Cotton House
Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Style Coral stone colonial
Setting The champagne set’s private island
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 $821.00, excluding tax at 1 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional service charge of 10% per room per night on checkout.
- 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. More...
- 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.
Food and drink at Cotton House
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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.
Also worth knowing
- Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...
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Smith extra at Cotton House
A bottle of wine in your room and, for guests staying four nights or more, a picnic lunch
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.
From the Guestbook…
"Jump Up" night at Basil's Bar is not to be missed. The band/music was excellent.
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