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The Caves
Negril, Jamaica · Island Outpost · High Luxury
Rastafarian artist couple Bertram and Greer-Ann Saulter carved this adults-only Negril West End retreat into limestone cliffs, designing the cottages and interiors themselves in partnership with Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost. Sources date its opening to either 1994 or 1997, and roughly a dozen private cliffside cottages make up the resort.
- 12 rooms
- Opened 1994
- Neighborhood: Ironshore
- Architect: Bertram Saulter
- Interiors: Greer-Ann Saulter
About The Caves
- The Caves was built into the limestone cliffs of Negril's West End by Rastafarian artist couple Bertram and Greer-Ann Saulter, who designed the cottages and interiors themselves.
- It was created in partnership with Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost, with sources dating its opening to either 1994 or 1997.
- The adults-only resort has roughly a dozen private cliffside cottages.
- Overlooks Caribbean Sea.
History
The Caves is an adults-only boutique resort built into the limestone cliffs of Negril's West End in Jamaica. It was created by the Rastafarian artist couple Bertram and Greer-Ann Saulter, who designed the cottages and interiors, in partnership with Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost.
Accounts of its opening differ: one source dates the Saulters' opening to 1994, while another states it opened as The Caves by Island Outpost in 1997. The resort has roughly a dozen private cliffside cottages.
The setting
4-minute walk to Negril Lighthouse. 2.4 km from Xtabi caves.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Private pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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