Hix House

Frommer's Review

No one leaves Hix House without a strong opinion about its value as an eco-sensitive experiment. Angular and avant-garde, and minimalist to the point of looking almost barren, it's one of the most iconoclastic and most admired pieces of eco-sensitive architecture in the Caribbean. It is set on 12 acres (4.9 hectares) of land, formerly used for the cultivation of sugar cane, on a scrub- and tree-covered landscape on a hillside in the center of the island. The inn consists of four separate buildings, designed, respectively, with triangular, circular, or rectangular floor plans. Each of them was created by the celebrated Toronto-based architect John Hix (a "climate and design architect"), who has won awards for the designing of low-maintenance houses in chilly Canada. None of the units has window screens or air-conditioning, and each is -- in an aggressive kind of eco-sensitivity that might remind you of a postmodern concrete bunker -- outfitted with mosquito netting, low-wattage lighting (brighter lights attract mosquitoes), and virtually indestructible furniture that's crafted either from poured and polished concrete or pressure-treated lumber. And other than yoga classes, conducted 3 mornings a week from 10:30am till noon, there's virtually nothing to do other than the entertainment you create yourself.

Rooms come with refrigerators that are stocked with milk, orange juice, eggs, cereal, freshly baked bread, and fruit. None has a bathtub, and showers are artfully rustic affairs set within open-air concrete alcoves.

Facilities:
Outdoor pool

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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