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Anse ChastanetvsThe Downtown Hotel

Both hotels are rated highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Anse Chastanet ranks significantly higher than The Downtown Hotel. Anse Chastanet comes in at #6 in St. Lucia with endorsements from 11 publications like Oyster, The Telegraph and Frommer's.

Anse Chastanet
8/10
Old French Road, PO Box 7000, Soufriere, St. Lucia
From $462/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Concierge 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 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 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 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 Condé Nast Traveler
"This 600-acre resort has octagonal hillside cottages and waterfront rooms individually designed with local woods." Full review
Travel + Leisure 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 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 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 Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"The views at the hillside Anse Chastanet Resort will blow you away." Full review
New York Times 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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The Downtown Hotel
7/10
Bridge Street, Soufriere, St. Lucia
From $76/night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
  • Free Parking
  • Dry Cleaning
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The Downtown doesn’t exactly scream vacation (it’s within a small shopping mall), but it’s very central, convenient, well maintained and affordable." Full review
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Aim for a room at the back to avoid the road noise.
Oyster Oyster
2.0
"The Downtown Hotel is an older, two-pearl property located in downtown Soufriere." Full review

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