Awards & Accolades
Travel + Leisure honoring the world’s top hotels and resorts
Thank you to the Travel + Leisure readers who continue to celebrate Anse Chastanet—not only for our stunning views of the Pitons and lush surroundings, but also for our vibrant art and design, world-class diving just offshore, and fresh, flavor-rich cuisine that showcases the best of St. Lucia.
Travellers’ Choice Award Winner
Anse Chastanet Receives British Airways Holidays Accolade in Recognition of Customer Excellence
Anse Chastanet is delighted to announce that it has received a British Airways Holidays Customer Excellence Award for 2024. This hotel has been recognised for its outstanding services, facilities, and customer experiences, ensuring each guest enjoys a memorable stay and an unforgettable holiday experience. Anse Chastanet received an overall score of 4.7 out of 5, based on unbiased guest reviews.
British Airways Holidays, one of the UK’s leading tour operators, prides itself on taking its customers’ holidays seriously. As such, it uses customer feedback to carefully identify top-rated hotels as part of its commitment to providing high-quality holidays.
Reviews are certified by Feefo, the world’s largest verified buyers review platform. Customers of British Airways Holidays are asked to rate their hotel based on location, service, cleanliness, and sleep quality, as well as provide an overall score out of five.
British Airways Holidays gathered 72,408 independent reviews in 2024 and is awarding 893 Customer Excellence Awards across the globe to recognise its top-rated hotels.
Andrew Flintham, Managing Director at British Airways Holidays, said: “We are delighted to recognise and celebrate outstanding hotels that share our commitment to creating unforgettable experiences for our guests. This Customer Excellence Award showcases high-quality hotels that we are proud to work with, and helps our customers make the right choice for them, so they can fully embrace their time away and take their holidays seriously.”
“We are immensely proud to receive the British Airways Holidays Customer Excellence Award. This accolade not only reaffirms our commitment to providing an unparalleled guest experience but also celebrates the spirit of Saint Lucia that we strive to embody at Anse Chastanet. Our team’s dedication to creating deeply personal and memorable stays resonates in every review, and this recognition encourages us to continue setting standards that delight and inspire our guests,” says Karolin Troubetzkoy, Executive Director of Marketing and Operations at Anse Chastanet.
For more information about Anse Chastanet and its offerings, please visit: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/destinations/hotel-information/St-Lucia/Anse-Chastanet/LC-U74-0000109
Anse Chastanet Reviews:
“Facing the Pitons from its jungle-like estate, above a beach and that marine reserve, Anse Chastanet delivers a spa and impressive cuisine.”
– The Times 2025
Exciting news! ✨ Anse Chastanet has been ranked among the Top 15 Best All-Inclusive Resorts, ranked No. 3 in St. Lucia and securing the #14 spot overall in the Caribbean in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Hotels rankings! 🏆🌴
Rankings are based on industry awards, guest reviews, and hotel class ratings—recognizing our unique blend of laid-back luxury, stunning natural beauty, and authentic Caribbean hospitality.
– U.S. News & World Report 2025
Anse Chastanet Reviews:
“The closer you get to Anse Chastanet, the beachside hotel that was the first to spring up on Saint Lucia’s dramatic southwestern coast, the bumpier the ride gets: with the island’s iconic Pitons in sight for most of the journey, you’d have to be fast asleep not to be gripped by excitement about approaching this wonderfully remote resort, which proposes a return to a classic Caribbean vacation that’s become hard to find elsewhere.”
– Out There Magazine 2024
“Resort dining is a treat, with scintillating and varied options like the lionfish conservation dining experience or the fresh Caribbean seafood bar at Balawoo. The resort’s activity roster is brimming with activities like windsurfing, art workshops, jungle biking, a chocolate lab, birdwatching and ocean restoration programs.”
– Forbes 2024
“Anse Chastanet offers an eco-friendly experience on a 600-acre estate with stunning views of the Pitons and the Caribbean Sea. The resort features individually designed rooms that blend with the natural surroundings, including some with open fourth walls for panoramic views.”
