Golden Lemon Inn & Villas

Frommer's Review

Sophisticated and elegant describe both the Golden Lemon and its clientele. Arthur Leaman, one-time decorating editor of House & Garden magazine, used his taste and background to create a hotel of bohemian charm in this otherwise dilapidated shipping port. The resort's centerpiece is a much-restored, much-altered French colonial manor house with an 18th-century Georgian upper story, set within a coconut grove near a black volcanic-sand beach, on the otherwise isolated northwest coast of St. Kitts. Flanking the great house are the Lemon Court and Lemon Grove Condominiums, each painted a neon shade of lemon-gold, where you can rent luxuriously furnished suites surrounded by manicured gardens; most have private pools. The venue is a wee bit faded from its glory days when this kind of upscale-bohemian venue was a novelty in these parts. The spacious rooms are furnished with antiques and always contain fresh flowers, but are not air-conditioned. Bedrooms have been redecorated with new fabrics, rugs, and accessories. Many beds are raised four-posters draped in mosquito netting in the old plantation style; each is equipped with fine linen. The larger villas have sunken tubs, kitchens, and dishwashers. At press time there was talk about the owner of this place transforming it into holiday condos renamed "Kittitian Hill."

Facilities:
Restaurant; outdoor pool; tennis court; catamarans; scuba diving; snorkeling; horseback riding; island tours; car rental; room service; massage; laundry; rooms for those w/limited mobility

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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