![]() ![]() Saltfish and green fig breakfastĪbove the Jade Mountain Club is the open-air Celestial Terrace. Vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and so much more trace a similar path to your plate.īreakfast is no run-of-the-mill experience either with this vision gracing my plate when I ordered a traditional West Indian staple like saltfish and green figs to start my day. Deserts are handcrafted from estate chocolates organically grown, lovingly processed, and expertly prepared from bean to plate right there on the slopes surrounding the property. Here, celebrated James Beard Award winner Chef Allen Susser’s “Jade Cuisine” plays the co-starring role with the view.ĭinner is a tour de force of West Indian flavors like sweet spiny lobster, tamarind, mango, avocado, guava, papaya, coconut, breadfruit, yams, and sweet potatoes swept up in a world-class culinary experience. The closest is the Jade Mountain Club on the second-highest floor. ![]() Sunset at Jade Mountain Club by Patrick Bennett Lucia on the 600-acre lush grounds surrounding the property. ![]() If you can possibly tear yourself away from the views of the Pitons in your personal sanctuary (and that’s a big “if”), Jade Mountain will reward you with more of the best of St. Lucia’s stunning scenic wonders, sipping some Chairman’s Reserve rum, and letting the natural sounds of St. I could have stayed in that pool forever, occasionally swimming back and forth between being in awe of St. And at night, oh man at night… Let’s just say I just hope you have someone to share the pool with. At sunset, clouds wisp off the tops of the mountains while buckets of orange and red are poured all over the scene. At noon, the sun cuts right through the impossibly clear water painting the feet of the Pitons a brilliant turquoise. In the morning the sun rises just behind the Pitons casting long shadows over the endless Caribbean sea. Intuitively, I found the best way to soak it in was while soaking in the indoor private infinity pool. You don’t just look out at that view, you soak it in. (Hell, there may not be any better view than this in the entire West Indies.) And it exists as a stunning, panoramic, floor-to-ceiling feature of every sanctuary at Jade Mountain. Let me be clear: there is no better vista than this to be found on the island of St. Lucia’s most awe-inspiring features and Unesco World Heritage Sites: Petit and Gros Piton. And majestically towering above it all with green clinging to their sides are St. Just beyond, the Caribbean sea is a sparkling blue brushstroke. Where a wall should be, instead lies a plush carpet of verdant treetops. The indoor pool (which should be enough of an enticement) seemingly exists only to draw your eye and then your person straight out into the vast natural beauty of St. The sanctuaries with no fourth wall just defy belief.Īs soon as you cross your personal bridge and pass through heavy, solid wooden doors you see it. ![]() I thought having seen photos reproduced in travel magazines for years (not to mention the images we’ve shared previously here, here, here, and here) would have prepared me for stepping into those photos myself. Of course, a big part of that draw was to experience the 29 three-walled, individually designed rooms actually they’re called sanctuaries that have made the property famous. I’ve dreamt of visiting Jade Mountain Resort for years. ![]()
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