Absolutely stunning resort. Situated in a beautifully kept botanical gardens right by the gorgeous beach.
Very private, only 30 cottages.
Restaurant is total quality!
Staff throughout are externally friendly &... read more get to know your names.
Water sports all included (snorkelling, kayaking, catamaran.
Also, free Pilates & yoga!
No pressure from anyone guaranteed a fantastic and relaxing holiday in a uniquely beautiful resort.
Exceptionally clean.
Loved it!!

  This was our third visit to East Winds over 25 years. We were married here, came back for our 15th wedding anniversary with our daughter, and now to celebrate... read more our 25th. We were welcomed back to our honeymoon deluxe cottage, and our room was full of fresh flowers on the bed and bathroom, with a welcoming bottle of champagne awaiting us in an ice bucket. The sounds of the tree frogs and birds that we remembered so well are a delight, and fill the tropical gardens with the sounds of nature. We were given a warm welcome by Jennell and provided with cooling towels and fruit punch. The resort has had an extensive renovation since we last visited in 2013. The cottages and bathrooms have been upgraded to a high standard and are kept spotlessly clean by the hard working housekeeping team. We were provided with Deet spray and mosquito spray for our room and the resort is fogged once a week as in the wet season the mosquitos can be a nuisance. Make sure you use the deet or bring your own to use to avoid being bitten. Judith, Manager - it was so good to finally meet you Judith and to see what an amazing job you have done on the renovations in 2017 of East Winds. Also keeping the resort as it was with it's timeless ambience, wonderful staff (many of whom we have met in the... This was our third visit to East Winds over 25 years. We were married here, came back for our 15th wedding anniversary with our daughter, and now to celebrate our 25th.

We were welcomed back to our honeymoon deluxe cottage, and our room was full of fresh flowers on the bed and bathroom, with a welcoming bottle of champagne awaiting us in an ice bucket. The sounds of the tree frogs and birds that we remembered so well are a delight, and fill the tropical gardens with the sounds of nature. We were given a warm welcome by Jennell and provided with cooling towels and fruit punch.

The resort has had an extensive renovation since we last visited in 2013. The cottages and bathrooms have been upgraded to a high standard and are kept spotlessly clean by the hard working housekeeping team. We were provided with Deet spray and mosquito spray for our room and the resort is fogged once a week as in the wet season the mosquitos can be a nuisance. Make sure you use the deet or bring your own to use to avoid being bitten.

Judith, Manager - it was so good to finally meet you Judith and to see what an amazing job you have done on the renovations in 2017 of East Winds. Also keeping the resort as it was with it's timeless ambience, wonderful staff (many of whom we have met in the past) and the wonderful Caribbean vibe that continues to make this resort such an intimate and relaxing place to stay.

ReceptIon: a big thank you to Charms, Jennell, Lily and and all the team for assisting us in settling in and anything we required.

Restaurant and Bar: Thank you to Titus, Elie, Miriam, Selina, Robert and all the restaurant staff for taking such good care of us. Thank you to Germaine, Trevor and all the breakfast and lunch team chefs for providing the most amazing pancakes and omlettes, also an exceptional cooked breakfast. The daily therapy juices and smoothies were fantastic. Thank you to Germaine for bringing out all the peanut shooter desserts, at lunch that I loved so much!. Thank you to Windel, Kerwin, Kirby. Tressa, Sylvia, Jayeh and Mickel, Devon and anyone I have not named for proving us with the most amazing cocktails and bar service. Jayeh and Mickel for our 4pm 'pina colada' o'clock time every day and providing a first class pool and beach service. You were all so much fun to be around and made our stay extra special.

Chefs: Thank you to Rene, Harry, Linton and all the team who worked so hard on the delicious menu's, and for having the weekly banana flambe on the menu, which is a firm favourtie of ours doused in the Denros rum! We also loved the BBQ evenings and lunches and the delicious lemon and BBQ sauces to accompany the fish and meat.

A huge thank you to Simeon who is the Good Vibes resort co-ordinator. Simeon helped us to tailor make 3 trips for us to the local markets, the Pink Plantation House so that we could purchase the beautiful local pottery, and visits to the Botanical Gardens with lunch at The Beacon. We had expert drivers, Paul and Ali who were very knowledgeable about the island and gardens and took great care of us. Ali even stopped to pick us fresh mangos from the trees that we could have at breakfast. Simeon also organised the zip wire and gondola tram ride for us at Rainforest Adventures, which was a day enjoyed by us all.

