"You can do a 30 foot cliff dive ... or you can get spa treatments in room or on the edge of the
cliff. They have a new yoga room where you can now take yoga classes every morning, and get even
more relaxed than you already are."
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There are a wide variety of options to keep you occupied, healthy and relaxed at Rockhouse. There is an excellent daily Yoga class held each morning at 8am that is and open class to all levels of experience. Watersports include swimming in the cliff side pool, snorkeling and swimming on the reef, or taking a dive at one of Negril's great dive sites.
Off-site Tours and activities, include snorkel trips to the reef on glass bottomed boats, tennis, golf, gym, scuba diving, boat rental, sailing, windsurfing, parasailing, water skiing, horseback riding, night clubs, bands, entertainment and much else can be arranged through the Front Desk.
For less active pastimes, hotel guests can play a game of chess, scrabble or backgammon at the Lounge, where you can also watch movies on the big screen. For Shopping guests can browse the Rockhouse Boutique which is stocked with clothing, accessories, books, souvenirs, personal amenities and local products inspired by the spirit of the island and its people. The Boutique can also deliver a VCR and TV to the privacy of your room. Select from a movie list featuring a wide range of films, music concerts and documentaries that were made in, or about Jamaica, in addition to a complete collection of the last 50 years of the Academy Award's Best Picture winners.
Whether you're relaxing at the Spa, or beating out laps in Pristine Cove's swim lane, the Rockhouse Hotel is an ideal place to chill. Throughout the property, gazebos and platforms nestled among the rocks provide natural resting places for soaking in the beauty. Suspension bridges and steps carry you into hidden grottoes for daydreaming. Private gardens with benches offer peaceful seclusion.
Other off-site activities, include tennis, golf, gym, scuba diving, boat rental, sailing, windsurfing, parasailing, water skiing, horseback riding, night clubs, bands, entertainment and much else are all available close by in Negril and can be arranged through the Front Desk.
"Indolence is positively encouraged here, but other activities do beckon. There's a wealth of water sports, and early-morning yoga classes by the pool which looks its breathtaking best at dawn. Snorkeling is popular: the shallow coral beds are home to a kaleidoscopic array of marine life. Priceless experiences - like spotting a green turtle within arm's reach, lazily munching on a strand of seaweed - happen here every moment."
"Excellent swimming, snorkeling, or just floating around on a rubber raft (topless is ok) in the rocky cove below can be found at the Rockhouse. The whole property is built amid jungly gardens and dramatic cliffs fronting the sea. Guests sunbathe on rocky ledges on the cliffs with ladders leading down to the water for idyllic swimming."
"Diving into the jewel-like sea through clouds of shimmering silversides schooling in an ancient limestone alcove is a pretty good way to start the day. No wonder travelers frequently return to the Rockhouse's dramatic portion of Negril coastline, where sheer limestone cliffs framed by greenery vault upward from the sea. This virtually instant access to the sea, along with the show-stopping view, are the real luxuries here. Visibility is stunning, with a surprising range of reef life includes moray eels, angelfish, parrotfish, snake eels and countless small crustaceans."
"The fresh water pool, carved from rock at the edge of the cliff, pleases guests who might not cherish diving into the sea from the rocks, although the water here - aptly named Pristine Cove - is the cleanest and clearest in Negril. Ladders and stairs carved into the rock provide easy access to the water for swimming and snorkeling on the nearby reef."
