Our family just returned from a nearly week-long stay at The Landings, and I'm already looking forward to returning!

Due to a flight delay, our vacation was cut short by a day. Anna and Carina did a fantastic job of rebooking our excursions accordingly -- without their help, I'm certain we would not have had the opportunity to go sailing with Jus' Sail, which was our absolute favorite part of the trip! Side note on the sailing -- do the private half-day or full-day sail with Jus' Sail (http://www.jussail.com). I promise you won't regret it! As a person who was more than a bit apprehensive about spending a half of a day on a boat (I'm not a water person at all!), it was truly the most relaxing, wonderful experience ever!

Anyway, back to the hotel...The Landings is every bit as beautiful as it appears on the website -- the rooms are spacious and tastefully decorated, the grounds are stunning, and the beach is paradise! I was especially pleased that I could do a quick load of laundry without a fuss, and cook a meal or two as we tend to find eating out three times a day pretty tiresome. We had a third-floor room with a harbor view, although we could also see the beach (obstructed...but seriously, ask me if I cared?! :) from our room as well.

The Landings is also a great place for kids -- our eight-year-old met a friend on the beach and played for hours! She also had a great time just hanging out in the plunge pool on our balcony (worth it!). All in all, the perfect hotel, and the perfect vacation. I'm ready to go back...right now!

We just got back from a wonderful vacation at the The Landings. My family consisted of my husband and two kids (ages 8 & 10), my parents, and my aunt. When we arrived to the hotel we were shown to our 3 bedroom harbor view condo which was beautiful and as promised they had all our groceries stocked for us which we ordered before we got there. This is a great benefit! Our room was located close to the lobby which gave us quick access to the fitness room and shuttle service. It was a bit of walk to the pools and beaches, but honestly did not mind since it is a beautiful walk through the marina looking at all the great boats. They also provide a golf cart from the lobby if you don't want to walk to the restaurants and beach.

The beach is absolutely gorgeous and you can get a chair without having to get to the beach at the crack of dawn to save a chair like some other resorts. They will also put an umbrella out for you wherever you sit. We did some great snorkeling right off the beach near the rocks and saw thousands of tropical fish!! Between the pool and the beach the kids has a great time swimming in both places.

Pigeon Island is a great spot to visit for a hike and/or visit. We all walked there from The Landings and toured the place. My mother and aunt decided against the hike since my aunt is 80 and has a bad knee. The hike to both of the peaks is a must do - the hike to Fort Rodney is easier and just an upward slope with some steps, but the other peak has an easy to moderate climb. Both have great views at the top. The Jambe de Boise restaurant on the Island is a great little restaurant on the water with affordable, good food and nice cold Pitons!

We also had many meals at the Beach Club Restaurant at The Landings which we all thought had great food. We thoroughly enjoyed the Beach BBQ night where they had dancers, fire eating show, and limbo which the kids really had fun with.

Those are the positive features of the resort. A few things that would have made our trip perfect was a working elevator in our unit. It was very strenuous for my 80 year old aunt with a bad knee to walk up and down the stairs. We told them about the elevator and said they would work on it, but never was fixed. Another problem we had was the toilet in the master bedroom which we requested to fix because it would not flush so my dad had to fill the tank in the back each time. We called a few times but that was not fixed either.

Lastly, a few recommendations I would have for the resort is to have a lobby type shop where you can get basic foods, snacks, souvenirs, local products, etc. It would not have been bad if they still offered the free shuttle service to Rodney Bay (a 5-10 minute drive), but to have to pay $30.00 round trip for a liter of milk seemed outrageous. Last recommendation would be to have more waiters on service at the pool and beach to take drink orders. We waited and waited, but instead went up to the bar to get our drinks every day. I believe the resort could make much more money and have satisfied customers with just simple drink orders.

All this being said I would highly recommend this place.

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.