Ladera Resort
Soufrière, St Lucia
Location
On the ridge, Soufrière
On a volcanic ridge around eleven hundred feet up at Soufriere — the only resort on the eighteen-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site, directly between the two Pitons on a former cocoa plantation — in the Pitons-south cluster, around forty-five minutes to an hour from Hewanorra.
Transfer
By road or helicopter
Around forty-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 for the ridge-top arrival.
Villas
Thirty-seven open-wall suites
Thirty-seven three-wall open suites, each with a private heated plunge pool and no televisions, framing the Pitons and the sea — from the Petit Piton category up through Gros Piton, Rainbow, Hilltop Dream and Heritage to the Paradise Ridge enclave and villas, in handcrafted local hardwood, stone and clay.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and proposals drawn to an open-wall, cliff-edge romance icon directly between the peaks — a private heated plunge pool in every suite and one of the world's most romantic positions — adults-oriented, with a single celebrated restaurant and no beach on-site, a short shuttle from the sand.
Board Basis
B&B to all-inclusive
Bed-and-breakfast, half-board, full-board or all-inclusive options — the award-winning farm-to-table Dasheene for open-air St Lucian cooking with Piton views, and the Wine Room with more than two thousand bottles for six-course private dinners.
Overview
The only resort on the UNESCO ridge
Ladera is the only resort on the UNESCO World Heritage Site, perched on a volcanic ridge around eleven hundred feet up at Soufriere, directly between the two Pitons on a former cocoa plantation — the most intimate and romantic of the island's open-wall resorts, and the only one literally on the ridge. Its pioneering open-fourth-wall suites, thirty-seven in all with three walls open to the peaks and the sea, each have a private heated plunge pool and no televisions, from the Petit Piton category up to the Paradise Ridge enclave and villas, in handcrafted local hardwood, stone and clay. The award-winning, farm-to-table Dasheene serves open-air St Lucian cooking with Piton views, and the Wine Room holds more than two thousand bottles for six-course private dinners. A Green Globe certification underpins a stay built squarely for romance; the dining is a single celebrated restaurant, and there is no beach on-site, with a short complimentary shuttle to the sand. It is around forty-five minutes to an hour from Hewanorra or a short helicopter hop.
Accommodation
Open-wall suites
Thirty-seven three-wall open suites, each with a private heated plunge pool and no televisions, from the Petit Piton category up to the Paradise Ridge enclave and villas — in handcrafted local hardwood, stone and clay, framing the Pitons and the sea.
Entry
Petit Piton Suite
Sleeps two, queen canopy. A 56-square-metre suite with a private heated plunge pool and an open fourth wall framing the Pitons.
Private plunge poolOpen wall
Suite
Gros Piton Suite
Sleeps two, queen canopy. A two-level 74-square-metre suite with a private plunge pool and an in-pool tiled table.
Private plunge poolTwo levels
Suite
Rainbow Suite
Sleeps two, queen. A 93-square-metre suite with a private plunge pool and an open wall.
Private plunge poolOpen wall
Suite
Hilltop Dream Suite
Sleeps two, king. A two-level 111-square-metre suite with a heated private pool, a romantic swing for two and butler.
Private plunge poolButler
Suite
Heritage Suite
Sleeps two, king. A two-level 130-square-metre suite with ground-floor open-air living and a heated pool, the open-air master upstairs.
Open-air livingHeated pool
Signature
Villa / Suite at Paradise Ridge
Sleeps two, king. The highest point at Ladera, around 177 square metres with a dedicated butler, romantic swing and private heated pool for utmost seclusion.
Highest pointHoneymoon
Food & Drink
Dining
The award-winning, farm-to-table Dasheene serves open-air St Lucian cooking with Piton views — a single celebrated restaurant — alongside the Wine Room, holding more than two thousand bottles for six-course private dinners, with Hotel Chocolat's Rabot restaurant nearby for variety.
Signature
Dasheene
Dasheene, award-winning open-air farm-to-table St Lucian with Piton views.
Wine
The Wine Room
The Wine Room, more than two thousand bottles for six-course private dining.
Wellbeing
Spa & wellness
A spa sits alongside a main infinity pool over the ridge between the Pitons and a private heated plunge pool in every suite — a stay built squarely for romance, Green Globe-certified, with the peaks and the sea framed through every open wall.
Per-suite plunge pools
A private heated plunge pool in every suite.
Main infinity pool
A main infinity pool, over the ridge between the Pitons.
Romance
A Green Globe-certified romance icon.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
One of the world's most romantic, iconic positions — wake in a three-wall open suite with a private heated plunge pool directly between the Pitons, dine farm-to-table at Dasheene with the peaks in view, choose from more than two thousand bottles in the Wine Room, and take the short shuttle down to the beach when the sand calls.
On the UNESCO ridge
The only resort on the UNESCO site, on the ridge between the Pitons.
Open-wall suites
Open-wall suites, each with a private heated plunge pool.
Dasheene & Wine Room
The award-winning farm-to-table Dasheene and the Wine Room.
Between the Pitons
Directly between the peaks, around eleven hundred feet up.
Romance
A Green Globe-certified honeymoon and proposal icon.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 45–60 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
- Bed-and-breakfast through to all-inclusive options.
Setting
- Ridge-top between the Pitons; the beach is a short complimentary shuttle away.
Dining
- A single celebrated restaurant, Dasheene, with Hotel Chocolat nearby.
Getting there
- Around forty-five minutes to an hour from Hewanorra, or by helicopter.
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