Anse ChastanetvsBay Gardens Inn
Bay Gardens Inn and Anse Chastanet are both recommended by writers. On balance, Anse Chastanet is the choice of most writers compared to Bay Gardens Inn. Anse Chastanet comes in at 87 with positive reviews from 11 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Concierge and Travel + Leisure.
Anse Chastanet Show All Reviews
Old French Road, PO Box 7000, Soufriere, St. Lucia
From $462/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Tarzan, once he'd been reclaimed by high society and grown accustomed to the luxe life, would have felt just right at this barefoot luxury resort."
Jetsetter
"Luxurious back-to-nature boutique set on 600-acres, with sweeping views of St. Lucia’s twin Pitons and the Caribbean Sea." Full review
Oyster
4.0
"Opened in 2000, the 49-room Anse Chastanet Resort was one of the first properties to focus on eco-luxury design." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Near the Pitons on the western coast, the Anse Chastanet stands on a 600-acre (243-ha) estate with spacious hillside and beachside accommodations."
Condé Nast Traveler
"This 600-acre resort has octagonal hillside cottages and waterfront rooms individually designed with local woods." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Years before eco-conscious design became trendy, ... architect Nick Troubetzkoy designed and built his dream resort: a series of 49 open-air rooms situated along a verdant tropical hillside." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Cocooned from the outside world within a 600-acre tropical estate, idiosyncratic Anse Chastanet appeals to escapists, romantics, divers and anyone who doesn't like cookie-cutter hotels." Full review
Fodor's
"This resort is magical; spectacular rooms—some with fourth walls open to the stunning Pitons view—peek out of the thick rain forest that cascades down a steep hillside to the beach." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"The views at the hillside Anse Chastanet Resort will blow you away." Full review
New York Times
"Vegan activities have grown at Anse Chastanet Resort...its vegan chef offers Rastafarian Creole cooking classes, which are vegan. Chocolate-making classes produce vegan bars"
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Bay Gardens Inn
Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
From $115/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"In the heart of Rodney Bay, near Reduit Beach, this inn enjoys a prime location and prices which, when compared to its neighbors, are relatively inexpensive." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Part of a trio of Bay Gardens-branded properties in Rodney Bay, the Bay Gardens Inn is the smallest and quietest of the three." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A modern hotel, within easy reach of Reduit Beach, Bay Gardens comes with comfortable and affordable rooms and suites, some with their own kitchenettes."