Kingstown is a small, bustling port city, the capital of St. Vincent, 100 miles west of the island of Barbados in the Lesser Antilles. It is an active volcanic island, covered in lush forests and rain forests, with mountains that end on spectacular beaches and excellent diving on offshore reefs. The 18th-century city has a number of charming hotels with varying accommodations and uniformly amazing views.
The Villa Lodge Hotel is a converted home on a hilltop overlooking Indian Bay. It is on a popular tourist beach, a 10-minute ride from the heart of Kingstown and five minutes from the island's airport. The hotel's restaurant serves local specialties like calalloo soup and seafood dishes, as well as international cuisine and there is a poolside bar. Rooms are air conditioned, with ocean or mountain views, and self-catering apartments are available with full kitchens and long-term rates. The hotel has just 11 rooms and eight apartments so the experience has the intimacy of a boutique hotel with an emphasis on personal service. Internet is available through a dial-up connection. Single deluxe room rates begin at $95 USD per night as of September 2010. An additional $45 gets you full breakfast and dinner in the hotel's restaurant.
Villa Lodge Hotel
Indian Bay P.O. Box 1191
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Eastern Caribbean
011-784-458-4641
villalodgehotel.com
The Cobblestone Inn is a converted 1814 sugar warehouse with restored Georgian architecture and the cobblestone arches and walkways that give the hotel its name. It's located on the Kingstown waterfront, between the harbor and the mountains, in the center of the downtown business districts, local markets and restaurants. You can get free Wi-Fi service and use the hotel's complete business center, including a teleconferencing option. The hotel is full of mortared stone and tile corridors, balconies and alcoves set off by fountains, skylights and wrought iron railings and stairs. There are both an air conditioned and a rooftop bar and restaurant that serve local and international dishes. Single or double rooms from $75 USD per night, as of September 2010.
The Cobblestone Inn
P.O.Box 867
Bay Street
Kingstown St. Vincent
West Indies
011-784-456-1937
thecobblestoneinn.com
The New Montrose Hotel has 25 rooms with air conditioning and private balconies, a sunbathing deck, Internet access (dial-up), and a restaurant that serves Creole specialties along with local, Caribbean and international dishes. The Sky Lime Bar on the roof is a popular local watering hole and features harbor and mountain views. The hotel will arrange in-room spa services--although there is no separate spa--scuba trips to the offshore reefs and hiking tour in the foothills that ring the city. Room rates begin at $70 USD per night for two people, as of September 2010.
New Montrose Hotel
P.O. Box 215
Kingstown, St. Vincent
West Indies
011-784-457-0172
newmontrosehotel.com
