View west from the patio
Location: Treasure Beach, Jamaica, Caribbean (70 Mils by Paved Road from Montego Bay) View Map
Accommodations: Villa, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 8)
Villa Hikaru sits on a high sandy knoll with a sweeping view of the Caribbean just beyond our pool and court. It's a fishing village, with only a half-dozen tourist facilities in our half-mile scallop of Treasure Beach.
You can visit with neighbors as they prepare to go to sea 50 miles offshore, or photograph as they return with the catch. Read more about the area in my Jamaican memoir, "Near A Far Sea".
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- Queen Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Child Bed
- Crib
- Entertainment
- CD Player
- Music Library
- Private Pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Catering Available
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Lanai
- Gazebo
- View/Location
- Beachfront
- Communications
- Telephone
- Broadband Internet
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Tennis
- Restaurants
- Boating
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Other Activities
- From nearby Black River you can tour one of the world's great marine morasses inland. A little further on, YS.Falls is a great day-trip. But mostly, you'll want to stay home and enjoy the relaxing ambience of Hikaru.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Low season .. $1695/week
High season .. $2195/week
Rates are for 1-4 guests, add 10% for each additional guest
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Staffed Beachfront Villa on Jamaica's Unspoiled South Coast
Year Purchased: 1972
Why the Owner Chose Treasure Beach
It is easy to make friends with fishermen in our area, and we did. The area has remained relatively undeveloped because the South Coast is in a "rain shadow": the northeast trades wring themselves out on the mountain spine, so we have half as much rain as Ocho Rios. For many years, we relied largely on rain caught on the rooftop. Large-scale hotels just weren't possible. Piped water arrived a few years ago, but tourist development has been blessedly slow.
The Unique Benefits at this Villa
Most of Jamaica has become tourist beaches that barely tolerate fishermen; ours is a fishing village that welcomes tourists -- a big difference. Add to that a housekeeper who is a superb cook, a coral reef that invites exploration when the sea is calm, a private tennis court and 50-foot lap pool, a stunning sea vista, and an acre and a quarter planted with tropical flowers and fruits -- and we have a little bit of serene relaxation and enjoyment.
Owner's Map of Treasure Beach
I'm a retired journalist in Hartford Connecticut; my wife Elizabeth Brad Noel is a retired educator. We stumbled on Treasure Beach, on a friend's advice, in 1965. We kept going back to this little string of fishing villages -- unspoiled then, and still unspoiled. In 1972 we built our own house. (You can read the first chapter of my memoir of that multi-year process at my book website, www.nearafarsea.com)
Property Photos
- View west from the patio - Caribbean Villa in Jamaica
- From the beachfront to the house - Caribbean Villa in Jamaica
- From poolside to the sea - Caribbean Villa in Jamaica
- From dining area to living room
- A memoir of Treasure Beach
- Hikaru from the sea
- Cocktails overlooking the sea
- The wide sunning terrace below the patio
- Lots of birds to see from the patio
- Our talented housekeeper (and great cook!)
- The thatched-hut gazebo -- a cool place to watch kids or players, or read a book
- View from the house to the pool and beach
- The game table in the living room: Jigsaws, scrabble, cards?
- One of the two bathrooms: Showers, no tubs
- The cool, shaded patio has a commanding Caribbean seascape view
- One of the four bedrooms. Twins were designed to enable making then king-size
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