St. Kitts is just 68 square miles, and the interior is dominated with rugged volcanic peaks sloping down into fields bright green with sugar cane. Many of its beaches have grey, volcanic sand, although Frigate Bay, the main resort area on the island has a lovely golden stretch of beach.

Basseterre, the small capital of St. Kitts, is a charming town where echoes of the island's past association with Britain are abundant. A Victorian clock tower rubs shoulders with stone Georgian houses, old church towers and the 19th century Treasury building on Bay Road. Visit Brimstone Hill, one of the most impressive hill forts, for a magnificent view of neighbouring islands.

The island of Nevis is close by, separated by a channel of sea just two miles wide. These lush green islands in the Eastern Caribbean are tranquil and uncommercialised, and have maintained an easy-going, unspoilt way of life.
The more discerning traveller will appreciate the choice of lovingly restored plantation house style accommodation and old fashioned standards of service that they provide.