New book celebrates 50 years of Rockhouse
Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, Rockhouse: The Book has arrived. Celebrating the iconic Jamaican boutique hotel’s 50-year anniversary, the owners have created a dynamic coffee table book to commemorate the milestone. At 208 pages, the book brims with over 170 stunning images, including archival photos, as well as historical details from the hotel, and Negril in general, throughout the years.
Prior to officially opening to the public as one of the first hotels on the country’s west end in Negril in 1974, the Rockhouse property was already a silver screen staple with movies like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and No Place Like Home featuring its jagged coast and watery caves. In 1994, Chairman Paul Salmon and his partners would purchase and set about expanding the lodging. Since then, Rockhouse has expanded to include a foundation, which began in 2004, and is committed to well-needed community engagement, partnering with six schools in the area, as well as the Negril Community Library.
International reggae artiste Shaggy contributes to the foreword whilst writers Brigid Ransome Washington, Summer Eldemire, Peter Jon Lindberg, and Paul Salmon weave the love story that ties it all together.
Rockhouse: The Book is available now.