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Size:
Main House with 3 bedrooms upstairs & 3 bedrooms in the "Spanish Fort" ground level plus room for dormitory style beds, 1 additional cottage that sleep up to three, seperate apartment for group leader/instructor.
10-16 retreat participants |
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Air
Conditioning – None. The high ceilings and deep verandahs,
shaded by the delicate branches of Ponciana trees, keep it cool
in the hottest of weather. |
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Beach
Access – Three beaches near by – each is about
a 15 minutes drive. |
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Dining
Options – Excellent, fresh, home cooking. The menu
can be tailed to fit the group. Vegetarian, vegan and other dietary
restrictions can always be accommodated. A night or two out at local restaurants
can also be arranged. |
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Internet
Access – No internet on site. There are a couple
of internet cafés and wireless access in Ocho Rios (about
15 minutes away). |
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Massage
and Spa Options – Arrangements can be made for a
masseuse to come to Bromely or for guests to visit the KiYara Ocean
Spa, located at the Jamaica Inn, just outside the town of Ocho Rios.
KiYara, which means "sacred place of the earth spirits"
in the language of the Taino people, the original inhabitants of
the area, offers a wide variety of body balancers, facial care,
tropical body beauty rituals, hot stone offerings, massages, body
treatments and nail care in its natural ocean front setting. Treatments
are drawn from the plants of the island, which are sourced both
from local organic farmers and wild-gathered, by environmentally
- sustainable methods. |
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Swimming
Pool – There is a small, fresh water pool for guests
use |
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View
– Sweeping views of the Jamaican countryside. Very green,
very lush. Great for bird watching. |
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Yoga
Space – Covered wooden platform |
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Other
– Retreat groups are encouraged to include an afternoon of
Karma Yoga. The owners of Bromley have had a long and rich history
of participation in the community of Walkerswood. They donated land
for the primary school and helped build the pre-school school
which had no government funding. They have been heavily involved
in the local community council and have taken on vital issues like the building
of a community center and sports field, drilling of
a well on family land to bring running water to the community for
the first time in its history, employment and low income housing. The current Walkerswood Caribbean
Foods seasoning and spice factory was born out of the drive to create
employment and keep young people from migrating to Kingston or abroad.
The factory now employs over a hundred people from the community
and has reinvigorated interest in agriculture with a ready market
for the WCF seasonings. |
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| Proximity
to Airport:
It is recommended that guests fly into the Montego Bay airport.
Bromely is about two hours from there. |
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Leader Testimonial: |
“Alex
Edwards and her warm and wonderful staff made my workshop an experience
I'll remember always. From those big Jamaican breakfasts on the
porch to our candlelit dinners and everything in between - magical
afternoons at the beach and ceaseless hospitality, our stay at Bromley
provided a glimpse of the real Jamaica. The house and grounds are
magnificent, but it was the people who made the week for my students
and me. I'd return in a heartbeat."
- Joyce Maynard, Mill Valley California (writer) |
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