St. Lucia

Pros: Escapist retreat, All paid for resorts, Tons of activities, Friendly natives, Beautiful weather, Lovely Land
Cons: Expensive, IS a resort for you?, the fer de lance snake

I am on vacation right now. Rejoice. I am here enjoying the many grayed splendor of non-sunny Providence. Well, as part of my “sunny”, dreary spring break here in my dorm in Providence, I am embarking upon a vicarious excursion of writing...

Pros: One of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean.
Cons: Food is expensive and not too good. Accommodations are ramshackle for those on a budget.

We spent about a week on St. Lucia in Jan '05 and it was one of the best islands we were on. My wife and I aren't typical package tour travelers, so we just showed up on New Year's Day and hoped for the best. St. Lucia is a high, volcanic island that ...

Pros: Rum, sun, rum, sand, rum, great food, rum, friendly people
Cons: too drunk to do any of the acitivities, Expensive

So sista, ya say dat you haven' been to de Caribbean islands. Mon, whot'cha been waitin' for den? De little jewels dat dot de ocean all turquoise an' emerald wit' silver-white beaches are jus waitin' for you ta come melt you trubbles away. Of all de...

Pros: Extremely Friendly People, Excellent Healthy Food, Great Beaches, Great Weather, Too many to list
Cons: Pesky mosquitos

My fiance is Lucian. He was born in St. Lucia and most of his family still lives there. In August of 2001, he sent me to St. Lucia for 2 weeks with his oldest daughter and one of his sisters. It was a vacation I will never forget and it is an...

Pros: Beautiful, secluded, lot of nice locals, different
Cons: 14 hr travel from Chicago, safe or not to go out on your own?

Since strangely? there is no category in Hotels/Resorts for the Sandals Grande, I have opted to put my review here, since obviously it is on the lovely island of St. Lucia. Let me start by saying as a resident of Chicago, getting to St. Lucia is no eas ...

Pros: Absolutely beautiful, great historical sites
Cons: Somewhat lacking in infrastructure

St. Lucia is without question the greenest place I have ever visited. Miles of banana plantations, beautiful beaches, with a couple of dramatic mountains in the middle of it all, St Lucia is one of my little slices of heaven.

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Pros: A Romantic Paradise setting with Spectacular Views.
Cons: Very underdeveloped outside the resorts.

If you've ever seen the twin Pitons (mountains) of St. Lucia featured in many Caribbean advertisements, chances are the picture you're looking at was taken from one of the rooms at Ladera.

The Ladera Resort is perched 800+ feet above the sea...

Pros: Beautiful island with great weather and fabulous hotels.
Cons: I think it rained one day. We caught up on our sleep.

We were really looking to be pampered as part of an almost two week honeymoon. We choose Saint Lucia because of the beauty of the island and the international draw of the clientele.

We chose Le Sport because we received excellent reviews from...

Pros: Scenery
Cons: PRICES, Food, Activities, Beach

St Lucia was probably one of the most unique sceneries we have seen. The Piton's are truly amazing..especially when you take the helicopter ride from the airport to the hotel...which we HIGHLY recommend.

We went in Early Jan 2003, and...

Pros: NONE
Cons: Just pick one, they are all cons

As I have made it my personal mission in this life to save people from this band of thieves, I have once again seen their advertisement in the Feb. issue of Islands magazine. I guess it is time to start recruiting suckers after all.

I am so...

Pros: The Resort's STAFF, The RESORT, The FOOD, The Island, and it's beauty.
Cons: A select FEW unpleasant Finer Dining Staff members.

As my way of saying thanks to others who have taken the time to share their experiences (the Good, the Bad & the Ugly), here's our story. The good far eclipsed the bad in our experience. All are detailed here. The wife & I spent 8 days at this ...

Pros: great food, drinks, people.
Cons: none.

We just got married May 17, 2003. For our Honeymoon, we choose the Sandals Grande St. Lucian. We have both lived in Boston for about four years now and used to party pretty hard. Now we are mellowing out and wanted a resort that was tropical and relaxing...

Pros: Quiet, friendly and beautiful island for explorers.
Cons: Resorts offer a sheltered and boring farm-animal experience.

We had a great honeymoon in St. Lucia, but if you don't want to enjoy you're stay there, try one of the farmed out vacations at an all-inclusive resort (ie. Sandals). Besides the fact that some resorts put a wristband on you and send you off to see the...

Pros: Breathtaking scenery, above and below the water!
Cons: Difficult to get there

My husband and I honeymooned at Anse Chastanet, on the western coast of St. Lucia. We had the experience of a lifetime - picture a luxurious "Swiss Family Robinson" experience. The resort is built on a hillside, with only 49 rooms. The rooms are...

Pros: No pros of any kind at Sandals.
Cons: Almost Everything

HERE IS A DRAFT OF THE LETTER THAT WE SENT TO SANDALS AFTER RETURNING FROM OUR HONEYMOON. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FROM JUNE 26TH THROUGH JULY 5TH, BUT LEFT ON JUNE 28TH, 2000. PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU SPEND $4000 ON A SANDALS ST LUCIA VACATION. WE...