Mustique, St Vincent & Grenadines
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Like most islands in the Caribbean, Mustique in the Grenadines was once a sugar plantation. This three-square-mile island just south of St. Vincent was by the fifties just an abandoned bit of sunburned scrub inhabited by the odd fisherman and his family. In 1959, Lord Glenconner bought the island for £45,000 – a small fortune then for an island without buildings, services or water. Mustique’s present-day appearance – immaculate and unspoilt – is the result of rigorous efforts. No helicopters are allowed on the island and the landing strip accommodates nothing bigger than a six-seater. There is no traffic to speak of – everyone gets round on a mule. This is not quite as rustic as it sounds - Mule is the brand name of Kawasaki’s motorized golf carts.
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Mustique, St Vincent & Grenadines, Caribbean
In 1959 Lord Glenconner bought the entire island for £45,000, a small fortune then for an island without buildings, services or water. He created the hotel to encourage guests to visit and purchase land – to this day this exclusive island is privately owned by those who chose to be homeowners on this earthly paradise.
Today the restored remains of the plantation including the windmill and warehouse form the core of the Cotton House hotel, the dining room, the ballroom, and the popular Monkey Bar, and guests are accommodated in individual houses of their own each with a view. It has the best location on this man-made Eden, on a promontory that divides windswept L'Ansecoy Bay from the calm green waters on the other side.
Cotton House is a collection of individual “residences” dotted around a lush old sugar plantation estate.
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Mustique, St Vincent & Grenadines Caribbean