Need to know

Rooms

20, including three cottages, seven suites and one two-bedroom villa.

Rates

Low season, $520–$2,710; high season, $815–$3,680. Excludes 10 per cent VAT and 10 per cent service charge. Breakfast and dinner can be included for a half-board supplement of $100 a person a day.

Check-out

4pm, but flexible, subject to availability.

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.

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.

Hotel closed

September and October.

Also

There are no roads as such on Mustique – it’s navigated by ‘mule’, essentially a souped-up golf cart.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Flamboyant in Coutinot house grabbed our attention with 180-degree views from the corner overlooking the ocean; Allamanda next door is a little larger, and also promises panoramic lookouts. Upstairs, the Sunset suite’s terrace is the best spot on the property for cocktails at dusk. Booking the two-bed Cotton Hill residence on the hilltop bags you a private pool, views of the Atlantic and the Caribbean, personal butler and use of the swankiest mule on the island (sports tyres and an extra gear).

Packing tips

If you have a drop-dead gorgeous, obscenely wealthy other half, make sure you bring them along. If not, you may well find one here.

Also

The waters around Mustique are one giant tropical aquarium – take advantage of the Cotton House’s dive centre and free-to-use snorkelling gear.

Food & drink

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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Cotton House

Mustique, St Vincent, West Indies