My stay at The Ritz-Carlton from May 22-31 was nothing short of completely amazing. Arriving at the hotel so quickly after landing at the MBJ airport was wonderful. Mr. Douglas and a glass of champagne greeted us at the door. Smiles all around!
I love the colors of the Ritz! Relaxing, yet reflecting Caribbean colors of hibiscus and such accompanying floral accents. Our room is large, with garden view balcony, two double beds, and large bathroom with separate shower/tub and double sinks with a garden view. I could see the ocean, too and it’s calm blue accents. The closet is large with a safe built into the wall. All rooms have complimentary Ethernet and wifi is available in the lounge and Cohobar bar.
Each morning I walked around the resort, exploring the beach, pathways and even their garden where they grow vegetables like eggplant, peppers and a variety of herbs. After my walk I was able to practice yoga, either on my own or by taking our own guest instructor’s yoga class. Lovely, if I may say so myself! Listening to the gentle waves move in and out like our breath during asana practice. Joyous!
Amidst the luxury resort with impeccable service and kind smiles, we did work hard. Suzelle and I toured all our resorts, one day in Ocho Rios, and another day in Negril. From Montego Bay, each trip was 90 minutes each way. A mostly smooth ride, as the Jamaica roads have been improved over the years. Being in Jamaica, meeting and greeting the colleagues I have the pleasure of emailing with daily, putting faces to the names, or email signatures I should say! Wonderful! Negril resorts are looking good! Business is booming at Hedonism II, and we were impressed with how wonderful Breezes Grand Negril looks with great looking crowd and more palm trees on the beach. Very nice!
Ocho Rios- With access to Dunn’s River and a plethora of other tourist activities there is plenty to do on resort property and off. Couples San Souci is a luxury jungle paradise, spread out and separated by mature Caribbean foliage and flowers. With two wonderful beaches on each side of the resort, you can imagine how spread out the resort and sports complex is. Couples Tower Isle was jumping with a slightly younger, mature crowd, enjoying the island, and authentic ethnic cuisine served at the resort. The new, state of the art fitness facility has indoor cycle bikes facing the ocean and cool, clean aerobics studio, too.
Back at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, we conducted meetings and introduced a tennis position and a Kids yoga/fitness instructor position. Both are now open to book on our reservation booking site, FitnessProTravel.com, for high season travel dates of October-Easter. Therefore, The Ritz is now hosting a yoga teacher, group fitness instructor, tennis instructor or Kids Fitness professional on a regular basis. Very exciting for our pros and to the guests experiencing Fit Bodies, Inc. wonderful professionals while on vacation!
Fit Bodies, Inc. provides group fitness instruction, including yoga and tennis, to 45 resorts throughout the Caribbean and Pacific Mexico. Also offering private group travel and corporate travel events, as the largest teaching vacation organization in the world. Fit Bodies, Inc. has many weekly positions available for fitness pros to enjoy all-inclusive luxury vacations with family or friends – all while teaching exercise classes to resort guests!
Happy, safe, loving travel experiences to all!
The Ritz-Carlton balcony view
Yoga at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort Jamaica
