Ladera Resort

Top of the Five Star Resorts!! The setting is so peaceful in the rain forest of St. Lucia. The team members could not have been more lovely. Thanks to Sonja and all the crew!! I wish I could office from the main lodge patio with daily cocktails. The view is out of this world. The food was excellent and I highly recommend the fish fry on Thursday nights!! Breakfast in your room is also a great choice - coffee in the pool!! The rum cellar is a fun stop as well. We enjoyed multiple treatments at the spa. Easy access to hiking, the waterfall, and the quaint town of Soufreie. I could not have relaxed more in our splash pool. And extra cheers to my favorite valet, Rohan. He acquired me a pool float for extra leisure!! The view of the stars while floating after dark is an experience I will never forget. Thankful for this fabulous resort to celebrate my 50th birthday. We will be back!!

The resort was spectacular due to the lush/scenic/private setting, high quality restaurant and amenities, and very attentive service from the staff. Our room was arguably the most unique and special we’ve stayed in. We’d highly recommend Ladera.

Ladera is an outstanding resort, both for the incredible views from all the accommodations and the restaurant and for the warm hospitality and attention from all the staff. We were wished a happy anniversary by many of the staff (we were celebrating our 40th); staff always greeted us with a friendly "Hello, Mr and Mrs.___how are you?" -the concierge was always ready to graciously help us with anything -with a genuine smile! The butlers who helped us move in, unlock our door when we locked ourselves out, and offer us rides everywhere on the resort (we generally preferred walking) were really wonderful, greatly contributing to the feeling of being well cared for in this beautiful resort. We loved the location of the resort, being on the ridge 1.000 feet above the Caribbean Sea and right by the Pitons. Many excursions are just a short taxi ride or shuttle from the resort. And the food in the restaurant there was excellent!

Probably the most beautiful place my husband and I will ever stay at! The people are so friendly, welcoming, the breakfast each morning was amazing. We took the on property hike and saw amazing views of the pitons, explored the treehouse, took the shuttle down to the beautiful Sugar Beach, had an amazing spa day at leve, and enjoyed the other amenities like the saunas. There was one morning, after a huge rainstorm, we found a kitten in our room! Don’t know where she came from, but she made it such a memorable and special trip for us! Downsides: 1.) The turn down services would come an hour or two after what was scheduled, and the one night we skipped turn down services (because it was 8:30 and we were about to sleep), we got eaten alive!! Which I guess comes with the territory when it is open concept. 2.) I wish we stayed longer!!!

Everything about this trip was amazing. We stayed in a Hilltop suite and had the best view and experience. They do their best to space out the guests to foster a sense of privacy and quietness. The staff was always ready to assist regardless of the hour and would know when you were out in order to come by and perform turndown service.

4 STARS IS A 2 STAR OVER CALCULATION: To protect your hard earned money, do not give away over $2000 per night at Ladera. HERE'S WHY: Unfortunately, the plunge pool room at ladera is filthy, outdated, and a mismatch of furnishings. The poster bed is nice. The rest of the furnishings and flooring are a mix and match of fire sale goods and stained unclean tile flooring and wordworking. There's no communicating, no coming together of design elements. The sliding glass doors do not function properly as they likely need repair and clean rails. Impossible to open all the way. There are dead bugs and lots of dust on windows sills. The wood blinds look as though not cleaned in decades. Not to mention getting bit by bugs every night. Certainly, the view is incredible so there is great value in the beauty. But i conclude the room should live up to the view. The breakfast is included but it is awful. It was never served hot or even luke warm. The fruit was unripe. The pastries, well, 2nd rate would be too generous. The dinners were not warm either and the cost will blow you away.... or maybe you wish to be blown away to another resort. The landscaping is in keeping with other failings. There are piles of dead brush everywhere, mud along the walk ways, and no added value to the natural scape. Other than the view and the working people, the resort is living off its laurels without a significant investment to even achieve 4 stars. The people were kind and tried to make up for the lack of proper investment. The pictures of the room speak for themselves.

Dinner was great, the staff were very professional and friendly, the food was great, drinks were great everything was 10/10, I would like to give a special shout out too Miss Cynthia, she kept checking on us and making sure that everything was going smoothly, If anyone is looking to visit I would highly recommend having her as your waitress. Will definitely be coming again

We had a wonderful dinner experience at Ladera Resort Restaurant, and Cynthia truly made the evening special. Her service was warm, attentive, and professional from start to finish. She made us feel very welcome and ensured everything was perfect throughout the meal. Thank you, Cynthia, for such outstanding service!

Our travel agent Angel, recommended this place, once she showed me the view, we told her sign us up. One we got to the resort we were greeted with cool lavender towels, they felt good after a long day of travel. Ariela, gave us a tour of the property and then brought us to our gorgeous room. I was a little worried about the three wall open room (critters) but we only had a few birds stop by to hopefully get a snack from breakfast. Breakfast is included and we enjoyed getting room service so we could relax in the morning. Dasheene, the main restaurant, had amazing farm to table cuisine, loved the fresh juice smoothies in the morning. We got to meet the head chef, Nigel on our last day and told him how nice it was for them to support local farmers and fisher folks. The Hideaway rum bar was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed talking to Hilarius about the spiced rum he makes. Ninus and Curlineous gracious host and super friendly. On of my favorite things that we experienced at the resort was the two plant walks given to us by Caroline and one of the gardeners, Tail. They were so excited to talk about the beautiful and medicinal plants that grow in the area. On our last evening, Tail brought some trats to our doorstep. Sadly, I had leave some of it behind since we were flying. I did get to taste the soursop, mango and cacao, so fun. Speaking of Caroline, she thinks of everything and will make sure your stay is comfortable and fun. On our last day, we met the local carver, Boniface. His carvings are beautiful, we even got our initials carved on a pole near the restaurant and planted some flowers with Tail. Our room had an amazing view and we loved the pool in our room, but it's the people at Ladera that make it so special. I was literally crying our last day there. We hope to visit again soon.

We LOVED our room (Suite S) with the open wall design. We felt completely safe, had only one bug, and enjoyed the occasional bird visitors to our room whom were friendly and well behaved. The view of the Pitons from our room was incredible - so gorgeous!!! We used our private plunge pool every day, but also enjoyed the property's unique multi-level hot tub. We hiked the trail on the property three times; it was always well maintained and provided gorgeous views of the Pitons. The four-story tree house along the hike is a must see! The garden tour provided by Ray was a true highlight. In addition to the tropical flowers, Ray pointed out the fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices grown on the property and served fresh each day to guests. No wonder the food was so delicious! There was no shortage of staff and staff were so friendly, kind, and helpful. Special kudos to the following staff who went out of their way to make our visit perfect in every way - Samjay, Alvin, Davie, Camilla, Ray, Ariela, Caroline, Lorne, Marana and Yvette. Bravo, Ladera Resort!!