The Best Hotels Near The Cliff at Cap, by the Record
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Hotel Chocolat is not a metaphor. The parent company revived St. Lucia's cacao trade, and the estate hotel outside Soufrière leans hard into its origins: the restaurant builds cacao into both sweet and savory dishes, and the spa offers chocolate treatments for guests who prefer absorption over consumption. Accommodations are private cottage-style "pods" with open-air showers and views of the Pitons. Adults only, which explains the noticeable quiet.
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A small thatch-roofed bar on stilts above the water anchors this classic Caribbean resort on a pretty peninsula at Pointe du Bout. Rooms are comfortably understated, but the real point is the balcony, preferably one furnished and hanging just above the beach. Two casual restaurants lean on fresh local seafood, and the breeze, the icy drink, and the view do most of the heavy lifting. Martinique has been rebranded six times over; Hotel Bakoua has simply stayed put.