Turquoise cove and cliff villas at sunset, Negril West End
The flagship guide

The Jamaica Edit.

The elevated insider's guide to where to stay, eat, explore and experience Jamaica, from someone who has lived it, booked it, and has the receipts.

72 pages · 14 parishes · my own photos, not stock · updated every seasonComing this season
What it is

Access to my judgment, not another listicle.

There are a thousand "ultimate Jamaica guides". This isn't one. The Jamaica Edit is what I'd tell you if you sat across from me with a glass of something and asked where you should actually stay.

Every hotel, restaurant, beach and excursion in it carries a stamp: I've been here, I've sent clients here, I'd spend my own money here, worth the splurge, beautiful but I wouldn't pay that, skip it. You'll know exactly which of those I'm saying, every time.

14
parishes, one chapter each, round the island from my front door
3 · 5 · 7
day itineraries I give real clients
$39
one guide, every season's update included

Inside

  • Start here: which Jamaica is right for youfirst-timers
  • The Road: driving, taxis, what the roads are really likevideo on the page
  • St James · Hanover · Westmoreland · St Elizabeththe west, in detail
  • Manchester · Clarendon · St Catherine · Kingstonthe middle and the city
  • St Thomas · Portland · St Mary · St Ann · Trelawnythe east and the north
  • Walk with me: Freeport, the Hip Strip, the West Endphoto walks
  • Jamaica with kids · couples · girls' tripswho goes where
  • 12 videos, one code each, straight from my phonepress play
  • What's open this season · Ramp & Reggae Approved · packingupdated after Melissa
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Questions
Is this just another PDF of Googled recommendations?

No. It's the list I use to book clients, with my own photos from years on the island and a stamp on every line telling you whether I've stayed there, sent clients there, or wouldn't book it for you. If I haven't been, it says so.

Why $39?

Because it replaces the two weeks of forum reading you were about to do and the one hotel you were about to book by mistake. Every season's update is included, which matters more than usual this year.

What if a hotel in the guide is closed when I go?

That's the point of the what's-open page. It's dated, it's sourced, and it's updated every season. After Hurricane Melissa, several big Montego Bay resorts are closed into 2027; the guide says so in plain language.

Can you just book it for me?

Yes. That's the other half of Ramp & Reggae. The guide is for people who want to plan it themselves with a friend looking over their shoulder.