a suite carved from a villa, or a room in the Pineapple House, facing the Caribbean. Villas come in two- to four-bedroom varieties, each staffed with its own gardener, housekeeper and even a cook in the private kitchen.
Even the humblest twin room is outfitted in a handsome plantation style, with antique furnishings and plenty of space. Villas are a bit more idiosyncratic in décor, owing to the fact that they’re all privately owned, and rented out only when their owners are elsewhere occupied.
One of the villas happens to be owned by none other than Ralph Lauren, and though it’s not available to the public, the simple fact of it goes a long way toward describing Round Hill’s posh-casual atmosphere. And though you won’t be able to talk your way into his villa, you can quite easily get a look at the Lauren-designed hotel lounge.
As for entertainment, forget about some kind of heaving swingers’ nightclub: here it’s more like dining by the sea, after a day spent around the pool, at the private beach or in the Elemis spa.
The hotel has no minimum age restrictions.
How to get there:
Round Hill Hotel and Villas is approximately a 25 minute drive from Sangsters International Airport. Transfers are $40 each way for up to 4 people.
- Complimentary upgrade upon hotel check-in, based upon availability
- Complimentary daily breakfast per guest (max 2 guests) – a value of $25 per person per day
- Guaranteed 4pm check-out
- Welcome beverage of rum punch or fruit punch per guest, upon arrival
- 110 Rooms
- Style: Modern Design
- Atmosphere: Secluded
- 10 Guest Reviews
- Round Hill Hotel and Villas
- Round Hill Bluff Hopewell
- Montego Bay, Jamaica
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- 24 hour medical assistance
- Babysitting (on request)
- Bar
- Beauty salon
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Free parking
- Free wi-fi
- Game room
- Garden
- Golf nearby
- Library
- Lounge
- Multi-lingual staff
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Shopping area nearby
- Spa
- Spa treatments (on request)
- Wake-up service
- Yoga
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10 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Karin
- Stayed March 2013
- Rating: Poor
What I liked:
The profile we saw on TABLET before we arrived.
What the hotel could do better:
It was awful. RoundHill offers two types of accomodations - some modern, bright, simple hotel rooms and some dingy, ugly, outdated "villas" filled with mildewy furtniture and tag-sale decorations. Not surprisingly, we booked an ocean/pool-view patio suite in the "hotel" portion of the resort, and were SO looking forward to a night of luxury at the end of our trip and after a week on the cliffs in Negril. Unfortunately, everything about RoundHill was a complete and total disappointment. We arrived to find out that we had been "upgraded", but were told our room was not ready and were sent to lunch while the room was readied. When our room was finally ready, we were then driven up into the hill, far far away from the ocean front room we'd booked, to a room in one of the dingy villas. When we expressed our disappointment, we then spent the next hour being dragged around the resort to look at alternative villa rooms; after continually declining their "upgrade" offers, management finally admitted that all of the rooms hotel were occupied and the accomodations we had booked were in fact unavailable. When we went so far as looking for flights home to avoid staying in one of the villa rooms they were offering, RoundHill suddenly found a room in the hotel for us but then left us waiting for almost 2 hours before granting us access to the room after 5 PM. Once we were in it, the room met our expectations but the time and energy we had to expend to actually get what we booked was absolutely unforgivable, especially at the rates they charge. Nothing really got better from there - the food was mediocre at best, the beach and pool were so crowded there were no chairs to be had, and towels were in short supply. Bottom line, the entire experience was horrific and I would never stay at RoundHill again. Ever.
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- benjamin
- Stayed January 2013
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
Villa Style accomodations. Friendly staff. Private Beach. Kids club, babysitting and breakfast prepared each morning in our villa was a welcomed treat!
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
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- Megumi
- Stayed May 2012
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Hotel room and grounds were immaculate. Great, attentive staff. Beautiful protected beach. Small but nice pool. Good food, especially the buffet breakfast. Lovely afternoon tea spread. Complimentary use of paddle boats, kayaks, snorkel gear, and glass bottom boat.
What the hotel could do better:
Start dinner service earlier than 7:30. With a 3 year old in tow, we ended up ordering from the bar menu (not bad, but limited) almost every night.
