Anse Chastanet

Anse Chastanet is one of the Caribbean’s most romantic and scenic resort hideaways. This lush, tropical SCUBA dive resort is tucked away amidst a 600-acre estate with two volcanic black sand beaches bordering pristine coral reefs. Anse Chastanet resort facilities include 49 guest rooms, three restaurants, and bars, as well as a library, 3 boutiques, and an art gallery. The resort property includes the historical plantation of Anse Mamin and Emerald Estate where the resort grows its own organic produce.

Anse Chastanet’s 49 individually designed guest rooms offer picture-perfect postcard views of St. Lucia’s famous Piton’s overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Most of the guest suites are located on the hillside, with 12 rooms nestled within tropical gardens by the beach. A unique feature of some of the premium rooms is the fourth wall missing entirely, while others have wooden louvre walls which open to balconies/patios.

Anse Chastanet allows SCUBA divers to make the most of Saint Lucia’s lush tropical beauty, activities range from jungle biking on 12 miles of custom-built resort trails, escorted walks and hikes, bird watching, yoga, sunset sailing on the resort sailing yacht, relaxing in the Kai Belté Spa or simply swaying in a beach hammock by the sea. Guests enjoy visiting the organic farm and the resort’s chocolate laboratory.

The resort’s five Star diving operation, SCUBA St. Lucia, caters to beginners and experienced divers alike. Situated in the heart of the Soufriere Marine Management Area, Scuba St. Lucia has established itself as one of the Caribbean’s top diving destinations. Nitrox is available. Beach, boat, wall, and wreck diving are all offered, and the night dives right on the Anse Chastanet reef are a highlight for any SCUBA diver, making this the perfect destination for those seeking a “land-based liveaboard” experience.

SCUBA St. Lucia

SCUBA ST. Lucia is located on Anse Chastanet resort and is a perfectly situated in the heart of the Soufriere Marine Management Area. This award winning marine reserve was established in 1995 to protect the pristine beauty of St. Lucia’s coral reefs. SCUBA St. Lucia is set up for both shore and boat dives and offers guests gear storage; a well equipped scuba store; three compressors; rental dive gear and an underwater Photo and Video center.

Anse Chastanet’s house reef starts just 10 yards beyond the water’s edge, allowing diver’s to do their required check out easily from shore. The reef’s remarkable ecosystem offers an amazing profusion of unusual tropical marine life, in 20 to 140 feet of calm, clear water. Anse Chastanet Reef which is home to more than 150 different species of fish makes for an amazing dive day or night. In the shallow areas be sure to keep your eyes open for peacock flounders, octopus, needle fish and turtles. Or drop down a little deeper over dense coral growth to see puffers, moray eels, parrot fish, lobsters and even sea horses. A unique dive site for all abilities and especially good for macro photography.

Boat dives are not to be missed and offer dramatic walls beneath the majestic Piton Mountains. Famous dive sites like, Superman’s flight, is an drift dive in the shadow of the Petit Piton, Coral Gardens and Jalousie under the Gros Piton, Piton Wall, the wreck of the “Lesleen M”, Anse La Raye and Anse Cochon. Closer to home for the afternoon boat trips but no less spectacular sites, the diver can explore Fairyland, Turtle Reef, Grand Caille, Trou Diable, the Pinnacles and much more…

Rooms

Anse Chastanet’s Premium rooms offer picture postcard perfect views of the St.Lucia’s Pitons – a Unesco World Heritage site- and the surrounding Caribbean Sea by virtue of their location on the higher hillside level.

Some Premium rooms have the fourth wall missing entirely, whilst others have wooden louvre walls which open to balconies/patios.

All rooms have kingsize beds, ensuite bathrooms with 2 sinks, shower, and toilet. Upon request, extra bed or twin beds can be provided. Average size: 700 sq ft

In room amenities include a fridge, tea/coffee/espresso makers, in-room electronic safes, hand made bathrobes, slippers, hairdryer, Molton Brown amenities, free WiFi, twice daily housekeeping service with complimentary bottled water.

The spacious hillside deluxe rooms are located at various hillside levels with beautiful views of the Caribbean Sea and/or St.Lucia’s Pitons.

Some hillside deluxe rooms have the fourth wall missing entirely whilst others have wooden louvre walls and open room dormers allowing for excellent natural airflow.

Some of the Hillside Deluxe rooms have a formal separation between bedroom and living room, others are wide open spaces flowing into each other, with either coralina tiles, clay floor tiles or tropical hardwood floors, with patios and/or balconies. Average size: 700 sq ft

All rooms have kingsize beds, ensuite bathrooms with 2 sinks, shower, and toilet. Upon request, extra bed or twin beds can be provided.

