NEED TO KNOW

• This delightful villa resort is perched on a lush, green peninsula, not far from Montego Bay
• Round Hill Restaurant serves Jamaican and international cuisine
• The hotel's oceanfront 'Spa at Round Hill' offers treatments using Elemis Spa products
• The hotel has two swimming pools including a superb new infinity edge pool
• Other facilities include the Ralph Lauren cocktail bar, a pool bar, non-motorised water sports including snorkel equipment, Sunfish, pedal and glass bottom boats and kayaks, five tennis courts, a fitness centre, a boutique and an art gallery
• Children's facilities include the Pineapple Kids' Club and a complimentary nanny service in summer months ('Family Plan' only)
  

THE HOTEL
Surrounded by a 100-acre plantation that once produced pineapple and coconuts, Round Hill cascades past stately palms and magical gardens down to its own pristine crescent beach.

There are 36 spacious Oceanfront Rooms in the Pineapple House, downstairs with balconies and upstairs with cathedral ceilings. Rooms are designed by Ralph Lauren and evoke tropical living with four-poster beds and sumptuous upholstery. They are air-conditioned and have louvered windows to take full advantage of the view.

The Superior, Deluxe, Master and new Pineapple Villa Suites are in 27 villas dotted around the hillside and have private living rooms or verandas and magnificent sea views. Deluxe, Master and Pineapple Villa Suites have a shared pool. Complete Villas can be rented with a private pool for up to ten persons.

This hotel has been welcoming the literati and glitterati since 1953 and it's easy to see why.