Antilles Treasures

With this being the season of “love”,  we thought we would share a wonderful place that one could go to leave all their cares behind and enjoy the company of the person they love in a place  that epitomizes romance.

Antilles Treasures LLC would like to introduce our readers to a wonderful Boutique Hotel that offers exquisite vistas, beautiful rooms, and a lovely staff; Club Fantastico. This six bedroom gem is in a gated community that sits high above world famous Orient Beach in French St Martin, often referred to as the St Tropez of the Caribbean.  From this vantage point  not only do you get breath taking views but you also are in a prime spot to pick up the trade wind breezes.

We did say risqué in our title; this boutique hotel caters to the naturist community, so you can go as bare as you dare.  No you don’t have to leave your clothes at the door upon check in…but you can feel free to roam the grounds, lay out by the pool to soak up some sun or just spend your day sans any or all garments you deem too cumbersome to wear.

Each of the suites include a king size bed and full  bathroom.  The common area has a large lounge and media center with access to wifi, North American Telephone service and Satellite TV.

We spent a day at Club Fantastico, touring the facility and enjoying some of the amenities   We visited in off season and happened to tour on a day between guests so we had the hotel and staff to ourselves.  We shared the day in conversation with on site staff, Chloe and Thierry.  Both were gracious and quite entertaining sharing stories of their travels that have taken them to exotic locations.

Our hosts for the day were a font of local knowledge and happily shared their experiences living on the island and can direct their visitors to any need they may have from particular dining choices to day sailing and even scuba contacts or a masseuse.

The Club offers both room-only rates and an all- inclusive rate which encompasses breakfast, dinner and an open bar. Thierry also wears the chef hat and makes wonderful meals. If you choose the a la cart avenue you will have access to the kitchen for your own food preparation.

Chloe is a very talented artist and you may be fortunate enough to catch her working on one of her paintings while you are there.

We were truly as impressed with our hosts and the conversations we had with them as we were with the Club Fantastico facility.

Club Fantastico is not a lifestyles facility, it is a wonderful upscale small resort where one that is comfortable in their own skin may want to go to be pampered with personal attention by the staff and relax how ever they may be comfortable with the person they love.  Club Fantastico would be a romantic place to nurture or re kindle a relationship

For more Club Fantastico information go to their website at http://www.clubfantastico.net/

Antilles Treausres has  proudly put together a series of photos by AxARob that is some of our favorite shots of ST Maarten/ST Martin and Anguilla. These beautifully colored prints are perfect for framing and hanging in a professional space or in a place that you want to remind you of time spent in the Caribbean. Each print has a white border and lists the name of the photo and where it was captured. These can be enjoyed individually or as a set.  All works are printed on 11″x17″ and printed on Kodak photo paper.  The price is $12.50 each and will be delivered to you in a cardboard tube.

	The Sandstone cliffs add a breathtaking effect to the beauty of this beach.  The beach it’s self comes and goes with the weather, one day a beach full of sand and the next is all rock.  The view from here is exquisite as you can see the island Saba in the distance on a clear day and you will be privy to the coming and goings of boats from nearby Simpson Bay as well as all flights jammed with new arrivals coming to the island each afternoon.
	The Overlook from above the world famous Orient Beach presents you with an artist’s palate full of colorful rooftops below.  This is one of our favorite views on the island as the vista of multicolored rooftops make a natural transition to the azure waters and bright blue skies, entice us to enjoy the charms of the beach below.
	Standing in the hillside FT ST Louis, the 18th century protector of Marigot Harbor, you are able to look out and see not only the French capital below but the entire western end of the island of ST Martin/ST Maarten.   Directly below is the ferry service that can take you to Anguilla, ST Barths and even Saba.  Just inland from the ferry building there is a daily open air market that is filled with bright colors and fresh smells. It is a great place to spend a day and visit the French culture.
	Solitude aptly describes the beautiful scene of this large piece of drift wood resting on Upper Shoal Bay in Anguilla.  The sand is a talcum powder white and the water is travel poster blue.  The drift wood lying on the beach is a large part of an old tree trunk that to us looks like a wheel from a covered wagon that delivered someone to their dream escape.  This beach is frequently rated as one of the top 10 beaches in the Caribbean and world.
	Day’s End was shot on the western facing beach at Pelican Key on Simpson Bay, ST Maarten.  We spend most evenings of our visits to this island within a couple of hundred meters of this very spot.  The vista is incredible and the painting of the sunset done by the setting sun is breathtaking.  This spot draws crowds of people wanting to toast the setting sun as a salute of gratitude for a day spent lounging on island.
	Beached, Yes you have seen this photo before.  It is one of our favorites and was last week’s feature as a stand alone work.  Shot on the beach at Island Harbour, Anguilla which is a quaint fishing village on the northeastern shore of the island.  The beach is filled with multicolored fishing boats that glisten in the mid day sun.  It felt that morning that if you listened closely you could here Harry Belafonte’s call to work with the Banana boat song from the movie Island in the Sun.

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