Of all the memorable places on the stunningly beautiful island of St. Lucia, the one that seems to be best loved by visitors and St. Lucian's alike is Marigot Bay. Described by novelist James A Michener as "the most beautiful bay in the Caribbean," it has been photographed so many times that first-time visitors often experience a jolt of recognition.

This contemporary resort provides an intimate environment for guests with every possible modern facility, including the Lapli Spa, fitness centre, shopping, bars and restaurants for the ultimate holiday experience. Marigot Bay has provided a safe haven for yachts over the centuries and marina docks at Discovery provide for visiting luxury sailing and motor yachts. In recent years, the bay has become a very well-known holiday destination with lively local restaurants and bars, a marina and now a luxury, eco-friendly hotel with a spa, fine dining and harbor-side bars.

Next door to the Discovery Resort is The Marina Village. This picturesque little Caribbean style courtyard has a full range of facilities including banking and shopping (including up-market boutiques and duty free outlets), an art gallery, a bakery and ice cream parlor and a café bar with views over the harbor entrance. The Marina has yachts available for charters to the Grenadines and beyond.

The Rainforest Hideaway – A fine-dining fusion restaurant and champagne bar across the water, accessible by our own personal ferry two minutes away.  This is the ultimate romantic retreat with a gentle jazz ambience, tropical blossoms, vines and fairy lights, situated on its own dock out over the water.

Providing a safe haven for yachts over the centuries, magical Marigot Bay has been the scene of many dramatic events.  For years the haunt of pirates, in the 18th century it was the scene of a famous sea battle between the French and British.  The British won that particular battle by hiding their fleet behind the sandspit in the inner bay and tying palm fronds to their masts.  The French sailed past without noticing anything was amiss, giving the British ships the advantage of surprise.  A mural of the battle hangs on the wall of the Boudreau restaurant.

In the late 1950s, a schooner captain called Walter Boudreau, sailed into the bay on his yacht, ‘Dubloon’.  Falling in love with Marigot, he decided to stay and build the first hotel, including the now refurbished Hurricane Hole Bar.  For a while, during the 60s, the Marigot Yacht Haven, as it was known, was THE place to be seen.  Film stars and heads of state came to escape the stress and publicity of their lives and chill out  and such was Marigot’s reputation that, after the first moon landing, the astronauts were brought here to relax and unwind.

Forty years later, Marigot is no longer a sleepy fishing village and hiding place for adventurers on the run, but it the magic is still strong.  At night the edge of the bay is a circle of twinkling lights but on nights around the full moon it becomes a sheet of silver and the sunsets, of course, are as beautiful as ever.