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GET YOUR GROOVE BACK AT ROUND HILL

By Brigitte E. Williams Photos by Gerald Peart

PJ has done it. Stella has done it. Why don't you do it: get your groove back at the Round Hill Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This resort, featured in the hit film "How Stella Got Her Groove Back", is perhaps one of the best-kept secrets on this beautiful island. It has drawn celebrities, dignitaries and just about anyone who can make time to get away from the hustle and bustle of their life outside the Caribbean. Recently Actor Taye Diggs and Actress/Singer Idina Menzel exchanged wedding vows at the resort. Round Hill's Managing Director Josef Forstmayr says the celebs and others keep coming because the plush resort celebrates the Jamaican lifestyle.

"We have tried to keep a Jamaican operation. When you are in your rooms…you are not in some concealed air-conditioned environment where you turn on your television and don't know where you are when you leave your room," he said.

This resort caters to the leisure audience seeking to relax and reflect. "Everybody nowadays is so glued to certain things in life that by removing them from it after a few days they talk to their spouse," said Forstmayr, "they read, they have sex instead of watching television and before they know it, they have a great vacation experience."

Round Hill houses 27 private villas, which come with a private cook who is ready to whip up your favorite Jamaican dish. These spacious and relaxing quarters are adorned with soft colored linen curtains and bedding and wicker, mahogany and bamboo furniture. If that is a little too much for you then perhaps one of the 36 rooms in the Oceanside Pineapple House with windows overlooking the Caribbean sea will meet your needs.

This 50-year-old establishment recently added a spa. It also houses a state-of-the-art gym, public pool, and library with free Internet access, and television room with satellite. Join the list of people who have gotten their groove back via The Round Hill resort, call your travel agent today.