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Top: All the villas at Bluefields Bay Villas are furnished with colonial antiques, including traditional four-poster beds. Middle: Personal service at Bluefields Bay includes your own dedicated headman, personal chef, housekeeper, security staff and driver. Bottom: Sunset bathes the San Michele villa in a warm golden glow. Imagine your own private villa overlooking the Caribbean Sea ALL IMAGES COURTESY BLUEFIELDS BAY VILLAS Privately owned and operated by the Virginia-based Moncure family, the villas are a jewel not to be missed. Four of the private villas have been lovingly restored from original estate homes, while two are newly designed and absolutely unique in their approach to the local landscape. Perched on the edge of the Caribbean and brimming with local colonial antiques scoured from across the island, each villa evokes a different feel and look. Enormous four-poster beds, complete silver service at every meal, private pools and every wall covered in original local art from antique to contemporary complete the experience and offer a feast for the eyes. We felt genuinely immersed in a time long ago. But the heart of the Bluefields experience is the personal service. Our villa, Mullion Cove, the original property purchased by the Moncures, was staffed with six personnel continually at our service, including our own chef and personal headman or butler. Each meal was a personalized gourmet experience. Our laundry was done daily appearing clean and folded in neat stacks on our bed by mid-afternoon; our own security person and daytime driver left nothing to chance. Our headman, Aldeen, was the highlight of our visit — constantly vigilant, Aldeen looked after our every whim from the time we woke in the morning until late in the evening. Discreet but always attentive, the service was IF YOU GO: outstanding, including a silver tray of ■ Westjet offers flights out of cocktails or appetizers waiting for us at Vancouver to Jamaica via Toronto. just the right moment. See their site for current offers at If you're dreaming of a wedding westjet.ca with a uniquely Caribbean at-home ■ For general information on Jamaica, feel, Bluefields Bay offers a truly oncecheck out visitjamaica.com ■ For information on Negril, visit in-a-lifetime experience for you and negril.com; negriltoday.com or your guests. Imagine your own private tripadvisor.com villa overlooking the Caribbean Sea, ■ Breezes/Superclubs offers alla lawn festooned with tea lights, a inclusive rates during the off-peak gazebo perched on the water, a reggae season starting at US$407 per night, with peak-season rates starting at band to dance the night away and you US$540. Visit breezes.com/resorts/ may come close to the actual experibreezes-grand-negril ence. Best suited for wedding parties ■ Sandals Resorts' all-inclusive nightly from six to 40, the villas can be rented rates during the off-peak season start individually or in groups, depending at US$425 with current promotional on the size of your party. The staff can discounts applied. Peak-season rates start at US$520. Visit sandals.com arrange almost everything required ■ Bluefields Bay Villas offers allfor a local wedding, including officials, inclusive rates for the villas starting florals, cake, music and photographer. at US$450 per night in the off-peak And our own experience tells us season (April 14 to December 14). the service and the food will be Peak-season rates start at US$725. Visit bluefieldsvillas.com outstanding. rw 102 R EAL WE DD I NG S