Island Outpost Properties

GOLDENEYE, ORACABESSA, JAMAICA

Be shaken - not stirred - by the splendor of James Bond's birthplace. Today, Fleming's retreat is a boutique resort laced with beaches, tropical forest, caves and secluded nooks. Dashing 007 originated at this 15-acre seaside hideaway, which blossomed around the home of Ian Fleming, who wrote 13 spy novels here. The author delighted in the landscape's richness and praised "the blazing sunshine, natural beauty and the most healthy life I could live." Today, Fleming's retreat is a boutique resort laced with beaches, tropical forest, caves and secluded nooks. Intimate and informal, this idyll - four villas on a sea bluff, one overlooking a cove - attracts celebrities and other lovers of luxury.

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JAKE'S, TREASURE BEACH, JAMAICA

Guests and locals mingle cheerfully at Jake's, a 29-room bohemian resort, set on six acres of land. Dramatic cottages commune with the garden, sea and sky, near a secluded fishing village. The bohemian atmosphere comes as no surprise: Jake's is run by the Henzell family, also responsible for Jimmy Cliff's The Harder They Come, the hippest Caribbean film of all time. Moroccan domes and arches bloom. Decks skim the waves. Shells, beads and colored glass glitter brightly from walls. As travel writing legend Tim Cahill pointed out in Islands magazine, "just about everything is funky."

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STRAWBERRY HILL, IRISH TOWN, JAMAICA

Set on a former coffee estate, Strawberry Hill offers sweeping views of Jamaica?s Blue Mountains and the Caribbean Sea, all bathed in the lush mountain mists. Twelve airy cottages, cluster beside the Caribbean?s only Aveda Concept Spa, located at the resort. Wood-shingled and gracious, the architecture reflects the original nineteenth-century buildings that once stood here with cooling louvers, ceiling fans, fretwork and gables. Hammocks and rockers stand on the verandahs. Hardwood floors and mahogany furniture- handcrafted on the premises ? complete the genteel ambiance.

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PINK SANDS, HARBOUR ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS

This beachfront estate of 25 cottages stands beside its namesake, the glamorous and legendary three-mile strip of pink sands. The cottages may have a hot designer - and even hotter celebrity guest list - but this resort is all about the privacy. Celebs are said to flock here, but the management is hush and this retreat maintains its relaxed air, far from the paparazzi and maddening crowds. Smaller rooms boast Art-Deco flourishes, while larger ones turn to Indonesia for inspiration. This beachfront estate stands beside its namesake, the glamorous and legendary three-mile strip of pink sands. Pink Sands isn't the place to stargaze. Rather it's a chance to enter the constellation and shine.

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THE CAVES, NEGRIL, JAMAICA

At the Caves, the volcanic cliff is honeycombed with grottoes: one strewn with flowers and candlelit for intimate dining, another harboring a bubbling hot tub, some are just portals into the crystal-clear sea below, populated by dolphins, parrot fish and sea turtles. Small wonder The Caves was named the best hotel in the Caribbean by Trip Advisor, a leading travel search site. The exclusive magazine Robb Report also celebrated this resort among the "World's 10 Great Escapes" in March 2004: "Outside, turquoise water laps languidly against rocky cliffs, recalling the Caribbean before high tech hotels vanquished the landscape and personal watercraft disturbed the calm."

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ISLAND OUTPOST VILLAS

From mountains’ majesty to tropical tranquility, Island Outpost’s new villas delight guests seeking a private holiday haven. Superbly appointed, each echoes the local culture. Lounge on a bamboo bed near a sunny Caribbean cove. Pluck fruit from a tree on a lush Jamaican hillside. Sip cocoa before a slate fireplace in the Rockies.

Above all, savor the impeccable style of Chris Blackwell, the villas’ owner. The Island Record founder helped launch Bob Marley, U2, Traffic, Cat Stevens, Traffic, Robert Palmer, Roxy Music and Melissa Etheridge, to name a few, Now he lavishes attention on luxurious properties in the Caribbean and beyond, and soon, more throughout the globe.

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