Jamaica Inn has been a member of Virtuoso since 1994.

Click Here to Read About Jamaica Inn on Frommers.com

 




Travel & Leisure January 2008 awarded Jamaica Inn #1 in Jamaica, # 3 in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas & # 49 in the World. In addition, Jamaica Inn was rated higher than any other hotel by Travel & Leisure Magazine on the islands of Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Barts & the Turks & Caicos.



Trip Advisor users' ratings for its 2008 Travelers' Choice Awards ranked Jamaica Inn the #18 Luxury resort in the World, the # 2 Luxury Resort in the Caribbean and the #1 Luxury Resort in Jamaica. The winners are determined by a combination of the highest traveler ratings of the Trip Advisor Popularity Index, a measurement of overall traveler satisfaction.

Martha Stuart Weddings Winter 2008 issue named Jamaica Inn among the Top 24 reasons to Honeymoon in Jamaica.

Expedia's Insiders Select 2007 — a list of the very best hotels and resorts, chosen by millions of Expedia’s customers and its in-house experts, ranked Jamaica Inn # 21 in the world, # 2 in the Caribbean & # 1 in Jamaica. To create the list, they rank hotels around the world using a rating system based on Traveler Opinions, expert input, and value. The result? A list so exclusive it represents just the top 1% of all their hotels and resorts.


Travel and Leisure August 2007 (World’s Best Awards – Readers Poll) ranked Jamaica Inn as the # 49 Hotel in then World, the 3rd Best Hotel in the Caribbean, Bermuda & the Bahamas and the #1 hotel in Jamaica.



The Condé Nast Traveler (US) January 2007 Gold List ranked Jamaica Inn as the #1 Hotel in Jamaica & the #10 Hotel in the Caribbean.



Travel & Leisure January 2007 (T & L 500) ranks Jamaica Inn as the #2 hotel in Jamaica.


Jamaica Inn received the “Jamaica's Leading Hotel” award for the 2nd consecutive year at the 2006 World Travel Awards


Condé Nast Traveler Magazine November 2006 - The Readers Choice Awards 2006 Top 100 Best Hotels in the World ranked Jamaica Inn as the #6 Resort in the Caribbean & the #1 Resort in Jamaica overall.




Travel & Leisure Magazine January 2006 - Ranked Jamaica Inn as the #1 hotel in Jamaica & #11 in the Caribbean. Jamaica Inn was also ranked as #2 in the Caribbean for Service.




Tatler Magazine December 2005 - Featured as the Hotel Hotspot in the West Indies. "For sheer elegance and charm Jamaica Inn is hard to beat. It's the perfect place to chill out in the Caribbean...The Inn is laidback but its atmosphere retains its grandness."

Jamaica Inn received the “Jamaica's Leading Hotel” award at the 2005 World Travel Awards.

Jamaica Inn's KiYara Ocean Spa - featured in the September/October issue of Luxury Spa finder Magazine

Travel & Leisure Magazine August 2005 -Readers voted Jamaica Inn the #11 Hotel in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas and #1 in Jamaica.

Condé Nast Traveler July 2005 - Featured Jamaica Inn as a Caribbean Classic. "The open sea on one side and the beach and palms on the other seem perfectly placed. It feels like the French Riviera or Amalfi Coast - the best of Europe, but in the tropics."

Kay Showker 2005 - Named Jamaica Inn among the 100 Best Resorts in the Caribbean.

Travel & Leisure Magazine January 2005 - Named on the world's best 2005 list among the highest rated properties.

Trip Advisor 2004 - Named as the highest rated hotel in Ocho Rios by travelers in the 2004 Trip Advisor Traveler's Choice List.

 

Jamaica Inn has been nominated for the category "Jamaica's Leading Hotel" in the Annual World Travel Awards 2004.

Caribbean Travel & Life July 2004 - "Non-guests, too flock the al fresco restaurant at this iconic small resort for some of the area's best food and service. Chef Bechinger's constantly changing menu stars such fusion tours de force as lobster/sweet-potato ravioli."

