Resorts St. Lucia

Author: Peter R Stewart

Ladera, a stylish eco lodge is perched on a ridge 1,100 feet above sea level and has been described as a ‘View with a Room’ and it is the place to see the famous Piton of St Lucia panoramas, especially at sunset. Ladera is also one of the most perfect spots for not only a holiday in St Lucia but also for a St Lucia Honeymoon.

The position of Ladera on St Lucia is the key. It is two miles from the sleepy port of Soufriere up a very steep hill, and it looks as if it is built into the hilltop. Its height and position are responsible for some of the most breathtaking views from any hotel in the world. Imagine the forest with the sea below, the sheer dominance of the two Pitons rising from the sea.

There are six villa suites and twenty one suites at Ladera, and each one has what can best be described as an open wall, giving the impression that they are open air. Each suite therefore has the most stunning uninterrupted views.

In a way the design of the suites makes the one side that is completely open to elements almost part of the decor. They are really only three walled rooms, but totally sheltered from any storms.

Imagine a beautiful polished wood interior with a step down to a terraced garden, pool surrounded by flowers, and beyond that the view, the glorious view to die for.

Safety is paramount, and the suites are both safe and totally private, each with its own plunge or villa pool. The lack of children as it is an adult only resort just adds to the tranquillity and the lack of safety gates!!

Ladera is the first ever Caribbean hotel to rank at number one in the Conde Naste Traveller ratings, and is the kind of resort that travellers dream about It is hard to imagine a world acclaimed small lush tropical gem that is still virtually unknown. This is an expensive destination but for paradise you must expect this.

Any luxury resort needs an award winning restaurant, and Ladera as befits the best Luxury resort in St. Lucia is no exception. Dasheene the resort’s award winning terrace restaurant opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner specialising in nouvelle cuisine using organic farming based products. The views from the restaurant terrace are quite breathtaking especially at sunset. The views from the Tcholit cocktail lounge is no less fantastic and it also features live music.

What will strike you more than anything when you stay at Ladera is that you have to see it to believe it. There is every reason to read up on destinations before you go, but often hotels described as out of this world are in fact a disappointment. Not so here at Ladera, where the tag of the best Luxury Hotel in St Lucia, the perfect spot for a Honeymoon in St Lucia do not in fact do the place justice.

Many guests who arrive in the late evening get their first view of the Pitons when they wake in the morning. It is heart stopping, and everything else about Ladera merely confirms that the choice made for your St Lucia Holiday Hotel was absolutely the right one.

From the excellent unobtrusive staff who will pamper to your every whim, to the food, the decor, the suites.

You will love Ladera so go there soon!!

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About the Author:
Peter Stewart writes about in Kenya Safaris as well as Worldwide Vacation Spots He also recommends Travel Tennis a great Game to play on Holiday.

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Author: Kelly J Wilson

Why this lovely boutique hotel in Rodney Bay St Lucia is not a budget hotel but an inexpensive boutique hotel which you could well enjoy for your holiday in St Lucia.

A holiday in St Lucia is what you really want, but you have a very tight budget, so where do you choose to go, where you will be well looked after? This is a dilemma faced by many families and couples every year, but perhaps more in 2008 than at any time for the past few years.

One good answer may well be The Ginger Lily Hotel in Rodney Bay. It has been described as a budget hotel which is grossly unfair, it would be a much better description to say it is an inexpensive boutique St Lucia hotel, where you could definitely enjoy an affordable vacation.

The Ginger Lily Hotel has only eleven rooms, and is but 100 metres from one of St Lucia’s best beaches, which is Reduit Beach, being right at the heart of Rodney Bay Village. To give you an idea of how highly thought of The Ginger Lily Hotel has become, it has just been named as one of Fodor’s recommended Small Inns in St Lucia, plus winning the Virgin Holiday Small Hotel Silver Award.

Eleven Rooms means personal service, and this you will get in abundance, whether you are staying in a Superior Deluxe Room, and Upper Deluxe Room, or an Executive Suite which has a full kitchen as well as a separate Bedroom and Living Area., with prices going from USD100 - USD 160 per night. The rooms were described by a major English newspaper as being surprisingly stylish and vast, with hammocks on their balconies. They have huge bathrooms with large walk in showers, and lovely soft fluffy towels, which isn’t what you expect travelling on an affordable budget holiday. In addition the white cotton sheets are changed every day, definitely an upmarket sign in a small inexpensive hotel.

It has been described varyingly as a budget hotel, but in almost the next breath as a small boutique Inn, which is far closer to the truth.

Another outstanding feature is the feeling that when you come in from the hustle and bustle of Rodney Bay Village into the hotel courtyard and grounds it is like an oasis of calm, almost a hidden enclave that everyone else has somehow missed. At the centre of the courtyard is a very nice small pool, which never seems to get busy at all, where you can just lie and enjoy the tropical plants, flowers, trees, and the birds twittering away all day.

Whether you have spent a fortune on your holiday in St Lucia or as in the case of The Ginger Lily Hotel you have chosen a small inn at a budget price you need to enjoy the food in the restaurant. This may well be the Achilles heel of this inexpensive hotel. There are very few written or verbal remarks about the food, except to say that only lunch and breakfast were catered for, and because of the proximity of the hotel to local restaurants it appears that many guests choose to eat out. This in itself isn’t a problem at all it is just something that you should be aware of.

To summarise The Ginger Lily Hotel will give you a jolly good holiday in St Lucia providing you want to get out and about. It has some of the characteristics of a quality boutique hotel, and is a veritable hideaway as soon as come into the courtyard. The quality of the staff belies the fact that is is a budget inexpensive hotel. If you seek an affordable vacation on St Lucia the overall recommendation is that it is worth further investigation.

About the Author:
Kelly Wilson runs St Lucia Vacation Spots as well as being a contributor on occasions to Worldwide Vacation Spots and he thinks it would be worth your while to check out Caribbean Vacation Spots especially any information you can find about St Lucia, the best of the Caribbean Islands

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