St Lucia

St Lucia Hewanorra Airport is located in the south of the island so to reach the many resorts along the north west coast, the transfer by road isf between approx. 1 hour 15 – 1 hour 45 mins. The road has been vastly improved over recent years and now has tarmac the whole way and it offers stunning views of the lush rainforest, banana plantations and numerous towns and villages.

We opted to take a helicopter transfer to Castries airport, the capital on the west coast and an onward taxi. The flight was 10 minutes and taxi a further 15 mins. It was a great surprise for our children and we had great views of the atlantic coastline and the island from above.

We stayed at Windjammer Landings, a great resort for families as there is much to occupy the children and happy children equals happy parents on holiday!

The hillside location is wonderful and there are different villas and suites to choose between. We stayed in a modern 2 bedroom Hibiscus suite with jacuzzi on the balcony. This had great views of the resort and sea and had the advantage of being close to a pool, the beach and restaurants which was important with young children. The pathways around the resort are very steep so not really suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs or anyone with walking difficulties. Minibuses transport guests around the resort and we used this service to dine out at Papa Don’s the Mediterranean tavern high up on the hillside, just one of 5 restaurants at the resort.

There is a full programme of daily events for everyone, for example the adults can take part in pool aerobics, yoga, language and dance classes and mixology lessons. Watersports offer complimentary snorkelling trips, water skiing, banana and tube rides, pedalos, kayaks and hobby cats. The inflatables in the sea are also great fun. The Jacquot Children’s Fun Club from 4 years offers many themed activities and is open until 10pm. For our younger children, we paid reasonable rates for a babysitter to supervise them within the children’s club with our older child, they all had great fun at Movie and Popcorn night, Talent Night and a Mini Disco.

There are different board basis available at Windjammer Landings, we opted for all inclusive and I would recommend this to others. By paying upfront, you know what the holiday cost will be without worrying what sort of bill is adding up, drinks especially. You have the choice of a la Carte or buffet style restaurant for breakfast, the hotel also holds a couple of buffet style evenings each week. The food was tasty and there is a good range

We did venture out of the resort and had a lovely day visiting Pigeon Island and Rodney Bay, taking a water taxi back to resort. We also hired a boat for a day trip to go down to the Pitons for snorkelling, sightseeing and sunbathing. The resort prepared a wonderful picnic lunch for us to take and it was a trip we will not forget.