About 1 yr ago I had the opportunity to go on a trip with 4 of my good friends to Tiamo Spa Villas for a weekend. Our experience was so amazing...a few months later we went right back.

We found out about Tiamo Spa Villas through word of mouth, so needless to say I was a bit skeptical in the beginning. We were picked up at the Kingston, Norman Manley Airport and off to an almost 2.5hr, scenic and adventurous drive to Portland (near city of Port Antonio), where Tiamo is located, tucked away in the lush, green hills. I was a little turned off when I first found out how far the distance of the property was from the airport, but it was so worth it. We were able to take some beautiful pictures on our drive and learn a few fun facts about the island.

When we arrived the sun was just beginning to set, but we were so amazed at the landscaping of the property. The villas were spread out nicely apart from each other and surrounded by beautiful tropical flowers and tall palm trees. The design of the villas had a Japanese architecture style to them. Our rooms were immaculate and our beds were garnished with tropical flowers. This was the beginning of a great weekend. The food was amazing! The chef had a way of creating these amazing modern-looking dishes, without losing the flavor and Jamaican authenticity of the recipes. We had everything from Jamaican style breakfast (ackee & saltfish with fried dumplings and calaloo) to fresh caught lobsters, grilled to perfection. Even the fruit (mango and papaya) were picked from the trees of the property.

During the day we were able to catch a motor boat at the bottom of the hill of Tiamo and our local tour guides took us to San San beach, Blue Lagoon and Monkey Island. We had so much fun snorkeling and sunbathing. In between stops our guides would go back and get us a few Red Stripe beers to quench our thirst. We truly felt like we were treated as VIP’s on our vacation at Tiamo.

When we weren’t out and about, we spent our time relaxing by the pool, which had an amazing view overlooking the Blue Lagoon, or we gathered in our rooms and watched movies. The staff at Tiamo were so friendly and attentive. Our bartender/waiter, Tim really made us feel like we were at home. We almost felt as if we had the property all to ourselves. There were only 2 other guests staying on the property aside from our group of 5.

A few months later, I took another trip back to Jamaica, again with a small group of friends, this time we were planned to go to Negril. We thought we would try staying at a larger resort, only to find ourselves cutting our stay at the larger resort short, and driving back to Tiamo. This time we ventured out to Frenchman’s Cove and to Boston Bay for the authentic Jamaican Jerk Chicken. We were happy to find out when we arrived at Tiamo that the construction of the spa was completed but sad to also find out that it wasn’t due to open until a week after our visit. Before we left on our 2nd stay, we were able to take a tour of the spa facilities and it has given us another reason to go back!