Half Moons legendary room–service on a bike today and its half-moon shaped bay from the air.
Half Moon
In 1952, a group of wealthy individuals including Donald Deskey, the fabled designer (among his works the Radio City Music Hall); Harvey Firestone, Jr. of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Richard Reynolds of the Reynolds Metal Company and Jamaican Bauxite Company; oil and real estate entrepreneur Curtis Steuart and Mrs Laurence Armour of U.S. meat packaging giant Armour Packing Company, chose to build an exclusive vacation resort on a perfectly shaped crescent beach, that they aptly named 'Half Moon'.
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In 1952, a group of adventurous individuals including Donald Deskey, designer of Radio City Music Hall; Harvey Firestone, Jr. of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Richard Reynolds of the Reynolds Metal Company and Jamaican Bauxite Company; oil and real estate entrepreneur Curtis Steuart and Mrs. Laurence Armour of U.S. meat packaging giant Armour Packing Company, chose to build an exclusive vacation resort on a perfectly shaped crescent beach, that they aptly named "Half Moon."
In 1954, Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club officially opened with seventeen whitewashed cottages overlooking Half Moon Bay, and 30 beachfront homes.
In 1963, a young hotelier by the name of Heinz Simonitsch was lured away from Bermuda's exclusive Elbow Beach Hotel to join Half Moon as Managing Director, and from this moment the small resort has flourished under his watchful eye.
Throughout the years, Half Moon expanded and added on rooms, first through cleverly converting existing facilities and then through construction.
In 1979 Half Moon acquired the neighboring Colony Hotel and the building was transformed into villas. Simonitsch's passion for excellence led to the development of the Royal Villas in 1994. A new concept in luxury vacationing began with the construction of five-, six- and seven-bedroom villas with landscaped gardens, private pools, and dedicated service staff at guests' disposal. The Half Moon Shopping Village and conference facility was also added in 1994.
Today, the 400-acre Half Moon ranks among the most popular and complete resorts in the Caribbean. Guests may choose to reserve any of the resort`s elegantly appointed 419 guest rooms, suites or villas, all with ocean and/or garden views.
HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Rainier, HRH Charles the Prince of Wales, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eddie Murphy, Whitney Houston
Sandro Fabris
Aram Zerunian
Josef Berger
Heinz Simonitsch
Sugar Mill Restaurant (best restaurant on Jamica) and Seagrape Terrace (both gourmet), Il Gardino, La Baguette,
72-par Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed golf course and world renowned David Leadbetter Golf Academy, 13 tennis and four squash courts, 54 swimming pools, Dolphin Lagoon, 24-Hour Medical Center, croquet lawn, putting green, jogging and cycling trails, basketball and volleyball courts, world-class equestrian center, a fully-equipped nautilus gym with personal trainers, duty-free shopping and complete spa facilities