All of our guest receive a welcome rum punch. Full breakfast is included with all rooms, as well as afternoon tea and a rum punch. I recommend the rum punch, because after all, this is the Caribbean! Guests also have complimentary access to snorkeling and tennis equipment. Complimentary internet is also offered, with a wireless hotspot right by the pool! Everything prepared for an active vacation: 7 nights in Deluxe accommodations, with full breakfast every morning Tea or Rum Punch every afternoon!!! Huzzah! 2 Dinners for two, by candlelight, for the two nights you wish to celebrate. 3 days complimentary jeep rental, for island rambling Horseback riding, 1 ½ hours on village trails, a very engrossing way to view the island. A guided nature hike for two to discover local flora and fauna. An in-room massage to end the week, ensuring that you return home completely relaxed. Includes 10% service charge and 9% government tax. Includes a 3 day car rental. Seven nights in a Luxury Cottage in old world, West Indian charm; accommodations include bedroom with four poster canopy bed, separate sitting room, kitchenette and private porch. The cottages are furnished with four poster canopy beds and antiques, and simple, elegant art work. The porches are complete with the required hammock for lazing in the tropical breeze. To add the extra luxury and right dash of romance, meals are included with this package; A full planters breakfast, Lunch or Afternoon tea, and a candlelit table for two for dinner. All meals are served on the verandah of the Great House, overlooking the mango trees and tropical garden. Available for May, June, July and August 2007. Includes 19% service and tax. Enjoy the tradition of horseriding in Nevis with the opportunity to ride out on four different days to different parts of this fascinating island. See the forest, glens, flora and fauna while visiting ruins of colonial history. Most Nevis horses are thoroughbred/creole crosses and retired from Nevis horseracing. Each one is an individual character as is the escort who will lead you out on these trail rides. Instruction is available as well. 7 nights deluxe accommodations in a romantic plantation cottage with canopy bed, period furnishings and lazy hammock strung on the porch to soothe those weary muscles. Full breakfast every morning, Tea or Rum Punch every afternoon, Huzzah for the Caribbean! Full Planters Dinner for two by candlelight on arrival night. Unlimited rides at the Hermitage Stables. Enjoy the fresh cool evening breezes at The Hermitage after a day of diving to see the Caves, Reefs and Wrecks of the waters of Nevis and St. Kitts. Have the best of both worlds with plantation magic and exciting diving as well. (Padi or Naui). 7 nights deluxe accommodations in a cool breezy, romantic plantation cottage with canopy bed and period furnishings. Full breakfast every morning, Tea or Rum Punch every afternoon, but not before dives. One week jeep rental, to get to the boat! Four 2 tank dives per person on modern 32' custom dive boat, includes tanks and weights. The charm and old world beauty of The Hermitage make it a delightful place to experience romance. Honeymoon at The Hermitage, or celebrate your anniversary and take home lifelong memories from one of the most beautiful small hotels in the Caribbean on the romantic island of Nevis. 7 nights deluxe accommodations in a romantic plantation cottage furnished with antiques, including king-size canopy bed. You will have your own private balcony with hammock overlooking the gardens, pool and Caribbean Sea. A bouquet of fresh flowers in room. Chilled French Champagne in your room on arrival. Full breakfast every morning, Tea or Rum Punch every afternoon, Rum-de-dum-dum! Four candlelit dinners for two in the Great House or its verandah overlooking the gardens. Wedding Option - $900.00 includes: Decorated location in the gardens. Bottle of French Champagne. Bridal Bouquet Groom's Boutonniere(s). West Indian Wedding Cake. Cost of Marriage License. Cost of Registration Fees. Cost of local transportation to from local authorities. Witnesses, if required. Note: The minister does not charge a flat fee, however a donation is welcomed. The wedding ceremony must take place between Monday and Friday. The couple must be on the island for at least three working days before the wedding. If divorced, an original copy of the absolute decree. If widowed, an original copy of the death certificate. If under 21, an affidavit or parental consent, witnessed by a Notary. The Personalized Package. Our packages are intended to simplify your pre-vacation plans. Wed like to take care of the arrangements and details that will allow you to fully enjoy your experience on Nevis and your stay at the Hermitage. The above packages are based on frequently asked questions and popular activities. If you would like to modify a package, mixing and matching anything we will be more than happy to make all the arrangements and give you a complete price. Your choices include, but are certainly not limited to: Accommodations, Meals, Massages, Hikes, Horseback rides, SCUBA diving, Sailing, Car Rentals or Taxi Tours

