Anse Chastanet

We have been to Anse Chastanet several times over many years. It continues to draw us in. We love living up in the tree canopy with the open air. We love the road in, the steps to the beach. We loved the welcome back we received from so many staff working in all areas of the hotel. We love the birds, 21 pelicans, roosting above the dive centre, 4 turtles on a snorkel from the beach and this year a whale breaching in front of the hotel which got everyone buzzing. Lovely improvements everywhere. A big swimming area, beach toilets, colourful painting. If all this appeals to you then I recommend this hotel. We will return

First class! Every employee had a smile on their face and welcomed us. The food was exquisite, chef prepared and the presentation was impeccable. All rooms were separate and no noise was ever heard. Ground keepers swept the entire place daily, and there are a lot of grounds. We went for the diving and the whole staff was very professional. We're 75 and they treated use with the utmost respect and guidance. I would definitely go back.

Stunning place and incredible service. Nothing is too much trouble. Discreet and extremely helpful staff. Make the most of all the activities on offer at concierge/guest services. Whatever you do you are taken care of by highly trained staff. We did jungle biking, sailing, snorkelling and always felt safe and looked after.

This is now our 4th visit to Anse Chastanet, so I'd say we're well-qualified to comment on the place. I did a full review in July 2011, so won't repeat that, as a lot of it is unchanged - the lovely staff, the great facilities, the beautiful surroundings... and the rooms, open to the forest and sounds of birds in the morning and tree frogs at night! On this visit, we were lucky enough to be upgraded to a deluxe room with huge balcony offering panoramic views of the Pitons & sea. However, having experienced several rooms, they are all great - don't worry about that, you'll still get a great experience, and you'll spend most of your time away from the rooms anyway. As I said in 2011, the hotel can be a challenge as access involves climbing steps - however, you can instead call the air-conditioned shuttle buses. The changes on this visit, I think the food has got better - it's more flavoursome, with some great choices, including a menu that changes daily in Balawoo, and a reasonable Indian-influenced menu at Apsara. The beach lunchtime menu items are delicious. A lot of the food involves fish and fresh vegetables / salad, so you can dine well but healthy here. Also on this visit, I was delighted to see that they've roped-off a large section of the bay, and added floating pontoons up to the pier - for a sea swimmer, this is great, I had the confidence to do long boat traffic-free swims. Much of this section is also great for snorkelling, and you can confidently head out to deeper water to search for turtles on the sea grass. The Anse Mamin beach facilities have also developed - you can easily spend a day there, with sun loungers, restaurant, bar, nice (and again, swimmable) beach and sea, and nearby entrance to the plantation for some great walks or cycle rides (the trails are safe for both). So overall, we are just as, if not more happy with Anse Chastanet. It's not cheap, and it's not a short transit from UK. But it's definitely worth it if you want a peaceful, natural place, great food, plenty of excursions, and great watersports (each time I've done some good scuba diving - I have 500+ dives and have experiences some of the best diving in the world - I'd rate this diving as 'good and easy' - great for a holiday with diving an added bonus). Well done Anse Chastanet, and in particular, well done to the lovely staff, who you will find helpful, chatty, and content x

We have visited the Caribbean quite a few times and this was one of the best trips. Location near pitons, bays, tropical forests are a bit of a unique combination. Views from our room were fantastic. The resort had standout service! Best food I have had at an all inclusive. Will be back. Highly recommend visiting restaurant at Anse Mamin. Also recommend walking further down to Anse Jambon if you like deserted rocky beaches. A couple of facts to be aware of: 1) a lot of steps to get to rooms higher on hillside. Happy to pay this cost for the view. But on retrospect we should have taken the free shuttle service on way back from dinner from Apsara (restaurant at beach level) 2) Road into resort is pretty rough. It limited our desire to go off on exploratory trips to island, but frankly a larger part of decision was that we were perfectly happy at the resort.