Jakes
St. Elizabeth · Jamaica
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Character and identity
Jakes is a 23-room family-run hideaway on Jamaica's quieter south coast, set across a meandering plot of hand-painted cottages and bungalows that artist-architect Sally Henzell shaped over decades. The aesthetic is hand-built, folkloric and unapologetically idiosyncratic, the antithesis of the all-inclusive megaresorts further north. Days bend around boat excursions, bird-watching, cooking and art classes, yoga and fitness retreats, with the Driftwood spa handling seaweed scrubs and massages. Dougie's, the thatched bar, pours a rum punch from a closely held family recipe, and the restaurant doubles as a dance floor. Service is warm, communal, and locally rooted.
Who's it for
Best for:
Creative, independent-minded travellers, writers, artists, design-literate couples and laid-back groups who want a barefoot, bohemian Jamaica with strong community texture. Book around the Calabash International Literary Festival (held every other year) if literature is your thing, or come for the yoga, the cooking lessons and the slow rhythm of Treasure Beach.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone after a polished resort product, a manicured powder-sand beach, a kids' club, butler service or formal fine dining. The aesthetic is rustic and quirky rather than slick, and Treasure Beach is a long transfer from Montego Bay.
Bottom line
What you're paying for here is atmosphere and authorship: a singular, hand-shaped property with a genuine connection to its village, not a luxury hotel in the conventional sense. Come if you value character over thread count and want a writerly, artistic side of Jamaica. Book a seaview cottage, and time a stay around Calabash if the literary scene appeals.
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What this place offers
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Room service
- Breakfast
- Beach front
- Kid-friendly
- Babysitting
- Activities for kids
- Front desk
