Anse Chastanet
Soufrière, St Lucia
Location
Soufrière, on the estate
A 600-acre estate at Soufriere with two soft-sand beaches — Anse Chastanet and Anse Mamin by water taxi — in a marine reserve, with views of both Pitons, in the Pitons-south cluster around fifty-five minutes to an hour from Hewanorra.
Transfer
By road or helicopter
Around fifty-five minutes to an hour by road from Hewanorra in the south, near Soufriere and the Pitons — the nearer end of the island to the long-haul airport, with helicopter transfers a popular alternative.
Villas
Forty-nine rooms & beach villas
Forty-nine individually designed rooms in hillside gazebos, some with an open fourth wall, plus twelve beach villas — in mahogany floors, open rainforest showers and no televisions, framing views of both Pitons, up to the one private-plunge-pool Casuarina suite.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and nature-lovers drawn to two-beach marine-reserve diving, jungle biking and both-Pitons views — a barefoot, nature-led original, mostly adult, with children welcome from July to September — in the Pitons-south cluster near Soufriere.
Board Basis
All-inclusive option
An all-inclusive option is available among other rates — four restaurants spanning the Treehouse, the beachside Trou au Diable, the East-Indian and Caribbean Apsara and the farm-to-table vegetarian Emeralds, fed from the Emerald Estate.
Overview
The original St Lucia luxury resort
Anse Chastanet is the original St Lucia luxury resort, an eco-immersed 600-acre estate above two soft-sand beaches in a marine reserve at Soufriere — home to some of the Windwards' best beach diving through the on-site Scuba St Lucia, and the nature-led, barefoot counterpart to the island's grander open-wall resorts. Forty-nine individually designed rooms in hillside gazebos, some with an open fourth wall, pair with twelve beach villas, in mahogany floors, open rainforest showers and no televisions, framing views of both Pitons. Four restaurants — the Treehouse for breakfast and Caribbean dinner, the beachside Trou au Diable, the East-Indian and Caribbean Apsara and the farm-to-table vegetarian Emeralds, fed from the Emerald Estate — anchor the dining, the Kai Belte spa works from five rooms and a sea-view cabana, and jungle biking and hiking trace the Anse Mamin plantation. Mostly adult, with children welcome from July to September, it is around fifty-five minutes to an hour from Hewanorra or a short helicopter hop.
Accommodation
Rooms & beach villas
Forty-nine individually designed rooms in hillside gazebos, some with an open fourth wall, plus twelve beach villas — in mahogany floors, open rainforest showers and no televisions, framing views of both Pitons, in a barefoot, nature-led style.
Entry
Standard Room
Sleeps two to three, king. A run-of-house room of around 33 square metres, hillside or beachside, with a balcony and varying views.
Hillside/beachside
Superior
Superior Room
Sleeps two to three, king or twins. A 37-square-metre hillside room with ocean and/or Piton views and a balcony.
Ocean/Piton view
Deluxe
Hillside Deluxe Room
Sleeps two to three, king. A 65-square-metre individually designed room, some with the open fourth wall, with Piton and sea views.
Open fourth wallPiton view
Family
Beachside Deluxe Room
Sleeps two adults and three children, king or two doubles. A 70-square-metre air-conditioned room steps from the water with a large balcony.
Beach-levelFamily
Couples
Premium Hillside Room
Sleeps two, king. The most elevated, sought-after hillside rooms, some with the open fourth wall and postcard Piton and sea views.
Open fourth wallCouples
Signature
Piton Pool Suite "Casuarina"
Sleeps two, king. The resort’s one private-plunge-pool suite, with coralina stone, hardwood furniture and Piton and sea views.
Private plunge poolOne of one
Food & Drink
Dining
Four restaurants anchor the dining — the Treehouse for breakfast and Caribbean dinner, the beachside Trou au Diable for lunch, the East-Indian and Caribbean Apsara, and the farm-to-table vegetarian Emeralds, fed from the Emerald Estate — with an all-inclusive option among other rates.
Caribbean
Treehouse
The Treehouse, breakfast and Caribbean dinner.
Beach
Trou au Diable
Trou au Diable, beach lunch by the sand.
East-Indian
Apsara
Apsara, East-Indian and Caribbean dining.
Vegetarian
Emeralds
Emeralds, farm-to-table vegetarian and vegan from the Emerald Estate.
Wellbeing
Kai Belté
The Kai Belte spa works from five treatment rooms, an open-air salon and a sea-view cabana, alongside the on-site Scuba St Lucia PADI dive centre — some of the Windwards' best beach diving — with snorkelling, sea kayaking, sunset sailing, tennis, yoga and jungle biking and hiking on the Anse Mamin plantation.
Five treatment rooms
Five treatment rooms, with a sea-view cabana.
Scuba St Lucia
Scuba St Lucia, an on-site PADI dive centre.
Jungle trails
Jungle biking and hiking, on the Anse Mamin trails.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A nature-immersed eco-luxury original — dive the marine reserve from the beach through Scuba St Lucia, bike and hike the Anse Mamin plantation trails, swim from two soft-sand beaches, dine farm-to-table including a dedicated vegetarian restaurant, and take in views of both Pitons from an individually designed hillside room.
Marine-reserve diving
Marine-reserve diving, among the best beach diving in the Windwards.
Both-Pitons views
Views of both Pitons, from individually designed rooms.
Organic dining
Organic farm-to-table dining, with a dedicated vegetarian restaurant.
Jungle biking
Jungle biking and hiking, on the Anse Mamin plantation trails.
Two beaches
Two soft-sand beaches — Anse Chastanet and Anse Mamin by water taxi.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 55–60 minutes from UVF
A southern transfer to Soufrière.
By air
Helicopter transfers
A popular faster option.
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Good to know
Board basis
- An all-inclusive option among other rates, across four restaurants.
Diving
- An on-site PADI dive centre, Scuba St Lucia, for marine-reserve diving.
Children
- Mostly adult, with children welcome from July to September.
Getting there
- Around fifty-five minutes to an hour from Hewanorra, or by helicopter.
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