Archives

We have a TV equipped with a DVD player. In addition, we have an amplifier with a CD player which accommodates CDs and to which you can attach your MP-3 player. This connects to speakers located both inside the villa and on the veranda. Please note that we do not have TV reception; however, you should be able to pull up virtually any TV broadcast on your computer.

We have cell phones available to our guests. Inexpensive phone cards allow you to use the villa cell phone to make inexpensive calls throughout Jamaica, as well as internationally.

All our staff members are loving parents themselves and can provide some childcare. If you desire more extensive care, they will be pleased to arrange a reliable person from the village to watch your children for a modest fee.

We have a large freshwater pool adjacent to the villa. It has two large sun shelters plus a gazebo. There are numerous comfortable chaise lounges (plus chairs and tables) on the large pool deck.

Rainbow Tree is situated on 5-1/2 acres directly on an uncrowded, sandy swimming beach. Steps take you from the villa down to the pathway to Rainbow Tree’s beach–which is more than 500 feet wide. The villa sits about 200 feet back from that beach on a 30-foot rise, affording glorious sunset views. We are about a half-mile walk down the beach to the fishing beach. There, you can watch the fishermen come in with their boats from sea—and buy fresh seafood from them as they land. Our staff will gladly buy fish and lobster for you, but it is a great chance to see how fishing has been conducted for generations. It’s also one of the numerous photo opportunities in and near Treasure Beach.

Jamaica is a third-world country and, as such, you should not expect the type of care that you might experience at home. However, there are doctors and nurses available in the area, as well as several clinics. There is a public hospital in Black River and both a private and public hospital in Mandeville. Our staff can help you if you need medical attention. Our local manager is also trained in CPR, and we have a basic first aid kit.

All Caribbean islands have their share of insects; however, Treasure Beach is in a unique microclimate which is the driest part of Jamaica. The natural trade winds also tend to suppress bugs. Therefore, it is less prone to insects, including mosquitoes. For the comfort of our guests, all our villa windows are screened, and we have overhead fans located throughout the villas. We suggest, however, that visitors who are prone to getting bitten wear bug repellent, especially around sunset.

You will need no fancy clothes. The lifestyle in Treasure Beach is totally laid-back. You will be quite comfortable in bathing suits, shorts, tee-shirts, and sandals and/or athletic shoes. You might want a long-sleeved shirt for the intense mid-day sun if you are going on a boat trip—or a dress or skirt if you are going into town or to church. We also recommend all our guests wear sunscreen whenever they are outside the villa during the day.

The Jamaican dollar is the legal tender. U.S. dollars are accepted virtually everywhere. Credit cards are accepted at many of the larger restaurants and more sophisticated stores.

We ask for an advance food and beverage allowance to allow a member of our staff to be able to shop for your food and beverage needs—and have the villa stocked for you when you arrive. We do not mark-up any such purchases, and you will be given the receipts, whenever possible, during your stay. Your food and beverage allowance is based upon the number of people in your group as well as your meal and beverage preferences (e.g., it costs less per person when there is a larger group, and wine and premium alcoholic beverages cost more). In any case, the staff will settle up with you during your stay; you will either be given a refund for any overage or asked for additional money. If your stay is for longer than one week, the staff will ask you for additional money toward the end of the first week; you can expect that the allowance for subsequent weeks will cost less than the initial week.