Four-star One MICHELIN Key About ten minutes from Port Antonio, Port Antonio
Geejam
A recording studio on the San San shore, east of Port Antonio, where Björk and Gorillaz worked before the cabins filled with guests. Nineteen rooms, a pool and an open-air restaurant.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- One Key
- Rooms
- 19 rooms, cabins and villas
- Opened
- As a hotel, March 2008
- From the airport
- About two hours by road from Kingston
The hotel
The studio came first.
Geejam started as a hideaway for musicians. The producer Jon Baker built a recording studio on six acres of the San San Estate, between the Blue and John Crow Mountains and the Caribbean, and artists from No Doubt to Björk and Gorillaz came to record. Later, with the music executive Steve Beaver, Baker added cabins for guests, and the hotel opened under Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost banner in March 2008.
The first cabins took their names from Jamaican music: Ska, Mento, Rock Steady. Sanwood, a villa of three bedrooms, had its own pool. A recent expansion added twelve rooms to those first seven cabins and villas, bringing the total to nineteen. The studio still works, and guests can book sessions in it. Frenchman's Cove, the Blue Lagoon and the town are a short drive along the coast.
- A working studio The recording studio that started it all is still in use, and guests can book professional sessions.
- Bushbar The open-air restaurant and meeting place of the hotel, cooking Jamaican fusion from breakfast to dinner.
- Portland coast Frenchman's Cove and the Blue Lagoon are close by, with Port Antonio about ten minutes away.
Dining
Dinner under the trees.
Venues as listed by the hotel and its booking partners. Shown for information.
- Bushbar Jamaican fusion Open-air, for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Bar Drinks The meeting place of the hotel
- In-room dining From the kitchen Room service
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome. Cots and babysitting can be arranged on request.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Music The studio is in use. Sessions are booked separately with the hotel.
Getting there
Flying to Port Antonio.
Norman Manley International in Kingston is the airport of entry, for scheduled flights and private jets alike. By road the hotel is two to two and a half hours away, our estimate. A light aircraft crosses the Blue Mountains to the Ken Jones strip in about 15 minutes, followed by a drive of about half an hour, and a helicopter can also be chartered from Kingston.
- Nassau 1 h 25
- Miami 1 h 35
- Atlanta 2 h 50
- New York 3 h 40
- London 10 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Geejam have?
- One. The MICHELIN Guide lists Geejam with one Key.
- Which airport is closest to Geejam?
- For international flights, Norman Manley in Kingston, two to two and a half hours by road by our estimate. Ken Jones, near Port Antonio, takes only small aircraft by day and has no customs.
- Can guests record music at Geejam?
- Yes. The studio that began the place is still in use, and hotel guests can book recording sessions.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Port Antonio?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Port Antonio, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Staying at Geejam?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Port Antonio, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.