How to Stay in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains Right Now

By: - May 4th, 2016

By Alexander Britell

It’s a rare Caribbean property: tucked high in Jamaica’sBlue Mountains, set above Kingston.

This is Strawberry Hill, an Island Outpost property with a unique collection of cottages and villas with simply astonishing views. It isn’t just a hotel — it’s a village.

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And now there’s a special way to stay here, thanks to the hotel’s Blue Mountain Bliss package.

The package, which applies to stays of at least three nights, gives you three nights for the price of two or four nights for the price of three.

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It also includes signature Blackwell Rum cocktails, complimentary continental breakfast served on your veranda and a 30-minute sea-salt foot bath and reflexology treatment per person at the Strawberry Hill Spa.

Just make sure you book before July 1, and you can receive a $100 resort credit per couple and a signature Hope River excursion.

It’s a side of Jamaica you may not have seen.

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