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Montpelier Plantation

Address: Montpelier Estate, Nevis
Mailing: Box 474, Charlestown, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis
Phone: 869/469-3462
www.montpeliernevis.com

Price range: $$$$
Location: Nevis

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Fodor's Review:

This Nevisian beauty epitomizes understated elegance and graciously updated plantation living, courtesy of the congenial, cultured Hofmann family. The fieldstone greathouse replicates the 18th-century original; water lilies float serenely in antique copper syrup pots; and the mill houses an intimate restaurant. Hillside cottages, each with a private verandah and sea views, dot 30 acres of ravishing gardens. The public spaces and guest rooms adopt a chicly minimalist, Asian-inspired aesthetic. Bamboo is brilliantly employed: joined into rustic valances, woven as wall mats, or split for headboards. Each room is distinctive, though all have sisal rugs, Philippine hemp chairs, louvered windows, bowls of fresh flowers, large bathrooms, and a single breathtaking tube filled with orchids and grass hanging above a custom-made canopy platform or mahogany four-poster bed. Attention to detail exemplifies Montpelier: guests register at their leisure once they've settled in; if you preship your bags, they will be unpacked and your clothes pressed before you arrive. Accommodating, longtime staffers (nearly three per room) almost psychically intuit your needs. All you have to do is relax in a hammock contemplating the sea, enjoy complimentary tea by the 60-foot pool bedecked with marvelous local murals, or laze on Montpelier's secluded stretch of Pinney's (a 20-minute complimentary shuttle ride). Guests also have privileges at the Bistro 1787 in the Botanical Gardens run by executive chef Janice Ryan. Pros: impeccable service; lovely cuisine; exquisite gardens; trendily minimalist decor. Cons: some may find it a little stuffy; no beach on-site.

Hotel Details: 17 rooms, 1 2-bedroom villa
In-room: no TV, Wi-Fi.
In-hotel: 3 restaurants, tennis court, bars, pool, beachfront, Internet terminal, water sports, no kids under 8.
Rate includes: Full breakfast
Credit Cards: AE, D, MC, V
Closed: Closed mid-Aug.-early Oct.