VIDEO: On the Sea at the Hotel Bakoua in Martinique

By: - November 30th, 2015
Hotel Bakoua Martinique
Hotel Bakoua, Martinique

One of the best hotels in Martinique, the Hotel Bakoua is also home to some seriously good bars, none more famous than its Coco Bar, a floating “bungalow” bar extending into the bay of Fort de France.

Plainly, it’s a very nice place to be.

We shot this in the early morning in Trois Islets.

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