Rendezvous

Our second visit to this hotel and we were welcomed like special guests which was a brilliant start. We had asked for an upstairs room and this request was accommodated. Room was lovely. The staff are amazing. Lots of activities to choose from so it is great to be able to try something you haven't done before. Weather, like last time, was quite showery - nothing the hotel can do about that. One concern was the arrival of cruise people with day passes - they seemed to want to take over the poolside and one group was particularly loud. Also horse riders along the beach were riding so fast plus the horses of course dumping as they went. This is a public beach so guess something that has to be tolerated. We did not have a problem with planes taking off from the airport next door. We used all three restaurants - for us Thyme is the special one and didn't disappoint. You certainly don't go hungry staying here. Breakfasts are excellent. We didn't go on any excursions as they seemed pretty expensive.

We stayed at stolen time for our honeymoon over Christmas 2025. Overall, we had a lovely time in this relaxed and jungle like resort. The things we enjoyed the most were the free sunset cruise and our private villa (really a duplex) with reserved beach chairs. Even though we went on a major holiday, the resort was not full, so there was always a chair to be found on the pool deck. Bubbles, the fat resort cat was also a perk. Overall, the food was pretty good, and most of the servers were warm, but some were not so friendly. It seems the guests tend to be a bit of an older crowd, so we could never get enough people together to play volleyball. Our most favorite day was actually getting a free day pass from the concierge to the sister property, Body Holiday. We found a taxi through Tripadvisor. Which took us round-trip for $50. At body holiday, we thought everything was overall just a bit better. Better views, better food, better service. It's definitely worth the taxi price to spend the day at the luxurious sister property.

We had a great first holiday in the Caribbean and StolenTime set a very high bar. We both believe we’re highly likely to be back. It’s interesting that the BA flight crews stay here as they always vet their hotels. We had a standard garden room near the entrance which was comfortable and didn’t suffer from any of the noise issues that others have mentioned. Caroline from the housekeeping team kept it very clean and well presented. There’s also a turn down service at night which is increasingly rare these days. Like others, we found the drive from the airport, which is 75 minutes, a little too exciting, a product of twisty, climbing roads, and the St Lucian habit of hanging on to the rear of car in front. The canny avoid this by flying in/out of Barbados, which is served by the next door airfield a few mins away and takes around 45 minutes. This also enables Virgin flights from Manchester. The service is consistently very good, wherever you are and all the more impressive since there were clearly some recent starters. The food is excellent regardless of the restaurant and extends to beach barbecues and afternoon teas. The hotel has a 2025 Decanter award for their wine list. House wines include Malbec, Cab Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, rosé. Paid for wines range from $30 to $200. The sommelier in Malabar came up with a good sub for the Norton Malbec we’d chosen which was out of stock. My secret tip if you’re a malt whisky drinker is that the Glenfiddich is kept in the Champagne bar and the measures are generous. The Sports team were great. Edwin, an independent rather than team member, leads a great Tai Chi session, breaking it down so that novices and intermediates can enjoy it. Aqua fit was energetic and good natured with the opportunity to top up at the nearby swim-up bar afterwards. We enjoyed the group of regulars who all gave their names as ‘Alan’…. The gardens are very well maintained, with staff always working on them. The beach was clean and with a good Yellow/Red flag system. It’s the first place I’ve been where the sea is warmer than the pool. However, there are strong waves between the breakwater and whilst I was swimming a lady was knocked off her feet and lost her Raybans, for which we conduced a fruitless search. We ate once in Thyme which felt like a slight time warp, but again the food and service was excellent. We ate three times in the evening in Malabar right on the beach and enjoyed every time. We also enjoyed our meals in the Terrace, particularly the buffet ones; à la carte meals can feel quite brisk. There’s a wide range of entertainment in the evening. We were surprised by, but enjoyed, the Michael Jackson tribute act. We benefitted from the friendly and efficient poolside bar service every 15 minutes or so. Tarinitia was a very chatty and efficient ambassador for the second pool near the spa. The cocktails were addictive, with the double proof rum particularly ‘effective’; at 80 proof you can’t take it on a plane. We joined the Saturday morning walk to Castries and the market. We were pleased we did it, but it’s a busy main road alongside the local airport. We asked for late checkout (normal is 12) as it’s a 6pm departure for the 10pm BA flight. Would have been $105 but they were full. However, they have a departure lounge above the gym near the TV room with lockers, a couple of decent showers and a spindryer for swimming costumes. My wife had two massages, both were excellent and she would recommend. By resort standards they are reasonably priced. Only slight blip, contacted them several weeks before our arrival on a Friday as Sunday was our anniversary and wanted a nice meal and knew Thyme was closed. They promptly replied with the celebratory options (meal on the beach etc), which we decided we didn’t want to progress but forgot our reservation requests for our first two nights. However, the unreservable Terrace was fine for our first two nights.

Our first time to St. Lucia and to Stolen Time. Words cannot describe the experience. Right on a fantastic and safe beach, wonderful atmosphere throughout the resort, beautiful room with daily service right on the beach, very good value, clean, quiet and about everything one could want in amenities and activities or just the space to lounge around. What really stood out - the entire staff worked as a friendly, helpful and smiling team that makes this resort stand out from the many others we have visited.

We went to Stolen time as a last minute choice because our holiday to Jamaica was cancelled due to the hurricane. We could not be more pleased that we ended up at Stolen time. The hotel is fabulous, set right on the beach. There was never a struggle to get a sun bed and the staff were so attentive, bringing iced water, fresh coconuts and homemade ice lollies to us. The staff are wonderful and so friendly. We had a garden view room which was excellent and the highlight of my day was to feed the birds on the balcony. They are so tame. The afternoon tea served each afternoon would do justice to the Ritz. We took a trip with the scuba team to do some snorkelling and Danny really looked after us, making sure we saw everything that was on offer. Our evening highlight was the Champagne bar at 7pm, where we sampled a different champagne each night. The food is excellent and Al a carte in the evening. We used both the speciality restaurants and were not disappointed. We do not normally return to places but we are booked to return in 2026 in October. Cannot wait.