East Winds St. Lucia- All Inclusive

This is a lovely friendly boutique hotel set in immaculate gardens where you can watch the humming birds feed from your own room feeder. The room was spacious and air conditioned with an unusual semi-circular sunken shower. The food was very good and the evening music, particularly the saxophonist, was excellent. All in all, a really great place to stay.

We have just had superb 12 nights at East Winds. We were in the beach suite, number 30, which was spacious with a large shower room and a comfortable terrace. The food was good and the barbecue very welcome. There was low key live music at lunch and dinner which was a nice touch. All the staff are a delight under the watchful eye of Mary the general manager, who was a lot of fun. Taj the lovely waitress adopted us, but there were too many wonderful people to mention by name. One great surprise was the other guests who were just so friendly. We made many holiday friends and some we will see again soon. A happy and lovely experience.

We have visited a number of Caribbean islands in the past but never found the perfect spot for a variety of reasons: tired hotel, poor service, poor food, bad value and unfriendly staff to name a few. Then we found East Winds where we are currently halfway through the perfect holiday: joyful staff, well appointed and tastefully done cottage, lovely beach with plenty of covered sun beds on the beach and by the outdoor pool, bars a plenty, excellent food in the characterful restaurant and some event on offer every evening. Trips to explore the island by land or sea are available and the twelve acres of gardens are a delight. This small boutique hotel best serves older couples who come for winter sun and to chill. The young would miss the lack of nightlife and walkers would find the size of the property somewhat limiting. The majority of guests are English and many are repeat visitors. For us this is heaven and we expect to thoroughly enjoy the rest of our ten days and hope to return next year.