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 Anse Chastanet
St Lucia
What were Caribbean hotels like before the trade winds were replaced by
blasts of air conditioning, when morning exercise was a walk on the beach and not water
aerobics, and when you sat watching the sunset instead of cable TV? You can still find out
at the Anse Chastanet Resort on St. Lucia's unspoiled southwestern Caribbean coast.
Since architect Nick Troubetzkoy purchased the first 14 hillside units in 1974, and
throughout the expansion and renovation that have followed, design in harmony with nature,
complementing the island's natural beauty, has remained his focal point. The 500-acre site
is a lush garden of tropical foliage bordering two of the island's best beaches, where
soft silver sands dip into the clear blue waters of the Caribbean. St. Lucia's trademark
green peaks - the Gros and Petit Pitons - make for a dramatic backdrop.
 No two rooms at Anse Chastanet are exactly alike. Twelve
beach-level units are tucked away behind the coconut palms, just steps from the water's
edge and the resort's renowned SSI/PADI dive facility. Perched on the hill are Anse
Chastanet's original rooms: cheery white-washed cottages with wrap-around wooden
balconies. These octagonal-shaped "gazebos" offer splendid views of the Pitons
and the sea, framed by an abundance of flourishing blossoms. Chairs and beds are covered
in madras prints - a traditional island fabric of bright plaid woven with the same colours
as the ginger lilies, anthuriums and bougainvillea found in every room.
Further up the hill are Anse Chastanet's deluxe suites, where Nick
Troubetzkoy's architectural imagination can best be appreciated. Roomy is hardly the word
to describe them. Immense is more accurate. And the sense of space is even further
enhanced by the fact that as little as possible was put between the guests and their
natural surroundings, leaving entire walls open to the vistas. Indeed it's even hard to
say where the inside stops and the outside begins: a flamboyant tree drapes its
red-blossomed branches gently over the balcony in one room, the verandah of another was
actually built around a red gommier tree. And the famous showers-with-a-view in the
premium suites are a unique luxury of Anse Chastanet
 While the sensuous seclusion of the
rooms provides some guests with a perfect excuse for lazing away the day on their balcony,
others head out for snorkeling on the reef, tennis, or a nature walk among the ruins of a
colonial plantation on the property. There's also a casual beach-side bar, and a hillside
terrace where breakfast, dinner, and afternoon tea are served. Twice a week guests enjoy
evening barbecues on the beach, and every night, there's music by local entertainers.
Accommodations
Anse Chastanet has 49 uniquely designed
rooms 37 of which are scattered about a flower-decked hillside, and 12 of which are
located within a tropical garden at beach level.
 | Standard Hillside
rooms offer partial ocean
views or garden views |
| Superior Hillside
rooms are larger and
feature twin or king size bedding with Piton or oceanview |
| Deluxe Hillside
rooms are extremely spacious
and individually designed with ocean or Piton views |
| Deluxe Beachside
rooms are the
only rooms situated at beach level with lots of space |
All rooms
have fridges, electric tea/coffee makers, in-room safes, and wall mounted hairdryers.
Deluxe and Premium rooms have irons and ironing boards. The furniture in all rooms has
been individually designed and handmade in the region with the exclusive use of the island
woods such as teak, mahogany, green heart, purple heart, red cedar and wild breadfruit.
Please note that there are approximately 100 stairs leading from beachlevel to the
mid-hillside level, thus making the property unsuitable for those with walking
difficulties or cardiac problems. This is never a question of age.
Facilities
 Facilities at the 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.
ANSE CHASTANET SELECTED TOP HOTEL BY CONDE
NAST READERS
Anse Chastanet has been selected one of the “Caribbean’s Top 15 Small
Hotels” by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. The results, based on over 26,000
reader responses, were published in the November 1999 issue.
“A&E’S TOP TEN ROMANTIC
GETAWAYS” FEATURES ANSE CHASTANET
The US television channel A&E named Anse Chastanet as one of
"The World's Top Ten Romantic Getaways" recently, ranking the hotel at Number
Four. The program celebrated Anse Chastanet’s extraordinary appeal for those in
search of romance. Anse Chastanet received a similar honour in the United
Kingdom where the BBC "Holiday Heaven" program voted Anse Chastanet
to be "The Most Romantic Vacation Destination"!
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