Saba ecolodge accommodation, Dutch West Indies
| country: | Netherlands Antilles |
| location: | Saba |
| price: | From US $75 - US $95 per cottage per night (double occupancy). From US $85 - US $105 for cottages with kitchenette, from US $85 - US $105 for cottages with hot tub and from US $95 - US $115 for cottages with kitchenette and hot tub. Prices depend on season |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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description
Our ecolodge is a small family-operated eco resort surrounded by lush tropical vegetation - a perfect hideaway for people who want to get away from it all. It's a hotel where guests feel quickly at home in comfortable mosquito-free accomodation, a place where you will receive personal attention & where the individual still counts.
The ecolodge is more than just a hotel, it's a lifestyle based on the premise that contact with nature is essential to relieve stress, to rejuvenate and to rediscover a sense of self. We offer accommodation in 12 comfortable, charming Saban-style cottages, each with private porch, hammock and bathroom, scattered over abandoned terraced farmland that has been recovered by rainforest.
All cottages are individually decorated in nature themes by local artist Heleen Cornet. The property also has its own vegetable and herb garden which provide most of the fresh produce for the restaurant serving breakfast, lunch & dinner daily.
The property is a 2-minute walk from the end of a paved road with vehicular access, and the nearest village – with a variety of services – is a 15-minute walk along a step road. The island of Saba is virtually crime free and visitors feel no need to lock their rooms. Safety and security are guaranteed.
Please note: We are always delighted to telephone to discuss your requirements, so don't forget to include your telephone number when you fill out the enquiry form!
The Ecolodge is located at a crossroad of nature trails, each providing a different experience in terms of length, degree of difficulty, and natural or cultural features. There are plenty of opportunities for hiking, including the rainforest and cloud forest of Mt. Scenery and guided hikes can be arranged
Dive accommodation: Saba island is surrounded by the crystal clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean and divers can enjoy spectacular pinnacles, hot springs, rays, sharks, turtles and healthy coral in a fully protected marine park.
Please contact us for details of our dive packages (accommodation, dives, transfers to/from the airport and boat, tax, tanks & weights). Marine Park fees not included.
The ecolodge is more than just a hotel, it's a lifestyle based on the premise that contact with nature is essential to relieve stress, to rejuvenate and to rediscover a sense of self. We offer accommodation in 12 comfortable, charming Saban-style cottages, each with private porch, hammock and bathroom, scattered over abandoned terraced farmland that has been recovered by rainforest.
All cottages are individually decorated in nature themes by local artist Heleen Cornet. The property also has its own vegetable and herb garden which provide most of the fresh produce for the restaurant serving breakfast, lunch & dinner daily. The property is a 2-minute walk from the end of a paved road with vehicular access, and the nearest village – with a variety of services – is a 15-minute walk along a step road. The island of Saba is virtually crime free and visitors feel no need to lock their rooms. Safety and security are guaranteed.
Please note: We are always delighted to telephone to discuss your requirements, so don't forget to include your telephone number when you fill out the enquiry form!
special things to do and see here
The Ecolodge is located at a crossroad of nature trails, each providing a different experience in terms of length, degree of difficulty, and natural or cultural features. There are plenty of opportunities for hiking, including the rainforest and cloud forest of Mt. Scenery and guided hikes can be arrangedDive accommodation: Saba island is surrounded by the crystal clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean and divers can enjoy spectacular pinnacles, hot springs, rays, sharks, turtles and healthy coral in a fully protected marine park.
Please contact us for details of our dive packages (accommodation, dives, transfers to/from the airport and boat, tax, tanks & weights). Marine Park fees not included.
travellers' tales
Fabulous. We loved the great hiking trails on Saba and the cooking at the ecolodge where was stayed was absolutely fabulous! (more)
rooms, food and facilities
12 cottages each with private bathroom (4 with kitchenette) how to find us
We are located on the 5 sq. mile (12.5 sq. km) island of Saba in the northeast Caribbean, just south of the island of St. Maarten. The ecolodge is a 15-minute hike from the nearest village, Windwardside, but only a 3-minute walk from dead end road with vehicular access.
how this holiday makes a difference
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Our philosophy is to provide guests and visitors with intimate contact with nature and wilderness, while using resources responsibly and causing minimal environmental impact.
 The majority of the world population lives in densely populated areas under stressful conditions, distant from nature and wilderness. We want to bring our guests in close contact with nature, to savor its sounds and flavors, look at starlit skies, become aware of nature's rhythms, and thus relieve your stress. This is why the ecolodge is in the forest, off the main road, has no vehicular access, no radios or television, and no telephones in the rooms. In the construction we have used eco-friendly and recycled materials as much as possible. For example, decks and staircases are made of Trex Wood Polymer® manufactured from reclaimed plastic and wood waste. The siding is Hardiplank, a product made of cement, sand and recycled paper. For the structural components of the buildings ACQ pressure treated lumber was used as an alternative for the toxic chromated copper arsenate lumber. ACQ lumber contains an alkaline, a fungicide and 100% recycled copper as an environmentally safe wood preservative.  All buildings have solar panels for a 12V lighting system. The cottages have Texsport® sun showers, heated by solar energy. Most cottages use Sealand low-flush toilets connected to SunMar non-electrical composting units, producing odorless and pathogen-free compost. Two cottages have SunMar waterless non-electric toilets. Kitchen and garden waste is also composted. Rainwater is collected & a solar-powered pump pumps the water into a cistern at the high end of the property, providing gravity flow to all cottages and the restaurant. Wash basins are equipped with water saving faucets. About 70% of the vegetables served in the restaurant and all herbs are organically grown in our vegetable and herb gardens. We also have guava, papaya, avocado, lime, bitter-skin orange, wild raspberries, Surinam cherries, and passion fruit vines on or near the property, as well as medicinal plants such as "headache bush", leaf of life and cilantro. |
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