Soufriere

"Along with our two daughters we stayed for four nights at La Bagatelle. As everyone has stated, the view is spectacular. More importantly, working with Nancy, Paul, and Valinda made the stay that much more enjoyable. Special recognition to Nancy as we had a couple of challenges, caused by me, which Nancy worked through very professionally. Thank you! We've traveled to the islands in the Caribbean more than 15 times and this was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and one of our most enjoyable. Need to emphasize the value in this villa as Valinda will shop and prepare (or at least assist in prep) any/all/most meals. She made us a fish creole which was out of site! I think I read where someone said the kitchen was outdated. That's bunk. The kitchen is fine. House is great. Took a day to get used to as our living room is wide open! Couple of highlights: Transportation-Nancy recommends Popo and so do I. My wife wanted to bring him home with us. Great guy, patient(remember, I was with 2 daughters and a wife.....), knowledgable, and knows EVERYONE. We used him once a day which was cheaper than a car rental. Plus the peace of mind not driving on St. L roads and in town. As Nancy states in description the road is rough and narrow. Hence, my reasoning for letting Popo do the driving. Excursions--We walked to the Anse Chastenet beach...it's a solid 15 minutes DOWN ( I timed it) and 20 UP. Go to the beach on "the side" which is Anse Mamin. Quiet and has great restaurant. Highly recommend the Tet Paul trail especially at Sunset. We did Hot Chocolate tour. Hiked the Gros Piton. Don't be fooled, it's 25% hike and 75% climb. Beautiful once your up there though. Did the market on Saturday morning and picked up bananas, plantains, coconut water, and fish. Really fun to be "in town" and experience the people and culture of St. Lucia Overall, we had a great experience with the people and property and would definitely recommend this to others."

"Before we reserved the tree house I read most if not all the reviews and I would encourage you to do that also. I don't have too much to add to them as they are all spot on. The Treehouse 1 is a great experience! I will add that everyone that we encountered along the way were awesome, Including Sam, Charmaine, Terry (get some of his coffee beans, outstanding) , both taxi drivers and Kevin the water taxi driver we met and hired that took us on a boat tour from one end of the island to the other on the west side and we saw sights you could never see from land, it was beyond beautiful. it cost ~$350 US per day + tip for sights we will never forget. Thanks to Kevin and Charmaine for the Birthday cakes you baked for Michele!! We hope to go again in Jan, and we are going to give Treehouse 2 a try. The island of St. Lucia in general is so pretty and green, flowers and tropical fruits all over the place, birds galore, and the cats that live in TH 1 are fun too, they were no problem at all. We did the mud baths, and it was fun. Eat at Maries if you can. Thanks to all !!! ALSO BE SURE YOUR PASSPORT IS VALID FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER YOUR TRIP, OR YOU WILL HAVE TO GET IT RENEWED BEFORE YOU GO."