Grand Deluxe – 2 bedroom

All of Anse Chastanet’s beachside rooms are deluxe category rooms. The beachside deluxe rooms are generous in space, with coralina or clay tiles and wooden jalousie louvre windows and large balconies or patios. All beachside rooms offer a tropical garden view and are just a few feet away from the beach and water’s edge.

The beachside deluxe rooms at Anse Chastanet are air-conditioned. This is an optional feature as louvres can instead be opened for natural air flow. Average size: 750 sq ft

All rooms have kingsize beds, ensuite bathrooms with 2 sinks, shower, and toilet. Upon request, extra bed or twin beds can be provided.

Anse Chastanet’s Superior rooms are located at various levels on the hillside and they are octagonal or rectangular in shape.

The superior rooms have either coralina tiles, clay tiles or tropical hardwood floors, glass or wooden louvered windows, balconies and beautiful views of the Pitons and/or the Caribbean Sea. Average size: 400 sq ft

All rooms have kingsize beds, ensuite bathrooms with sink, shower, and toilet. Upon request, extra bed or twin beds can be provided.

In room amenities include a fridge, tea/coffee/espresso makers, in-room electronic safes, hand made bathrobes, slippers, hair dryer, Molton Brown amenities, free WiFi, twice daily housekeeping service with complimentary bottled water

When booking standard category, please know you could be located on either hillside or beachside – the category is based on “run of house” principle which may lead to a complimentary upgrade to superior or beachside deluxe location, at the Resort’s discretion but never guaranteed.

The standard rooms have either coralina tiles, clay tiles or tropical hardwood floors, glass or wooden louvered windows, balconies with varying views. Average size: 350 sq ft

All rooms have kingsize beds, ensuite bathrooms with sink, shower, and toilet. Upon request, extra bed or twin beds can be provided.

Exquisitely finished with coralina stone tiles and handcrafted furniture made from tropical hardwoods. Casuarina is nestled amidst lush foliage in a private hillside setting at Anse Chastanet Resort, facing towards St Lucia’s famous Pitons mountains and the Caribbean Sea. The spacious bedroom with walk in closet opens to a 420 sq ft open walled patio-living room area. The grand bathroom with Pitonview features a “Couples” Shower with “His” and “Hers” rain shower heads. Casuarina has a private 160 sq ft pool surrounded by a pool deck of 135 sq ft

Upon request, the suite can be connected to a second room, creating an interconnecting two bedroom two bathroom suite.

In room amenities include fridge, tea/coffee/espresso makers, in-room electronic safes, hand made bathrobes, slippers, hair dryer, Molton Brown amenities, free WiFi, twice daily housekeeping service with complimentary bottled water.

The Beach House at Anse Chastanet is located on the north corner of Anse Chastanet beach where you can sit and relax, looking out over the sparkling Caribbean Sea, watching sunsets year round from your elevated brick deck in the landscaped oceanfront garden. The interior is bright and airy, bathed in warm Caribbean sunlight shining through its French doors and windows.

The interior decor of the Beach House is a celebration of Saint Lucia’s heritage which saw the island change hands between the French and the British 14 times. From the beach level next to the flower garden, you walk up a few hand-hewn stone steps, across your personal stone-column, gated bridge, onto the brick pathway, with its wind sculpture and antique sundial, leading to your spacious 450 square foot covered patio (1600 sq ft total). To rinse off sea salt and sand, simply dip under the outdoor shower adjacent to the brick pathway. The covered patio has a garden and roses on one side and an herb garden, flowers, and a water feature on the other.

The expansive bathroom off the main living area features two large, rectangular white porcelain pedestal sinks with inset mirrors and glass wall sconces. A large, open custom rose glass tile shower area provides you with two rain showers, bench and an additional handheld shower. A cast-iron clawfoot slipper tub is set in front of a garden window with a view of the unique water fountain and pond, with water lilies and Koi fish.

In room amenities include air conditioning, fridge, tea/coffee/espresso makers, in-room electronic safes, hand made bathrobes, slippers, hairdryer, Molton Brown amenities, free WiFi, twice daily housekeeping service with complimentary bottled water

Location

St. Lucia is an eastern Caribbean island, located between the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, north-west of Barbados and north of St. Vincent.

Anse Chastanet and SCUBA St. Lucia are located on the west coast of St. Lucia, just north of the town of Soufriere.