Fairview Great House & Botanical Gardens

This was superb. We booked it as a tour from our cruise. The house was lovely, with gorgeous views and gardens; thehistory was really interesting; the rum tasting was generous and enjoyable and our guide, Doreen, entertaining and lovely. The rum isn't expensive (although it's supposedly a bit cheaper at the port) so worth buying here, as it keeps the museum going.

Stopover on a cruise excursion tour. Wonderful house to visit and learn a bit about history in St Kitts. We were free to walk around and - there was plenty of signage for a self-guided tour. Great views (probably my favorite) of St Kitt, and well-tended to botanical gardens.

It's definitely worth a visit and it's a bargain at only 5usd. The house itself is gorgeous both inside and out, and the outbuildings are worth poking around in. There is a lot of information even withput a tour guide. I enjoyed taking my time without a guide. Don't miss the highly informative and unsettling history of the slave trade in the basement. The bath house is also worth checking out. I can't imagine how long it would take to fill that thing, and all by hand too! The beautifully manicured gardens have lots of signs describing the plants and trees and some interesting facts about them. It's a very peaceful and relaxing spot. Finally, if you are so inclined, you can do a rum tasting for $15 in the verandah bar. This was one of the highlights of my trip to St Kitts.

Had a great time looking around the great house. The history is super interesting. Of course for us the Rum tasting was the main event. Doreen was awesome. Really funny and engaging. Highly recommend.

We had a lovely cooking and rum tasting tour here. Such a lovely selection of rum we had to take home a couple bottles. We really enjoyed the cooling demonstration and tasting too. A little time exploring the gardens and the buildings and a short time relaxing by the pool was a great way to spend the morning. Very glad we chose this excursion from our Celebrity cruise while we were in port.

Fairview great house is a great visit especially for the West Indies cooking demo and taste and their rum tasting. Beautiful historic grounds with great staff its a must do when on St Kitts!

My wife and I enjoyed our visit to St. Kitts Botanical Gardens. Beautiful views of Caribbean from the site. The Fairview House was an interesting visit with good information about the history of the House. In the lower level of the House was the most well written and understandable description of the slavery issue, that I had ever read. Not a fancy presentation, but well worth the time. There is a nice open air snack bar. You can bring your own lunch and buy some beverages. Lorenzo, the groundskeeper, personally showed us the botanical grounds and described the various trees and plants. We were lucky that he was able to spare some time with us. Thanks Lorenzo.

Cruise excursion. See the house, then rum tasting. Nice house. Good rum!