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ST. ANN'S BAY, JAMAICA - High Hope Estate is a
15th Century Venetian-style villa set on 40 acres of land overlooking twenty miles of
Caribbean coastline. Guests may bask in the luxury of this
exquisite villa where beautiful arches, cool verandahs and 12,000 square feet of elegant
living space greet them on arrival. The carefully trained staff of eight including a
governess for those traveling with families, spare nothing to ensure the best Jamaican
hospitality and service. |
| Each room with its own private bath, reflects classic,
individual design. Four have spectacular ocean views and verandahs while two face the
mountains. Turndown service and nightly gifts are those little extras offered to guests. Visitors also have the pleasure of indulging in exceptional cuisine; freshly baked breads, soups, fruit and salads are served each day, many dishes having ingredients hand-picked from the property's fruit trees and vegetable garden. |
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Guests have the choice of browsing through the villa's well-stocked library, lounging by the pool or in one of the hammocks. They may also choose to spend a day at the beach, just ten minutes away, or venture into Ocho Rios for shopping and a climb up Dunn's River Falls.
| The design and interiors of High Hope Estate reflect
the personalities and taste of the villa's previous owners. The
villa is furnished with priceless antiques accumulated by Kitty and Derrick Spence since
they had the house built in 1961 at a cost of $2 million. 18th Century Moroccan harem
screens, 19th Century Korean silk screens, a Steinway baby grand piano and other classic
pieces adorn the entire house. The living, dining area and two master suites are floored
with buttermilk and verdi marble from Carrara, Italy. None of the amenities for gracious
living were overlooked by the Spences. |
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Kitty and Derrick Spence loved to entertain and built High Hope Estate with hospitality in mind. The guest book is full of notables who have enjoyed the splendor of High Hope; Charlie Chaplin, Ian Fleming, Noel Coward, Max Lerner, Agnes DeMille, Kurt Vonnegut, Adlai Stevenson and Richard Helms, to mention a few. Their circle of friends came from all over the world to visit in Jamaica. They also had a country estate in England, a home in Switzerland, and an apartment on Park Avenue in New York. They enjoyed the company of politicians and the literary crowd. |
Over 200 years ago, this property was the site of a retirement home
for British Military officers. Before that, there is evidence that the indigenous people
of Jamaica, the Arawak Indians found the property to be a useful vantage point (550 ft.
elevation) ideal for observing approaching ships. It is fair to assume that the Arawaks
were standing in the very place where the villa of High Hope now stands when they saw
Christopher Columbus' ship arriving in Jamaica in search of the new world.
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