Jamaica, the largest English-speaking island in the Caribbean, is the home of the famous Blue Mountain Coffee, reggae music and the pirate town of Port Royal. The capital city, Kingston, is nestled between the Blue Mountains and the Caribbean Sea. Outdoor activities in Kingston include bird watching, horse riding, scuba diving and golfing at famous championship golf courses, including the Half Moon Golf Club, the Tryall Golf Club and the Caymanas Golf and Country Club.
The Hilton Kingston Jamaica
This Kingston hotel has 303 air-conditioned rooms and suites. Rooms have balconies, cable television, high-speed Internet, coffee/tea makers, hair dryers, writing desks and direct-dial telephones with voice mail, clock radios, work desks and irons/ironing boards. The Hilton has four restaurants serving Caribbean, Jamaican and international cuisine. A special family package offered at this hotel includes baby-sitting services, a children's menu, cribs/high chairs and family activities. Enjoy the hospitality of the Hilton, participate in the local poolside entertainment, climb the Blue Mountains to visit a coffee estate, or go scuba diving, windsurfing and deep sea fishing.
The Hilton Kingston Jamaica
77 Knutsford Blvd.
Kingston, Jamaica
(876) 926-5430
hilton.com
The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites
This hotel has 127 air-conditioned rooms and suites with coffee/tea makers, direct-dial telephones with voice mail, cable television, work desks, irons/ironing boards, Internet access, in-room safes and hair dryers. Offering a choice of smoking and nonsmoking floors, and mountain or sea views, facilities include an award-winning restaurant offering international and Jamaican cuisine, a pub and a pool bar. The Courtleigh is in the center of Kingston close to embassies, museums and art galleries. Enjoy the hotel's famous Jamaican cuisine, visit the Bob Marley Museum and spend a day at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, where there is swimming, golf and international and Caribbean lunches and dinners.
The Courtleigh Hotel & Suites
85 Knutsford Blvd.
Kingston 5
Jamaica
(876) 929-9000
courtleigh.com
The Indies Hotel
This budget hotel has 12 air-conditioned rooms with telephones, cable television, in-room safes and bath tubs with hot/cold water. The hotel has a family atmosphere and boasts of many returning guests. The Indies' two buildings are set among huge tropical trees in a courtyard garden. Enjoy the gracious English-style hospitality of this hotel, savor its famous Indies fish and chips, Indies pizza and Caribbean/Jamaican cuisine. Have the Indies organize your garden wedding, family reunion or business workshop/retreat and golf at the 18-hole, par-72 course of the Constant Spring Golf Club.
The Indies Hotel
5 Holborn Road
Kingston 10
Jamaica
(876) 926-2952
indieshotel.com
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