SAINT LUCIA


hillside, seemingly defying gravity from their perch atop Morne Chastanet. From the beach below, the property could be mistaken for the most lavish spaceship you’ve ever seen but, up close, looks more like the realisation of someone’s wildest dreams about what a luxury hotel could be in the absence of any type of rule book. And actually, that isn’t a million miles away from the truth. The late Russian-Canadian architect Nick Troubetzkoy wÀÃÌ V>mi Ìo ->inÌ ÕVi> in Ìhi £9Çäà ÜiÌh > ÛiÃion Ìo create something that would bring people closer than ever to the island’s abundant unbridled beauty, bridging the gap between architecture and nature. Three decades l>ÌiÀ in ÓääÈ] >`i oÕnÌ>in o«ini` iÌà `ooÀÃ] ÃiÀÛin} noÌ onlÞ >à Ìhi vÕlwlminÌ ov Ìhià ÛiÃion] LÕÌ >lÃo >à iVk½Ã love letter to the country that provides the backdrop to his V>ÀiiÀ-`iwnin} VÀi>Ìion] ÜhiVh ÜoÕl` }o on Ìo LiVomi one of the most recognisable properties in the Caribbean. Each room is accessed by its own long, suspended


Ü>lkÜ>Þ >n`] vÀom Ìhi LÀi`}i Ìh>Ì li>`à Ìo mÞ -Õn ->nVÌÕ>ÀÞ] iÛiÀÞÌhin} jÕÃÌ yoÜð /hi o«in-«l>n Àoom viilà neither inside nor outside, but a perfect concoction of Ìhi ÌÜo] ÜhiÀi >ll Ìh>Ì liià LiÌÜiin mÞ Li`] mÞ inwniÌÞ «ool >n` Ìhi `iÃÌ>nÌ *iÌonà ià Ìhi Ü>Àm] honiÞ-ÃVinÌi` Caribbean air. When Karolin Troubetzkoy, Nick’s wife and >`i oÕnÌ>in½Ã iÝiVÕÌiÛi `iÀiVÌoÀ] Ìillà Õà i̽à noÌ ÕnÕÃÕ>l for guests to arrive at the property and not emerge until it’s time to check out, I’m not the least bit surprised. From the oasis of my room, everything I could possibly need is a call away (made via one of the resort’s walkie-talkie-style devices as telephones and TVs are a no-no here – who nii`à Ìhim ÜiÌh ÛiiÜà liki ÌhiÃ] >nÞÜ>Þ¶®° /h>Ì mi>nà Ó{ÉÇ room service, in-room spa treatments and the assistance ov mÞ oÜn «iÀÃon>l LÕÌliÀ ­oÀ m>joÀ-`omo] >à ÌhiÞ >Ài knoÜn >Ì Ìhi hoÌil® Ìo vÕlwl >ll m>nniÀ ov VÀ>âÞ Ühimà ­Ìhi wildest request I make is for a pre-bedtime snack of gooey chocolate-chip cookies) are all readily accessible. ª


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