Bluefields Bay Villas

Bluefields Bay Villas sits on Jamaica's south coast at Bluefields in Westmoreland, just off the A2 highway. Visit Jamaica places the appeal of this coast in its sleepy country towns of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth, far from the big resort strips.

The property belongs to Small Luxury Hotels of the World and is a collection of private homes rather than a conventional hotel. SLH lists ten units, from a one-bedroom suite and two-bedroom cottages to six-bedroom houses such as Mullion Cove and San Michele. Each comes with a butler, a private chef and a personal concierge, with nannies available too, and the beach is only a few steps away. It suits a close group who value privacy.

Bluefields lists wedding services among its facilities but publishes no ceremony spaces or packages. The team tells us weddings here can welcome up to 60 guests. Ask the team where on the beach or in the grounds vows can be held and how a legal Jamaican wedding works for UK couples. With a chef attached to every villa, ask whether the wedding dinner could be served at one of the larger houses, such as The Hermitage or Providence House, or spread across several. Massages for two can be booked on the beach, a calm way to start the morning. Ask about music and curfew before planning a late party.

Guests stay in the villas, which run from a one-bedroom suite to two six-bedroom houses, so each family or friendship group can take its own. San Michele sleeps 13, Mullion Cove 12 and The Hermitage 9, while the smaller units sleep two to six. Ask the team which mix suits your numbers. Sangster International Airport is 26 miles away and Norman Manley in Kingston 84 miles. Negril is about 23 miles away, which makes an easy day out for guests staying on. There is no airport shuttle, so ask the team to arrange group transfers.