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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.
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