travel42 Hotel Review: Strawberry Hill Hotel

Strawberry Hill Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

In the Blue Mountains, an hour's drive northeast of chaotic Kingston and 3,100 ft above sea level, this pioneering luxury mountain lodge lies amid 2.5 hectares of lush lawns, ginger and ferns landscaped Hawaiian-style.

Island Records founder Chris Blackwell established this laid-back property on the site of a working plantation dating from the 1700s. This hotel was actually Blackwell's residence, where he hosted the Rolling Stones and Bob Marley, who enjo...