Harpers & Queen April 2004 - Voted among the top 20 Old World Establishments by Catherine Fairweather. "Little seems to have changed here since it first opened in the Fifties, when Errol Flynn was a regular visitor. A place of timeless elegance, with a grand piano, library, humidors and lazily whirring fans overhead. Vintage Moment An afternoon game of croquet on the lawn."

Jamaica inn was named on the Named on Conde Nast Gold List for
2004.

Named among the 100 Best Resorts in the Caribbean & the only 5 Star Resort in Jamaica by Kay Showker - 2003

Best Customer Service for 2003 - Classic Custom Vacations.

Best Kept Secret for Breakfast - The Jamaica Observer Table Talk 2003 Food Awards.

Caribbean Travel & Life November 2003 - Jamaica Inn was selected as one of the Caribbean's Top 12 Elegant Spa Resorts with Sea Side Dinning as featured on the Cover of that issue. "Guests enjoy massages & wraps in two thatched roof huts surrounded by lush vegetation. Bamboo enclosed showers open to the sky and add to the natural experience."
"Lotions Masks and scrubs are infused with tropical components, allowing today's spa-goer to truly soak in the magic of the Caribbean."

Conde Nast Traveler November 2003 - Jamaica Inn was voted among the top 25 Caribbean/Atlantic resorts in the 2003 Reader's Choice Awards.

Surrey Occasions Autumn Number 2003 - "The only access to the sweeping beach that fronts the hotel is through the hotel. At the end of the cove is a rocky point and offshore there is a protective reef, which not only means excellent swimming and snorkeling, but also total privacy. It is also reputed to be one of the best beaches in the whole Caribbean. Swimming among the gentle waves is a delightful and thoroughly safe experience, and to quench the thirst a delightful thatched beach bar provides excellent cocktails and light lunches."
"Breakfast on the restaurant terrace overlooking the Ocho Rios bay is an entertaining and delightful experience. The breakfast is individually prepared, no American-style hot trays presentations here. It is truly superb. Entertainment in the form of hundreds/thousands of tropical fish gathers in the waters below to await the odd piece of bread offered by waiters and guests alike, and the waters boil with activity."
"Dinner is again a pleasure, eagerly awaited, with a choice of international cuisine with a Caribbean twist, served with style and flair. Fresh flowers are always present."

Coastal Living October 2003 - Labeled Jamaica Inn as a Tropical Refuge… "no activities director will prod you form your beach chair of hammock. The friendly yet unobtrusive staff trusts that you will discover Jamaica Inn's treasures at your own pace."
… "dinner, a languorous affair highlighting local cuisine, appears on candlelit tables set with white linens and fine china."
"The intimate family owned resort - on 6 acres fronting a protected cove on Jamaica's lush North Coast - gracefully delivers on its reputation as one of the Caribbean's classics."

 

Conde Nast Traveler July 2003 - "The Jamaica Inn, in Ocho Rios, is one of those strange places that never seem to change yet keep on getting better. Well there is a spiffy new spa and all the usual electronic gizmos, but the atmosphere remains slightly old-fashioned in the best sense, with staff who have been there forever and know your name. Oh yes, and it also happens to have the one of the most beautiful small - and private - beaches on the island. Winston Churchill used to stay in the White Suite and set up his easel in the garden. Never noisy, never crowded, this is swimming and sunning at its most civilized. The Morrow family, from Connecticut, has owned the hotel since the 1950s, which must contribute to the feeling one gets of comforting continuity."

Gourmet Magazine July 2003 - In the list of the 10 great things about Jamaica, Gourmet Magazine had Jamaica Inn as its pick for a Romantic Dinner… "Listen to the surf whisper against the sand, and gaze at the night sky through a lattice of palm fronds on the dining terrace at Jamaica Inn. With the recent arrival of Kai Bechinger, the fare at this Ocho Rios landmark has finally begun to match the setting."

Caribbean Travel & Life March 2003 rated Jamaica Inn as the #2 Small Hotel in the Caribbean for 2003 - "The Jamaica Inn's Intimate setting & its outstanding service continue to command attention. From its ocean-side perch in Ocho Rios, this elegant property is a consistent favorite of those who can afford to vacation anywhere. "

Jamaica Inn is included in the book: 1000 Places You Must See before You Die - Published May 2003.