Martinique Hotels and Resorts
Most of Martinique’s resorts are quite expensive, so we have listed a few more affordable options here along with the luxurious resorts. If the budget is really tight, it is a good idea to look into the Relais Creoles, which are guest houses run by families.
CAP EST LAGOON RESORT & SPA (Quartier Cap Est, Le François; capest.com; 0596/54-80-80; 800 735-2478) is Martinique's most exclusive resort. Each villa has views of the turquoise waters, gorgeous furnishings, plasma satellite televisions, large minibars and some have their own plunge pool. The spa and restaurant are incredible. Resort has tennis courts, pool, gym, spa, beach, two bars, watersports and a helipad.
AMANDIERS RESORT (Quartier Desert, Sainte-Luce; karibea.com; 0596/62-12-00), is actually three hotels combined to create a single resort with shared facilities. The Amyris Hotel rooms, situated on the cove, are all suites with their own pool and beautiful garden. The Amandiers rooms also have beach views, but a more simple décor. Hotel Caribia has one-bedroom apartments with terraces and kitchens and are more affordable. The resort has one of the best restaurants on the island, Amyris, as well as two bars, three pool, tennis, snorkeling and childrens programs.
Manoir de Beauregard (Chemins des Salines, Sainte-Anne; 596/76-73-40; manoirdebeauregard.com), is a historic hotel that sits on an old sugar cane field. The rooms are spacious with double or twin beds. Plage des Salines beach, one of the more beautiful, is a five-minute drive and Plage de Ste-Anne beach is a 15-minute walk. There is a restaurant, bar and pool.
Habitation LaGrange (Le Marigot; 596/53-60-60; www.habitationlagrange.com), is an isolated hotel about one mile north of Le Marigot and a mile inland from the coast. Each room has a verandah with views of banana groves and tropical gardens and have beautiful antiques and furnishings of different eras. The bathrooms are the highlight with wood paneling, footed tubs, and pedestal sinks. There is a restaurant serving traditional Creole cuisine, a bar, tennis courts and a pool with poolside restaurant.
Hotel Diamant Les Bains (Le Diamant; 596/76-40-14; www.martinique-hotels.com) is surprisingly affordable for expensive Martinique. Just off the beach, the hotel offers bungalows near the pool, bungalows directly over the beach or rooms in the main building with the restaurant and bar. Rooms have terraces, tiled floors, and are fairly roomy, although the bathrooms could use updating.
Saint Aubin Hôtel (Trinité; 596/69-34-77), is beautiful and affordable sitting on a hill above the sugar cane fields and the bay about two miles from the closest village, Trinite. There is a beach about a mile away. The three story Victorian house has large, modern rooms with fine furnishings and a view of the gardens or sea. There is a pool, but no restaurant or food is served here.
Feature Hotel/Resort of the Month:
Anguilla's Cap Juluca
Cap Juluaca regularly rates in the Top 10 world resorts for both Travel and Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler.
Cap Juluca is situated on the southwest coast of Angulla and overlooks the mountains of St. Marten. Cap Juluca sits on 179 acres of Land and is renouned for its 2.5 miles of white powder beaches and the unequalled privacy and luxury of the accommodations.
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