It was my birthday while we were on holiday and we had a private beach cabana expertly decorated by head gardener Sylvanus. Personalised menus, tied in ribbon and our table covered in sparkles. I had a delicious birthday cake baked by the chefs (white chocolate, lime and coconut) which was such a wonderful treat. Even the local Shak Shak band came out of the main restaurant where they were entertaining the guests, to sing Happy Birthday to me! What a wonderful evening. Everything is so carefully thought out and you are made to feel at home from day one.

The entertainment: There is slightly more entertainment now that there was in 2013, which is a good thing. We loved the fact that the steel band still play twice weekly on a Thursday and Saturday at lunchtime and the talented Dien who plays the in-house Steinway piano 3 nights per week during dinner. The Shak Shak bands, the wonderful DJ on a Friday evening, and the singer on a Saturday, all welcome additions and appropriate for a small intimate resort where guests can mingle in the bar after dinner and enjoy the atmosphere.

We met up with friends we had not seen for 10 years who are regular's at East Winds and got to know others that have returned for many years to this island paradise. Please do not change a thing, as this very special resort is like no other and we hope to see you all again in the future. More

  Fantastic, laid back hotel.
Can’t praise the water sports team - Damien and Joe - highly enough. Joe took the time to teach our teenage son to sail the... read more Hobiecat and they were both on hand to help with kayaks and paddle boards.
The bar and restaurant staff are fabulous; Michel and Jayan on the beach and Sylvia and Devon in the bar. Too many to name!
And my husband highly recommends Theresa’s hands of steel for a firm massage, noting that you can choose your pressure rating of course!
The only niggle was the mosquitoes - they are an issue, especially in the wet season. I don’t know if there was misting, we didn’t see it but definitely need the 50% DEET.
We have stayed at 3 different luxury hotels in St Lucia and this is the best! More

  If you want to relax and not worry about a darn thing - this is the place for you! Special shout-out to Sylvia (and her infectious laugh), Robert... read more (go Braves!), Jayah (best bartender on the island), and Charms (who is the most charming)! This was the last place we stayed on the island and was the perfect way to end our vacay with some downtime. Great property, amazing gardens, right on the beach, incredible people. The BEST breakfast and lunches. Wonderful bar and bar staff. If they don't have it (and they have A LOT), they will get it for you that day or the next. All inclusive (and they mean it! Even watersports, yoga classes, and a few other activities are included in the price). Local bands playing every dinner time and a few lunches. They will sort out all of your off resort excursions for you. There is a pretty great lounge as well that serves afternoon tea, and the bar is open until midnight - so there is always an opportunity to mingle with other guests if that's your thing. There are 26 cabins so they still maintain that small, personal resort vibe that you don't get at the bigger places. Definitely worth taking an afternoon and checking out all the exquisitly maintained botany (apparently the original owner was very into plants and so maintained a lot of original trees etc. on the lot, and added some... If you want to relax and not worry about a darn thing - this is the place for you!

Special shout-out to Sylvia (and her infectious laugh), Robert (go Braves!), Jayah (best bartender on the island), and Charms (who is the most charming)!

This was the last place we stayed on the island and was the perfect way to end our vacay with some downtime. Great property, amazing gardens, right on the beach, incredible people. The BEST breakfast and lunches. Wonderful bar and bar staff. If they don't have it (and they have A LOT), they will get it for you that day or the next. All inclusive (and they mean it! Even watersports, yoga classes, and a few other activities are included in the price). Local bands playing every dinner time and a few lunches. They will sort out all of your off resort excursions for you. There is a pretty great lounge as well that serves afternoon tea, and the bar is open until midnight - so there is always an opportunity to mingle with other guests if that's your thing.

There are 26 cabins so they still maintain that small, personal resort vibe that you don't get at the bigger places. Definitely worth taking an afternoon and checking out all the exquisitly maintained botany (apparently the original owner was very into plants and so maintained a lot of original trees etc. on the lot, and added some in). Definitely worth noticing the local artwork they have around the place.

You can tell that everyone there is putting a huge effort into making your vacation flawless.

Definitely make time for a massage in their garden spa! Listening to the sounds of nature while getting pampered is incredible.

I have already recommended it to a few people looking for a chilled out St. Lucia experience. Really, really great place - we will for sure be back. More

  Nicest people ever in this little slice of heaven. We have been looking forward to our 10-day vacation here in St Lucia after a horrible start at a place... read more masquerading as a resort that's really a one person controlled Airbnb type property in a neighborhood close to nothing, called Tet Rouge. Things continually got better as our next Resort, which I've already reviewed Fond Doux, was fantastic in the jungle but this literally took the gold medal. A sleepy 26 cabin all inclusive family style Resort that sits right on the water. When I say family everybody here treats you like that from the day you get here it seemed like everyone knew our name and unlike our first stop were one person did it all they must have had 30 different employees here working in concert together all for the benefit of the guest. The vast majority of the guest here are from Britain so you do have that little spin which we thought was interesting.. that everyday they have a formal sit-down breakfast lunch and dinner even the tea in the afternoon if that floats your boat. Speaking of floating.. they have a complete water sports center complete with Hobie cats snorkeling gear paddle board anything that you want for absolutely no cost.. no stupid cards you have to carry around just walk up they know your name and you're on your way. Great selection of liquors whether... Nicest people ever in this little slice of heaven.

