Hello!

We just returned from a lovely week long stay at the Landings. The hotel itself it beautiful and the hotel staff is very professional. Upon check-in we where given a room that was already occupied but we where shortly given another un-occupied room. Although we paid for a beach front room we were given a beach view room (which was fine). Our apartment was two bedrooms, three baths, washer/ dyer and kitchen. During our stay we booked a massage which was really nice.

Recommendations for the Landings - I suggest you invest in an employee that knows the Island well. We asked several employees for recommendations on Restaurants, Climbing the Pitons, Snorkeling, Etc and no one seemed to know any information. Having someone work at the information desk who knows the island well and can provide information would be a great asset to The Landings.

This review is a little coloured as we were upgraded from a one bedroomed ground floor apartment to a three bedroomed second floor one bigger than our home in England!!
The location first: the properties in lovely grounds, surround a smart marina or are on the private beach overlooking the beautiful Rodney Bay. The Beach Restaurant is as it says on the beach and open air, food is good if rather expensive, service throughout the resort is excellent and genuine. You can walk through the neighbouring Sandals resort to Pigeon Island (a lovely St Lucia Nat. Trust property).
The apartment (521): incredibly spacious, clean, with all the facilities you could imagine, a large balcony with hot tub overlooking the marina, peaceful to sit out on and a smaller front balcony as an alternative view for the evenings.
The beach: plenty of umbrellas and loungers, safe swimming, fish in abundance near the rocks, ideal for snorkelling (even better on Pigeon Island), plenty to see in the bay using kayaks if you wish.
Only negative was the distance to shops and restaurants. It's not practical to walk to Rodney Bay where there are plenty of both and a taxi is essential (£10 each way).
Having seen a few other resorts & hotels on St Lucia can really recommend The Landings.

Just returned from a much-too-short stay at The Landings in St. Lucia with my family of 5. This is a really great place! The rooms are enormous, and all have beautiful water views. We had two bedrooms and three bathrooms in our unit, as well as a living room and kitchen. We also had a hot tub on our balcony that we enjoyed every night before bed. The employees at the property are incredibly friendly and helpful.

This is not an all-inclusive, which has huge benefits. First, it is not crowded. That means you do not have to wake up at the crack of dawn to stake out a spot at the beach or pool. Second, the food at the on-site restaurants is excellent because they are competing for your business. We ate quite a few meals at the Beach Club restaurant. The roti (ask for the fish version, which is not on the menu) and risotto are particularly excellent. Just don't expect fast service...the restaurants operate on island time.

A few additional tips...

1) For breakfast, there is a great local bakery a short 15 minute walk from the property. Just walk out the main gate toward the main road, make a right, and look for the sign for the French bakery. It's one block off the main road in a tiny little shop. We had fresh crossiants, chocolate crossiants, muffins and sticky buns. All were excellent, and much less expensive (and more authentic) than eating at The Landings restaurant.

2) You absolutely must stop along the side of the road and try a fresh coconut. They cost $1 apiece. First, they cut a hole in the top and hand it to you to to drink the coconut water. When you are done drinking, you hand the coconut back to the vendor and they cut it in half. The coconut meat inside has the consistency of jelly, which you scoop out with a "spoon" they chip off from the shell. Really delicious, and a huge improvement over the rock-hard coconuts we are used to in American grocery stores.

3) Pigeon Island is an easy walk from the property and a must-do. Incredible views from the top, and you are walking in the footsteps of pirates, the British Army and later the US Army. Just a 90 minute roundtrip walk from The Landings and very well worth it.

The hotel is in northern part of the island, which is a 90 minute drive from the UVF airport. Some might consider that a drawback, but it's a beautiful drive (reminded me of the road to Hana in Maui) with great views and an opportunity to see some of the countryside.

We had a great time staying at The Landings, and would stay there again in a heartbeat.

I took my 12-year old son here for a long weekend. We were completely pampered. Anna greeted us by name upon arrival. The room we booked was not available the first night, and she genuinely wanted to make us feel comfortable and welcome despite the small inconvenience of having to move. It was only a 3-night trip, so this would have been a big deal, had it not been for her going out of her way to make us feel welcome and happy. She took us to a lovely 3-bedroom harbor view room with a hot tub - complete with a welcome fruit tray and cheese and cracker tray waiting for us in the fridge. Then the next day, the bellman moved us to our over-the-top wonderful beach front room on the top floor with amazing view, enormous balcony, hot tub, and sliding doors that opened up nearly every room to the ocean breeze. The staff was friendly and the food was good - particularly the lobster appetizer and surf and turf entree at the fancier restaurant. We had the majority of our meals in the casual restaurant which offered a lot more choices and a much better atmosphere. We did the all inclusive option, and there was no bill for anything upon checkout. We enjoyed the spa - but do not take the last treatment of the day as they were ready to go home and rushed us out. Next time we'll go earlier to stay a bit longer. The massage treatment was excellent. The beach at this resort is very clean - no rocks or grass or anything anywhere. You can enjoy it like a swimming pool - day or night - and not worry about stepping on anything but smooth sand. It was an awesome trip - worth the journey even though we were only there 3 nights.