http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:53:59Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1586 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/3/124739/527 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/AngelinaVilla.jpg" class="top"> <p>Have you been digging our recent tours of <b>St. Lucia</b>'s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/1/232644/810/hotels/Inside_Anse_Chastanet_In_St_Lucia_Oh_To_Be_A_Snowbird">Anse Chastanet</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/30/131233/12/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_Revealed_Jade_Mountain_In_St_Lucia">Jade Mountain</a> resorts, but perhaps the prices or beachside locations aren't up your alley? Well, while we were on the island and jumping from active volcano to scuba diving, we came across <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Fond+Doux+Holiday+Plantation/local/1586"><b>Fond Doux Estate</b></a>, a working cocoa plantation that also functions as a boutique hotel comprised of several individual villas scattered around the lush grounds. <p>It was a complete surprise to be walking through foliage just short of a jungle&#151;with starfruit, cocoa pods, banana bunches and ginger lilies all around&#151;and then to emerge into a clearing with the cheery yellow cottage, <b>Angelina Villa</b>, you see above. This house, over 200 JetSetCD 2009-11-03T13:49:10-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/