Caribbean360: St Lucia hotel gem offers bargain winter rates

St Lucia hotel gem offers bargain winter rates
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Chris Hoyos on 03/01/2012 08:52:00
 
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Tuesday January 3, 2012 - One of Saint Lucia's charming
hotels, ranked as the second best plantation resort in the world, is knocking 25
percent off its room rates for the winter season.
The award-winning Fond Doux Holiday Plantation, in the picturesque, old French
colonial town of Soufrière, announced deep discounts off all room categories,
any day of the week.
"It's still Christmas in Saint Lucia," said manager Eroline Lamontagne, "and we
want to ensure that guests visiting Saint Lucia in 2012 can allow us to pamper
them at a fraction of the regular cost."
The special 25 percent discount is valid on already affordable prices for
accommodations in the peak winter season. Travel must be booked by February 15,
2012 and completed by April 30, 2012.
Mrs. Lamontagne also announced a bargain "Warm Winter Retreat" special of
US$2,700 per couple, including seven nights' accommodations, daily breakfast, à
la carte dining for three nights, airport transfers, a bottle of champagne on
arrival, two spa treatments of choice and taxes and service charge.
The hotel recently launched the new and improved Mamma La Terre Spa to renew
mind, body, soul and spirit in a tranquil, therapeutic sanctuary - utilizing
organic products from Fond Doux's grounds.
For further information, visit www.fonddouxestate.com.
About Fond Doux Holiday Plantation
Fond Doux Holiday Plantation is a 19th century eco-friendly colonial plantation
nestled in the heart of Soufrière, Saint Lucia. The resort sits in a 250
year-old working plantation and features an assortment of 10 uniquely crafted
cottages, two onsite restaurants and a collage of outdoor swimming pools. Fond
Doux is conveniently located just minutes away from some of the island's key
attractions, including the Sulphur Springs - the Caribbean's only drive in
volcano. It is in the neighborhood of the world-renowned twin peaks, the Pitons,
which offers the best diving sites on island - all within the prestigious UNESCO
World Heritage Site. Fond Doux provides guests with an evocative plantation
experience, and they are encouraged to actively engage in the day-to-day running
of the cocoa plantation, experiences enjoyed in 2008 by Prince Charles and
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
The plantation adheres closely to the spirit of eco-building and cultural
preservation. Rescued from demolition, Fond Doux maintains intricate French
Colonial wooden buildings more than 100 years old. The buildings were
painstakingly dismantled and transported to the estate, where they were lovingly
restored as guest accommodations and today stand as monuments of the island's
rich colonial history. The Guardian Newspaper in the United Kingdom rated the
organic estate and eco-resort as the number two Plantation Retreat in the world.
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