RESERVATIONS and INFORMATION
To make a reservation or request
information contact: John Allgrove
Kingston, Jamaica
telephone: +1.876.878.0514
email: bookings@whitfieldhall.com
Or you can complete our
Contact Us form. We try to answer emails
quickly, but if you need a last minute
reservation, please phone us. Thanks!
On this page you will find some information
and options about transportation and meals
to consider while you are planning your trip
to Whitfield Hall. Information about our
rooms can be found on the Rooms
webpage.


Transportation
If you need transportation to Whitfield Hall,
you have some options. If you are coming
from Norman Manley Airport in Kingston,
you can take a Juta taxi or minibus to Papine
(outside Kingston) or Mavis Bank (in the Blue
Mountains). After that, one of our drivers can
come pick you up in a 4 wheel drive vehicle
(a Land Rover).
If you prefer, you can also rent a car at the
Norman Manley Airport, and drive yourself to
Mavis Bank. You can leave the car there,
while one of our drivers picks you up and
takes you the rest of the way to Whitfield Hall.
We discourage you from driving to Whitfield
Hall unless you have a rugged, 4 wheel drive
vehicle. The roads are poor, and non-4 wheel
drive cars without proper clearance are often
ruined on this trip. The average rental car will
not safely make the trip from Mavis Bank to
Whitfield Hall.
Please be sure to give us as much notice
as possible if you would like one of our
drivers to pick you up. If you believe you will
have difficulty in getting to Papine or Mavis
Bank from the airport, please let us know in
advance and we will see if we can make
alternate arrangements.
If you are coming from Ocho Rios or
Montego Bay, you can either rent a car and
drive to Kingston, and then to Mavis Bank for
a pick up; or you can fly from Montego Bay to
Kingston and take a taxi or shuttle to Papine
for a pick up. You can also get a shuttle
(Knutsford Express,
www.knutsfordexpress.com) from Montego
Bay to Kingston.
See Rates for pick ups on the Rates
webpage.
You may pay for her to cook, but supply all ingredients yourself (for a minimum charge of J$630 / US $7 which covers cooking for 1 to 10
people, after which there is a charge of J$50 per person), or
You can arrange for her both to cook and to provide all ingredients. See rates for this on the Rates page. Please be sure to make
arrangements before arriving at Whitfield Hall. There are no markets or grocery stores nearby, and provisions must be brought up from
Kingston. One mile from Whitfield there are a few very basic stores which offer limited items. If you wish to cook yourself, arrange to stop at
the grocery store before your trip up.
"And so it
came about
that a week
afterwards I
found myself
seated in the
cozy little
shanty at
Whitfield Hall
with the
Guardsman
and the
Field-Marshall,
discussing a
good dinner
arranging our
programme.
Outside, the
moon was
shining in a
cloudless sky,
and shedding a
golden light on
the wilderness
of mountain
and valley..."
Untrodden
Jamaica,
Herbert T.
Thomas (1890)
Meals
You can either arrange for our
housekeeper to cook meals for you, or you
may use our kitchen to do your own
cooking. If you use our kitchen, crockery,
pans, and cutlery are provided. If you prefer
for our housekeeper to cook meals for you,
you have 2 options:
Whitfield Hall
Blue Mountain Coffee & Lodging
St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
+1.876.878.0514
bookings@whitfieldhall.com