Beautiful garden villa. Family friendly. Just a short walk to a private beach. Reviews

This is a unique and beautiful property. The 5 bedrooms surround an interior courtyard with a fountain and frogs peeping in the plantings at night. There is lots of indoor and outdoor communal space and a good sized swimming pool when you don't feel like walking down to the beach. The beach is a 10 minute walk away and you have to cross a busy road with no light. Once there it is quite nice and not crowded. One of the nicer beaches in Runaway Bay.

Overall great experience . The house was as advertised.

Our family stayed at Seven Palms for 10 days and left feeling relaxed and indulged, having fallen in love with Jamaica, Seven Palms and the many lovely people we met. If you would like the experience of staying in a small hotel, where your meals are freshly prepared, and staff take care of you, but the privacy of a well appointed home, then Seven Palms is ideal. The villa exceeded expectations (the photos don't do it justice), and the friendly, welcoming staff, from Kevin who met us at the airport on arrival, to Abby (property manager), and Carlene and Elizabeth (who prepared delicious meals including breakfasts of fruit fresh from the villa's garden, and local specialities), Sylvan and the grounds team, all of whom made us feel instantly at home (we also have to mention Koda and Susan). Having access to private beaches, as well as the villa's watersports equipment (kayaks and snorkelling kit), meant we didn't have to worry about organising anything and could make the most of being close to the sea. Tips on places to see and things to do were exactly what we were looking for, and we would highly recommend Resort Divers (recommended by the owners). What we loved: -experiencing Jamaica without the filter of a formulaic resort hotel -meeting locals, including the staff at the villa, -eating home-cooked Jamaican food -the beautiful grounds of the villa and the large swimming pool -eating breakfast on the veranda whilst watching hummingbirds dart around the feeders hanging from the veranda roof -proximity to the sea -visiting the Irie Blue Hole and falls -Abby's advice to do sight-seeing when there are no cruise ships docked -Jamaican patties, festival, and the jerk chicken at Scotchies at Draxhall, Ocho Rios -diving and snorkelling around the reefs -dinner at Shells'-on-the-Beach and the lovely owner, Shelly Seven Palms offers the perfect holiday for a family, or two, who want to get to know Jamaica, but also have plenty of home comforts. We loved every day there and are already planning a return visit!

First time in Jamaica and first time renting a house. There were 9 of us. Booking through the app was amazingly simple. We communicated with the house prior to arrival our few needs. The issues began before arrival. Many things that were advertised were not available. Talking with the owners the gaming system would not be available and none of the safes would be available. A couple days out the house manager Abbey contacted me for info. She was very helpful in explaining everything. Unfortunately she had to let us know that the tennis court would not be operational. No frisbies. Not much of the sports equipment advertised would be available. All of these were the reason we booked this house. The house contracted a driver for the week. Willie was the best but we were told the van would hold all 9 of us plus our luggage. Luckily and unfortunately one of us missed their flight. So with only 8 of us and luggage we barely fit in the van. We noticed the house van parked the whole week. Upon arrival to the house we were greeted by the house manager Abbey,  grounds keeper Melbourne and house keeper Carlene. The online pictures do the house no justice. It's much bigger than expected. The entryway is beautiful . The living room area is huge with massive patio doors on both sides. They really open up the house. The patio is much bigger than expected with lounge chairs and tables galore. The bedroom area surrounds the fountain. With all 5 bedrooms, a linen closet and a sitting area with a cabinet full of books.The kitchen and dining hall are beautiful as well. Modern appliances with lots of cooking space and utensils. 2 fridges. 2 tropical courtyards. Decent sized pool. A full bar with slushy machines that we didn't use and an ice machine. It's a older house that's being refurbished in sections. The grounds were tropical. All kinds of Flora. We saw humming birds on the patio. Access to Cardiff hall semi private beach was an amazing add onAbbey and Melbourne assisted in setting up a section for us. Jamaica breeze beach was nice but the sea weed would build daily. Shelly's restaurant was delicious and plentiful and right on the water. Extremely fresh seafood. The staff took great care of us. Carlene kept the house immaculate. Washed our clothes. Hellory cooked up delicious meals daily. Issues. WiFi worked partially. 2 showers in our room but one shower handle. Vermin showed up mid week but it's the tropics. Many blown lights. Electric outlets out. Etc.

Loved the beach, snorkeling and kayaking. Enjoyed fresh mango, pomegranate and neese berry picked right in the yard. I also really like that the part of the swimming pool and pool deck was in the shade. The Temperpedic bed in the master bedroom is one of the most comfortable beds I have slept on away from home.