So you have rented a villa for
your vacation in Jamaica. Now
What? Well, if you have rented a
luxury villa with staff, this is what
I could wait:
Your driver will meet you at
the airport in a comfortable,
air-conditioned van. Have
drive to your villa, it will tell you
points of interest along
the road and provide refreshments-
if it’s a long trip, do it
feel free to request a stop.
Upon arrival at your villa,
you will be greeted by your staff;
they are your caregivers for
the length of your stay and
you should feel completely in
ease of making reasonable
requests from them. Get to know
your head of house like him or
she will be your main point
contact if you have any
questions about the villa and
how it operates. Your cook will
handle grocery shopping and
food preparation. She will pre-buy
your first meals
more pantry staples, then finish
the shopping week after
meet with you. A typical
The grocery budget is US $ 210 per
adult per week (more in some
villas) … less for the kids. This
may vary up or down depending
on market prices and
menus. If you want to go to
various markets with their
cook, feel free to do it.
Otherwise, just check with
her your likes and dislikes and
she will take care of everything
while you stay at the villa and
take it easy. In some of the villas
colonies, like Tryall, it is possible
for your cook to charge you
groceries on your own,
that then you settle in
end of your stay. In most of
detached villas, unless
have organized a meal plan,
your cook will ask
money to buy; shell
bring you receipts and change.
The day begins as the guests
they are still asleep. The cook quietly
place steam pots
Jamaican coffee and dishes
fresh fruit outside your room
door or at breakfast
table. Full breakfast served
when all the guests are ready. TO
typical breakfast may include
fresh orange juice and various
fruits, banana or plantain fritters,
eggs, bacon, or pancakes
cereal. Light lunches are common
in Jamaica, then for dinner
your cook will prepare hers
mix of Jamaican specialties …
including delicious homemade
soups and desserts, ackee and
salted fish, pork or jerk chicken,
shrimp or goat curry.
Lobster, too, in season …
she, of course, can also serve
traditional american food like
your order. Warning:
Jamaican cooks are excellent
and the portions are large.
Your waitress and laundress
will take care of every detail
of your bedroom and bathroom …
providing a daily supply of
fresh bedding and flowers and
returning your neatly folded
laundry every evening before
each one lowering the bed
night. The gardener
maintain the pool and gardens
flawlessly every day. Larger
the villas are attended by a butler
who serves, attends the bar and in general
facilitates. Available in
request you are a masseur, child
babysitter and driver.
At the end of your
Stay it is customary to tip for
great service. The villa staff, like
most jobs in the service industry,
rely on advice as part of your
global compensation.
Recommended tips
tend to be around 10% of the
villa rental in high season ~
15% of villa rental in Low
Season (some villas have more
specific guidelines). These percentages
apply to all
personal, not each individual
team member. In each village,
you will find a tip guide
advising you how the councils should
be distributed among your
staff members based on their
seniority – in some cases you
you can pay the full amount to
the head of the house or directly to
the property manager for distribution.
Once you have experienced
the lifestyle of the village, it is natural
be intrigued by the
prospect of owning one of
these extraordinary properties.
Whether an existing villa
or a start site where
build the vacation home of
your jamaica dreams experienced
real estate agents
help you find it.
What are the advantages of staying in a villa versus a hotel?
The only true privacy you get in a hotel is in your room or
later. In a villa everything belongs to you ~ the pool, the sun
beds, terrace, music, television ~ it’s your home every
minute of the day. You will only see the people you want to see.
Even your staff will become “invisible” if that’s what you want,
appearing only in those moments when you ask them to serve you. in a
villa, you decide everything from what you eat to when
Eat it. And yet, despite having all these important advantages, a villa
a vacation compares very favorably in price to a hotel.
Some villas include temporary memberships in private clubs.
such as Tryall, Round Hill and Wyndham Rose Hall which offer a
lots of activities including golf, tennis and water sports. Those
truly located within a colony of villas they offer the best of both
worlds, with the complete privacy of a villa vacation and all the
amenities and social opportunities of an excellent resort.
