Frommer's Review
Following a chain format established in Negril, this latest beachfront Hedonism bills itself as a "truly active (and slightly wicked!) vacation." Though this branch of Hedonism isn't as rowdy and raunchy as the Negril branch, and it utterly lacks the Negril branch's long-established self-image as an early outpost of defiantly extroverted sexual liberation -- it's a little more serene and isolated from the action in town -- it's still for the serious party person who likes to drink all night, hang out at the beach all day, and go wild at those toga parties. Set on 6 hectares (15 acres) of landscaped gardens on the eastern end of Runaway Bay, it features a Jamaican-Georgian motif of clapboard-sided colonial buildings gussied up with gables, fretwork, verandas with elaborate balustrades, and a strong sense of symmetry along both parallel and perpendicular lines. Hedonism III has its own private, slightly rocky beach stretching for some 182m (600 ft.) -- part of it is often nude. It lies a 15-minute drive east of Paradise Beach and a 10-minute walk west of Cardiff Hall Beach.
Bedrooms -- with ocean views from all rooms -- are roomy and freshly decorated, with Jamaica's first-ever block of "swim-up" rooms. All swim-up rooms feature large marble tub-and-shower bathrooms with Jacuzzis and CD players. Single guests are paired up with a roommate of the same sex, or have to pay a single supplement.
The food is quite decent -- everything from Italian to Japanese to Jamaican. There is even a disco with a four-story water slide! The resort also offers Jamaica's only circus workshop that features a flying trapeze, juggling, a trampoline "clinic," and various unicycle and bike-balancing acts. It's presented Monday to Saturday.
Facilities: 5 restaurants; 6 bars; 3 large pools; 3 tennis courts; fitness center; 3 Jacuzzis; sauna; game room; 24-hr. room service; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility; disco; basketball court; ice-skating rink; rock-climbing; volleyball; kayaks; sailing; scuba diving; snorkeling; water-skiing; windsurfing.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
