my friends and I had the best time in nicolas' piece of heaven. secure, clean and lovely. everything was there that could enhance your winter break...
a well maintained pool overlooking the bay, lit at night begging you to jump in. the kitchen is small, but has almost everything you could ask for(we never did figure out the stovetop!), a blender, a generous fridge, a coffee maker, a complicated microwave, a toaster and a view... it was great to have the washer for beach clothes!
our hosts were so good at predicting our needs that there's a large cooler, freezer paks at the ready, a weber grill, beach towels and lots of local pamphlets for things to do...
that's where we encountered a change in plans... we thought we were going to have an active vacation in martinique: kayaking, kiteboarding, hiking the volcano. we loved our little rented piece of heaven so much that we spent many of our days lazing around the pool, drinking champagne, singing in our blissful environment.
there are 2 grocery stores within a five minute drive, each having different things, surprisingly reasonably priced.
the only negative I can think of is that somehow, even though nicolas was speedy and thoughtful returning emails, we didn't receive the prepared sheet with directions to the house, wifi codes and emergency numbers. that first night coming in was stressful because of that...
we loved it here! we hated to leave, really hated to leave. 10 days was not enough.
