St. Lucia's largest estate is located just
outside of Castries, the Marquis Estate
is a 600-acre plantation that dates back
to 1723.
Part of the Marquis Estates beauty is found in its
original volcanic creation. According to studies,
the Marquis area would have been among the first
parts of the island to be formed. 70 million years
of weathering has created a lush, dramatic
landscape of mountain ridges, gentle slopes and
the wide graceful river valley.
The North West of St Lucia is steeped in history.
The family of Empress Josephine, Napoleon's first
empress, once owned the plantation Paix Bouche
just along the ridge southwest of Marquis; St
Lucians claim that the first Empress of the French
was actually born there and not Martinique.
A civil engineer by trade, the Baron de Laborie
became Governor General of the island in 1784.
In an island wide campaign he restored and
improved much of the island’s infrastructure. A
portion of the old French Road ran across the
Marquis Estate, remnants of stone walls still
remain.
The settlement of Dauphin, the bay north of
Marquis, was one of great importance during this
time and for a short time was the seat of
government. It was blessed with the island’s only
stone church and a fort was built on the point of the Babonneau Ridge to protect both the Dauphin
and Marquis Bays. It is also believed that the
French governor was in residence at Marquis
Estate for a brief period.
The Marquis Estate was at one time well
established as one of the largest sugar estates on
the island, it´s success was partly due to the river
which allowed easy powering of the sugar mill by
waterwheel, also the bays wide mouth, the widest
on the island allowed easy access for the exports
of sugar and Marquis rum.The old plantation home sits atop a hillside with a
sweeping view along the fields of the river valley
and down to the Marquis Bay. In more recent
years, these fields were flowing with the broad
leaves of the banana plants. Harry Atkinson, the
foremost St Lucian authority on bananas,
managed and cultivated the estate. During the
1980’s, the Marquis Estate was the largest
banana producing estate on the island.

The Investment offers:

   * Developer will assist investors to obtain finance for completion
   * 100 finance – developer pays your monthly interest on the 30 deposit
   * 30 days FREE use per year ( SIPP purchase excluded )
   * Two or Five year 10 RENTAL GUARANTEE followed by 50 net room rate share
   * £1,000 reservation fee and nothing else to pay until completion

Note - All properties are sold discounted off plan and fully furnished to the 5* standard

You can now also use your pension funds to invest in one of our resorts using a SIPP

Partners involved with the resort:

Gary Player - Harlequin Hotels & Resorts are delighted to have teamed with golfing legend Gary Player to create The Marquis Estate in St Lucia, the first resort in the world to include a Gary Player –designed hotel, residential villas and an 18 hole Gary Player Signature golf course.

Liverpool Football Club - Liverpool Football Club have signed an agreement to open Liverpool F C Soccer Schools at each of Harlequin's resorts in the Caribbean

Pat Cash - Harlequin Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to be working with the Pat Cash Tennis Academy and have signed contracts to bring the Academy to all of our resorts

Trader Vics - Harlequin Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that Trader Vic's cocktail bars and restaurants will be opening at each of our Caribbean resorts over the next couple of years, including Buccament Bay Beach Resort, St Vincent, The Marquis Estate, St Lucia and Two Rivers Beach Resort, Dominican Republic.

Oasis Hotels & Resorts - World class hotel company OASIS HOTELS & RESORTS will manage most of the Harlequin resorts

The West Paces Hotel Group - The West Paces Hotel Group will manage the Gary Player Golf Hotel & Riverside Villas, the Gary Player Clubhouse, Beach Club and Spa at The Marquis Estate.  

contact mike@hpyorkshire.co.uk for further information