St Lucia

Our week at the Royalton was filled with highs and lows. We started off with a nice welcome to the diamond club and a expedited check in. We were greeted by our bulter Dwight/Keyshia who were a shining point of the week. The room was decent not amazing but no serious complications. The first day we realized the beach was not what we expected. It was very rough and the ground covered in rocks not ideal for children. The kids water park was closed for first 5 days each with promises for tomorrow. The dining was good and the buffet not bad. Not great but not bad. The pool was dirty and I don't advise uses goggles in it. The service from housekeeping, room service and any other requests not good and very slow. Overall we had a good week but left disappointed. St lucia and the royalton are a premium island and we did not get a premium vacation.

Excellent place. The service is extraordinary, everyone is pleasant. The food excellent. The scenery-vegetation so beautiful.

We had a nice two week holiday at this resort!

I chose Body Holiday St. Lucia as my fist solo vacation (my husband can no longer travel). I was one of the few “first timers” at the resort; I met people of all ages and most were repeat visitors (4 - 17 times!). It was easy to understand why - the resort is stunning, with a gorgeous beach, club house area, and several choices/options for delicious meals/snacks/drinks.The spa is lovely - very calming/restful and the fitness facilities, indoor and outside, are well equipped/maintained. My room had a garden view; it was clean, quiet and well situated within the resort. Although it is a Health and Wellness resort it is the visitors vacation - do as much or as little as you want! My all-inclusive package included any amount of fitness choices/water activities plus treatments (facial, scrubs, massages). At times there was entertainment on the beach or in the Clubhouse. And I felt safe. The staff were all professional and friendly; the trainers knowledgeable, helpful, and supportive. The motto “give us your body for a week and we will give you back your mind” is fitting but the next time I would plan a stay of at least 9 nights. For anyone planning an all-inclusive Health and Wellness vacation I would definitely recommend Body Holiday St. Lucia.

My husband and I (both in our 60's) and a fun week at the Windjammer! We had a lovely couples massage! So glad we did! I wish I'd taken a picture of the glass of champagne and slice of cake (with "Happy Anniversary") we were given afterwards! We considered doing an excursion, but there was so much to do on our own at the "Water Sports" area, we decided against it. The guys there were awesome! I can't possibly remember everyone's names, but Howard was very friendly & knowledgeable! He took us out on the large catamaran! We loved it! Denver & Kirston took my husband out to water-ski! A big thrill for him as he hadn't done that for many years! We also had fun snorkeling, kayaking, and using the water board! The water was clear and warm. The beach was nice to walk in bare feet, but some little areas had small stones that would wash up sometimes. Out by the hammocks in the water it was very rocky so we only tried that area once. Our spot on the beach was amazing!! They actually assign you a spot, and you're to leave a personal item at your spot (stationary umbrella with loungers, tables, & chairs) before 10am or someone can take your spot. We didn't know that was a rule until the day before we were leaving and found someone sitting in the spot we'd had all week :( We got there about 10:15am. Evidently our name was not written in the book ..... ? so it was ok for someone else to take it. We were given another spot 3 rows back :( Roti was looking after us & was very helpful. Lawrence on the front desk was super helpful! I was so glad to meet Gabriella the day before we left. She was doing the house cleaning in our room & did such a wonderful job! Everything clean and tidy when we'd come back to the room before getting ready for dinner. Maybe leaving a few dollars each day for her helped too. I also left little things like chocolate bars each day. The employees all so very friendly, and many remembering our names! The servers in all the restaurants were extremely friendly & accommodating! We thought taking a shuttle to and from our room would be a problem, but was just the opposite! The drivers were no less than amazing! I would barely hang up the phone, and the shuttle was at our door. The ride only took a minute or two. A few odd times we had to wait a bit going back to the room from the lobby as it could get busy there. Our king size bed was super comfortable! The shower had to run about 10 minutes before getting hot water & water pressure very low, but not an issue with us. We had a problem getting Netflix working on our TV. Someone came to our room that night to help. He tried his best, but needed additional help. They had it all set up the next afternoon for us! The advice we would give to others is to book your spot on the beach before coming to the resort. If that is allowed? Also, we'd advise you to reserve all your dinners before coming. Those two things were a bit of an issue the first day. We were told no loungers or spots were available on the beach for our stay (isn't that ridiculous?) And we were told all the restaurants were fully booked for dinner (crazy eh?) Anyway, we kept pushing for a beach spot and also for dinner reservations. We ended up booking all the dinners the first day or we were afraid we wouldn't get reservations if we'd left it. Once that was smoothed over we had a fantastic time!

The hotel staff were professional and friendly and very detail oriented. They helped us with everything we needed from wine glasses, to replacing a lightbulb to extra hangers, etc. Not a great spot if you have mobility issues as there are a few slanted hills but that wasn't an issue for us. We did come home with a ton of mosquito bites which was frustrating.

The staff were very friendly. Rooms were good and housekeeping was very good. Shuttle service between the sister hotels was frequent. Alacarte choices at the sister hotels were good. Not on the beach but access to one of the best beaches at a sister hotel was great. Staff always cleaning.

Nice Quiet small resort with great service but could use more restaurant choices and a few upgrades for a Sandals (4 star /not 5 star )

Great vacation for couples, honeymooners or adults

Overall we had a good holiday and would use the resort again.The resort is small and quite.Not many activities during the day or night life but that suited our needs. Food quality was solid but not exceptional.Overall the facilities were well maintained and clean. Great beach and excellent spa. Staff friendly but sometimes service was slow.