The unspoiled St.Lucia you expect to find is at Anse Chastanet, one of the Caribbean's most romantic resort settings near St. Lucia's famous twin Piton mountains, 1 1/2 miles from the picturesque town of Soufriere. Nestled within a tropical 500 acre estate, Anse Chastanet is located partly in a cosy valley with one of the nicest natural beaches on the island, and partly along a lush hillside.Anse Chastanet's second "Robinson Crusoe" beach Anse Mamin with its old French Colonial plantation is within walking distance from the Hotel. There also is a boat service to and from Anse Mamin at regular intervals.

ACCOMMODATION: ANSE CHASTANET offers 49 individually designed rooms, 37 of which are scattered about a lush hillside, and 12 which are nestled within a tropical garden at beach level. ANSE CHASTANET emphasizes the use of local woods and other local products in the room decor and furnishings. Cushions and bedspreads are made from colorful cotton fabrics called madras, the island's "national cloth." Even the resort bathrobes are locally made and have become a popular souvenir item!The furniture has been individually designed and handmade in the region with the exclusive use of the island woods such as teak, mahogany, green heart, red cedar and wild breadfruit. All rooms have fridges, electric tea/coffee makers and wall mounted hair dryers, and in-room safes. Deluxe and Premium rooms also have irons and ironing boards.

STANDARD & SUPERIOR HILLSIDE: Superior rooms are located on the hillside and are octagonal or rectangular in shape, with 2 twin beds or one king size bed, with ocean and/or Piton view. Standard rooms are slightly smaller than Superior rooms with twin, queen or king size bedding, with garden or partial ocean view. When booking Standard category, you could be located on either hillside or beachside - the category is based on "run of house" principle which may lead to a complimentary upgrade to Superior or Beachside Deluxe location, at the Resort's discretion. Both Standard and Superior rooms have either clay or tropical hardwood floors, either glass or wooden jalousie louvre windows, ceiling fans and balconies, ensuite bathrooms with shower and toilet.
DELUXE HILLSIDE Hillside Deluxe rooms are extremly spacious and individually designed, some in a very open-air style with the fourth wall missing and some with dramatic open roof dormers. Some rooms have a formal separation between bedroom and living room, others are wide open spaces flowing into each other. Clay floor tiles or tropical hardwood floor, king size bed, wooden jalousie louvres, ceiling fans, balconies, and very large ensuite bathrooms with 2 sinks, shower and WC, Piton and/or ocean view.
PREMIUM HILLSIDE Premium rooms are ANSE CHASTANET's rooms numbered 7, which offer picture postcard perfect views of the Piton mountains and the surrounding sea by virtue of their very elevated and strategic location. Some Premium rooms have fourth wall missing. All Premium hillside rooms have ceiling fans, clay floor tiles or tropical hardwood floors, wooden jalousie louvres, large ensuite bathrooms.

RESTAURANT & BARS: There are 2 restaurants and bars at ANSE CHASTANET. The Piton Restaurant on the hillside serves breakfast daily and dinner on 5 nights a week. The dinner menu in the Piton Restaurant changes daily and consists of a 4 course meal served in a romantic candlelit ambiance, surrounded by beautiful original artwork. Part of the Piton Restaurant is the Treehouse, where diners are seated in an open-air area amidst treetops as the name suggests. The Trou au Diable Restaurant serves lunch daily and dinner on 5 nights a week. The lunch menu offers a wide and varied choice of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers and creole specialities from an à la carte menu, in addition to a large buffet spread with hot and cold dishes. The sumptuous dinners in the Trou au Diable Beach Restaurant are served semi buffet-style in an elegantly casual atmosphere with the entire stretch of beach in front of the restaurant lit up by flambeau candles.

SERVICES & FACILITIES: Facilities at the Anse Chastanet's Resort include 2 restaurants and bars, excursions and car rental desk, 2 beachside boutiques, the Kai Belte Mini-Spa, and a SSI Platinum/PADI scuba facility, Scuba St Lucia. If doing nothing is not enough, Anse Chastanet offers a great variety of carefully designed sightseeing tours, as well as shopping trips by boat to the capital, Castries, on a regular basis.Also offered are complimentary guided walks and hikes on the 500 acre estate and an extensive "Walk on the Wild Side" hiking program. Complimentary trips to the second beach and to Soufriere on the hotel's water taxi. But Anse Chastanet is not only attractive above water. Swimmers, snorkelers and scuba divers will discover Anse Chastanet's fascinating marine world... Anse Chastanet is surrounded by St Lucia's finest virgin coral reefs, now vested into a Marine Reserve. Anse Chastanet owns and operates its own scuba operation, Scuba St Lucia - the island's biggest and longest established scuba operation. Snorkelers can enjoy the excellent reefs right off the Anse Chastanet beach or sign up for the guided boat snorkel trips to other near by reefs.