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Awards and Affiliations
A Green / Sustainable Property - Third Party Certified
This property participates in Green Globe Certification, a third-party certification program that has been independently certified. Third-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An objective assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an auditor who is independent of the third-party certification program.
Property Amenities
Begun in 1953 as a collection of villas on a 110-acre pineapple/allspice/coconut plantation, Round Hill Hotel has long served vacationers who come here for the restful rusticity, which attracts celebrity and non-celebrity couples and families.
Accessible by a path from the resort's beach, an adults-only retreat features a health and beauty spa in a restored 18th-century plantation house and an 8-meter-diameter (26-foot) seaside pool. The spa (surcharge) offers treatments in air-conditioned rooms, on a veranda, at the sea edge, and in a hillside hydrotherapy area enveloped by trees.
A children's club with clubhouse provides complimentary activities for children ages 3–11, with special programs during family-holiday seasons. A 24-hour business center offers high-speed Internet access and a library includes game tables. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the resort.
Rooms
Consisting of white buildings with weathered-wood shingles, the Round Hill Hotel offers 36 guestrooms in the seaside 2-story Pineapple House and 27 privately owned villas containing 74 suites. All rooms and villa suites face the Caribbean Sea and include both air-conditioning and ceiling fans.
Each villa contains a kitchen in which a housekeeper can prepare breakfasts (surcharges) for guests staying in villa suites. Coffee/tea makers are accompanied by Jamaica's Blue Mountain coffee. Rooms and villas include CD players/radios.
Room Amenities
Dining
Georgian Dining Room - Dining room and Upper and Lower Seaside Terraces with tropical-almond trees and sea/sunset views. À la carte breakfast and dinner. International choices and Jamaican specialties. (Buffets offered during high-occupancy periods.) Live music nightly. Dinner dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men.
Special Nights - Monday-night beach-party buffet (casual wear). Friday-night Jamaican buffet with folkloric show (dress shorts permitted). Saturday-night dinner-dance with live jazz (men's jackets suggested but not required).
Beach Bar - Circular bar built around tropical-almond tree. Open late morning to early evening for sandwiches, salads, burgers, tropical drinks.
Pool Bar - Circular bar built around tropical-almond tree. Open late morning to early evening for sandwiches, salads, burgers, tropical drinks during high-occupancy periods.
Spa Lunch - Smoothies, juices, tropical drinks served on lawn at adults-only spa retreat.
Cocktail Bar - Located in rear of Lower Terrace. Open mid-morning to late night. Designed by Ralph Lauren. Blue-and-white striped banquettes, dark-wood trim, charcoal-gray tile floor. Dozens of photographs of past villa owners and resort guests such as actors Clark Gable and Michael Douglas, and director Alfred Hitchcock. Complimentary afternoon tea. Cocktails, cigars, live music.
Entertainment
Round Hill features nightly entertainment, from the steel drum bands on Monday evening with the Beach BBQ to a full Jamaican Heritage Show on Friday evenings, with the Mento House band and local singers and musicians on all other nights.
Recreation
A terrace overlooking Round Hill Bay and the forested mountains on the bay's opposite side features a large family swimming pool surrounded by cushioned lounge chairs. Another pool measuring 8m in diameter (26 ft) overlooks the bay in the resort's 4-hectare (10-acre), adults-only spa-and-fitness retreat, which is accessible by a 400m (437-yd) path along the bay.
The complimentary fitness center contains free weights and cardio and weight machines. Complimentary aerobics sessions take place on the veranda, with yoga classes (surcharge) on the lawn.
Furnished with cushioned lounge chairs and umbrellas, the resort's private 75-m (76-yd) beach is lapped by the calm waters of little Round Hill Bay. Cushioned lounge chairs also are available on a 75-m (76-yd) stone-and-concrete walkway shaded by tropical almond trees that extends from one end of the beach. A trampoline raft and two wood rafts are anchored off the beach, and there's snorkeling among rocks near the beach and a reef farther offshore.
The resort provides complimentary snorkeling, kayaks, pedal boats, and glass-bottom-boat tours. Water skiing and fishing are available for surcharges, as are scuba-diving instruction/certification, diving excursions, and a 15.5-m (51-ft) catamaran with crew for sailing/snorkeling excursions.
