Amenities
The hotel has 12 comfortably furnished bedrooms with ceiling fan, each with a private bathroom with shower.
All windows and sliding door windows are equipped with mosquito screens, even though this is not a mosquito area.
Six of the rooms feature a private, sea view balcony.
! Our SPECIAL !
A self contained villa-apartment with 2 bedrooms/bathrooms, living, kitchen,terrace and with a splendid view on Praslin bay and the green surrounding hills.
The Fox Grove Inn's Whispering Palms restaurant is often quoted as one of the best restaurants on the island. The owner, Franz Louis-Fernand, with his 35 years of international experience as a chef in the best hotels in England, France, Belgium and Switzerland, runs the kitchen himself.
Fish - and lobster when in season - are bought fresh from the fishermen in the village, whilst local herbs, vegetables and fruits are selected at the market and from local farms. With an excellent international a la carte cuisine and daily specials, there will be no need to dine anywhere else! The restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Friendly waitresses as well as Franz' wife Esther are looking forward to serve you either in the tastefully decorated restaurant or on the spacious terrace with it's magnificent view.
The quiet location, away from all noise and stress, the Fox Grove Inn is the ideal place to hold a workshop, meeting or conference. In theatre style, 100 persons can be seated with a head table on a podium.
The room, with it's own bar, is also used for other functions, such as weddings, dinners, cocktails etc.
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Activities
Pigeon Island:
This protected National Park is of major archaeological and historical value. There is also a small museum, worth a visit. Fort Rodney is located on the smaller of the two hills. Climbing the hill you are rewarded with a wide view.
Gros Islet:
This quiet fishing village undergoes a metamorphosis each Friday evening when a vast street dance party takes place. A not to be missed spectacle for those who want to experience the true St. Lucian atmosphere.
Rodney Bay:
This marina has been built in a large inland lagoon. In the neighborhood there are all kinds of shops, banks and a wide choice of restaurants offering a varied cuisine: Creole, French, Asian and Continental.
Reduit Beach:
This area is renowned for its long white sandy beach sheltered by tropical greenery. The beach stretches to Pigeon Island but it is crossed close to Gros Islet by the waterway to the marina. Water sports facilities are available.
Choc Bay beach:
A nice sandy beach, sheltered by palm trees, with water sports facilities and close to the large hotels. Here you can look out at little Rat Island. The Gablewood shopping center is in the neighborhood.
Vigie beach:
A nice sandy beach, well sheltered, stretching alongside the landing strip of Georges Charles (Vigie) airport. Popular with St. Lucians.
Castries, the capital:
From the Morne Fortune you have a grandiose view over the city and its surrounding green hills. At the daily market of Castries, you can find all kinds of handicraft, clothing, meat, fish and a variety of fresh tropical fruits.
From Derek Walcott Square you can view the old part of the city on one side and the newer part on the other. Daily the cruise-liners moor in the harbor at Pointe Seraphine, the Tax-free Shopping Center.
Marigot Bay:
St. Lucia's most picturesque bay. The surrounding green hills embrace the turquoise waters of the bay where yachts shelter in the natural harbor.
The true St. Lucian atmosphere can be experienced at JJ's bar on top of the hill close to Marigot Bay and at their waterfront restaurant downhill. In front of JJ's bar, a superb view of Marigot Bay awaits you.
Anse La Raye:
A quiet fishing village where you can find typical wooden houses, some very colorful, others weather-stained with the passage of time.
Canaries:
Another quiet fishing village. On the beach lie the colorful fishermen's boats.
Anse Chastanet beach:
One of the finest dark sandy beaches of St. Lucia and also an excellent place for the scuba diver or snorkeler.
Soufriere (± 9000 inhabitants):
This town, the oldest settlement of the island, was founded in 1746 by the French. Situated in the shade of the Petit Piton, this old capital was rebuilt after being destroyed by a hurricane in 1780.
The Soufrière coast has a long stretch of dark sandy beach. Between the palm trees you have a grandiose view of one of the Pitons. Local people mostly use the beach.
Diamond Botanical Gardens:
At the entrance, you will find some stalls where local artists sell their hand made goods.
The botanical garden of the Diamond Estate offers lush greenery and many colorful flowers where tourists can stroll at ease. The rust brown colored rocks of the beautiful waterfall surrounded by the tropical green are worth the visit.
Morne Coubaril Estate:
An old plantation which has been transformed into an open-air museum. There, a guide explains how people used to work and live. You will learn more about the processing of sugar cane, cacao and coconuts.
Sulphur Springs:
They originate from a weak spot in the crust of the earth of an enormous collapsed crater. These smoking sulfur vapors have unpleasant penetrating odors. The water in the craters, blackened by sulfate, still maintains a temperature of 171 ° Centigrade or 340 ° Fahrenheit.
Choiseul:
This fishing village is also an art and craft center. Here, inhabitants make very nice woodcarvings out of local wood, make baskets and work in the potter's workshop. Fishing boats lie on the sandy beach with the colorful wooden houses in the background.
Laborie:
Tourists seldom visit this fishing village. Here, you will find mostly weather-beaten wooden houses.
This village has a beautiful white sandy beach. The North side is suitable for sunbathing and snorkeling around the reef.
Visits along the East side:
Cas En Bas beach :
One of the pre-eminent places for wind surfing (bring down your own wind surfing board). There are constant on shore trade winds. Locals provide "bar" facilities next to the stretched white sandy beach.
The Eastern Nature trail:
Developed in 1999 by the St. Lucia National Trust within the Praslin protected landscape - some 871 hectares of outstanding natural beauty. This 3.5 mile or 5.5 km skirts the east coast offering panoramic views across the Atlantic and some spectacular scenery between Dennery and Praslin.
Frigate Islands Nature Reserve :
This National Park is a protected area. After a hike through rich vegetation including mangroves and yards high cacti you arrive at an observation post. Nearby, there is a small sandy beach where the waves of the sometimes-tempestuous Atlantic Ocean roll onto the sand.
Praslin Bay :
The fishing village of the same name has a mini beach in the sheltered bay, where wooden boats are made from the gummier tree.
The nearby little Praslin Island is home to a colorful lizard, originating from the Maria Islands. We can arrange for a trip to this beautiful small protected island.
Mamiku Botanical Gardens:
Close to Praslin Bay you can visit the colourful Mamiku Botanical Gardens offering nice views over Praslin Bay.
Rain forest hiking:
A number of walks or journeys in the mountains can be undertaken, lasting from half an hour to a complete day. More information available on request.
Vieux Fort:
This small town has a Saturday market with a colorful fish seller at the small beach. It has some supermarkets, shops and banks.
Many bananas are shipped from here. North of Vieux Fort there are long sandy beaches, however parts have been washed away.
Vieux Fort - Anse de Sables beach (eastside):
An easy to reach, beautiful but windy, white sandy beach looking out over the Maria Islands. This is one of the pre-eminent places for wind surfing. There are constant on shore trade winds. At the 'The Reef' bar and restaurant you can hire wind surf boards from Club Mistral. There are nice sheltered terraces. This beach is recommended for wind surfers and sun-worshippers.
Vieux Fort - Maria Islands (eastside):
This protected National Park can only be visited with a guide. It is not accessible to the public between May 15th and July 31st (bird breeding season). Two endemic reptiles live on this little island: the colorful lizard and the rare but small harmless Kouwes snake.
Vieux Fort - Cap Moule à Chique (South island tip):
From the top you have a spectacular seascape of the West coast, the East coast, the Maria Islands, the airport and far away in the distance the green mountains. There is a lighthouse on top of the hill. | |
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