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The brand new Spa Pavilion at Rockhouse is an organic, temple-like structure surrounded by lush gardens and compliments the cliff-edge treatment cabanas. The philosophy is a simple, holistic approach to well-being, health and happiness, with a natural Jamaican style. At the Rockhouse Spa, the focus is on relaxing and healing your system, allowing you to rejuvenate.

The Spa is guided by Linda Hall, a Caribbean-based international spa consultant, natural product and treatment designer, and instructor of holistic spa therapy philosophy. Linda's 25+ years of experience in the U.K. and throughout the Caribbean is imparted to certified massage technicians who receive constant training to keep them updated on the latest developments in techniques, equipment and products.

The Rockhouse Spa features a unique Treatment Menu developed exclusively for Rockhouse. According to Linda Hall, "In the same way the Rockhouse restaurant fuses the spices and foods that reflect the diverse history and people of Jamaica, the Spa fuses all the natural goodness and beauty of Jamaica, restoring peace and harmony to our guests". Rockhouse is the first Caribbean spa to feature Caribbean Essentials a new spa collection of completely natural spa products and treatment rituals. All the products are made locally using only natural ingredients indigenous to the Caribbean. Using Caribbean Essentials is in keeping with the Rockhouse philosophy of fusing all the natural goodness and beauty of the Caribbean to restore peace and harmony to our guests.

A favorite treatment is the Blue Mountain Coffee Scrub. This is a therapeutic, aromatic, synergy of a brew. Some of the curative ingredients in this amazing scrub include Blue Mountain coffee blended with orange, cinnamon, nutmeg, a hint of vanilla, and a good helping of brown sugar. It is an ideal detoxifying and exfoliating scrub.

The Caribbean Drench, performed in its cliff-edge signature location, is designed to mimic a Caribbean rainfall experience. Spa treatments, normally undertaken in our brand new Spa Pavilion or in the cabanas on-the-rocks, are also available in-room. Advance bookings are strongly recommended. Almost all of our treatments are available to be conducted simultaneously as a couple; our treatment rooms are designed to accommodate two treatment beds and two therapists working side by side.

US Conde Nast Traveler, "2008 Hot List: World's Top New Spas,"

"The dramatic new spa pavilion at the Rockhouse Hotel echoes the Property's funky-chic vibe and laid-back Caribbean feel. An open-air thatched roof hut on a cliff over-looking the water is an appropriate setting for the spa's gentle holistic therapies, which use all-natural Caribbean Essential Spa products made in Jamaica. The light ocean breeze adds to the relaxation. "

Islands, "Dream Spas on Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Canouan,"

"Take your spa treatments "on the rocks" at the Rockhouse Hotel. Try an Island Mint Tea scrub with cerassie (bitter melon), island mints, aloe and brown sugar. Or choose a Jamaican Mocha-Rum Wrap, a concoction that includes hemp, cocoa, rum and shea butter, finishing of with a Caribbean Drench, an all over, warm-water body spray designed to mimic a Caribbean rainstorm."

Caribbean Travel & Life, "One Love, One Heart: Holistic Spa Retreats of the Caribbean,"

"Greeted with a cleansing foot bath of sea water, river stones and fresh herbs, guests unwind quickly at this cliff-side center of holistic therapy located in a serene boutique hotel in Negril. Yoga classes are offered every morning."

American Spa, "Destinations: Jamaica, On the Rocks"

"For spa-goers who like to live on the edge, with cliffside treatment cabanas, fearless guests enjoy unprecedented views of the sea while receiving services. With eight treatment rooms set among lush gardens guests can choose from a menu chock-full of signature treatments with products made only from natural ingredients indigenous to the Caribbean."

London Magazine, "Class Conscious: Stay in one of Jamaica's dreamiest hotels and you can help educate the local children"

"The spa is run by Joy, a petite and pretty woman with deceptively strong hands. She lays me down in an open-air cabana. Then she gets down to business, alternatively coaxing and pummeling my knotted muscles into shape. Despite the vigor of her handiwork, the experience - accompanied by the lapping of water on the rocks beneath us - is incredibly relaxing. It's been a long time since I've had a massage as good."