The Landings Resort & Spa

The Landings is a nice sized resort. The apartments/Condos (not villas!) are a good size with large terraces. The rooms are clean and the beds are good quality. The staff at the resort are very good and are constantly looking to engage with guests making sure that you have what you want. There are plenty of sunbeds and beds left unattended are cleared and made available to others. There are 3 restaurants at the resort and it could do with at least one/two more al a carte ones. The beach restaurant that is al a carte is only small and gets busy very quickly. We didn't dine at the Asian fusion one, but did hear other guest saying it was hard to get into. The Buffet restaurant is good for families and the food is a good standard and lots of choices. Breakfast is served in the buffet restaurant and there was lots of variety. There are lots of plans to refurbish the resort and it would be a good choice to go back with family in the future once its all been done. There is a new property manager Henderson, who makes himself available every day and is looking for feedback. He is new in post and it will be good to see what changes he makes in the future. The grounds and resort are very clean and tidy, which takes some doing keeping it to that standards. We dined out a lot whilst at the resort and found lots of very nice places to eat within a 10/15 minute taxi ride from the resort. Its a good location with a fab beach so all round a nice place to stay.

Family of 4 (with 2 teens) really enjoyed our stay over spring break. The two bedroom unit gave us plenty of space and while we like to hunt for ocean views, the view of this quaint harbor was equally pleasant to stare at - and we enjoyed the plunge pool overlooking the harbor as well. The staff was great - very attentive and polite. The beach was relatively small but we actually prefer that and it never felt crowded. The beach crew was great as well…though there was a third party selling services (not much anyone can do about that given beaches are public; they weren’t that pushy). Shane gave an excellent sailing lesson which were able to enjoy with the family for the rest of our time there. If I was to nitpick about anything, it would be the food options. The quality was always good…but we felt like simpler, smaller options were missing - particularly for lunch. Maybe add some tapas style options, fish tacos, or other smaller plates. It seemed like most options were full meals…again, good, but more than we needed each time. But that’s just us. Maybe add some chicken fingers or something for picky eaters (yes, we had one of those - again, that’s more of an us thing). But overall, we would highly recommend staying at the Landings and enjoying the surroundings in Castries.

Our experience at The Landings far exceeded out expectations! The accommodations were spacious, immaculately clean and comfortable. The beach area had a perfect Caribbean feel and never felt crowded. The service was top notch, can't wait to come back!

