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Each year in the capital, Castries, throngs of people jam the streets in colourful costumes
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Hotels
Where to stay
Home Hospitality
The Home Hospitality programme has been setup to offer Cricket World Cup visitors to St. Lucia a collection of alternative accommodation including, rooms to let, bed & breakfast and self-contained apartments/villas. For bookings and enquiries contact Barefoot Holidays via email: accommodations-stlucia@candw.lc telephone: 001758-450-0004.
After a long day spent exploring rainforests or sprawled out on the beach, you’ll want
to retire to your comfortable, stylish room.
Richard Ledger experienced plenty of this in abundance during his two-week stay...
SOUTH
Jalousie Plantation Resort and Spa
The Jalousie Plantation is an exclusive resort and spa, situated in 325 tropical acres and nestled between St. Lucia's towering Pitons. The Jalousie Plantattion has private cottages with plunge pools, set into the hillside and surrounded by tropical vegetation. The cottages are designed to satisfy the discriminating traveller. A sparkling secluded white sand beach frames the resort and sapphire Caribbean Bay.
Visitors will find a world class spa; fitness centre; tennis courts; basketball; watersports; scuba diving; supervised activities for children of all ages; conference facilities, four bars and a gift shop. You won't want to miss this superior getaway.
Ladera Resort
You’re submerged in your private pool,
sipping a chilled beverage, staring out across
the rainforest and watching the sun set
behind the Pitons. It doesn’t get much better
than this. The Ladera recently became the
first Caribbean hotel to win the “Best of the
Best” award at the prestigious US Condé Nast
Traveler awards. It’s difficult to disagree. Each
of the six villas and 18 suites are minus a
west-facing wall to really expose the full
magnitude of the towering Pitons. Ladera’s
restaurant, Dasheene, has a deserved
reputation as one of the best on the island.
Good board as well: it covers breakfast, a
shuttle service to nearby beaches and
snorkelling equipment.
Who’s it for? - Couples. Children are a fairly rare sight.
Stonefield Estate
A more modest, great-value version of Ladera.
Each of the 16 individual villas has a plunge
pool, hammock and outdoor shower (don’t
worry – only the birds and insects will be
able to get a view you). The surroundings are
stunning, with views of Petit Piton and the
calm, emerald sea. The owners, the Brown family, are always on hand and it really lends
the complex a personal and family feel. The
restaurant and bar are of excellent quality
and there is a free shuttle service to the nearby
beach.
Who’s it for? - Couples, family.
Other quality hotel to check out:
Anse Chastanet
WEST COAST
Ti Kaye Village Resort
Situated in Anse Cochon, one of St Lucia’s
finest beaches and top diving locations, Ti
Kaye feels like something of a secret. It’s
found down the bottom of a beaten-track,
immediately lending it an authentic rustic
atmosphere. The 16-acre site is clearly wellloved,
and the guests feel that way too, with
staff maximising their special power to
remember everyone’s first names. The beach
bar is a popular destination for residents,
and there are water taxis to Castries, Rodney
Bay and Soufriere.
Who's it for? - Couples, divers.
Discovery at Marigot Bay
Opening in summer 2006, Discovery is
shaping up to be St Lucia’s most stylish hotel
in one of the island’s most stunning
locations. The 124 rooms and villas offer
great views of the bay, as well as flatscreen
TVs, DVD player, internet access and enough
space to hide the giant pink snail from Dr
Doolittle that went missing from the Bay
several years ago. Treehouse weddings, lapli
spa, luxury pool with a children’s area, bars
and restaurants – it ticks all of the boxes.
Apparently, the French breakfast will be
flown fresh from Paris every morning.
Who’s it for? - Anyone and everyone.
NORTH
Royal St. Lucian Resort & Spa
AAA four Diamond rating. 96 luxurious suites set in landscaped tropical garden. Suited beachfront on St. Lucia's finest stretch of Reduit Beach 39 miles from Hewanorra International Airport (approximately one hour 15 minutes); six miles from George F.L. Charles Airport and the Capital - Castries.
All suites are well appointed and have a bedroom and separate sitting rooms, luxuery bathrooms, hairdryer, minibar, safe, telephone, cable TV, radio, background music, patio balcony, view of the gardens, pool and sea. Suite categories are as follows:
Deluxe (29) features with king or two twin beds, pool and Garden view.
Seaview Deluxe (55) Located on the upper floor with view of grounds, pool, and out towards the Caribbean Sea.
Beachfront Suite (55) Directly overlooking the beach with larger lounge area opening out onto a spacious, private sun deck with lounger and and trouser press in suite.
Grand Suite (3) Spacious bedroom and sitting room with cable TV in both rooms.
Presidential Suite (1) A grand Deluxe with very large split level terrace-upper deck for sun bathing and dining pagoda, lower deck for shaded relaxation and jacuzzi tub.
RESTAURANTS/BARS L'Epicure, La Nautique, La Mirage, La Mistral Lounge for cocktails and live music.
Almond Morgan Bay
How does watching the sun set over the
ocean from your balcony sound to you? Or
going to sleep to the sound of the sea lapping
up to the beach? The 238-room hotel three
miles outside Castries opened in November
2005 and already offers some of the best allinclusive
accommodation on the island. Four
pools (three for the kids’), four restaurants
and bars, a spa, a kids club, access to beaches
and a large range of watersports … yep,
everything accounted for.
Who’s it for? - Anyone and everyone.
Windjammer Landing
This 60-acre site offers something a little bit
different to anything else on St Lucia. Built
village, quaint brick paths wander through
waterfalls, pools and gardens, eventually
opening out at a secluded, 1,000-foot long
beach. Five restaurants, floodlit tennis
courts, two swimming pools and two kids’
pools and a children and teen centre means
you’ll never be bored – and that’s just when
staying within the village.
Who’s it for? - Families, couples.
For those on a tighter budget, the Village Inn
Spa below is situated in the heart of
Rodney Bay and provides for all of your
holiday needs.
OTHERS
LeSport, Cap Estate
Club St. Lucia, Cap Estate
Bay Gardens Hotel, Rodney Bay
Coco Kreole, Rodney Bay
Sandals Grande, Pigeon Island
For a full list of quality hotels in St. Lucia visit.
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