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Four stays, in order. Notes filed the week we get back.

01 ยท ๐ŸŒŠ Away ยท Grand Cayman

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พ Palm Heights

Seven Mile Beach, and the reason this desk exists. We are asking for a garden room, eating at Tillie's twice, and taking the bikes out before eight.

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02 ยท ๐ŸŒŠ Away ยท Oracabessa

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ GoldenEye

Ian Fleming's stretch of the north coast โ€” beach huts, a private lagoon, and the villa everyone photographs. We want to know which cottage is actually worth it.

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03 ยท ๐ŸŒŠ Away ยท Negril

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Rockhouse

Cliff cottages on the West End with ladders straight into the water. The question we are going to answer: villa, or one of the original huts.

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04 ยท ๐ŸŒŠ Away ยท Ocho Rios

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaica Inn

The old-school one. No televisions, a champagne-coloured beach, and afternoon tea that hasn't changed in seventy years. We are going for the verandah suites.

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