Ocho Rios villa Rental Property Information
Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa is located on a beach front estate where the Roaring River meets the Caribbean Sea in St. Ann?s Bay, Jamaica, just a few minutes outside of Ocho Rios. The villa?s beach is known as James Bond Beach, the location for the classic scene from Dr. No where Sean Connery greeted Ursula Andress emerging from the surf.
The Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa is the only property of its kind to offer an on-site spa facility with a full-time spa attendant. This 5,000 square-foot property is lavishly appointed and offers a staff of nine catering to every guest?s need. It has been deemed the most beautiful and luxurious villa in the Caribbean, and has played to host to many international celebrities from the worlds of film, television and music.
Highlights of the property are many, the focal point being the open air Pavilion, reached via an interior walkway over a meandering reflecting pool. The Pavilion offers a dramatic ocean view with steps leading to the villa?s lagoon-style swimming pool. The layout offers a total of three living areas including a den/entertainment room furnished with a large screen satellite television, VCR, computer with internet hook-up, and an extensive collection of books, videos, and games. Four distinctive master suites are available, each with its own en suite marble bath. Roaring Pavilion Floor Plan
Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa has been built and furnished with an international flair. Interior walls are of Barbadian coral stone and floors of French terra-cotta tile. Furnishings, art work, fabrics and other design elements collected from around the world are located throughout the property. The living room features Donghia furnishings and an array of custom fabrics are utilized in upholstery, draperies and other household furnishings. See detailed interior photos.
The new spa and gym includes an air-conditioned workout studio by the river with state of the art cardio and weight training equipment, a terrace for yoga and a fabulous new indoor treatment room for the spa. Part of the addition to the spa is a new steam room, rain shower and a luxurious nine-jet hydrotherapy unit to pamper you.
In addition to a spa therapist, Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa has a household staff of eight, trained to international standards of guest service. Staff includes a majordomo, chef, butler, housekeepers trained by a professional from the Ritz Hotel, in Paris, assistant butler/beach attendant, laundress, gardener, and maintenance technician. A three-bedroom residence on the grounds conveniently houses the live-in staff.
Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa?s bedroom suites have each been given their own unique personality and charm. They feature air conditioning, a sound system, ceiling fans, three-sheeted Italian linen bedding, Italian marble bathrooms with oversized tubs or shower, Turkish Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa robes and a line of La Ligne de St. Bart bath products.
Bedroom Configuration:
-The Balinese Wing offers exotic South Pacific decor and furnishings including a bamboo bed. Also included is a wet bar, and an indoor/outdoor bathing pavilion with double shower and sunken marble whirlpool bath surrounded by a lush, tropical garden.
-The Mahogany Room has louvered doors opening onto the pool area and beach beyond, and features a British Colonial ambiance with a large reproduction 18th century four-poster bed.
-The Peacock Room also opening onto the pool area, offers 16-foot high ceilings, a hand-painted French wrought iron bed and an outdoor terrace overlooking the gardens and the pool.
-The Ceylon Room has graceful rattan furniture and a private walk-in garden shower.
Design Highlights:
-The entry courtyard is landscaped with rows of colorful tropical plants, flowers and lily ponds.
-A meandering indoor reflecting pool, built with river stone found on the property, flows outdoors to the Pavilion. When viewed from the Pavilion, the pool appears as if the water spills over the edge to the sea.
-Lush, landscaped grounds take advantage of the property?s location beside a tributary of the Roaring River. Indonesian-style jungle river gardens, with a variety of Jamaica?s native flora and ponds stocked with tropical fish, highlight the grounds.
Cuisine:
The chef at Roaring Pavilion Villa and Spa is accomplished in local and regional cuisine. She received additional training in her art by an accomplished French Chef, Albert Vinazza, distinguished in his own right with a number of noteworthy positions in hotels, restaurants and private yachts around the world. The chef blends the best of European and Caribbean cuisine in her menus and can easily cook to the special interests and dietary needs of guests.
Private Beach:
Jamaica is world-renowned for its glorious beaches, and that glory is all yours on Roaring Pavilion's beach which is guarded at each end for your complete privacy. You can spend countless hours relishing the warm embrace of the Caribbean, enjoying a variety of water sports, or simply lying on the beach as you are caressed by a gentle sea breeze. Food and drinks are always available, and if you wish, a full barbecue lunch can be served right on the beach. For a change of scene you can stroll off the property, down to where the main branch of the Roaring River joins the ocean in a thundering falls.
The highlight of any Caribbean vacation is the time spent by the sea. At Roaring Pavilion that time will be precious and memorable.
Villa Amenities:
* Two dining areas: the villa?s dining room and the Pavilion.
* Baby grand piano in the sitting room.
* State-of-the-art commercial kitchen.
* Wet bar and mini refrigerator in the Balinese Wing.
* Sterling silver tea service.
* Three-sheet imported Italian linen bedding.
* Spode china, Christofle flatware and Stuart stemware.
* Self-supporting power generator.
* Self-supporting water and purification system.
In-Tech Highlights:
Norstar Meridian telephone and intercom system throughout?even between the villa and the beach.
Large screen satellite television with surround-sound and VCR.
Infra-red sensor remote control music system with CD, cassette deck and laser Karaoke with ceiling mounted speakers throughout the villa.
Extensive library of movies and special-event videos, CDs, books and games.
Hi-8 video camera for guests? use.
PC with Internet access and e-mail.
Fax machine.
Digital safes in each bedroom.
Electronic security system.
Automatic front iron gate with remote access system.
Outdoor Activities and Features:
Lagoon-style swimming pool.
Long stretch of white sand beach.
Outdoor barbecue grill.
Snorkeling equipment.
Beach volleyball.
Croquet.
Pool and beach umbrellas.
Optional Activities:
Golf, tennis, horseback riding, scuba diving, water skiing, shopping excursions and other activities can be arranged (additional charge).
Spa treatments (additional charge)