Stayed for a week in a marina view room with plunge pool (i.e. hot tub) and really loved this very comfortable, intimate and chill resort. True, we didn't like the ground floor room we were initially assigned (703 which technically had no view of the marina) but they moved us to a second-floor room with marina view (811) and we were very happy. ROOM: More like a condo. Spacious, clean, elegant and comfortable. Good bed, good bathroom, hot shower, lots of storage space, excellent temperature control, and the hot tub temp was also just right. BEACH: Just stunning. Gorgeous view, sand and water. We toured around the island and this beach is as nice as any, and it's private (a section of it, anyway) and there are plenty of loungers and umbrellas to go around. Still, we usually showed up at the towel hut at 7am to save the spot we preferred...then off to eat an early brekkie...then back to the beach for the day. Water temp is divine. ACTIVITIES: We sailed (free) and jet-skied ($70 USD for 30 min). They also have free paddleboards and kayaks, and otherwise banana rides etc cost $15USD per person for 5 minutes. FOOD & BEV: 4 spots on site: The Beach Club at one end of the beach (open all day), adjacent to the Turquoise Bar, and Callaloo at the other end of the beach (lunch and dinner only). Suru (dinner only) is in the lobby across from the lobby bar. Coffee Shop in the lobby has some snacks but we never went there, since coffee was included with breakfast. We didn't do all-inclusive because we prefer to sample local spots, but our rate included daily buffet breakfast at The Beach Club, which had an egg/omelet station, waffle maker, and a nice selection of other stuff. It was alright. Callaloo for lunch or dinner is glorious, your feet are literally in the sand. The tuna poke bowl, chicken ceasar salad, jerk mahi and seafood chowder at Callaloo were all good. The Beach Club also made a nice veg pizza, which we enjoyed on our loungers for lunch one day. Suru (Asian fusion) was just okay (maybe we ordered wrong) and had no view. Anyway, we enjoyed convening for sunset at the Turquoise Bar every night -- they make a good spicy margarita or mango martini. ENTERTAINMENT: This is a very chill resort that's pretty dead at night. We went off property most nights, and we missed the Sat night limbo dancer, but we did catch the DJ afterwards, which we danced to along with some other fun folks. What passes for "live music" here (and in Rodney Bay) is literally a singer with a backing track -- no actual band. If you wanna party, you should definitely check out the Fright night "fish fry" located a 5 min drive down the road at Gros Islet -- it's a big street party with DJ and dancing, and booze and BBQs lining the streets, till 2am. One night we walked along the beach to Gros Islet to watch the sunset at a local bar called On the Rocks (10 min walk or less), but it was dead and a waste of time, and we hurried home because we were warned by literally everyone that walking to or from Gros Islet after dark is dangerous due to robberies. STAFF: Absolutely lovely across the board. Very friendly, as are basically all St. Lucians we encountered. MISC: Other things I loved: *No mosquitos or sandfleas to speak of when we were there (March 2025). *Taxis are easily obtained, can be ordered directly to your room (building) and consistently appear within 5 minutes of being ordered. They cost $15USD for a 5-10 min trip, each way. There are multiple excellent places to eat within 5-10 minutes from here. I recommend the Naked Fisherman and The Cliff, both located at the Cap Maison resort (both best experienced before dark), and over in Rodney Bay, Big Chef is a must (incredible steakhouse) and we also enjoyed a sunset meal at Spinnakers (casual beach bar on Reduit beach). Buzz was quite good for dinner too. *Amanda on the beach at Landings gave me a wonderful 60 min massage for $70 USD -- a steal when compared to resort prices. She's independent and doesn't work for Landings, but she's allowed to set up a hut on the beach just past Callaloo. TIPS: *From the airport, the resort is about 2 hours by cab or small ferry (45-60 min by speedboat if you want to share the extra cost with others). We took the 2 hour ferry (Funtosea) which was definitely more enjoyable than a cab ride...they played music and served free beer and snacks, and it was a fun way to see the pitons and west coast. *I recommend renting a speedboat (private if you can afford it) for a day trip to Soufriere. We used Solomon's boat tours and were very happy with the choice!!! For $500USD, my husband and I were picked up from the dock at Landings at 8:15am, arrived at Soufriere around 9am where he had a taxi driver/guide waiting for us (included in the rate). We arrived at the Sulfur Springs by 9:15-9:30, it was still pretty empty, where we did the mud bath and hot springs (fun!), then were driven to the beautiful waterfall (also empty!!! but the lineup quickly formed) and then driven to the Tet Paul nature trail (45 min loop, awesome!) and then driven to Dasheene restaurant at Ladera for a quick lunch (not included in the price, but that view -- so awesome!!) and then driven back to the boat, which took us to Sugar Beach and Anse Castanet for great snorkeling, and then back to the Landings. Highly recommend this type of itinerary. BOTTOM LINE: Yes, just yes. The Landings delivered supreme comfort, relaxation and fun. St Lucia is a wonderful island with natural beauty and gracious people. We can't wait to return.

One day from a cruise ship wasn’t long enough in St Lucia, so we returned for an entire week this year. Needless to say, a week wasn’t long enough either. We wanted to splurge a little since one daughter is about to go off to college . This might be our last Spring Break together as a family. The Two Bedroom Beachfront Butler Suite hit the mark completely! I will admit that it took a couple of days to wrap my brain around the fact that we had a butler. In fact, we had THREE, all there to pamper and spoil us. It took some getting used to. After all, at home I AM the butler. But by day two, I started to get the hang of it. Want four lounge chairs set up for your family on the beach? No problem. Gregg is all over it. Just give him a call on the butler phone and consider it done. Hungry or thirsty on the beach or at the pool? No worries at all! Just give Ophelia a call on the butler phone. She will bring pizza, pasta, burgers and refreshing drinks…anything on the room service or bar menus. Luggage? What luggage? Thanks to Kaylan (Superstar #1) we never had to lift a thing except to pack and unpack our belongings. All three of our butlers did an OUTSTANDING job. Always eager to please, with a positive attitude and a big smile on their beautiful faces. We ate at Suru on night. So delicious! Make your reservations as soon as you can. The first few nights were completely booked! Room service food was great, especially the pizzas, the Chicken and Chorizo Penne (you can also substitute shrimp), and the hamburger. Buffet style breakfast was average. I recommend the freshly prepared omelettes. The assortment of fresh juices and fruit waters were very nice and refreshing. The Sunset Party cruise was a blast! There was dancing, beautiful sunset views, and plenty of rum punch. I highly recommend it. Generally speaking, I think my daughter summed this resort up the best when she said, “Mama, this is the bougiest place we’ve ever stayed!”. I totally agree!