I stayed at the Sandals Halcyon, upon arrival we were welcome with a drink and cold towels. Check in was a breeze, the rooms are old but clean. The grounds are absolutely beautiful and well kept. The hotel is much smaller than the other Sandals in St Lucia, which allows for a much more intimate setting. After we left the Haycyon we went to the Saldals Grand. Upon arrival I immediately wanted to return to the Halcyon. The staff was very friendly at the Haycyon. I wanted to stay and find a job on property, (LOL) however, I am partial to the island of Jamaica, much more beautiful. That is where I would want to live.

Having read many reviews, I felt I should contribute. My husband and I just returned from a week stay at the Sandals Halcyon Beach in St. Lucia. We had a terrific time -- the resort was clean, the service was very good (some exceptional), and the food was much better than we expected. We've already booked to go back. The only warning I have is to be prepared for the bus (van) ride from the airport to the resort. It took us nearly an hour and half...considering the island is only 27 miles long -- that's a lot of driving! But the wait was more than worth it!!

We just returned from spending our honeymoon at Sandals Halcyon. Staying at The Halcyon is like staying in a huge, lush incredible garden. The entire property is absolutely stunning. I've never seen anything like it. Our room was very clean, no bugs, cool AC & good cableTV included. It was a little small (Paradise Pool Premium Bldg. 8) but who cares. We hardly spent any time there. On the resort there is a long skinny beach with calm warm water, two pools and 3 hot tubs. One of the hot tubs is right on the ocean - perfect for sunset photos. There are two super casual resturants (Beach Grill & Bayside) with basic pre-packaged menu items and two more formal resturants (Mario's & The Pier) with chef-prepared meals. Make sure all men bring a pair of long pants and closed-toe shoes to eat in the formal dining rooms. The Sunset pool plays soft reggae music all day, has a pool bar and is the most popular spot in the resort. The drinks at the bars are weak and there is only 2 kinds of draft beer to choose from (Heineken & Piton). I think the consierge level rooms come withn unlimited bottled beer delivered to the room. Right around the corner from the Sunset Pool is the watersports center- tubing, waterskiing, wake boarding, snorkeling, scuba, sailing and pedal bikes are available. No jetskis. All the equipment is new and up-to-date. The Paradise Pool is located towards the back of the resort , has a pool bar & is a very quiet spot with most people quietly reading & napping on the extra comfy cusioned lounge chairs. In the middle of our week, we went to the Regency and hated it. The resort is built onto the mountainside and you have to take shuttles everywhere you go. Yuck. The Arizona Resturant was marginal. Le Toc was amazing. We went to the Grande a little later on in the week and loved it. Absolutely stunning property. Lots of people and BUSY. I never had to wait for a drink or a table, but compared to the Halcyon it felt very crowded. The beach, pools and gift shops are better at the Grande. We ate at the Bayside & The Beach Bar where the food was OK. It was nice going home to The Halcyon after hanging out at the other resorts, though. The Halcyon is so tranquil and relaxing. We really felt like we were on a tropical island while staying there. We also went on 2 excursions. The first one was called the "Soufriere Adventure." We took a van to the Castries Harbor, boarded a catamaran and cruised over an hour down the coast to Soufriere . The Pitons come into view toward the end of the cruise and they truly are an amazing sight. In Soufriere we boarded another van which took us to the volcano (which is actually a field of super stinky sulfur springs), the Botanical Gardens (gorgeous) and a super cool waterfall where Romancing The Stone was filmed. We were provided with a basic buffet lunch and got back on the catamaran and headed back up the coast. We got a chance to jump off the boat and go snorkeling for 45 minutes or so which was really amazing. We got back on the catamaran again and the staff played some really cool reggae music all the way back to Castries. We HIGHLY recommend this cruise because you get to see so much stuff in one day. The other excursion was the zipline tour through the rainforest. We travelled across the entire island to Dennery to the Treetop Adventures site. Zipping through the rainforest was amazing, but short. You zipline from platform to platform and the whole thing is over pretty quick. It took over an hour to drive there through the skinny, winding, mountainous death-defying streets of St. Lucia to get there and back. We spent more time in the van than in the rainforest. Don't get me wrong, we're glad we went, but if you prone to motion sickness, do NOT go on long van rides. Speaking of which, try to fly into the Castries airport: airport code SLU; a small airport where customs, baggage and transfers were a breeze and the Halcyon resort is only 10 minutes away on the free Sandals Shuttle.

My partner and I stayed here a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it. The rooms were large and clean. The staff were friendly and helpful. The pools were large and clean. The grounds were gorgeous. What can I say? We had no complaints. The restaurants were fantastic - great variety of food, one of them overlooking the sea. The beaches were clean and lovely. The only thing I didn't like was there were a couple of men hassling people on the beach to buy things but they didn't persist and were lovely really. Just wanted to make a bit of money! I would highly recommend this hotel for a relaxing, sun soaked holiday.