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| This stunning seven bedroom villa was
completed in 2006, built to take advantage of its prestigious
Spring Farm neighbourhood of Montego Bay and the extensive
landscaped grounds include an infinity edged pool, a
Jacuzzi, and tennis court over looking the ocean. With
a full staff of 5 to take care of your every need- all
you have to do is sit back and enjoy.
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| All the seven bedrooms have luxurious
en-suite bathrooms with imported marble, including an
exclusively spacious master suite. Each room has its
own private terrace all with spectacular ocean view.
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| The infinity edge pool
overlooks the ocean and is suitable for swimming laps
as well as relaxing under the sun. There is a shallow
edge which provides an ideal play space for children
separated from the deeper pool by an under water partition. |
| Belle Abri is extremely open and airy
with high ceilings and French doors that open from both
sides of the great room. One set of doors opening to
the spacious veranda where you can enjoy breakfast or
in the evening a gourmet dinner by our brilliant chef.
The other set of doors exposes a meditation court with
a pond and relaxing waterfall. This is our highly requested
area for spa treatment. |
| Just minutes from the villa golfers will
find three world class golf courses: the Half
Moon resort course with its world famous eighteen
holes (the championship Robert Trent Jones Sr. golf
course), the recently redesigned Cinnamon hill
and the new Ritz Carlton White Witch. |
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Brand new 12,000-square-foot 7-bedroom
deluxe staffed villa with panoramic ocean view |
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Within 5 minutes from Belle Abri, golfers will find
3 world-class golf courses: Half Moon Resort Course,
Cinnamon Hill and the new Ritz Carlton White Witch. |
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Full staff: chef, butler, housekeeper, laundress,
gardener |
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Private tennis court |
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20'x 40' infinity-edge pool with 33" deep shallow
section for youngsters |
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Child friendly: complimentary crib, high chair and
playpen |
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Poolside open-air shower and shaded gazebo |
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large heated whirlpool with glorious ocean view |
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Outdoor barbecue and picnic area on west lawn ~ a
spacious grassy play area for children |
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Air-conditioned bar and exercise room with pool table
on lower level ~ opens to pool terrace |
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Air-conditioned media room with 42" plasma television
with cable and DVD |
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Complimentary high speed internet access ~ computer,
fax, copier, scanner and printer |
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safes, hairdryers and flat-screen cable televisions
in all bedrooms |
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2 line phone system with room-to-room intercom |
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Free calls to anywhere in North America via phone
system ~ also 2 complimentary cell phones |
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Electronic security |
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Fantastic Offer: Membership to prestigious Half Moon Resort to Belle Abri guests. |
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Complimentary passes to Doctors Cave Bathing Club ~ also 5 minutes away |
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All bedrooms feature high-gloss bamboo floors, flat
screen cable television, DVD and CD players, en suite
bathrooms with self-closing Italian Toto toilets, armoires,
closet safes and quiet remote control air conditioners.
All bathrooms offer hairdryers, conditioning shampoo
and body lotion. |
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| Master Bedroom |
Chinese Room |
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| Kingsize 4-poster bed; en-suite bathroom with
hot tub, walk-in shower with massage jets, bidet
and second shower that is open-air and has rainfall
showerhead. This entire suite is 900 square feet
in size and opens to a balcony and grand ocean
view. |
Kingsize 4-poster bed, en-suite bathroom with
tub-shower combination, balcony and grand ocean
view. |
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| Shell Room |
Blue Lagoon |
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| Optional kingsize or twin beds, en-suite bathroom
with walk-in shower, small balcony, partial ocean
view. |
Queen bed and en-suite bathroom with tub-shower
combination. Opens to small porch and ocean view. |
| Palm Room |
Main Floor - Bamboo Room |
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| Queen bed, en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower.
Opens to balcony with partial ocean view. |
Kingsize bed and en-suite bathroom with walk-in
shower (the only wheelchair-accessible bedroom).
Opens to living-dining-verandah area. |
| Poolside Apartment - Canary
Cottage |
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Canary Cottage Separate cottage with queensize
bed, en-suite bathroom with tub-shower combination,
and kitchenette.
Opens to pool terrace and adjacent exercise, bar
and pool table room. This room is nearby but quite
private (a teenager‘s dream cottage). |
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Ask any repeat traveler to Jamaica about where the
best restaurant is and most will tell you "the
villas". Villa cooks are fantastic. They can whip
up a wonderful western omelet or prepare a superb Jamaican
specialty such as ackee and saltfish. It's your choice.
You can ask that the cook to "surprise" you
with her Jamaican cooking skills, or work with her to
plan out your meals. Our experience is that the food
is so good you don't even want to think about going
out to a restaurant! You should arrange the details
of meals with the cook, dinner hours etc. The staff
likes to have some set hours that they can then work
around. Remember they stay until everything is cleaned
up in the evening. We suggest working out a menu for
the week with your cook on the day after your arrival.