Use of five tennis courts (two lighted) is complimentary, and the resort provides a complimentary professional-taught tennis clinic in July and August for children age 12 and younger. Also complimentary are guided Friday-afternoon nature walks through the resort's grounds. A jogging/running path winds through the resort's hills. Complimentary shuttle service is available to Tryall Golf Club 5 km (3 mi) away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
Spa
Located in an 18th century Great House on 10 oceanfront acres, The Spa at Round Hill features 7 treatment rooms including a couple's suite along with an outdoor treatment area in a garden setting. Treatments include deep tissue massages, aroma stone massages, facials, salt scrubs, body wraps, manicures, pedicures, and other beauty services.
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“Excellent can't wait to go back. wonderful staff, wonderful management. Very catered to.”
Excellent Hotel. Wonderful Spa excellent staff. I would go back in a heartbeat. Everything was just wonderful. Location is away and very relaxing. Very Special treatment.
“roundhill first trip”
Very good Hotel, the only thing negative was selection of meals at the hotel. Provides a great experience.
“Beautiful hotel, wonderful service, very serene location”
Wow! This place is a gem. Located on an isolated section of beachfront, but just 20 minutes from the airport, there is privacy gallore at Round Hill. The rooms in the Pineapple House are decorated by Ralph Lauren - all white with pops of blue - and all ocean view. Our very comfortable and beautiful room even had a little private balcony overlooking the ocean. The beach is small, but there are plenty of chairs, and plenty of shade from trees or full-on sun nearer the ocean. The service here is Impeccable. The grounds are simply gorgeous, with flowering plants and tropical foliage everywhere. The infinity pool is breathtaking but small. The food is good, and not more expensive than other fine dining options in the Caribbean. Plus, you are served either on the beach (for the Beach BBQ on Mondays) or on the terrace overlooking the ocean. Gorgeous! This is a VERY quiet resort (no nightlife, just one bar in the restaurant and one at the beach) - so if you are coming to Jamaica for a big party this place is NOT for you. If you are coming to relax in a lovely location surrounded by beauty, don't hesitate to book Round Hill!
“Restaurant service has gone downhill....Sadly”
We used to love Round Hill and couldn't wait to go back this year but sadly the restaurant service has gone downhill. We used to be greeted at every meal and seated promptly on the terrace. On this trip, guests lined up respectfully waiting to be seated and waited to be noticed. The wait staff was pleasant but the service was inconsistent; food was late or forgotten, check took forever to come. Everything else at the resort was wonderful but we will probably book elsewhere next year.
“Round Hill is great!”
Round Hill is a beautiful property. Rooms are very clean. Grounds are incredible. The people are very friendly. I felt very safe there. We will definitely return to Round Hill.
“Heavenly retreat”
Round Hill is a resort of legend, and for very good reason. My first visit to this elegant property exceeded my very high expectations. The accommodations in the main building were lovely, and the villas were completely amazing (the staff happily accommodated my request to view several in order to plan my next visit with a larger party). Dining was a pleasure -- the food was fresh and absolutely delicious, and the dining areas (overlooking the sea) are beautifully appointed. The staff is quite obviously well-trained as they are cheerful, helpful and attentive (without being intrusive), and efficient. I indulged in a Spa treatment and was very pleased with the service there as well. I can't wait to go back and will take the family with me next time!!!
“Serene stay with Caveats.”
Great for couples family looking for a laid back relaxing time with out crowds, and a small private beach. Beautiful grounds. Staff was very attentive & professional. Caveats: blow-dryer in room did not work, very limited & pricey food options (dinner menu was $30 up) and nowhere close by off resort to go with out a costly cab ride. Also - if you stay at the hotel, the music on Friday & Saturday night is LOUD, and lasts a little too late in my opinion. We wanted to retire early for the night but were forced to stay up till it was over (between 1030-11pm).
“Amazingly beautiful”
Our experience at Round Hill was superb from start to finish. Upon arrival we were warmly greeted and presented with a welcoming cocktail and tour of the facilities. We felt as if we were being welcomed into someone's home. Breakfast, prepared to order daily in our villa, was wonderful. The grounds are gorgeous. The accomodations and view from our Villa (#9) were amazing. An absolutely fantastic place for a romantic getaway.
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The preferred airport for Round Hill Hotel And Villas is Montego Bay (MBJ-Sir Donald Sangster Intl.) - 10.9 km / 6.8 mi.
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