The luxuriant tropical gardens give you a sense of tranquillity, shaded by towering palms and indigenous trees that whisper in the gentle sea breezes. Inside light and air flood through patio doors. The predominantly white décor brings coolness and a contrast to the blues of the sky and the sea, and the multitude of greens of the garden.

Stay at Cheval Blanc on your luxury, tailor-made holiday to the West Indies and you will soon realise that this resort is about understated French style, reflecting a Caribbean idiom. Expect high, white beamed ceilings, crisp linen, bungalows with huge terraces, suites with their own private pools, picture postcard views over the Caribbean, tented four poster beds, designer white en suite bathrooms and an impeccable beach just a few steps away.