Virgin Holidays View
Nestled in 10 acres of delightful tropical gardens, this award-winning eco-friendly resort is a sure-fire winner for couples looking for a peaceful and pampering retreat. Stay in exquisite wooden cabins that sit atop sturdy stilts, so you feel like you’re in a tree-house – albeit, a luxury one, with polished wood floors, sleek showers with body jets and airy balconies furnished with a relaxing day bed. There are 3 different dining choices from the extensive International buffet at Palm Grove Restaurant to the creative Asian fusion menu at the à la carte Lotus Leaf. Guests rave about the spicy Jamaican ‘Jerk’ chicken that’s served at the Beach Bar and Grill during lunch – don’t miss it! The pool is perfect for lounging in the sun, or it’s a short escorted walk over the road to the celebrated Bloody Bay, a spectacular stretch of white sand beach fringed with picture-perfect palm trees.
Where is it?
On the western tip of Jamaica in Negril, across the road from Bloody Bay, a 2-mile stretch of white-sand beach. Transfer time from Montego Bay airport: 1 hour 30 min.
Eats and drinks
Palm Grove Restaurant (breakfast, lunch and dinner; Caribbean and International buffet-style cuisine and theme nights). Lotus Leaf (dinner; eclectic Asian fusion cuisine, open select evenings 4 nights a week, by reservation only). Palm Breeze Beach Bar and Grill (daily 10am-6pm; casual snacks, sandwiches, Jamaican ‘Jerk’ specialities, smoothies etc). Bamboo Bar with swim-up facility (10am-1am). Martini Lobby Bar (3pm-11pm). Weekly manager's cocktail party.
Entertainment
Live music, weekly cocktail party. Films under the stars.
Fun and games
Swimming pool with swim-up bar. Large whirlpool bath on the sun terrace. Non-motorised water sports: paddle boats, kayaking, snorkelling, windsurfing and water beetles. Island cooking class. Mixology cocktail making class. Fitness centre. Spa facilities*. Tennis. Nature Walk. Daytime activities and evening entertainment. Nearby activities include river rafting*, diving*, Georgian Manor house tours*, horse riding* and mountain biking*. Golf*.
Handy stuff
Gift shop. Room service* (8am-9pm). Free Internet access.
Room info
85 rooms spread throughout 33 individual wooden buildings with no lifts. All with air conditioning, ceiling fan, satellite TV, in-room safe, hairdryer, tea and coffee maker, iron and board. Tree Top Deluxe Rooms have 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child (up to 12 years) with a rollaway.
Room Upgrade
Tree Top Suites are split-level, have a sunken living area with a sofa bed, two full bathrooms, a private verandah, and sleep up to 3 adults and 1 child up to 12 years of age.
Minimum stay
3 nights except for 24 Dec '12-02 Jan '13 and 24-31 Dec '13 when it is 7.
Additional information
* Denotes local charge
Child ages at this property are up to and including 12 years.