Four-star Le Marin, about 26 km south-east, Fort-de-France
Sable Bleu Boutique Hotel
Sixteen rooms across the road from the marina at Le Marin, the biggest yacht harbour in the Lesser Antilles, with a pool and a bar on the roof.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Rooms
- 16, each with a king-size bed
- Opened
- 2023
- On the roof
- Pool and bar over the bay
- From the airport
- About 40 minutes by car, our estimate
The hotel
A sailor's town gets its first four-star.
Le Marin is the yachting harbour of southern Martinique, a bay crowded with masts where the marina holds more than eight hundred boats. Until Sable Bleu opened in 2023, the town had no four-star hotel. The building stands on boulevard Allègre, across the road from the water, about two hundred metres from the old marina and six hundred from the new one.
The architecture keeps the heat out with louvres and lets the light in through floor-to-ceiling windows and a glass ceiling. Some of the furniture was made for the hotel. Pieces of Caribbean art hang along a trail through the corridors. On the roof are a small pool and a bar over the bay, and the restaurant, Le Blue, serves breakfast from six and dinner from five.
- The rooftop Pool and terrace look over the bay and the moorings. Residents have them to themselves until five in the afternoon.
- The marina Watersports, mangrove sailing and lessons in the yole, the island's racing boat, all start within walking distance.
- Caribbean art A trail of works by artists from the region runs through the hotel.
Rooms & suites
Small rooms, big beds.
All sixteen rooms have a king-size bed and their own bathroom. Ask for a marina view: some rooms on the garden side look onto a wall.
- Entry Classic Room About 18 square metres, with or without a balcony.
- Mid Superior Room About 19 square metres, a sitting corner and a rain shower; some have a balcony.
- Best view Premium Room, Marina View About 20 square metres, with a balcony facing the harbour.
Dining
Dinner above the harbour.
As listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Le Blue Inventive, rooted in local produce Breakfast and dinner; outside guests in the evening by reservation
Good to know
Before you go.
- Rooftop hours The pool is for residents only, from 8 am to 10 pm. Outside guests come up from 5 pm, on reservation.
- Parking The hotel has no car park of its own; public spaces are close by.
- Pool Small and not heated, according to guests.
Getting there
Flying to Fort-de-France.
Martinique Aimé Césaire airport at Le Lamentin takes the airlines and private jets on the same 3,000-metre runway. Le Marin lies about 30 kilometres to the south-east; allow around forty minutes by car, our estimate, longer at rush hour.
- St Maarten 55 min
- Miami 3 h 25
- New York 4 h 30
- Montréal 5 h 05
- Paris 9 h 20 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Does Sable Bleu have a pool?
- Yes, a small pool on the roof, kept for hotel guests from 8 am to 10 pm, with a bar beside it.
- Is Sable Bleu close to the marina at Le Marin?
- Yes. It faces the bay, about 200 metres from the original marina and 600 metres from the new one.
- How far is Sable Bleu from the airport?
- About 30 kilometres from Martinique Aimé Césaire, or roughly forty minutes by car by our estimate.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Fort-de-France?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Fort-de-France, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Fort-de-France
Other hotels worth the trip.
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La Suite Villa Fifteen suites and villas on the hill opposite the capital, every one with a private Jacuzzi, and a spa.
- Simon Hotel A contemporary four-star on the waterfront, within walking distance of the centre, built with business stays in mind.
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Hotel Bakoua The island’s only hotel in the MICHELIN selection, with a private beach at Pointe du Bout facing the city.
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La Pagerie, Tropical Garden Hotel A garden and pool steps from Anse Mitan, close to the shuttle landing for the capital.
- French Coco On the Atlantic side, at the gate of the Caravelle reserve, with a private pool for nearly every suite.
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Hôtel Plein Soleil Sixteen rooms and suites in five villas on Pointe Thalémont, many with their own pool.
Staying at Sable Bleu Boutique Hotel?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Fort-de-France, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.