Habitation Lagrange

Marigot, 97225,
Marigot
Martinique
Martinique
53-60-60

http://www.habitation-lagrange.com

Type: Hotel
Minimum Rate: € 150 - € 200

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Once a plantation owner’s home habitation and barn la grange, Habitation Lagrange is a unique inn. It’s tucked away in a lovely garden at the end of a rutted Caravelle Peninsula road that cuts through jungle-like vegetation in the hills outside the village of Marigot. The slow drive up to the remote inn serves to prepare you for the transition from the outside world to the privileged, gracious life of another era. The exquisitely restored main house dominates a seven-acre compound that was once a sugar plantation and rum distillery. You are welcomed in the reception hall on the first floor near a wood-paneled bar and cozy library. Across the hall, tall mahogany doors open into a grand dining room decorated with an original mural depicting plantation life. Here, guests enjoy candlelight dinners prepared by a French-trained chef. One suite and three spacious guest rooms occupy the second floor. All have private baths and are individually decorated as if they are the master bedrooms of an elegant home. French doors open out to the ironrailedbalcony that circles the entire second floor, and guests have the option of using ceiling fans or airconditioning to cool their room. Outside, a large pool is the focal point of the landscaped lawn. Nearby, former stables and a new colonial-style building have been cleverly designed to house additional guest rooms. As in the main house, each large room and private bath has modern features artfully disguised to blend with the period furnishings. It’s hard to imagine that any traveler could find fault with Lagrange. However, the nearest decent beach is at least a half-hour drive down the coast, the airport and capital are on the other side of the island, and most tourist attractions are over an hour away by car. The only diversions on the estate are a pool and tennis court – and a mountain stream, fluttering humming- birds, sweeping views of the valley, wild orchids, rain drops in the forest, quiet nights....