Travel_LeisureIndiaSouthAsia-January_2017

Left and right: Scenes
from Frenchman’s
Cove. Hermès bathing
suit (at right). Below:
At Fort Clarence Beach.
Edun dress and pants,
Lola Hats bucket hat.

Jamaica’s

Quiet Side

WHERE TO STAY

Built in the 1970s, the

Trident Hotel remains

the most fashionable

place to stay in Port

Antonio, with its 13

recently renovated

villas all overlooking

the sea. Enjoy a

nightcap at the Time

Bar, which is well

stocked with Cuban

rums. Villas from

US$500;

thetridenthotel.com

A collection of airy one-

and two-bedroom

suites, the Goblin Hill

Villas are a 10-minute

walk from sparkling

San San Bay. Next door

is a sister property, the

three-bedroom Crystal

Cove. Villas from

US$170;

goblinhillvillas.com

WHERE TO EAT

A half-hour drive from

Kingston, Hellshire

Beach is known for its

no-frills, delicious

seafood shacks, like

Celine’s, where you

can order grilled

lobster or steamed fi sh

for lunch or dinner.

Set on Port Antonio’s

quiet Winnifred Beach,

Cynthia’s draws a mix

of locals, tourists, and

foodies like Anthony

Bourdain, who come to

feast on jerk chicken

and fi sh at communal

outdoor tables.

WHAT TO DO

With its cool waters

and hanging vines,

the spring-fed Blue

Lagoon is one of Port

Antonio’s most popular

attractions. Boat tours

(from US$30) are

popular, and there’s

also a small beach for

swimming.

Home to species

like the blue mahoe,

Jamaica’s national

tree , the 200-acre

Hope Botanical

Gardens is the largest

public green space in

the Kingston area.