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Calabash Cove Resort and SpavsRabot Hotel From Hotel Chocolat
Both Calabash Cove Resort and Spa and Boucan by Hotel Chocolat are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Boucan by Hotel Chocolat scores marginally higher than Calabash Cove Resort and Spa. Boucan by Hotel Chocolat comes in at 85 with praise from 8 sources including Oyster, Jetsetter and Condé Nast Traveler.
Calabash Cove Resort and Spa
Oyster
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Star Service
Frommer's
Marisule, Bonaire Bay, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
From $410/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
OysterUpscale
"Opened in 2009, this upscale 26-room boutique resort rests on a gently sloping hill above Bonaire Bay, providing stunning Caribbean Sea views from virtually everywhere." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A lush, tropical, adults-only boutique resort set between Castries and Rodney Bay." Full review
Fodor's "The luxurious suites and private cottages at this inviting resort spill gently down a tropical hillside to a secluded beach on Bonaire Bay, just south of Rodney Bay." Full review
Star Service "Situated on nearly 5 acres sloping down to the beachfront on the northwest coast of the island, Calabash Cove combines seclusion with an easy drive to the action centers of Castries and Rodney Bay." Full review
Frommer's "Small, choice, and peaceful, this boutique all-inclusive resort has a lovely hillside location overlooking Bonaire Bay" Full review
Rabot Hotel From Hotel Chocolat
Jetsetter Frommer's Oyster
Condé Nast Traveler Fodor's The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
New York Times
Lonely Planet
Rabot Estate, Soufriere, St. Lucia
From $335/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Jetsetter "This hotel unassumingly blends into its rain forest surroundings as a tiered enclave of 14 modernist cottages." Full review
Frommer's "A stay at the Boucan is much more than just high-thread-count sheets; it's a big dip in a vat of silky St. Lucian chocolate, almost literally." Full review
Oyster4.0
"Boucan by Hotel Chocolat is a luxury hotel located on a historic cocoa estate outside Soufriere." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Instead of colorful Caribbean kitsch there’s an understated luxury with a hint of sex appeal.
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Fodor's "Anyone who loves chocolate will love this group of cottages just south of Soufrière and within shouting distance of the Pitons." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A restaurant where pretty much every dish contains cocoa in some form or other, some super-cool bedrooms, and a cracking spa." Full review
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Don't miss the cocoa growing process tours, or chocolate-making classes.
Mr & Mrs Smith "With sweet appeal that would dazzle even Willy Wonka, Boucan by Hotel Chocolat in St Lucia infuses every element of the hotel with chocolate touches." Full review
New York Times "Rooms here called lodges or luxe lodges have a kind of modern colonial air, with dark wood floors, four-poster beds clad in mosquito netting, and chaises longues on decks overlooking lush vegetation"
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Lonely Planet "What sets this place apart is the design scheme; cocoa is the dominant theme, and it’s no wonder – the resort is set in a cocoa plantation where they make their own chocolate." Full review