We have been looking forward to our 10-day vacation here in St Lucia after a horrible start at a place masquerading as a resort that's really a one person controlled Airbnb type property in a neighborhood close to nothing, called Tet Rouge.

Things continually got better as our next Resort, which I've already reviewed Fond Doux, was fantastic in the jungle but this literally took the gold medal.

A sleepy 26 cabin all inclusive family style Resort that sits right on the water. When I say family everybody here treats you like that from the day you get here it seemed like everyone knew our name and unlike our first stop were one person did it all they must have had 30 different employees here working in concert together all for the benefit of the guest.

The vast majority of the guest here are from Britain so you do have that little spin which we thought was interesting.. that everyday they have a formal sit-down breakfast lunch and dinner even the tea in the afternoon if that floats your boat.

Speaking of floating.. they have a complete water sports center complete with Hobie cats snorkeling gear paddle board anything that you want for absolutely no cost.. no stupid cards you have to carry around just walk up they know your name and you're on your way.

Great selection of liquors whether it's Tito's or high-end bourbon I don't remember seeing anything they did not have.. again everything included at no cost.we paid less per night after all was said and done, here as we did for the dump we stayed in the first 3 days, Tet Rouge, but here everything was included including a lot of smiles...

A special shout out to Sylvia behind the bar her laugh was infectious you could hear it from all over.. Robert one of the servers and a huge Mets fan so if you're from New York you'll enjoy that banter, if you're from the south go Braves! Which on a side note has outscored them 18 to 1 the last two games while we were here 🙂 J down at the beach always asking if you were good, as you sat underneath your private thatched Cabana, steps away from the water and there were plenty of those for everybody..

Charms apparently is the new director and obviously she is pushing the right buttons not sure how it could have been any better before, you can tell people have been coming here for years as they've established relationships not only with the staff but with each other as you listening to the conversations.

Every night they have a live music while you're eating and afterwards.. combine that with the breezes and a beautiful sunset every night if you're looking for something smaller and more unique to the island, this really is your place.

I will address one thing do you hear dogs barking yes you do in the hills.. for us it was minimal for some it might be a little overbearing that is something you have to decide on.

I can tell you truly memorable experience for us and will be back multiple times a year moving forward till I'm gone or till things change. More

  We had a wonderfully relaxing time on our first trip to St. Lucia thanks to the exceptional East Winds family. Our top reasons for loving our stay at... read more East Winds: 1. The most important reason has to be the fantastic staff at the resort. Each and every one of them was very warm, friendly and kind. They really do make the place! Right after our first day, all of them knew us by name and this really adds to the sense of comfort and familiarity with the place putting you at ease to make the most of your time there. Our 10 year old son was also the youngest one at the resort while we were there and he made friends with everyone at the resort and will definitely be thinking of all the lovely times he spent at the resort for a while. 2. The breakfast smoothies and therapies and the local cuisine at the lunches were our favourites. The four course meal every night was lovely too. We would love to see even more local cuisine at all meals and fresh coconut water at lunch every day please (Sylvanus’ handy bottle of rum by the coconut counter just makes it even better!) 3. Fantastic gardens in the resort. Really does feel like you are living in a slice of the rainforest. And loved all the birds that visited us daily and some joined us for meals too.... We had a wonderfully relaxing time on our first trip to St. Lucia thanks to the exceptional East Winds family.

