East Winds
Oh, yes, iWife’s researches paid off. It’s very nice, in that Caribbean chalet hotel way that we rather like. Reception provided cold towels and a refreshing Guava drink, and after filling out the usual forms we were escorted to our chalet … No. 13. As luck would have it, the website has a virtual tour of No.13, so I don’t need to post any photos!
You can view it here >>> https://barnescreativestudios.com/3d...ge/fullscreen/

Everything was spotlessly clean and well-maintained, and of course fully-equipped. Note that St. Lucia uses UK-type 3-pin sockets on a 240v supply … very convenient for Brits, but less so for other Nations

The website’s Drone view gives an idea of the layout …



Only 30 cottages here, so East Winds is not crowded. The Deluxe cottages (semi-detached) are in the foreground with the cedar tiled roofs. In the distance (almost hidden by the trees) is the pool, and nearby the round ’Superior’ [i.e Standard!] Cottages. The blue roof is Staff accommodation. And beyond that, before you hit the sea, are the main hotel buildings and the 2 beaches. The grounds are immaculate, and everywhere is clean and tidy. Oh, and it’s quiet … apart from some stray dogs barking occasionally in the neighbourhood, and a stray cockerel with family wandering the grounds! Friendly birds abound, and various feeders around the place encourage the hummingbirds.

The Dining Room sits right by the low sea wall, and provides extremely comfortable seating and quality crockery, cutlery and glassware.



Breakfast is a modest self-service buffet, augmented by Paula’s fresh eggs and pancakes station, lunch is a la carte, augmented by additional buffet items or a BBQ, and dinner is a truly excellent 4-course meal (preceded by an amuse bouche). Have a few food pics, and a menu or two [which change daily, of course, as do the accompanying wines] …













The two Bars are adjacent to the dining room: one ‘indoors’ by the Lounge, and the other semi-open by the sea wall. Plenty of comfortable seating everywhere, too. Free-flow genuine champagne available, and the staff are pretty damn good at whipping up the cocktail of your choice! There’s also a self-service bar at the swimming pool.







Frankly, the hotel’s website offers much better photos than mine, so I’ve kept that aspect to the bare minimum!

The garden view from our terrace ...



What did we do? Lounge on the beach in the shade of a palapa with our Kindles! Everything very well maintained, beach loungers well spaced out and in excellent condition. Tranquility!

The Southern beach on a dull day ...