Sublime is just one word to describe a few days we spent at Lime Tree Farm. The road up is SHOCKING but that is part of the fun of being away from home, sort of. The views are wonderful; if you suffer from jetlag the sunrises are fantastic in the morning as a tonic. The cottages are light really spacious and clean (cleaned each day ). A good DVD collection in the evening if you want to just snuggle up with your partner and watch a film which we did a couple of times.

Food, is great, extremely fresh and varied, Suzie is so so modest - but she is a great cook and have tried to wean off my boyfriend from ackees that he now insists on cooking for breakfast on Sundays. Charlie's orange juice straight from the gardens is lovely to start the day. Dinner is fun you don't have to eat together but they are really good company and it's nice to have a chat and learn about the island a little more over Rum & Ting (why don't they have this in the UK?!).

Excursions we went to Mavis Banks Coffee Factory - great to find out why not to drink instant coffee, as well as Strawberry Hill, Lime Cay - would stick to the mountain excursions rather than down in grubby Kingston. It's a photographers dream, apparently birders (am not so into) and anyone that would like some space, quite incredible views, great coffee and a lot of fun walks etc on an actual coffee farm.

Blue Mountains Jamaica - Lime Tree farm - Jan 2008
Just returned from a great holiday in Jamaica and one of the highlights was Lime Tree Farm set amongst glorious mountain views in the Blue Mountains.
The cottages are well furnished and spotlessly clean and the views from them are stupendous.
The food is excellent - cooked by Susie and helped by Tiff - all Jamaican dishes - and the evening conversation with Charlie and gueats was really free flowing and relaxed.
There are some great trips - hiking in the surrounding hills and the nearby Coffee Factory is def worth the visit. This is def a place to visit for 3/4 full days - we stayed 4 nights and loved it.
It is prob not worth staying anywhere else in the Mountains apart from Limetree.
Charlie and Roger will organise any trips you want and all the places you want to visit are accessible from Lime Tree.
Blue Mountain peak is one of their trips and well worth it if the weather is clear - it is not that difficult if taken steadily.
Thoroughly recommend Lime Tree!

My fiancé and I spent just 4 nights here, but we were so relaxed by the time we left it felt like weeks. Lime Tree Farm is a really special place that feels totally removed from the world outside. There is no internet or TV and only intermittent mobile reception, and getting there is a bumpy 1hr 30mins drive from Kingston Airport. It isn’t luxurious in the 5 star resort sense, but the spotless cottages have everything you could want. The beds are huge and extremely comfortable, there is a jar of freshly ground Blue Mountain coffee to go with the in-room coffee maker, and a big book of DVDs to watch. The view out of the window is across an enormous valley towards Blue Mountain Peak in one direction and the sea visible in the distance. Sitting on our terrace watching the constantly changing mist, clouds and rainbows across the peaks was far better than our usual holiday viewing of 24hr news channels. For us, however, the best thing of all was the feeling that we were guests in a home rather than being in a hotel and we learnt far more about Jamaica than we could ever have done in a hotel or resort. There are only 3 cottages, and while we were the only guests during our visit, I can’t think it would ever feel crowded. Charlie and Roger, who own the place and have built most of it themselves in between leading fascinating lives, took us on some amazing trips – to the magical isolated botanical gardens at Cinchona, for brunch at Strawberry Hill and to the Blue Mountain coffee factory (where it is a quarter of the price than in London). In between their Jamaican partners, Suzie and Tiff, cooked us amazing food, and were always around to chat. Everyone was incredibly generous with their time, taking us round the coffee plantation below the cottages, guiding us on walks and generally taking the time to tell us about Jamaica and its history. To sum up it is probably the most unique and chilled place we have ever stayed and we really hope to get back there to see how things develop. Fingers crossed the hurricanes leave the island alone for the next decade.

Hi we spent a very relaxing time at Lime Tree in one of the beautiful
cottages with fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. Many thanks to Charlie and Susie for making our break so special, not forgetting of course the enigmatic Leroy.

Keith Piper & Tracey Menyena