Our top reasons for loving our stay at East Winds:
1. The most important reason has to be the fantastic staff at the resort. Each and every one of them was very warm, friendly and kind. They really do make the place! Right after our first day, all of them knew us by name and this really adds to the sense of comfort and familiarity with the place putting you at ease to make the most of your time there. Our 10 year old son was also the youngest one at the resort while we were there and he made friends with everyone at the resort and will definitely be thinking of all the lovely times he spent at the resort for a while.
2. The breakfast smoothies and therapies and the local cuisine at the lunches were our favourites. The four course meal every night was lovely too. We would love to see even more local cuisine at all meals and fresh coconut water at lunch every day please (Sylvanus’ handy bottle of rum by the coconut counter just makes it even better!)
3. Fantastic gardens in the resort. Really does feel like you are living in a slice of the rainforest. And loved all the birds that visited us daily and some joined us for meals too.
4. Joe! For being so incredibly patient and enthusiastic with our 10 year old and teaching him how to paddle board and sail! Two life skills he will keep with him forever. Thank you!
5. Sylvanus for being super kind to us and bringing us all sorts of natural remedies from his carefully grown gardens for bug bites and my son’s sea sickness. We really appreciated your support to get our son up and running quickly so he could still enjoy the last day before leaving.
6. Jayah and Mikhael for keeping us entertained and in high spirits both pool side and on the beach! Our son also thanks you for all the Shirley Temples, Virgin Pina Coladas and Virgin Strawberry/Mango Daiquiris
7. Simeon for the good vibes (and the good vibes punch)! Highly recommend the sunset cruise and the Piton tour.
8. Teresa for her magic hands at the garden spa!
9. The surprise birthday cake for breakfast and the adorably decorated cabana for my husband’s birthday dinner and decorations in our room too! You really made his birthday special with 48 hours of surprise celebrations
10. Meeting all the wonderful guests who were there who also added to the community feeling with familiar smiles and lovely chats. It’s the first time I’ve actually met so many people on a holiday! You don’t usually end up knowing others as well in big resorts.

Thank you so much East Winds family for making our first trip to the Caribbean so memorable! We will be back again! More

  New manager, new executive chef, new bar and restaurant staff but still the same old East Winds! And we love it!

The hotel is being expertly run by the... read more new manager, Natasha whilst the guests are being well looked after by Charms. The new executive chef, René is clearly making his mark and it will be interesting to see how the cuisine develops over the coming months and years. There are a number of new faces in the bar and restaurant who have clearly adapted to the East Winds way.

But as much as these changes to the personnel are having a positive effect on the hotel, the ambiance is completely unchanged and there are still plenty of the old, friendly faces that play a huge part in our decision to return to East Winds time after time.

All the staff are excellent but I must particularly give a shout out to Chef Germaine who is now running the breakfast service and is a great character, the two new boys running the beach and pool service, Jayah and Mikel and also to our old friends, Windel and Sylvia in the bar who as always, looked after us fantastically.

We had a great time once again and if you do your research then decide to go, I’m sure you will love it too! More

  Once you have recovered from the drive up from the airport, there is nothing that won’t be liked and enjoyed. We stayed in a deluxe cottage and I defy... read more anyone to bring enough in their suitcase to fill the spacious drawers, cupboards and wardrobes (20 coat hangers) in these rooms. There is an East Winds app which makes Check-in accessible and also means food and drnk can be seen in advance on a daily basis. The daily newsletter has the potential to be very useful. We thoroughly enjoyed the quality and choice of the food and portion size suited us well. Dinner is definitely an occasion and entertainment is subtle and usually in the background. The water sports centre gives everyone an opportunity to try various water activities in a calm environment and if you haven’t been snorkelling before it’s worth borrowing a snorkel and mask. Damien will give you good advice. There are so many helpful and friendly staff, led from the top, to mention and each and everyone of them ask on a regular basis if you’re having a good day. If you’re slightly interested in trees and plants you should do the garden tour (currently a Thursday morning ) as Sylvanus brings the grounds to life. The aerial tramway in the Rain forest is a great experience but be prepared to get wet! Whether you want to enjoy alone time or meet like minded people for a... Once you have recovered from the drive up from the airport, there is nothing that won’t be liked and enjoyed.

We stayed in a deluxe cottage and I defy anyone to bring enough in their suitcase to fill the spacious drawers, cupboards and wardrobes (20 coat hangers) in these rooms.

There is an East Winds app which makes Check-in accessible and also means food and drnk can be seen in advance on a daily basis. The daily newsletter has the potential to be very useful.

We thoroughly enjoyed the quality and choice of the food and portion size suited us well. Dinner is definitely an occasion and entertainment is subtle and usually in the background.

The water sports centre gives everyone an opportunity to try various water activities in a calm environment and if you haven’t been snorkelling before it’s worth borrowing a snorkel and mask. Damien will give you good advice.

There are so many helpful and friendly staff, led from the top, to mention and each and everyone of them ask on a regular basis if you’re having a good day.

If you’re slightly interested in trees and plants you should do the garden tour (currently a Thursday morning ) as Sylvanus brings the grounds to life.

The aerial tramway in the Rain forest is a great experience but be prepared to get wet!

Whether you want to enjoy alone time or meet like minded people for a drink in the bar, this hotel has got all the assets and vibes of a five star class resort.

You will love it. More