The only Cayman Islands hotel to make Caribbean Journal’s “The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels For 2014” is Heather Lockington’s “Cotton Tree”.

“The Cotton Tree isn’t like any other property in the Cayman Islands. The handful of plantation-style cottages is tucked inside a garden. The rooms are the stars, with amenities like Apple TV, Elemis toiletries, and jacuzzis.” – Caribbean Journal

The Cotton Tree is the only luxury boutique cottage hotel in the islands – a collection of four pastel-hued, plantation-style cottages just steps from the Caribbean Sea, amidst a lush garden setting of tropical flowers and fruits – lime, banana avocado, guava and mango trees available for the picking, and of course cotton trees for which the hotel was named.

Owner Heather Lockington, a global traveler who was born in the Cayman Islands, built her dream property, creating an authentic haven where guests can embrace Caymanian heritage. Situated on over 400 feet of beachfront property, the boutique hotel is just steps from the Caribbean Sea on the northernmost point of Grand Cayman’s West Bay and only ten minutes from the famed Seven Mile Beach.

Cotton Tree becomes your vacation home, a private luxury hideaway where you can completely unwind and be soothed by the rhythmic sounds of the sea. Take a dip in the freshwater pool – just steps from your residence. Maintain your workouts in our fitness center, enjoy yoga or indulge in a relaxing spa treatment in the open air pavilions nestled among the seagrape trees. Guests can also experience activities hand-selected by Heather including biking to Barker’s National Park, bird-watching, art and culinary classes, as well as the Cayman’s world-famous watersports.

Each cottage has been carefully designed to ensure you have everything you will ever need and most everything you could want – your luxurious home away from home – chic design living spaces, gourmet kitchens, spa bathrooms, daily housekeeping service, plasma TVs, WiFi, Apple TV, high tech security system and concierge services to complete your luxury hotel experience.

From Caribbean Journal:

There’s a chill in the air across the Caribbean. Sure, it could be from a polar vortex, but it might just be coming from the sheer number of artful, luxurious and alluring hotel and resort properties in the region. We’re talking about the coolest hotels in the Caribbean — the ones that have that almost indefinable quality that separates an ordinary hotel from an extraordinary one. Whether it’s high design, spectacular views or historic charm, these are the properties that set themselves apart from the rest. It’s been a year since we released the first-ever Cool List, but now it’s time: here is our list of the Caribbean’s coolest hotels for 2014.

To see the whole list go to:

http://www.caribjournal.com/2014/01/09/the-cool-list-the-caribbeans-coolest-hotels-for-2014/