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Where to Stay The most unique – and indulgent – amenity at BodyHoliday at LeSport is your BodyGuard, a kind of wellness concierge who customizes all your activities. Cariblue Beach, Castries, 758-457-7800, thebodyholiday.com The villas at the Jalousie Plantation, an 18th-century sugar mill estate, are tucked in a verdant valley between the two Piton mountains. Rumour has it that the brilliant white sand was imported from Aruba. Forbidden Beach, Eden Bay, 758-456-8000, thejalousieplantation.com Our favourite perk at Jade Mountain was the small wine cellar in our rambling Sun suite. For more great views, check into the hilltop suite at Ladera, which is perched on a ridge about 300 metres above the Caribbean Sea. A private swimming pool and Jacuzzi are bonuses. Jade Mountain Soufrière, 758-459-7000, jademountainstlucia.com Ladera Soufrière, 758-459-7323, ladera.com Where to Eat Reservations are a must at the Japanese-Moorish decorated TAO, if only for dessert: a triple crème brûlée with ginger and truffle, black sesame seed and lemongrass with coconut. Cariblue Beach, Castries, 758-457-7800, thebodyholiday.com Ask Ladera’s bartender, Barley, for a Banana Lady: half a ripe banana, ½ cup Tropical Lady, 2 oz coconut cream, 1 oz whole milk and an indiscriminate amount of rum, mixed with ice. The restaurant’s charismatic executive chef leads cooking classes at Ladera. Soufrière, 758-459-7323, ladera.com Café Bang is so laid-back that most people just call it Bang. It’s best reached by water taxi. Soufrière, 758-459-7864 Every week, street vendors on Front Street in Anse La Raye fire up the grills for Fish Friday. What to Do Snorkel in the National Marine Reserve to see hundreds of yellow-striped sergeant fish – and a barracuda or two. Then hop on the boat to explore the 910-metre underwater coral wall. The transcendental yoga evening class in the Oasis had us chanting “om” as the sun set over the Caribbean. Cariblue Beach, Castries, 758-457-7800, thebodyholiday.com The most efficient and comfortable way to see St. Lucia is by water taxi, found at most beaches. Ask your captain to pass by George Foreman’s home in Marigot Bay and to stop at the fluttering mouth of the Gros Piton bat cave. |
