Villa Pomme d'Amour

This trip was perfect for us. The mix of things to do (trip to Hotel Chocolat, the Pitons, local restaurants with music, botanical gardens) vs. calm, quiet days by the pool with a book was the balance we needed. This vacation was Covid delayed so it was extra special and staying at the Villa Pomme D'Amour was fantastic.

Upon arriving after a long day of flying and driving Arnold noticed immediately that I was in need of cold Piton, which he provided within minutes. Obviously that got my wife's and I stay off to a great start. But seriously, Arnold was a great host, who had great knowledge of the island and was able to help us plan our days. We asked him about a water taxi and he picked up his phone called a gentlemen named Cornelius and within minutes we had a water taxi for the entire day that went right out of Marigot Bay. He took us to Sugar Beach, Anse Chastanet, and of course the Pitons, but he will do whatever your pleasure tends. He also booked us a ride with his groundskeeper Andre for the Friday night street party in Gros Inlet. I strongly recommend going to this if you can, and if Andre is available I would certainly let him do the driving. Marigot Bay is fun little place to visit, a number of restaurants and outdoor bars. If you are looking for loud music and lots of partying maybe not the place you want to be but for us it was just what we needed. The sunsets were great and the staff at Chateau Mygo were very friendly and accommodating, also check out Doolittle's and Roots 2. It is a bit of steep walk from Marigot Bay back to Villa so maybe taking the 2 minute drive might worth it. Pigeon Island National Park is great place to visit, about an hour north from Villa. $10 USD to enter and there are a number of fun things to do there, even has a very nice beach. HInt, if you go to Castries for the day you may want to entertain the thought of getting a local guide for the day, lots going on there and for us we were a bit uncertain of where to go and what to do. St.Lucia is a beautiful island with friendly people, who already pretty much operate on Island Time, and Marigot Bay is a good jumping off point being centrally located in the island. Didn't want to end the review without stating again how great Arnold was, he certainly checked all the boxes of a great host. We even invited him to dinner on our last night and he told us some amazing stories about growing up in Canada, that said if you are a hockey fan, you and Arnold will have lots to talk about.

An absolutely magnificent private villa! We stayed there 2019, 2020, 20121, 2022. Regrettably the owners have sold and my wife and I chose to try somewhere else this year. Beautiful, private and exceptionally comfortable.