Artistic jungle retreat with lush gardens and famous lobster sandwiches

Golden Rock Inn, Nevis, St. Kitts & Nevis Get directions
"Set back into the tropical hillsides surrounding Nevis Peak, this boutique hideaway looks nothing like the stereotypical Caribbean stay yet feels even more authentically island. There’s no beachfront or over‑the‑top menu of amenities; instead, it’s a design‑forward, history‑minded jungle escape, recently awarded two Michelin Keys, with just 11 rooms and suites. Ask for the two‑story Sugar Mill Suite, created within a 19th‑century sugar mill and offering sweeping views across Nevis." - Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila is a bilingual travel writer, editor, and content marketer. She is an expert on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Cuba, as she lived and worked in four different countries in that region. Carley founded the digital travel publications Loosely Local and Home to Havana. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A Two-Key hideaway founded by artists Helen and Brice Marden, decorated with the lush gardens of Raymond Jungles, a former collaborator of Frank Gehry. The point here is tropical seclusion, and the result is something like a garden of Eden." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Beloved on Nevis, this hilltop hotel is tucked into the slope of a jungle-covered (and potentially active) volcano and, after Brice and Helen Marden acquired it in 2005, became a creative respite for locals and visitors. Tropical-colored bungalows, a pool by Ed Tuttle, and greenery-filled grounds by Raymond Jungles shape its vivid, art-steeped setting. For Kacey Jeffers, who grew up on the island, trips here were a rite of passage; when Mirabelle Marden later invited him to make a photography series for the hotel, he used the project to center images of Black people and people of color at leisure." - Elise Taylor
"Farther into the interior, past the stray donkeys and goats browsing roadside, you'll find the Golden Rock Inn, one of many former sugar plantations in the forest surrounding the volcano." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Surrounded by tropical gardens, this quaint property in Gingerland offers an outdoor pool, plus a restaurant and free daily breakfast. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout Golden Rock Inn. Rooms here will provide you with a private terrace, plus excellent garden views and a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. The property has an on-site bar, and guests can find several restaurants serving international-style cuisine within 3 km. Nevis Peak can be a reached in a 5-minute drive, and Windward Beach is only 8 km from Golden Rock Inn. Vance W. Amory International Airport is a 15-minute drive away." - My Boutique Hotel (en)