Ocho Rios has long been one of the busiest resort towns on Jamaica’s north coast, with large all-inclusives lining much of the stretch from Runaway Bay through Ocho Rios and east toward Oracabessa. Yet some of the most interesting stays here operate on a far smaller canvas: a former literary retreat, a classic beachfront hotel, seven villas hidden among tropical gardens, a new urban hotel in the middle of Ochi, and a 20-suite property beside White River Bay. Locals call the town Ochi, and the nickname fits a place people return to for very different kinds of trips. You can base your vacatio...