r/StLucia

Hi, me and my wife are seriously wondering if we did the wrong choice for a honeymoon in St Lucia and the Lesser Antilles in general...

We booked about a week in Soufriere as we heard good things about it, but after landing earlier today we are reconsidering.

Everything seems closed since 17 in the evening, a kid wanted money the second we stepped onto Hummingbird Beach to feel the water (not a biggie, we've been to SEA), stray dogs mating in the street, a guy in the supermarket asked for money after doing some chitchat and we have this mixed feeling of most people being nice, but also that we are totally alone in this town, as we've seen one other tourist when we walked past Orlando's.

Will Gros Islet be this dead as well? We're currently wondering if we should ditch our apartment here and go there earlier instead.

We are also going to Dominica, Martinique and Guadeloupe and are starting to worry about those islands as well.

Are most people just chilling in resorts? We don't really want or afford that experience for a month straight.

Hello all I’m visiting soon and am wanting to rent a car at the airport to drive during my time there. I’ve seen SIXT and HERTZ have service at the airport there but am wanting to know if anyone has experience with a local rental company worth recommending. Thanks in advance!

Hello ! My partner and I are going to St. Lucia in 2 weeks and the forecast is showing rain. Will it rain all day or quick bursts over rain then leave?

Hi All!

We are having a hard time trying to choose between Secrets or Royalton Hideaway? Both are within our budget for a 5 nigjt trip and provides adult only all inclusive accommodations.

We have read poor reviews for both resorts. Help us decide reddit community!

I recognize this is about to come off out of touch but I’d like to ask anyway. Please be nice to me!!

Is the Anse Chastanet actually nice?

My husband and I are scuba divers, we keep getting ads to go there. We normally travel for a few days for Christmas and have been considering going there on a dive package.

I’m normally more of a luxury boutique hotel or 5-star luxury resort person but given the holiday travel, prices are around 40-50% more and it puts Jade Mountain and Sugar Beach out of budget.

The package for 5 nights is ~$8,000 with food and beverage included and 8 dives per person. Overall, expensive but doable.

We like that the hotel is on the beach and has a dive shop. We are in our early 30s and reasonably active. Would like to hike as well.

Where I’m getting stuck is we could stay at the nicer hotels traveling at another time rather than Christmas. I am very afraid I’ll be disappointed by the facilities and lack of luxury feel. I haven’t seen anyone post videos on social media or nice pictures at this hotel in the ways I see at other properties and it’s giving me cold feet.

That said, it is challenging for our work to travel outside of very specific times of year - March spring break, June, September fall break, and Christmas holiday.

This is forcing me to consider whether I just have to deal with it and bite the bullet on staying at the “less nice hotel” since holidays are the best time to dive St Lucia and easiest time for us to take off.

I also looked at Ladera but seems to be hard to get to the beach and since we like to snorkel and scuba, it seems to make less sense.

I would appreciate any opinions. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I lost my wedding ring on a very small beach in St Lucia at a resort. I couldn't find any working metal detectors on the island and had to return home to the US. Hoping for someone with connections there that can help me out. I tried theringfinders but nobody is near the island.

Willing to work something out regarding a reward and time/travel comp assuming someone is in a reasonable position to help out. I'll send more information if anyone is interested.

Thank you so much.

PS I also heard from the resort staff that this has happened a few times at the beach so there are other treasures to be found.

Will be going on honeymoon in mid August and hoping to find some quality bud to enjoy while im there. Will be staying at Sandals Regency La Toc. Will it be easy to find or will I have to ask around?

Thanks in advance!

My husband and I are trying to book our honeymoon.

We want to split it up between sandals halycon and rabot hotel.

My husband is worried about no AC in rabot hotel so I’m curious if anyone has stayed here in July and how it was at night.

We are planning to spend four weeks in St. Lucia as a family of four (towards January'27) and would love some advice from those who stayed on the island for more than just a short holiday.

We are looking for recommendations on where to stay, getting around, grocery shopping, family friendly activities, mobile data options (does local sim or esim make sense and which ones), local food spots and any areas worth avoiding. We also would appreciate any tips on safety and whether there are any vaccinations or health precautions we should be aware of.

If you have done a longer stay in St. Lucia, what would you do differently next time?

my wife and I are heading to St Lucia next month for our 10 year anniversary. We are staying at Stonefield Resort near Soufriere. I did tons of research before deciding on Stonefield but I was just curious if anyone has stayed there and could share their thoughts and experience. Much appreciated!

Looking for photographers near Reduit beach. I plan on proposing to my girlfriend in St Lucia this week and am regretting not booking a photographer. Does anybody have any recommendations or suggestions before the big day. Both for photographers and restraunts/ timing of proposal. Thanks!