Our comfortable, charming rooms --including singles, doubles and small suites -- overlook gardens, mountains and waterfalls. The rooms are simply furnished with comfortable beds, beautiful locally crafted bed quilts and fresh flowers from the gardens of Papillote. Reservations can be made over the Internet with our. Online Reservation Form. BEGONIA ROOM #3 (US $110.00) This spacious room is located on the ground floor of the rainforest rooms building. A 4 Poster Queen sized bed, private bath and covered shared verandah. A myriad of begonias in garden adjacent. ORCHID ROOM #4 (US $110.00) This little suite is located on the ground floor of the rainforest rooms building. Covered, shared verandah with adjacent orchid garden is a nice spot to enjoy an early morning coffee. This suite contains a private bath, a small sitting room and two adjoining rooms one with a double bed and one with a single bed. Perfect for a small family. ROSEAU VALLEY VIEW SUITE #6 (US $125.00) This suite is located on the upper level of the rainforest rooms building, with sweeping views of the Roseau Valley and a large private verandah. This spacious suite contains a 4 poster queen-sized bed in one room and a single bed located in a separate room. Private bath and a small fridge. OVERLOOK ROOM #8 (US $110.00) This room is located on the upper level of the rainforest rooms building overlooking the botanical gardens. One queen bed with private bath. HUMMINGBIRD SUITE #10 (US$115.00 dble occ, addl person US$15.00 each) Queen sized 4 poster bed in one room, two single beds in a second room, a private bath and veranda where you can sit and watch birds in the rainforest rooms building. A good space for a family. BREADFRUIT SUITE #11 (US $130.00 dble occ, addl person US $15.00 each). This suite is located on the upper level of the garden building, surrounded by Botanical Gardens and at tree top level. This very spacious 3-room suite contains one 4 poster queen bed, one double bed in a second room and two single day beds in a very large sitting room, private bath. Adjacent to a spacious verandah and hot mineral baths. SUITE IN THE GARDEN #12 (US $130.00) This is the most extravagant suite in the house. A grand four -poster king sized bed, large sitting area and private bath surrounded by garden and adjacent to the verandah and hot mineral baths. Access to a private garden area and in the garden building. ROOM RATES January 2008 - August 2008 (U.S.$ per night). SINGLE $100.00 DOUBLE $110.00-$115.00 SUITE $115.00-$130.00 Additional Person $15.00 M.A.P Plan: (includes breakfast and dinner) $40 US per day per person or a la carte meals Continental breakfast $4US Full breakfast $12US. Room Rates subject to 10% service charge and 10% VAT. Restaurant and bar subject to 10% service charge and 15% VAT. A two-night deposit (check or credit card number) is required for confirmation. This deposit will be non-refundable if cancellation is received less than 30 days prior to arrival. No show penalty: forfeit deposit.

