2 Best Hotels in Martinique

Not to be confused with the military installation (Fort St-Louis) up the hill, this accommodation bills itself as a residence for both business travelers and tourists, though it doesn't have the full range of hotel amenities. Rooms range from simple doubles to studios with kitchenettes to commodious suites with well-equipped kitchenettes; all have an LCD TV, working desk, and free Wi-Fi. Some interior apartments have balconies overlooking a landscaped courtyard. Contemporary furnishings are in shades of maroon, and bedding and pillows are better than the norm. Units facing the street have double-paned windows. Although there’s not a lobby as such, there is an attractive sitting area in the second-floor elevator lobby.

Apartments at this private estate---perched on a verdant hilltop offering breathtaking views overlooking the Atlantic---are divided between a 19th-century Creole plantation house and newer, freestanding cottages. Of the 30 apartments, 11 are in the main house and 19 in separate lodges; 7 have been carved out of the original stables, and 12 in four-room lodges, built in the same great-house style as the original manor. The owners have maintained the colonial ambience as they have expanded. Newer rooms have some antiques and more style. Additionally, six two-bedroom flats, with four-poster beds and fashionable lighting, are rented seasonally and with minimum stays. Within the manor house, the restaurant is elegantly furnished with mahogany period antiques and offers exceptional, fixed-price dinners to both hotel guests and nonguests. Adjacent is the similarly decorated music room. The owner, a musician, named each of the apartment suites with sea views after a jazz great like Miles Davis.