Golden Rock Plantation Inn
An eighteenth-century Nevis estate turned inn, with gardens designed by an artist and monkeys in them.
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Golden Rock sits high on the eastern flank of Nevis Peak, an eighteenth-century estate whose sugar mill tower was converted into a suite and whose grounds were replanted as gardens by the American artists Brice Marden and Helen Marden after they took the property on. Vervet monkeys come through the gardens constantly. The Source trail starts from near the property and the sea is visible far below.
What you actually see
- The mill tower - the sugar works converted into accommodation.
- The artist gardens - the replanting done after the Mardens took the estate.
- The vervet monkeys - the troop that moves through the grounds.
- The elevation - a position high on the mountain with the sea far below.
When to go
December to April is the main season. The inn closes for part of the late summer. Rain on this flank is heavier than on the coast.
Honest expectations
It is a working hotel and access to the gardens is charged and arranged. Rates are high. The road up is steep and narrow.
Nearby
The Source trail is above, and Gingerland is below.
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.