Hotel 12 Rabot Hotel – Otherwise known as Hotel Chocolat!

Set in the rainforest near the little town of Soufriere in southern St Lucia in the middle of a cocoa plantation is the Rabot Hotel! An Adults only boutique hotel. This the home of Hotel Chocolat and they offer chocolate making tours, sunrise and sunset yoga, a chocolate spa, a shuttle bus to sugar beach and beautiful accommodation with views of the pitons and chocolate inspired creole dining and drinks in the bar. We stayed here in December and were lucky enough to be upgraded to one of their 8 Luxury rooms which are higher up and slightly larger and offer open fronted amazing views on the pitons! All of the rooms have a velvetiser and some sachets of hotel chocolat hot chocolate to be enjoyed in the room. We had a huge open air shower, 4 poster bed with an over bed fan – there is no air conditioning as these rooms are made to attract a breeze. A slide shut wall or leave it totally open and lay on a lounger enjoying the stunning views and all the sounds of the rainforest creatures! Just beware their welcome cocktail of rum punch ! – Its lethal! One drink and I was more than a bit tipsy!! Our room was beautiful, and we enjoyed relaxing by the pool and after our included chocolate tour where we got to learn about the growing and making of chocolat, taste the pulp from a cocoa pod and plant and name our own cocoa tree :)

This is an amazing place to stay – I would recommend a night here at the start or end of any trip to saint Lucia to have this experience, and the upgrade is worth it if you want the best views and breeze.

Amazing offer at the moment: up to 35% off your rainforest escape until the 20th April – contact me to book your Saint Lucian Paradise Holiday: candy.brown@travelcounsellors.com 07796305536