Drapers San Guest House

Carla is a wonderful person and together with TJ a great caring host. She has all the knowledge of Portland and beyond and can tell how to find your way. The clean and well equipped guesthouse has a relaxing lush garden with the sound of sea and birds. Beautiful beaches are within walking distance and Port Antonio within minutes by taxi for JMD 150. A lovely place.

Leaving.

Clara and TJ were so kind and helpful. The yard is beautiful. Great value for your money

Sweet garden, great hospitality!

It was quiet and peaceful. Home away from home

The exterior of the property no walk way and they drive crazy coming down that corner.

Carla and her staff TJ and Verona do everything to make your stay at Drapers comfortable and to make you feel looked after. Carla was great with communication before we arrived and during to help us get the most out of our stay. She organised taxis and trips to Reach Falls, Rio Grande River Rafting and a hike with a wonderful guide called Rufus to learn about the local nature. TJ is a wonderful cook, the best we had in Portland and we can highly recommend his meals. Verona cooks up a tasty good value breakfast and keeps your room clean. There is a little beach 5 mins walk away where you can have boat trips and Rafting trips. We saw turtles here and can recommend the boat guide Mario. The locals are friendly (watch out for the hustlers, if you say you are not interested they will quickly leave you alone). We went to Vinyl Sunday at one of the local bars, we can highly recommend for old school reggae and great vibe. Geejam is opposite if you want to go to a nice bar and play pool. Drapers San was easily accessible by getting Knutsford Express to Port Antonio and then getting a taxi to Drapers San Guesthouse. It is also very easy to get route taxis to travel around the area. We felt that we had a great authentic Jamaicam experience at Drapers.

Some of the furnishings could do with updating. Near a busy road that can be noisy at times. This did not disturb our stay though. The green garden backing on to the sea makes up for this.

If you are looking for a place to calm down and enjoy nature, Drappers is the place. Fall asleep while hearing the waves from the Sea and not that far from beautiful beaches like Winifred or Frenchmans Cove. Carlota and her team were really helpful and helped us organise excursion/transportation on short notice. Make sure to have dinner or breakfast while staying there. TJ will make you a wonderful and delicious meal. Big up and blessing to the whole Drappers team. Felt like home and not a guest house.