Kotch Villa

Located on Jamaica’s south coast in the parish of St Elizabeth, Kotch is a beachfront villa nestled comfortably in the fishing village of Treasure Beach. The villa consists of separate living and bedrooms spaces housing comfortably ten adults, with views of the Caribbean Sea, the living and dining room combo in the Ocean Front Eco Lux suite (my favourite) opens to a comfortable outdoor patio.

It was my friend’s birthday so as I group we decided to stay at Kotch. The experience with Jodi-Ann (booking agent) even prior to arriving was amazing, she assisted us with everything and ensured we had all we needed for the stay. With COVID still a big part of our lives, they have all the protocols in place to preserve our safety.

The pictures you’ll see does this place no justice; everything looks exactly as advertised, even better. The views were simply breath taking, waking up to the views and sounds of the ocean from any bedroom on property. The villa was very spacious for all ten of us, there were three floors which allowed us to be very private yet very close to each other at the same time. John, the caretaker tended to our every need from the time we stepped in, we even had an issue with a flat tyre, and he went ahead and dealt with it without us even asking. The cooks were very sweet and attentive, and they helped us getting directions around the area with all the activities we had planned. We felt safe, the areas were always clean, there were literally no complaints.

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Appleton Rum Tour

We had an activity filled weekend lined up, so we began by going to The Appleton Rum Tour. No doubt Jamaica has some of the best rum in the world. The Appleton Estate Tour gives you an exclusive tour of an iconic part of Jamaica’s history and rich culture, Appleton is literally one of my favourite drinks of all time especially the reserve with some cranberry juice? *chef’s kiss*

The Estate is in Nassau Valley in the parish of St. Elizabeth, not too far from our villa in Treasure Beach. If you love rum, you will have a great time on this tour – guaranteed! The guides are very knowledgeable, funny and engaging.

Upon entering The Appleton Estate, you will notice the grounds and buildings are beautiful and well maintained. First, you are taken to the reception area and offered complimentary rum punch – if you’re a tourist then you need this to experience a real rum punch.

On the tour you’ll learn the historic production process of Appleton Estates’ Rums. You will see earlier methods used to remove juice from sugarcane, learn about the distillation process in their 200-year-old pot stills and visit one of the Estate’s barrel houses where rums age to excellence. Throughout the tour you get to taste molasses and freshly squeezed sugar cane juice also the actual sugarcane itself.

The drinks are non-stop! THE LONGER YOU STAY, THE MORE DRUNK YOU GET!

The heat is literally no joke so ensure you wear cool clothing. The cost for the tour with lunch is $25.00 USD.

Pelican Bar

After the festivities Saturday night at the villa, we packed up our things to leave the beautiful Treasure Beach but before we did, we decided to check out Pelican Bar. Literally a hut, made from scrap wood and built on a sandbar, Pelican Bar serves beers and seafood, it is literally just a hangout in the middle of the sea. Built by a fisherman named Floyd in 2001, Pelican Bar was at first just meant for Floyd’s fishing buddies—but it quickly became known as one of the best beach bars in the world.

The bar is situated one mile from the closest coastline and to get there we contacted Portia who owns a boat and that took us. It was $1,200.00 JMD roundtrip per person. The food there was expensive for us as locals but we had it, the food ranged from $3,000.00 JMD up for chicken, fish, shrimp and lobster.