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Cotton House

Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

A bubble of inviolable luxury in an azure ocean, the private Grenadine island of Mustique is home to the Cotton House, a coral-white boutique hotel that combines French West Indies architecture with Caribbean trimmings. It’s the social hub of the island, too – every Tuesday, the super-rich neighbourhood villa owners flock to the Great Room bar for champagne and canapés.

Need to know

• Rooms 20, including three cottages, seven suites and one two-bedroom villa.
• Rates Double rooms from AU$554.60 ($545), excluding tax at 1 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional service charge of 10% per room per night on check-out.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency ($545) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Breakfast and dinner can be included for a half-board supplement of US$100 each a day.
• Facilities Spa, gym, tennis courts, fitness trail, library, DVD/CD selection, boutique, WiFi throughout. In-rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, iPod dock, minibar, Contemporel toiletries.
• Poolside Surrounded by smooth white flagstones and teak loungers built for lazing, the boot-shaped pool looks out across the manicured hotel gardens to the Caribbean sea. The bar – the island’s original sugar mill – provides poolside pick-me-ups.
• Check-out 4pm, but flexible, subject to availability.
• Children Under-threes stay free; four- to 12-year-olds are $120 a night. Babysitting can be arranged for $11 an hour (plus 15 per cent VAT). Because Mustique’s entirely private, it’s one of the safest places to bring your kids in the world.
• Also There are no roads as such on Mustique – it’s navigated by ‘mule’, essentially a souped-up golf cart.
• Hotel closed September and October.

Food and drink at Cotton House

• Hotel restaurant Three. Designed by theatrical visonary Oliver Messel, the Great Room is a neocolonial gathering point for afternoon tea. The Veranda is modern and fresh with a leaning toward Italian/Caribbean fine dining. The Beach Café is an easygoing lunch spot.
• Dress code On-trend Armani or Temperley for dinner; Manolo Blahnik sandals and Missoni bikinis for lunch.
• Top table Ask for a sea-view spot at the Veranda; or dine privately in your room.
• Last orders Evening dining ends at 9.30pm in the Veranda. The bar keeps serving until the last guest leaves.
• Room service 7am–11pm.
• Hotel bar It doesn’t get more glam than Tuesday nights in the Great Room. Perch on a stool at the art deco oval bar, sipping on a dirty martini, while, all around, the island’s well-heeled and well-oiled villa owners gather for their weekly champagne mingle.

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• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

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