{"id":51253,"date":"2016-10-16T13:06:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T11:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=51253"},"modified":"2016-10-16T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T11:06:34","slug":"a-secret-worth-sharing-in-saint-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/16\/a-secret-worth-sharing-in-saint-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"A Secret Worth Sharing in Saint Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Still pondering\u00a0that\u00a0New Years getaway to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/caribbean.php\">Caribbean<\/a><\/strong>? Loterie Farm on the enchanting\u00a0island of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/st_martin_maartin_charter.php\">Saint Martin<\/a><\/strong> is\u00a0a\u00a0secret that you can&#8217;t ignore and the latest eco-tourism venture that delights all ages. Nestled\u00a0within luscious hills, think of it as Tarzan&#8217;s jungle-come-luxury nature and gastronomical reserve where children can fly between 200-year-old mango trees and\u00a0adults hibernate in VIP cabanas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/loteriefarm.com\/?bbr=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nkl.jpg\" alt=\"Loterie Farm, Saint Martin\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Brief History<\/h2>\n<p>The 135-acre Loterie Farm gets its name after Englishman Richard Bailey won the rights in 1721 to establish a sugar plantation in a loterie. From then on, the\u00a0area was known as the\u00a0Loterie Plantation until the mid 1800s when slavery was eventually\u00a0abolished.\u00a0Today the Farm thrives on being the only nature reserve that commemorates the unique history and environment on Saint Martin.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Somewhere to Swim<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/loteriefarm.com\/?bbr=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nkp.jpg\" alt=\"nkp\" width=\"700\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spend the day swimming\u00a0in natural spring water fresh from the Pic Paradis, the highest point on the island. With\u00a0more than 500 square meters of free form multi-level swimming areas joined\u00a0by waterfalls\u00a0and lush tropical vegetation, the L\u2019eau lounge is all you need to sink into the laid-back Caribbean cool lifestyle.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Place to Eat<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/loteriefarm.com\/?bbr=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/7G4A6545-Copier-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Loterie Farm, Saint Martin\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having undergone a complete design re-haul in 2011, the Hidden Forest Cafe is an inviting and relaxing space to enjoy classic Caribbean food al-fresco in tropical gardens.\u00a0Under the watchful eye\u00a0of chef Julia Purkis, you will be able to enjoy a colourful and worldly menu taking you on a culinary journey from Asia back to the Caribbean. Try creative\u00a0dishes such as grilled sesame tuna with a soy, wakame and ginger sauce or their house special that is\u00a0curried spinach chicken with sweet potato, rice, mango chutney &amp; banana fritters.<\/p>\n<p>Hungry to taste all that the Caribbean\u00a0has to offer?<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/custom_solution.php?bbr=bblog\">Get in touch<\/a><\/strong> with one of our experienced brokers today to start planning your\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/caribbean.php\">Caribbean yacht charter<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still pondering\u00a0that\u00a0New Years getaway to the Caribbean? Loterie Farm on the enchanting\u00a0island of Saint Martin is\u00a0a\u00a0secret that you can&#8217;t ignore and the latest eco-tourism venture that delights all ages. 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