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Noel Coward's Jamaica

From the Mail on Sunday

So, this is Firefly, Sir Noel Coward's glorious retreat from the world. Looking at the pictures on the walls, everyone from Marlene to Vivien Leigh, to a very young Sean Connery . . . suddenly, I felt a little sad.
As a very young woman I'd been invited by Noel Coward to visit at least twice. At the time, it seemed so far away, so distant. I was then working at the Royal Court Theatre in London being directed by Lindsay Anderson.
Noel Coward, to my very young mind, appeared frivolous. Indeed, he may well have been, but his talent certainly wasn't. Oh well, it's not the first time I've said no, wrongly in this case, and I dare say it won't be the last!
Not that I would have said a word to the other tourists when I finally did get there. It just would have been a sweet feeling to have been included in the Master's wall of snapshots.
Gazing around, the view was indeed wonderful. His main house was smallish, comfortable and stylish. How on Earth did he accommodate all his guests?
Standing in his garden, high on a hill, it all became clear. A young woman of about 20, our tour guide, pointed out another house far below, at the bottom of the hill where Sir Noel Coward's guests stayed.
In fact, from what I understood, they were not invited to the main house before one o'clock. Clever Noel! That way he could work every morning from eight until 12. Wonderful discipline. How often have I noticed that with great talent goes hard work?
We left Firefly, leaving the tiny dining room exactly as it was when the Queen Mother had come to lunch all those years ago. Very fine, fancy china on a rather informal, not grand, table.
What fun they must have had in this exquisite, open-air dining room, now all maintained by Chris Blackwell of Island Records as a living museum dedicated to Noel Coward's lasting memory. ... more

Pure heaven

I have visited Jamaica on two occasions and it as been pure heaven. The people are just so laid back and warm and welcoming.
Jamaica maybe a poor country, but it is very rich in charm and personality. Jamaica is simply PARADISE.

Playing it safe

From the Mail on Sunday

Jamaica looks out at the world with two faces. In one we see violence. In the other we see glamour, celebrities, excitement. That's the general public perception - but is either true? Or in each case has it all been exaggerated? Discuss.
While you mutter among yourselves, let me tell you about the hol what I have just had. That was dead glamorous.
We stayed at Round Hill on the north-west coast, not far from Montego Bay. It's on an old plantation of some 100 acres on a slope sweeping down to the sea on which there is a hotel and 29 very posh villas and cottages, privately owned but available to all for most of the year, when the owners are not in residence.
It's run a bit like a co-op, with the individual owners having shares in the whole.
The concept was created in 1952. It was about the first resort of its kind in the world, certainly in the West Indies.
In the early years, the villas were 70 per cent British owned, the first owner being Noel Coward. He was interviewed on the radio by the BBC not long afterwards and described his cottage as 'overlooking an absolutely ravishing tax advantage'.
Other early British owners or guests included Ian Fleming, Ivor Novello, Lord Harmsworth, Charlie Chaplin and the Dukes of Marlborough, Norfolk and Bedford.
Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, a hero of the Second World War, was once having dinner at Round Hill when he was asked if he had ever met the Pope. 'Yes,' he replied, 'when I took Rome.'
That sort of old Brit, stiff upper wallet, aristo type began to fade away with the arrival of starry, showbizzy Yanks such as Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Oscar Hammerstein, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Paul Newman and Paul Simon. John F. Kennedy had his honeymoon at Round Hill. While I was there, I spotted Ralph Lauren, one of the present-day owners, 70 per cent of whom are American.
The cottage where we stayed had a nicely Fifties flavour to it, almost like a stage set from a Noel Coward play, an atmosphere they are deliberately trying to retain. It came with its own maid who cooked breakfast each morning. ... more

Explore outside your hotel

I had a two week holiday in Jamaica.The place was gorgeous but the food was not quite so good. Although we stayed in an all inclusive hotel, I always go beyond the complex because I believe in seeing the culture.

Ocho Rios is your best bet

I have stayed in Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios and found Ocho Rios to be the best.
I was abit scared about walking about in Montego Bay, but I didn't feel threatened in Ocho Rios at all.
My husband, my teenage son and I stayed at the Jamaica Grande which has now been taken over by the Sunset Beach Group. I only hoped it was still as good as we stayed there five times.
The food and entertainment were food and I absolutely loved the mini casino. As a rule, I don't gamble but it was so much fun that i can't wait to go back.