ABOUT CAVEL & THE REAL JAMAICA...
We have owned the Jamaican Ocean View Villa since 2006 and created it specifically to challenge the common idea that
Jamaica can only be experienced within a resort. The idea of a resort excludes the real Jamaican cultural experience.
We want to provide a setting embodying the best of two seemingly incompatible worlds, a setting that encompasses
both the luxury of this world-class vacation destination and is also true to the island's cultural roots and heritage.
Best of all, we do so in a way that traveling families can actually afford to bring the whole family along.
Staying in our villa enables our guests to enjoy not only the tourist paradise, but also the real Jamaica. Staying at
the Jamaican Ocean View Villa gives our guests access to activities off the beaten path and the opportunity to meet
locals. There are many beautiful sights to be seen, including cascading waterfalls, and a valley of nearly 600 different
varieties of ferns, and work plantations exporting coconuts, bananas and citrus fruits. We encourage our guests to
live, eat and shop like locals, taking in all the beautiful things the island has to offer.
We have staff to cook meals, but guests can choose to prepare their own food. The local market in Ocho Rios offers
an array of local ingredients, as do grocery stores such as General Food, Wong Supermarket, Hi-Lo Supermarket, KC
supermarket, and Rexo supermarket, a favorite of the locals. There are other smaller stores within a 5 minute walk
of the villa.
The Jamaican Ocean View Villa is about an hour and a half away from the main airport, and the journey is a great
scenic drive. For relaxing travel, we recommend our guests rent a van and driver from one of our trusted sources,
Karandas Tours. In Jamaica we drive on the same side as UK, so for USA visitors it can be difficult to navigate.
Our villa is part of a really nice, upscale community, mostly made up of returning retirees from UK, Canada, USA,
Germany, and more. We are just a block away from the famous sandy beaches and clear ocean waters Jamaica is
known for. We provide our guests with beach chairs and snorkel sets for those who want to explore the island and
enjoy the company and intimacy of their group.
The surrounding area is also rich with culture. Located on the spot of the last battle between the British and the
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