Area Description: Chrisanns Beach Resort is a five minute drive from Ocho Rios, one of Jamaica's major tourist centers. If you prefer to eat out, there is Glenn's Restaurant right across the street that serves Jamaican and international dishes (from US$8 and up). Just walking distance down the main road is the famous Harmony Hall Art Gallery, featuring a tasteful selection of Jamaican art by the country's best known artists. Downstairs the gallery is Toscanini's, a top rate Italian Restaurant. Nearby attractions include the Prospect Plantation tour, which gives you a chance to visit a working Jamaican citrus and coconut plantation. In Ocho Rios, be sure to check out Dolphin Cove, where you can swim with real dolphins and other sea creatures. While in Ocho Rios, visit Mystic Mountain Rain Forest where a canopy bridge and bungee rides will offer you breathtaking views of Jamaican flora and fauna. If you like polo, the Chukka Cove p ... [Read More]

Area Description: Chrisanns Beach Resort is a five minute drive from Ocho Rios, one of Jamaica's major tourist centers. If you prefer to eat out, there is Glenn's Restaurant right across the street that serves Jamaican and international dishes (from US$8 and up). Just walking distance down the main road is the famous Harmony Hall Art Gallery, featuring a tasteful selection of Jamaican art by the country's best known artists. Downstairs the gallery is Toscanini's, a top rate Italian Restaurant. Nearby attractions include the Prospect Plantation tour, which gives you a chance to visit a working Jamaican citrus and coconut plantation. In Ocho Rios, be sure to check out Dolphin Cove, where you can swim with real dolphins and other sea creatures. While in Ocho Rios, visit Mystic Mountain Rain Forest where a canopy bridge and bungee rides will offer you breathtaking views of Jamaican flora and fauna. If you like polo, the Chukka Cove polo club is a short drive from Chrisanns. The world-famous Dunns River Falls are also a short ride from the resort , and was a location for the James Bond Dr. No movie. Other attractions in Ocho Rios include the Wassi Art Pottery Studio, where you can see local potters creating original ceramic pieces, Shaw Park Gardens, and the Island Village Shopping Center next door to the cruise ship pier that features a variety of shops and a world-class reggae museum, the only one of its kind in the Caribbean. If you want to venture further afield, Ocho Rios is just 90 minutes away from Portland, where you can visit Navy Island where the late actor Errol Flynn once lived, and 45 minutes away from Firefly, the home of late playwright, actor and composer Sir Noel Coward. Firefly is now a national monument and museum. The view from the lawn of Firefly is spectacular: you can see the island of Cuba on a clear day. Portland has many other attractions that you'll find worthwhile, including the Blue Lagoon, Frenchman's Cove beach, the jerk chefs on Long Bay, and San San Island. To get around, you can rent a car and the best place to use is Caribbean Car Rentals in Ocho Rios. Their web site is located at www.caribbeancarrentals.net. They will pick you up from Chrisanns, and daily rates start from $55 for a small sub compact car. You can also hire a car or bus at the front desk for a total cost of $10 for a one-way trip into Ocho Rios, whether you're a couple, a group or one person.