What do Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, Ian Fleming, Noel Coward, Kate Winslet and Meghan Markle have in common? They’ve all been guests of Jamaica Inn, a family-run boutique hotel in a secluded cove just east of Ocho Rios, which is celebrating its 65th birthday this year. The classic blue-fronted, plantation-style hotel overlooks a 700-foot Champagne-coloured beach, one of the few private beaches in Jamaica.
There are 55 suites, including Suite 21 on its own peninsula (Churchill’s room of choice), along with beachfront bungalows and seven stand-alone cottages with private plunge pools and