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General Information |
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What to expect: The Royal Plantation only accepts guests 18 and older, as singles, couples, and groups. The hotel replicates the British colonial grandeur that once dominated Jamaica, with 21st century conveniences. The grand ambience begins at a formal fountain garden outside the entrance and continues through an orchid-festooned lobby featuring a green-and-white-checkered marble floor. Varied meals--all served à la carte--and warmly hospitable, non-intrusive service, make for exceptional dining. Amenity highlights: The resort's ocean frontage includes twin beaches separated by a dock and furnished with lounge chairs and umbrellas. One beach includes a café/bar, and sunbathers there need only stick a flag in the sand to summon food-and-drink service. Shaded by almond trees, the other beach features water sports. Located on a terrace outside the lobby, a good-size pool, sundeck, and two-level spa spacious enough for 24 soakers provide panoramic Caribbean views. Fronting the spa is a wood sundeck looking down on the beach some 40 feet below. As part of the plan, guests are transported to Jamaica's signature Dunn's River Falls for a tour. |
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| Located in a secluded courtyard, three air-conditioned buildings with weathered-wood-shingle roofs house a health spa, a beauty salon, and a fitness center furnished with free weights and cardio and weight-training machines. The health spa includes complimentary men's and women's saunas and steam rooms and, for fees, offers hydrotherapy, body treatments, facials, and massage. Drinks, including champagne, and tea, are served during treatments. Hydrotherapy options include Moor Mud Bath, Seaweed Bath, and underwater massage. |
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| Body treatment choices include Seaweed Body Peel, Desert Heat Body Wrap, and Water Lily After Sun Soothing Wrap. Facials include seaweed, oxygenating, and aromatherapy. Massages include couples, sports, and a sampler of three techniques. |
Entertainment includes jazz sessions, reggae dancing, a Jamaican folkloric show, a steel band, fire dances, and a weekly beach party. A pianist plays on the terrace during afternoon tea, and a calypso band performs on the beach each afternoon. Available for fees at the resort's tour desk are excursions to attractions such as reggae icon Bob Marley's birthplace, the Coyaba River Garden, and the Martha Brae for river rafting.
Check-in for Air Jamaica flights is available at the resort. |
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Swimming pool - outdoor |
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Airport transportation (complimentary) |
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Fitness equipment |
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Restaurant(s) in hotel |
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Parking (free) |
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Limo or Town Car service available |
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Conference room(s) |
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Porter/bellhop |
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Doorman/doorwoman |
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24-hour front desk |
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Number of suites: |
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Gift shops or newsstand |
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Tour assistance |
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Garden |
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Pool table |
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Wheelchair accessible |
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Spa services on site |
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Concierge services |
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Bar/lounge |
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Room service (24 hours) |
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Parking (valet) |
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Business center |
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Internet access in public areas - surcharge |
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Express check-out |
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Security guard |
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Multilingual staff |
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Hair salon |
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Currency exchange |
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Dry cleaning service |
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Video library |
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Air-conditioned public areas |
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| Dining |
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| Le Papillion - Intimate, formal, air-conditioned dining room with silk wall panels, crystal-and-glass chandeliers, marble bar, white-glove service. Also, terrace seating with panoramic ocean views. Seven-course French dinner. Main course choices include pan-fried beef tenderloin, chicken ragout, venison noisettes, and pan-fried scallops. (Vegetarian menu also.) Reservations required. Formal dress code: jackets for men.
Drawing Room - Formal setting with scarlet carpet, overstuffed seating, crystal chandelier, gilt-frame mirrors and flower and bird prints. Balcony overlooking formal fountain garden outside the entrance. Piano music. Cocktails, cognacs. (Cigars available for additional charges.) |
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| The Bayside Restaurant - Grand Georgian-style air-conditioned dining room with gilded ceiling, gilt-frame mirrors, royal-purple walls and linens, Queen Anne mahogany furniture, floral carpet, drapes framing French doors. Also, covered terrace seating with panoramic sea views. Early-morning Continental breakfast, full à la carte breakfast, à la carte lunch, à la carte dinner. Dinner choices such as poached salmon with mousseline sauce, grilled sirloin steak, ostrich steak, and coconut-crusted chicken. (Vegetarian menu, also.) Casual-elegant dress code: long pants, collared shirt, closed-toe shoes (no athletic shoes) for men, resortwear for women.
Royal Café on the Beach - Wood building with wood shingles. Linen-draped umbrella tables on wood deck. Accessible by stairway winding down through lush tropical hillside plantings. Four-course, à la carte lunch menu including lobster BLT, deep-fried frog legs, smoked-salmon croissant, smoked-oyster bruschetta, Shrimp Run Down (simmered in coconut milk), conch fritters, jerk chicken and ribs, burgers, sandwiches, salads. Ice-cream menu. Tropical drinks. Dress code: Beachwear.
Appleton Lounge - Lobby lounge. |
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| Complimentary activities include use of two lighted tennis courts; paddle boats, Hobie Waves, Aqua Trikes, windsurfers, kayaks, sailboats, and snorkeling gear; and scuba-diving trips and beginner lessons. Not included, but available, are PADI-certification (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), and open-dive courses. Other recreational activities listed below are available at or near the resort; fees may apply. |
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Golfing |
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Boating |
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Dock |
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Kayaking |
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Water skiing |
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Hiking/biking trails |
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Parasailing |
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Snorkeling |
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Windsurfing |
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Jet skiing |
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Sailing |
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Tennis |
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Horse riding/rental |
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Fishing |
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