n the latter half of the eighteenth century, the Island of Dominica was caught in a struggle between British and French control. Against a political backdrop of the French and American Revolutions, control of the Island alternated between the French and the British fourteen times. Ever growing numbers of escaped slaves called maroons lived among the hidden valleys and impassable mountain heights of the inland ranges. In 1805, Pascal Laudat was granted land at the head of the Roseau Valley, a reward for safely leading British soldiers across the Fresh Water Lake passage to the Cabrits. The successful British defense of the Cabrits marked the last French invasion of Dominica. Laudat's slaves were emancipated some years later, and were sent by their master to the furthest reaches of his land to settle. Two of these freed slaves, called Pappi and Alliot, made their homestead in the foothills below Morne Macaque. The 14-acre area then became known as PAPIOTTE. An occasional shard of pottery from this rural community can still be found on the grounds. As a descendant of Pascal Laudat, Howard Rolle acquired the land in the early 1930's. He raised a large family and farmed his garden of dasheen, tannia, cassava, coffee, citrus, watercress, breadfruit, cows and pigs. In 1961, on a six month exploratory trip to Dominica, Anne Grey became enchanted by the beautiful Roseau Valley and met Howard Rolle, who encouraged her to buy a half acre of land from him. Over the next five years she made frequent visits to Dominica from her home in Florida. In 1967, she moved to Dominica and gradually acquired more of the original estate. Papiotte became Papillote and entered its new phase of development with the building of a snack-bar to serve the rare tourist hiking to Trafalgar waterfalls. The snackbar evolved into a restaurant and night club called L'aye Ca Fete and under the tutelage of Cuthbert Jno. Baptiste and Anne Grey meals were prepared for tourists during the day and live music was presented several nights a week. Bands such as De Boys and Dem, Swinging Stars, The Jewels, and The Gaylord's Power Union developed. During the difficult transition years of the early 70's L'aye Ca Fete closed and Anne and Cuthbert ventured into the development of local craft. Cuthbert created extraordinary candles and Anne developed an innovative line of calabash, vertiver, wood and bamboo craft. Over the next eight years prior to independence, Papillote evolved into a small retreat consisting of an Inn, craft center and restaurant. In November, 1978, Dominica became independent. The following month, Anne Grey and Cuthbert Jno. Baptiste were married. Eight months later in August, 1979, Hurricane David passed and blew away everything in the Roseau Valley. The hurricane, gusting at 2OOmph, overturned and shattered the huge canopy of ancient trees covering the mountains, carved away the contour of the Roseau Valley, leaving bare cliffs, landslid roads and rubble. Buildings were demolished, soil blown away, food crops, fruit trees and bananas GONE WITH THE WIND! For the next six months, the Island would have hovered on the edge of famine, but for the intervention of the international community. Six months later, electricity was returned to our valley and two years later the telephone lines were rebuilt. Seizing the opportunity to restructure a barren terrain, Anne and Cuthbert began to put the pieces back together. How best to play our part in the development of our country? The hurricane left us without schools and without a product to support the community. We designed an integrated, all-encompassing plan and pursued it with fervor. A skills training project proposal was submitted to the IAF (Inter American Foundation) accepted and funded. Together with a group of German friends skilled in construction, we began our program of re-development. They taught building trade skills to the young people of Trafalgar while helping to reconstruct our buildings. We restored our living quarters and our water systems. Over the ensuing nineteen years, we have put ourselves back together, gently interfacing with the environment and the community, supplying jobs for the hurricane children of Trafalgar. The stone statuary were created by Lindee Climo in 1985. The new restaurant was opened in October 1994. Cuthbert took charge, developing a menu of delicious island dishes and bountiful fresh picked fruits, vegetables and herbal teas. Eggs from our own chickens for morning omelets were served in the open air surrounded by sprays of orchids, gingers and tree fems. Intent upon creating an ecologically sensitive foreign exchange generator Anne focused on the concept of a retreat within botanical gardens. There are collections of indigenous Bromeliads, Aroids, Begonias, Gingers and Fems. Papillote's gardens are among the best in the Caribbean and have been featured in over forty articles in magazines, newspapers and travel books including The Royal Horticultural Society Magazine, The Garden, Garden Design, Wildflower and Audubon. In 1994, Papillote won an Ecotourism award from. In 1996, it was featured in a number of international articles including National Geographic's. The trails throughout the gardens have been upgraded. A of the trails has been created by Nancy Osler. An out-building has been renovated into a birdwatchers house, where one might see four species of hummingbird hovering, or the agouti, manicou or crapaud. by Polly Pattullo and Anne Jno Baptiste. ©1998 All rights reserved.

We're pleased to present Papillote's Adventure Packages, a special offering of all-inclusive holidays at very special prices. The Papillote Adventure Packages include: Comfortable Accommodation at the Papillote Inn. Guided trips to Dominica's most stunning natural attractions. All taxes and service charges included. 3-Night Adventure Package US$700 per person (double occupancy) Includes accommodation, all taxes and service charges, full breakfast and dinner each day (MAP), plus guided trips to Trafalgar Falls, Rainforest Aerial Tram, Sulphur Springs, Middleham Falls and the Papillote Rainforest Gardens. All tours include transfers and site passes. 7-Night Adventure Package US$1500 per person (double occupancy) Includes accommodation, all taxes and service charges, full breakfast and dinner each day (MAP), plus guided trips to Trafalgar Falls, Sulphur Springs, Middleham Falls, Titou Gorge, Boiling Lake/Valley of Desolation or Fresh Water/Boeri Lakes, Rainforest Aerial Tram, Whale Watching, Indian River Boat, Syndicate Parrots, Snorkelling at Champagne, Shopping in Roseau and the Papillote Rainforest Gardens. All tours include transfers and site passes. Interlude For A Day US$60 per person (parties up to 6 people) Includes guided garden walk, luncheon, natural hot mineral bathing pool and private waterfall bathing. Advance bookings essential. We welcome your inquiries by. or feel free to use our online reservation form. In the space provided for Special Requirements please indicate your interest in the Papillote Adventure Package. We look forward to seeing you!

 Luggage storage
 Credit cards accepted
 Licensed bar
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Restaurant
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Swimming pool
 Phone at reception
 Patio, summer terrace