Districts · Kingston
Kingston by district
Kingston stretches from the harbour up to the foothills of the Blue Mountains. Downtown is on the waterfront; New Kingston is 5–6 km inland; Hope Road and Devon House are north-east of it; Hope Gardens and Papine are at the foot of the hills. The airport is across the harbour on the Palisadoes strip.Kingston stretches from the harbour up to the foothills of the Blue Mountains. Downtown is on the waterfront; New Kingston is 3.1–3.7 mi inland; Hope Road and Devon House are north-east of it; Hope Gardens and Papine are at the foot of the hills. The airport is across the harbour on the Palisadoes strip.
About these names
- New KingstonsleepeatSuits: First stays, restaurants, easy taxisThe business and hotel district around Knutsford Boulevard; the one area you can walk on main roads in daylight.1 sights · 3 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Hope RoadseesleepeatSuits: Marley museum, Devon House, quiet staysA leafy road of older houses, guesthouses and cafés; a short taxi from New Kingston.2 sights · 3 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- DowntownseeSuits: The waterfront, the National Gallery and Liberty Hall in the morningThe historic centre on the harbour; visit by taxi in the morning and do not wander.3 sightsDistrict guide →
- Hope Gardens and PapineseeSuits: A green morning and the road to the mountainsThe botanical gardens and the market village at the foot of the Blue Mountains.1 sightsDistrict guide →
- Half Way Treeskip as a baseSuits: Local shopping and transportA busy junction with the clock tower and malls; useful for shopping, not sightseeing.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
- Trench Town and west Kingstonskip as a baseSuits: Reggae history with a guideThe birthplace of much reggae; only with a booked driver and the site's guides.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
Hover, tap or tab to an area to see what it is like. Pins are sleep areas; arrows at the edge point to the airport.
Off the map: Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) (45–70 min by the usual route).
Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Half Way Tree, Trench Town and west Kingston. See the table above.
Where’s what, as a list:
- New Kingston: The business and hotel district around Knutsford Boulevard; the one area you can walk on main roads in daylight. Suits: First stays, restaurants, easy taxis. Price band $$$.
- Hope Road: A leafy road of older houses, guesthouses and cafés; a short taxi from New Kingston. Suits: Marley museum, Devon House, quiet stays. Price band $$.
- Downtown: The historic centre on the harbour; visit by taxi in the morning and do not wander. Suits: The waterfront, the National Gallery and Liberty Hall in the morning.
- Hope Gardens and Papine: The botanical gardens and the market village at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Suits: A green morning and the road to the mountains.
- Half Way Tree: A busy junction with the clock tower and malls; useful for shopping, not sightseeing. Suits: Local shopping and transport.
- Trench Town and west Kingston: The birthplace of much reggae; only with a booked driver and the site's guides. Suits: Reggae history with a guide.
- Sleep area Hope Road guesthouses: suits Marley museum, Devon House, quiet stays, price band $$.
- Sleep area New Kingston hotels: suits First stays, restaurants, easy taxis, price band $$$.
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), 45–70 min by the usual route.