Hermitage is not about finding a place to stay; it is about meeting people who want to share their home. It is a place where you can share the true island life style in elegance. Each of the rooms is uniquely decorated. Maureen takes great pride and pleasure in this. We have been collecting antiques in the Caribbean through out our 30 years here. Some of the art work is the talent of local artist; some of the paintings have been produced by guests staying at the Hermitage. Richard Lupinacci. At home I hate getting up for work. Here, I am up before dawn. I love watching the sunrise over the coconut trees. The accommodations at The Hermitage are in cottages of historical or architectural interest and designed to catch the prevailing breezes. Every bedroom has an heirloom canopy bed, antique and period furnishing, and full bath with showers and tubs. All rooms have unique and charming views from their private porches. Amenities within each cottage include direct-dial telephones, in-room safes, ceiling fans, refrigerators, irons and ironing boards, tea and coffee making facilities. A major refurbishment and upgrade was carried out at the property in 1997/1998, keeping the level of comfort within our accommodation at its highest. Carriage House and Stable. Two large rooms with bath in a handsomely restored 17th century stone building with period furnishings, including canopy beds. View photos and rates. Treetops Up, Treetops Down, Tower Up, Tower Down, Twin Gables. Each of the Deluxe cottages overlook the pool and sun terrace. The cottages feature a large airy room with bath with separate dressing area as well as a private porch which features a hammock. The rooms are furnished with canopy beds and antiques. The Loft, Pink House, Blue House, Goosepen Cottage, Gate House, White House, and Pasture House. Charming colonial cottages with private bedroom and bath, plus separate sitting-room and kitchenettes. As with all of the rooms, the furnishings are in period style, with canopy beds and antiques. Extra guests can be accommodated on two day-beds in the sitting-rooms. Each cottage has a private porch with hammock. These rooms also have cable TV and CD players. Magnificent replica of a Nevis Manor House in its own private garden, with a ceramic-tiled pool. Period furnishings include canopy beds. On the ground floor is a sitting room (which can sleep four extra guests) with cable TV, dining room (with table seating for 10), full kitchen and full bath. On the upper floor there are two master bedrooms and baths with canopy beds, plus a spare bedroom. The building is completely surrounded with large porches and verandahs for relaxing and entertaining.

The Hermitage appreciates life's finer things, from the elegant horse-drawn carriage rides to engaging conversation at the bar.. Hotel review at Fodors.com. Richard Lupinacci and his wife, Maureen, have assembled one of the best collections of antiques on Nevis here. Wide-plank floors, intricate latticework, and high ceilings add to the hotel's beauty.. Review at Frommers.com. Here is what the press has said about The Hermitage... Outside Magazine, February 2004. Conde Nast, June 2003. Caribbean Travel and Life May 2003. Maco Caribbean Living Volume 5 Issue 1. The Independent, November 2001. Caribbean Travel Life October 2001. Caribbean Travel Life, May 2000. Diversion Magazine, 1999. The Guardian, November 7, 1998. Conde Nast Traveler, 1998. Fodor's Caribbean, 1998. Palm Beach Post, 1997. Caribbean Week, November 1997. Going Places, October 1996. Caribbean Travel Letter, May 1996. New York Times Magazine, November 12, 1995. Womens Journal, 1994. Pipers Magazine, October 1994. Boston Globe, May 22, 1994. Caribbean Travel Life, September/October 1993. Frommers Travel Guide Caribbean, 1992. Vogue Magazine, September 1991. The Penguin Guide to the Caribbean, 1991. Gourmet Magazine, March 1989. The Hermitage Frangipani Breezes, Volcano Views License to Chill Outside Magazine, February 2004 by Janine Sieja. Read the article at Outside's website. The soundtrack to Nevis, a volcanic bit of emerald-green pointing skyward in the West Indies, lacks a badass steel-drum reggae riff. Nevis, blessedly, is not that Caribbean. Its rhythms require closer attention: nocturnal, chirping bell frogs and murmuring trade winds that rustle the coconut palms and spread the sweetness of frangipani across 50 square miles of overgrown hills and dignified former sugarcane plantations. The most charming of these mansions, the Hermitage, is perched 800 feet above sea level on the southern flanks of dormant-for-now 3,232-foot Nevis Peak. The 15 gingerbread cottages and 340-year-old British colonial lodge are embellished with pastel-shuttered windows and four-poster canopy beds. Despite this dollhouse decor, you won't feel embarrassed to take your lunch of grilled-frying-fish salad on the veranda after a muddy five-hour hike up the volcano. Just hose yourself off in the front yard first. THE GOOD LIFE // Amiable American transplants Richard and Maureen Lupinacci bought the Hermitage 33 years ago. Its Great House, reputed to be the oldest wooden building in the Caribbean, is where guests dine by candlelight or sidle over to the bar for rum punch at cocktail hour. (The free-flowing mixture of dark Cavalier rum, syrup, lemon juice, and a dash of cinnamon is part of why the refined Hermitage vibe never