Rio Vista Resort & Villas

Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast


This guesthouse sits atop a ridge above the Rio Grande near the turnoff for Rafter’s Rest, 6km west of Port Antonio. The house, in gingerbread plantation style, has enviable views across the river and mountains. The villas and rooms are breezy and clean, and the attached Pirate's Bar & Grill serves up decent meals.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & the North Coast attractions

1. Somerset Falls

3.35 MILES

This dark waterfall is hidden in a deep gorge about 3km east of Hope Bay. The Daniels River cascades down through a lush garden of ferns, heliconias,…

2. Navy Island

3.42 MILES

In colonial days, the Royal Navy used this now-lush island to careen ships for repair. In the mid-20th century, Errol Flynn bought the island and built a…

3. Bikini Beach

3.5 MILES

A small private city beach with a pretty lick of sand that's almost entirely wave-free, near the Errol Flynn Marina. There's a small grill shack offering…

4. Errol Flynn Marina

3.57 MILES

Port Antonio has one of the finest natural harbors in Jamaica, which has been converted into a posh yachting dock where sailboats moor and the well-to-do…

5. Titchfield Peninsula

3.62 MILES

Along this hilly peninsula – known locally as ‘the Hill’ – are several dozen Victorian-style gingerbread houses, most notably DeMontevin Lodge, an ornate…

6. Cenotaph

3.66 MILES

Brightly whitewashed war memorial to Jamaicans of the British West India regiments who fought in the First and Second World Wars.

7. DeMontevin Lodge

3.66 MILES

This 1881 hotel, perched high on the Titchfield Peninsula, is one of Port Antonio's most iconic buildings despite (or possibly because of) it's slightly…

8. Christ Church

3.82 MILES

A redbrick Anglican building constructed in neo-Romanesque style around 1840 (much of the structure dates from 1903). Look for the brass lectern donated…