A Quick Trip to St Lucia - Paradise in the Caribbean at Sandals Resorts

St Lucia is a Gorgeous Tropical Paradise Perfect for a Honeymoon or Destination Wedding at Sandals

I recently had an opportunity to take a quick trip to St Lucia visiting the 3 Sandals resorts on the island. An early morning flight on a charter out of Chicago took us to the jewel of the Caribbean. A stunningly beautiful tropical paradise fitting the praise bestowed upon it by Oprah Winfrey a few years back.

When you see photos of St Lucia, 9 times out of 10 you will be seen the high vocanic peaks of The Pitons - A World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, since I was on the island for less than 24 hours (and all of that time was spent visiting Sandals resorts on the other end of the island) I did not have a chance to get a good look at The Pitons, but rest assured that even if you don't (and YOU SHOULD), the drive from the airport to the resorts on the Northwest side of the island is still absolutely gorgeous along the winding roads moving vertically up and down mountains all along the route - about an hour long trip.

The Bachelor

A couple of years ago The Bachelor (another in a long line of mediocre reality shows in the US) was filmed in St Lucia at Jade Mountain - a resort that features 3 walled suites with the missing 4th wall being an open air unobstructed view of the Pitons. This was instrumental in St Lucia solidifying it's standing as THE #1 destination for Honeymoons and Destination Weddings for US couples interested in a tropical paradise in the Western Hemisphere. Although there are numerous resort choices, the clear leader is Sandals - a Jamaican born resort company catering to Honeymoons, Destination Weddings, and all manner of romantic escapes. Sandals offers 3 resorts on the island (Sandals Grande St Lucian, Regency La Toc, and Halcyon Beach), and the ability to Stay at 1 Play at 3.

Halcyon Beach

Sandals Halcyon Beach is the smallest and most tropically intimate of the 3 Sandals resorts on St Lucia. Lushly tropical with a nice beach and a laid back atmosphere. Restaurant choices are somewhat limited, but with 2 other Sandals in the neighborhood, great restaurant choices abound with a total of 21 restaurants between the 3 resorts.

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So if a quiet, romantic escape to a tropical paradise is for you then as you can see, Halcyon Beach is a great choice.

If a lively atmosphere or more luxurious accommodations are more to your liking then Sandals Grande St Lucian or Sandals Regency La Toc are excellent options, and EZTravelPad will be discussing them in greater detail in other posts so stay tuned - and as always, when you are planning for a leisure vacation trip turn to EZTravelPad for best advice and best pricing!

 

Comments

[Bill Lawrence]

Great resort on a lush tropical island is the best way to celebrate weddings and honeymoons are just getaway to reconnect with your spouse. Great food, staff and accomodations. Take advantge of thier deals and start creating mememories like we did.

[Babyjoj]

These all are looking really very awesome it can be depends on so many things which is great to know about it.

[Bill Lawrence]

Great Post! You nailed it. A great resort to getaway to reconnect.

[Scott]

Thanks for the positive feedback - I hope everyone gets to experience the sheer joy that comes from a relaxing stay at a nice place like this!!