Destination: Mustique
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Cotton House
This former cotton warehouse and sugar mill was the first collaboration between Caribbean architect Oliver Messel, who made his mark on Barbados, and Mustique’s main architect Arne Hasselqvist. The pair teamed up in the late 1960s to transform the structures into a small hotel called Cotton House. Then, it was the island’s only hotel, and it’s where Basil Charles first tended bar on the island. Today, it remains the only true hotel and has been glammed up by Parisian hotelier Grace Leo Andrieu of the Lancaster. She brought not only her elegant touch to the design but has also taken over the hotel management, bringing in first-class chefs and adding a spa and beach café in recent years. The great room in the main house resembles the living room of a globe-trotting islander with treasured objects mixing in with plantation-style antiques. The twenty-some guest rooms now have every amenity you’d expect at a five-star hotel yet manage to feel more like beach house accommodations than anything fussy. The options include bedrooms in a hillside annex, free-standing cottages, suites by the sea and Cotton Hill, a two-bedroom house with its own large pool. A stay here is a great way to get a feeling for the island, especially since the weekly cocktail party serves as an informal meet-and-greet for everyone in residence. Rooms from $700, include breakfast and dinner.
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