Here's my AC review. I thought I would post it on here since it is taking a while to appear. Please feel free to ask any question :-)
My husband and I stayed at Anse Chastanet at the end of July 2006. On arrival we were welcomed with cold face towels and a lovely cocktail with a sugar cane stirrer. The perfect reception after a 10 and half hour flight and 1 hour transfer.
We were taken to our beachside deluxe room and I thought I was in heaven. The room was spectacular much bigger then expected. It had its own hammock and large patio. It had a small fridge which was stocked with a welcome fruit platter, wine, beer and soft drinks. This was great but after reading the resort guide I saw that you had to pay for restocking. I think this is just stupid since we were all inclusive. You can have as many Piton beers at the bars included but if you want them in you fridge you have to pay. It wasn’t that much of a problem though since the 2 bars were only a short walk away.
We went snorkelling every day since theres plenty of ocean life in the sea. I did not see 1 jellyfish as others as reported. We went all inclusive. The first few days I lost my appetite. I guess this was due to jet lag and humidity. But I soon got it back! We loved the cocktails especially the frozen coco loco and camillas voodoo!
The food in my opinion was good. I did find the evening meals a little “samey”. There was always Dorado, mahi mahi or kingfish on the menu. My husband thought the food was fantastic. The Indian/carribean restaurant on the beach made a nice change. Duck with bananas was my husbands favourite. Breakfast was excellent. You could have coconut bread, creole bread, fruit, sausage, bacon, eggs. My favourite were the fresh pancakes and omlettes made to order while you watch. Lunch was equally good, so much to choose from on the menu! I was never a big fish fan but since coming back I am hooked!
The beach was wonderful. It was spotlessly clean. I loved the “cous cous” huts and beach service. There were a few concerns with the Anse Chastanet but Livia helped us very well. Thank you Livia!
All in all my husband and I had a fantastic 2 weeks I will never forget. It was my first time in St Lucia and hopefully not my last. The St Lucians are very friendly and I cannot fault the service at all.
The entertainment was just “ok”. It did get repetitive after the first week but was still enjoyable.
The main problem I had during my stay was the excursions run from the resort. They had quite a choice but none of the holiday makers booked them. Many of them needed a minimum of 4 people to take place but we were let down on many occasions because of this. You fill in an excursion interest sheet at the excursion desk and hope that some other people join you, but it never happened. I feel the resort do not promote their excursion enough and so for the people who want to explore the island and leave the resort for a few hours this is a disappointment. The social desk lady was very helpful though and arranged our own taxi for the Southern Tour.
The Searenity yacht sail is a definite must, it is gorgeous! The trips to Anse Mamin and Magretout Waterfall were also excellent. Thank you Meno (the guide) for helping us make this a wonderful vacation.
If I could do it all over again I would spend I week at Anse Chastanet for the beautiful scenery and service and 1 week further north for more entertainment and aircon. Boy was it hot at night!