crosses over into stuffiness.) Most of the cottages are restored originals - whitewashed, lightfilled retreats furnished with regional antiques. All have hammock-equip0ped balconies for horizontal views of Nevis Peak and the white clouds that usually shroud its summit. The three-acres grounds are dotted with citrus, mango, and cashew trees, and have two pools and a tennis court. JAW DROPPER // Roam trails criss-crossing the Gingerland District on one of the lodge's 16 thoroughbreds, or charge up Saddle Hill to an old lookout used by British admiral Horatio Nelson in the 1780s. SPORTS ON-SITE // Explore the terraced gardens of lilies, ginger, and hibiscus or take the ten-minute shuttle to four-mile Pinney's Beach, the loveliest of Nevis's sandy stretches. Just a quarter-mile from the inn is the trailhead for the mile-long climb to the summit of Nevis Peak (contact Top to Bottom; $35 per person; 869-469-9080). BEYOND THE SAND // A wild donkey - an odd trail obstacle - brayed his displeasure as I pedaled the sea-grape-lined single track of Tower Hill. Windsurf 'n' Mountain Bike Nevis (869-469-9682, ww.windsurfingnevis.com, www.mountainbikenevis.com) offers half-day rides from $40, including use of a Trek front-suspension bike. At Oualie Beach, on the island's northwestern coast, let marine biologist Barbara Whitman introduce you to four-eyed butterfly fish, goat fish, flame coral, and pink sea anemones. Under the Sea (869-469-1291, www.undertheseanevis.com) charges $40 for a three-hour snorkel, including gear. THE FINE PRINT // American Airlines (800-433-7300, www.aa.com) is the only major U.S. carrier serving Nevis. The daily flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, takes an hour and 15 minutes (round-trip airfare from New York City costs about $725; from Denver, about $980). From December 15 to April 15, rates at the Hermitage (800-682-4025, www.hermitagenevis.com) start at $325 for a double, including a full breakfast (low season rates from $170). Conde; Nast Traveller June 2003. With the abolition of slavery and the decline of the sugar trade, Nevis slipped into obscurity. Decaying remains of sugar mills are scattered about the island. Some of the grand plantation houses, however, have been better preserved and are now run as stylish and comfortable retreats. Most are discreetly hidden away on the slopes of Nevis speak in a district known as Gingerland on the south side of the island. Hermitage Plantation is a good place to start a romance with this relaxed and beautiful island. We arrived at night to a very welcome rum punch which, combined with the time difference on our body clocks, induced an easy sleep. We woke at dawn to a large troupe of vervet monkeys swinging in the trees behind our cottage. The boldest climbed the tall mango tree above our balcony to pillage the fruit, while others frolicked on the forest floor. By 7.30am they had disappeared into the trees and the sun was warm enough for us to enjoy a morning swim in the freshwater pool. There are several palm, mango and breadfruit trees shading the Hermitage;s well-kept grounds, which are bursting with hibiscus and bougainvillea. We stayed in one of the restored timber-framed;gingerbread; cottages hidden among the foliage. These are typically Caribbean-colonial in style, with pastel weatherboards walls, polished wooden floors, shuttered windows, veranda balconies and a mosquito net draped bed. Ours had views up to the summit of Nevis Peak and down to the sea. The food at the Hermitage is the result of collaboration between owner Maureen Lupinacci;s modern ideas and the traditional skills of resident chef, a shy local woman named Lovey Body. The meal we ate on our first night; crispy fried lobster with a sesame dressing followed by pan-seared Mahi with lemongrass, ginger and tamarind; was so good it was tempting to eat there every night. Many ingredients, such as herbs, fruit, vegetables and bacon, are home-produced. Along with pigs, chickens and geese, the Lupinaccis keep a large stable of horses that guests can use to explore the forest trails around Gingerland. The family is a big supporter of the monthly race meetings held at a ramshackle racecourse in the unpopulated, wild south-east corner of Nevis, at Indian Castle Beach. Richard Lupinacci told us these race days are major events in the island;s calendar, attracting huge crowds, a carnival mood and much betting. The rest of the time, the beach, which is only a short drive from Gingerland, is one of the quietest spots on the island. Nevis may not have an opera company, but life on the island has its own rewards for music-lovers Richard and Maureen Lupinacci. The Pennsylvania couple moved to the Caribbean in 1968, living first on Nevis before transferring to Barbados when Richard went to work at the American embassy there. But Nevis had captured their hearts, and they bought a plantation house, named The Hermitage, high on the slopes of Mount Nevis as a second home. The building, however, was no ordinary planter;s residence. More than 340 years old, the small great house is likely the Caribbean;s oldest surviving wooden dwelling. Called an earthfast structure, its primary support pillars are planted i...

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