Fully Staffed Villas on Jamaica's North Coast
What a Week Here Actually Costs
10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 7 nights at Tryall in February at $4,300 a night
Villa rate
7 nights x $4,300
$30,100
Taxes
10% GCT plus $1 per room a night
$3,045
Fees
Booking fee, damage waiver, departure clean
$199
Tryall Club charges
7.5% admin fee, plus temporary membership at $45 per adult a day
$5,408
Cook and staff
Cook and butler come with the house, with daily housekeeping
Included
Staff gratuities
About 10% of the rent in high season, paid in cash
$3,010
Food & dining
Groceries $75 pp/day bought by the cook, 2 dinners out at about $120 pp
$7,650
Transfers & getting around
Airport transfers both ways for 10, a driver for the week at about $1,190 plus 15%
$1,669
The number the family pays
$5,108 per person · 70% above the villa rate
$51,081
Plus a refundable damage deposit set by each house, not included above.
These are our costed estimates for a villa of this class, not a quote. Send us the brief and we'll cost your actual house.
Cost Your Own WeekSubject to Villa Type
Staff: Usually Included
Most of our Jamaica houses come fully staffed. A cook and a butler run the house, and housekeeping and laundry are done daily.
Food Extra
The cook does the shopping. You hand over cash for groceries up front, plus the cook's taxi to market, about $80. Budget $75 to $95 a person a day.
Staff gratuity runs about 10% of the rent in high season and 15% in low season, paid in cash at the end. Some houses make it mandatory. GCT is 10% now and goes to 15% for stays from April 1, 2027. Damage deposits are set house by house.
Flights
Can You Get There From Where You Live?
Your Nearest Metro
Nonstop from Atlanta on Delta or Frontier. About 2 hours 15 minutes.
One connection from Austin, via Miami or Houston. About 5 to 6 hours total.
Nonstop from Boston on JetBlue or Delta. About 4 hours.
Nonstop from Calgary on WestJet and from Edmonton on WestJet or Air Canada, in winter. About 5 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Charlotte on American. About 2 hours 45 minutes.
Nonstop from Chicago O'Hare on American or United, and from Midway on Southwest. About 4 hours.
Nonstop from Dallas-Fort Worth on American. About 3 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Denver on United, once a week. Other days, connect in Houston. About 4 hours 30 minutes nonstop.
Nonstop from Detroit on Delta, in season. Other days, connect in Atlanta. About 3 hours 30 minutes nonstop.
Nonstop from Houston on United or Southwest. About 3 hours.
One connection from Las Vegas & Salt Lake, via Houston or Atlanta. About 7 to 9 hours total.
One connection from Los Angeles, via Houston or Dallas-Fort Worth. About 8 to 9 hours total.
Nonstop from Miami on American, and from Ft Lauderdale on JetBlue or Southwest. About 1 hour 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Minneapolis on Delta or Sun Country. About 4 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from Montreal on Air Canada or Air Transat. About 4 hours 30 minutes.
Nonstop from JFK on JetBlue or Delta, and from Newark on United. About 4 hours.
Nonstop from Orlando on JetBlue or Southwest, and from Tampa on Breeze. About 2 hours.
Nonstop from Philadelphia on American or Frontier. About 3 hours 30 minutes.
One connection from Phoenix, via Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston. About 7 to 8 hours total.
One connection from San Diego & Orange County, via Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston. About 8 to 9 hours total.
One connection from San Francisco Bay, via Houston or Atlanta. A long day or an overnight. About 9 to 10 hours total.
One connection from Seattle & Portland, via Atlanta or Dallas-Fort Worth. Often a night on the way. About 10 to 12 hours of travel.
Nonstop from Toronto on Air Canada or WestJet, with Air Transat and Porter too. About 4 hours.
One connection from Vancouver, via Toronto or Calgary. About 9 to 11 hours of travel.
Nonstop from Baltimore on Southwest. From Dulles or Reagan, connect in Charlotte or Miami. About 3 hours 30 minutes nonstop.
Sangster International (MBJ) in Montego Bay is the airport for almost all our Jamaica houses. Tryall and Round Hill are 25 to 30 minutes west. Discovery Bay is an hour to an hour and a half east, and Ocho Rios closer to two hours.
What Governs the Arrival Day
The drive from the airport. Most houses arrange a driver to meet you at MBJ, and Tryall's transfer is $120 round trip for up to four, plus $30 for each extra adult. Book flights that land early if you're staying near Ocho Rios.
Don't plan on renting a car. A driver for the week is the usual way to get around, from about $1,190 plus 15%.
Schedules change. We check yours before anyone books.
Best For
- Groups who want a cook and a butler in the house all week
- Golfers, with the course at Tryall on the doorstep
- Big families who need six bedrooms or more
- Anyone who wants the food and music to be part of the trip
Not For
- Groups planning to rent a car and explore on their own
- Short holiday stays, since Tryall asks for 14 nights over the festive window
- Anyone who doesn't want to carry cash for groceries and staff tips
When to Go
High Season
Jan 4 to late April, at its priciest from early March to early April
Festive Window
Dec 19 to Jan 3, minimum 14 nights at Tryall
Low Season
Late April to mid-December, about a third less than winter
Minimum Stay
14 nights at Tryall over the festive window · 5 to 7 nights the rest of the year
Where to Stay in Jamaica
Tryall Club
More than half our Jamaica houses, on a 2,200-acre golf estate about 25 to 30 minutes from Montego Bay. Five-bedroom houses run about $2,300 to $5,400 a night in February.
Montego Bay
Houses around Ironshore and Spring Farm, plus a five-bedroom seaside villa at Round Hill. The shortest drive from the airport, with most five-bedroom houses from about $2,000 a night in February.
East to Ocho Rios
Houses from Discovery Bay east to the hills above Ocho Rios, an hour or more from the airport. Most five-bedroom houses run about $2,400 to $3,500 a night in February.
Pairs Well With
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