We booked for four days but cut our stay short by one day. The views are beautiful, the room is unique but not very luxurious for the price. The food at the hotel is below average despite the hype and it is easily $100 a meal. It costs $100 each way to take a taxi to anywhere so you are kind of a hostage in your room with no TV, etc. and not so good food. The side tours were okay but amateurish and dirty might be appropriate words here. My snorkel mask was filthy for our tour and there was not much to see anyway - lots of jellyfish.

The Staff at Ladera is great - but who is in charge - I never knew. They seem like an amiable family and spend hours outside the few rooms talking and laughing during the day - they were enjoying the Island where everyone knows everyone else.

knew what the rooms were like as we'd seen one on a day trip to st lucia and decided we must go back. Were there for 3 days for our 25th wedding anniversary. true to form LIAT didnt put our luggage on the flight so we had no luggage for 2 days...however...the staff couldnt have been better...even providing 2 t-shirts for my husband. We had a wonderful time, enjoyed meeting Orlando the chef...the frogs were comforting and didnt keep me awake!! The plunge pool was not too cold. The food was lovely. Not a lot more i can say...amazing, fantastic, wonderful place in which to spend 3 days...before heading back to barbados for 5 days!

This property is an absolute "must do in your lifetime"! I've never been anywhere with a more exotic and beautiful setting than Ladera. Be prepared to be pampered and extremely relaxed by the end of your stay. If you're not a person who can "step away from technology" and just relax then this is NOT your place. However, if you like to relax poolside and take in the views then this is absolutely for you! I just can't say enough about the resort and the service. Impeccable! The only downside....be prepared to be "in the elements" as this property is open-air and you'll enjoy the swift breezes as well as some light humidity during your stay but if you can endure it's well worth it! A+++

When I walked into our room, I was blown away. It was the most beautiful setting I have ever seen for a hotel. Before arriving I was a little anxious about the open room (no fourth wall), but I wouldn't have it any other way now. The temperature was perfect. Very few bugs, if any. The mosquito netting was totally sufficient. The resort itself is small and cozy. Feels like a little community. The food was actually really good. Staff was extraordinarily friendly. My only very minor complaint was that the private pool and the hotel pool were almost unbearably cold. I know some are heated and I wasn't sure why the two pools we were using couldn't warm up. But it really wasn't a problem, because everything else more than made up for it. The room was decorated in a simple, woody fashion--very spacious and comfortable with all amenities--mini bar, hair dryer, ear plugs, eye mask. We also had a chance to see other rooms and each one is unique. The view, sitting right in between the pitons, is incredible! To wake up to this is like no other vacation experience I've yet had. Even the one day it rained was very nice. No rain gets into the room at all and you can hear and see the rain falling--even this was romantic. There is shuttle service (about 10 minutes) to Jalousie beach which is very nice. I liked the Anse Chastanet beach a little better. Both had such great snorkeling that diving was almost unecessary for us. We went into Soufriere too and had one of the best meals at Camilla's and for a fraction of the price of the island's hotel restaurants. I will go back to Ladera again--I hope!