EnglishwomaninNY
31. August 2024
I'm unsure where to start with this review as our experience was so disappointing, but I will say that we managed to get a partial refund through eShores, the agency we used to book our holiday. We arrived at around 5:30 PM on the day we landed in St. Lucia. Bearing in mind that we had flown to a country we’d never visited before and had navigated the challenging road from George Charles Airport to Soufrière in our own hire car, my husband was quite stressed. The office at the resort closes at either 4:30 or 5 PM (it seems to be whenever they feel like it), so there was no welcome other than a security guard giving us some basic information about where the pools were. The infinity pool, which we were told couldn't be used after 5 PM because it’s the owner’s pool, was effectively off-limits. We were also informed that we needed to go to the office in the morning to get our breakfast vouchers and pool towels, meaning we couldn’t use the pool until then. The kids were impressed with the space. We stayed in units 9 and 9a, but that’s where the positives ended. With no other dining options and no knowledge of Soufrière, we headed up to the on-site restaurant for dinner, passing by the smell of rotting mangoes that lined the pavement. Mango trees are abundant in the area, and unfortunately, this smell was something we encountered frequently during our stay. The path up to the restaurant isn’t well-lit and is poorly maintained, so you really need a torch to see where you’re going. Once there, we received a pleasant greeting, but things quickly went downhill. Traveling with three children, we were excited to see pizza on the menu, only to be told “no pizza”. When we tried to order drinks, there was no orange juice, no apple juice—just local mango juice, which the kids weren’t interested in. The food was okay, but the service was very slow. After dinner, we made our way back down the winding hill to our rooms. When I went to adjust my pillow before bed, I discovered it was filthy, with a stained pillow underneath a second pillowcase. I threw it on the floor and didn’t dare check the others, as I still needed something to sleep on. The next morning, we got a better look at the surroundings. The view was beautiful, but that’s about the only positive aspect I can recall. We trudged back up the hill for breakfast and had to wait around for 10 minutes while my husband collected 35 breakfast vouchers! We were staying for 7 nights with 5 people, so apparently, each person needed a signed scrap of paper. Having seen an extensive menu at dinner, we looked forward to a variety of options like pastries, fruit, yogurt, and cooked dishes. But we were disappointed again. The breakfast selection was extremely limited: a small pot of beans, eggs (the resort has egg-laying birds), toast, a minuscule saucer of fruit, and a tiny bowl of yogurt. When I asked for mango juice, I was told “no juice”. The drink options were tea, coffee, and water, even though the nearby
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