Green Castle Estate eco hotel in Jamaica, offers guests the chance to enjoy the beauty of Jamaica, in a unique setting. Green Castle Estate eco hotel is set in a natural paradise. We are proud to have a selection of cottage rooms for guests to choose to enjoy during their vacation. Guests have access to our swimming pool, offering the perfect way to cool down on a normal sunny day in the Caribbean. Breathtaking views across the ocean, the Blue Mountains or over our 1600 acre (6.5 square kilometres) Green Castle estate, provide the perfect way to unwind and relax.
Green Castle estate eco hotel location is east of Ocho Rios, situated in the Northern resilient corridor, as stipulated by the Jamaican tourist board. The resilient corridor was established by the Jamaican tourist board in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses which have been trained and assessed to ensure guests safety during the Covid 19 pandemic, have been special permission to allow guests once again. Green Castle is listed on the Jamaica Tourist Board, under our legal name Taino Hills estate. Discover more about our response to Coronavirus in Jamaica.
Bird watching
Green Castle nature lodge is one of the premier birding destinations not just in the Caribbean, but also globally. With a perfect climate all year round , species like the Red-billed Streamertail, Vervain Hummingbird and Jamaican Mango are hard to miss, even while eating on the dining terrace! Many other endemics are regularly encountered on a short walk, including colourful species like Jamaican Tody, Jamaican Woodpecker, Jamaican Parakeet and Yellow-shouldered Grassquit. During autumn and winter, a range of colourful North American wood warblers adds to the birding spectacle.
Whilst most species are to be found in the extensive rainforest, our reservoir also attracts an interesting diversity of birds including the local race of Northern Jacana and the elusive West Indian Whistling-duck. Open areas attract Barn Owls and Antillean Night-hawks. The coast has breeding White-tailed Tropicbirds and at dusk, hundreds of egrets and herons arrive to roost in the mangroves. After dark, the Jamaican Owl and Northern Potoo can be found close to the main house.
You will be surrounded by birds from dawn to dusk!
We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful estate and all it has to offer and explore. If we can assist with any upcoming birding tours, eco-trips and vacations please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Estate House Team
Our Housekeepers will cook amazing Jamaican dishes and delicious desserts during your stay. The team will ensure the rooms are clean and tidy and that you are comfortable. Their friendly and easy going personalities will welcome you to Jamaica, and make sure that your stay at Green Castle Estate eco hotel is forever memorable.
Maintenance Team
Our maintenance team does an amazing job. They not only keep things working, but they also contribute to your tourism experience.
Our Team
Our tour guide will share interesting stories and facts about Green Castle and our community partners. Join us on the Estate Tour, and you will be tasting coconut water or fresh fruit juice in season harvested from fruits grown on the estate. Depending on the season you visit, you can taste cocoa, or smell pimento (all spices) berries or leaves and wood which are used for jerking meat. On the Green Castle Tour you can learn how organic coconut oil is made. Experience cattle and goat rearing as well as discover Green Castle’s vibrant history.
A family business
We are dedicated to making your Green Castle experience very special. It is our pleasure to share our special place with all of our guests. Our whole team takes pride in using our talents to make Green Castle as great as we can!
We work hard to keep green at Green Castle with a sustainable development model that will greatly increase eco tourism offerings in the area while keeping the majority of Green Castle land for sustainable conservation uses.
Green Castle Estate has a vibrant and fascinating history. Evidence of Green Castle’s past can be experienced in surprising places all over the estate. Visitors can step inside our historic windmill tower built in the 1600’s, or find shards of pottery on Davey Hill from the original Green Castle inhabitants, the Taino Indians around 900AD.
The landscape is inspiring, and as you sit on the Estate House veranda looking out to sea, you can imagine tall ships coming into Jacks Bay