Here is what is typical for villa dining. |
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Breakfast: 8-10 am |
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* 1st course: Fresh juice, Blue Mountain Coffee,
and fresh fruit.
* 2nd course: Main entree - eggs or omelets, waffles,
pancakes, etc. Main entrees are generally served with
toast and a breakfast meat of your choice, or try
a real Jamaican breakfast of ackee, Calaloo, and Johnny
cakes with guava jelly. |
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Lunch: 12-1 pm |
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Some visitors like a hearty lunch and others prefer
a light lunch after a large breakfast. Typical lunch
menu - salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, Jamaican
beef/ vegetable patties, or Jerk Chicken and Festival. |
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Dinner: 6-7:30 pm |
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* 1st course is a homemade soup - pumpkin, pepper
pot, fish tea, chicken, beef, etc., served with bread
or biscuits, or salad with your choice of dressing.
* 2nd course - Main entree served with fresh vegetables,
potatoes or rice.
* 3rd course - Homemade dessert - Key Lime pie, sweet
potato pie, banana cream pie, cakes, tarts, fresh
fruit, etc. |
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Throughout the day ice and cold drinks will be available.
Should these need replenishing, advise any staff member. |
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Food Shopping: |
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As mentioned an initial supply of food and liquor
is purchased in advance and is normally sufficient for
two days. Guests are responsible for reimbursing the
store which provides the supplies. Your cook will work
with you on menus for all the meals and will do the
shopping. You will need to provide her with money for
these purchases. Some guests prefer to shop for the
food themselves, and some go with the cook. Again the
choice is yours. We find it fun to go with the cook
when she shops for fresh food in the Montego Bay Market.
If you want the staff to food shop you will need to
pay for a cab or provide the transportation. Your van
driver will be happy to do this for you. Food costs
average $45 per adult per day and $20 per day for preteens. The size of the
group and menu and liquor choices will affect the cost,
so please remember that this is just an estimate. |
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Remember that your meal choices will affect the grocery
bill and items such as lobster (typically $18 USD/pound)
and conch can have a major effect on your meal budget.
Each group of people will have different appetite requirements,
so the villa staff will need some guidance as to the
quantities of food to be purchased. You only need to
purchase food for your group and not the villas staff.
The staff will do its best to accommodate your needs,
but the final decision on menus and shopping are yours
as you are the person paying the grocery bills. |
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We know that local lobster and conch are favorites
with many guests; however, we request that you refrain
from purchasing both these delicacies out of season.
They need a chance to breed and replenish the supply,
plus it is illegal to purchase live lobsters and conch
"out of season". The Lobster season is CLOSED
April 1 through June 30; and the Conch season is CLOSED
July 1 through October 30. You can purchase imported
lobster and conch, which may be available frozen in
the grocery stores. |
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We have found that the best "American Style"
grocery shopping in Montego Bay on the east side (Spring
Farm) is Shoppers Fair at the Blue Diamond Shopping
Centre and on the west side (Highland House and Tryall)
is Super Plus or the grocery store in the Westgate Shopping
Plaza. All these stores accept credit cards and are
air conditioned. |
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Feel free to stop anywhere along the road if you see
interesting fruits or vegetables. All market foods should
be paid for in Jamaican dollars. Fresh fish can sometimes
be obtained from local fisherman. |
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The staff are the true joy of a Jamaican villa experience.
They are wonderfully accommodating and will try to do
anything you want. Just ask. Some staff live off the
property or in separate accommodations on the villa
grounds. Your cook will consistently delight you with
wonderful Jamaican meals, special cakes for birthday
or anniversary events. Staff members may bring unusual
fruits or vegetables that they have grown in their own
gardens to the villa for you to sample. The staff should
not be tipped until you leave (see tipping below). The
Belle Abri staff are: |
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Butler Keneil |
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Cook Tracy |
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Housekeeper Clarabelle |
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Laundress Keisha |
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Garden/Pool Dalvin |
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Last Day Tipping: |
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It is customary to tip your staff at the conclusion
of your stay. An appropriate gratuity is 10% of the
villa rental during high season and 15% during low season. This would be divided among the staff
members according to their seniority and service provided.
It is also appropriate to tip your van driver approximately
10% after they drop you off at the airport on your return
home. |
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Typically the largest tip percentage would go to the
cook, with the remained divided up among the other staff
members. We typically place the tip in individual envelopes
for each staff member. We give it to them when the van
picks us up for the airport. Here is a table showing
suggested tip percentages for each staff member at Belle
Abri. These numbers are suggestions and you can certainly
vary them depending on your experience with each staff
member. |
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Security: |
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The villa has excellent security and as required
at all Jamaican villas, a night watchman. You staff
will typically close up the villa at night. You need
to take the same care with security that you would
in your own home. |
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