Silks DOMINICA LUXURY HOTEL

Address: Hatton Garden, 3 miles north of the Carib Indian Reservation, Marigot
Neighborhood: East Coast
City: Dominica
Phone: 767-445-8846
Website: www.silkshotel.net

In its past life, Silks was a 17th-century mansion and, later, a rum distillery. Now the hotel is a plush escape for celebrities like Johnny Depp. Splurge not only for the history, which extends to the antiques in the elegant rooms (sleep in the four-poster bed where Josephine de Beauharnais – the first wife of Napolean – once slept), but for the property’s plantation-style décor, with its wood floors, stone walls, and African and Caribbean touches like wood-carved statues and pastel hues. Open-air lounges and walkways make Silks feel like it is part of the surrounding jungle.