We stayed at 3 places across Jamaica in March, Strawberry Hill was by far the most classy and upmarket. The views are incredible, really remarkable. The architecture, interior designs, and details around the hotel and rooms is great. Not to mention the wildlife and nature around. It's truly a great spot to escape the city and disconnect (especially considering the wifi didn't work for apple devices 😅). The history around the place and Chris Blackwell's legacy is really cool to see. The frontdesk staff is helpful, quick to respond and organise excursions + taxis. The wifi problem did sound like a bit of an inconvenience though. Unfortunately for me and my wife, the restaurant and traditional formal service ruins the vibes. A lot of waiting staff seem unhappy or quite uninterested, there's a bit of an avoidance culture which leads to an inconsistent service. The menu is also quite limited. This makes it a deal breaker as a taxi to and from Kingston will cost you at least $100. There's only one other option at night for dinner (not open all week + a 15min walk down the road and steep uphill back). Here are some other random points: - Pool is great, with a super cool view - Pool service is weird and feels unimportant; one day someone brought us towels and made the beds. The other days we struggled to get someone to give us clean towels. - Pool has only 6 loungers. 2 are in a private guest area. Other ones can be next to lots of non hotel guests taking photos and mingling. Non guests in other area didn't seem to be enforced either. - Restaurant service is pretty awful. The first time our drinks (2 simple cocktails) arrived after the food (around 30-45mins wait). It's weird because there's a big bar, however, a bar without a barman is useless. The other meal, our water was never refilled nor we were asked how anything was, this is the only time i left a $0 tip. - Prices are expensive for the food, which was a very disappointed as it was average at best. For example, we requested a salad, and staff said fortunately there was 1 salad left - so the meals/salads aren't really freshly prepared? - For breakfast, bowls of fruit are preferable to a plate of a few slices. I don't like fried food for breakfast so I was surprised at the little choice. - To emphasize, the room views are really amazing. The sunrises, the sunsets over the city with the trees and birds around you is one of a kind.
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