– The Mirror
“Jade Mountain and Anse Chastanet are two extraordinary hotels that have blockbuster views of the Pitons and have design features worth talking about.”
– Red 2024
“Island pioneers for farm-to-table include Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain resorts, which have grown their own produce at their organic farm, Emerald Estate, since 2007.”
– TTG 2024
“Anse Chastanet offers an eco-friendly experience on a 600-acre estate with stunning views of the Pitons and the Caribbean Sea.”
– Mirror 2024
Anse Chastanet Awards:
- Conde Nast Traveler Reader Choice Awards 2024, Best Caribbean Resort #21
- Travel + Leisure 2024 Best Caribbean Resorts #14
- World Travel Awards Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Resort 2024
- Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 – Best Caribbean Resorts #4
- Luxury Lifestyle Magazine Readers’ Travel Awards 2024 – Anse Chastanet listed as winners in 4 categories
Anse Chastanet Reviews:
“It opened in 1968 and still has the same authentic, laid-back Caribbean feel, with rustic decor, traditional local fabrics and staff that will encourage you to be as happy as they are.”
– Harper’s Bazaar 2024
“Anse Chastanet’s lively beach restaurant, Trou Au Diable, is known for its fresh seafood and rum cocktails”
– National Geographic 2024
“For nearly 40 years, the owners of Anse Chastanet have been running informal residencies at their lush St Lucian resort in the Caribbean — inviting painters and woodcarvers to stay in return for making art. Now their guests can join in the fun.”
– The Times 2023
“The 49-room boutique hotel offers all-inclusive meal packages and an array of activities ideal for teens: Think jungle biking and hiking on the property’s trails, farm-to-table cooking experiences, cacao harvesting and chocolate making, teen yoga and meditation classes, and snorkeling with sea turtles.”
– Country Living 2023
#25 Best Resorts in the Caribbean
Condé Nast Reader’s Choice Awards
US News & World Report
- Gold in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Resort Rankings
- #10 in Best St. Lucia Hotels
- #10 in Best St. Lucia Resorts
- #9 in Best All-Inclusive St. Lucia Resorts
- #4 in Soufriere
World Travel Awards 2023
Winners of St Lucia’s Leading Wedding Resort 2023
Magellan Awards – Overall Giving Back Initiative (Silver)
Anse Chastanet & Scuba St Lucia Winn 11 Scuba Diving Reader’s Choice Awards for 2024
- One of the Best Overall Resorts
- One of the Best Quality Resorts
- One of the Best Quality of Rooms
- One of the Best Quality of Restaurant
Scuba St. Lucia:
- Top 5 – Best Overall
- Top 5 – Quality of Rental Gear
- Top 5 – Quality of Facilities
- Top 5 – Quality of Training and Courses
- Top 5 – Attention to Safety
- Top 10 – Quality of Dive Boats
- Top 10 – Quality of Staff
St. Lucia:
- Top 5 – Health of Marine Environment
- Top 5 – Snorkeling
- Top 10 – Best Overall Destination
- Top 10 – Shore Diving
- Top 10 – Wall Diving
- Top 10 – Beginner Diving
- Top 10 – Macro Life
- Top 10 – Wreck Diving
- Top 10 – Advanced Diving
- Top 10 – Underwater Photography
2023 Travelers’ Choice
Top 40 Resorts in The Caribbean Islands
Since rooms have no phones or TVs, this is the most romantic and wonderful place on the island, truly an experience to replenish the soul.
Condé Nast Traveler
Best Beachfront Resort – St. Lucia
Jade Mountain’s beachfront sister property is endlessly desirable with its famed open-air sanctuaries that delightfully invite guests to be at one with the elements.
500 Best Hotels in the World
Anse Chastanet Voted #9 In The Caribbean
Travel + Leisure Readers’ rate Anse Chastanet as #9 resort in the Caribbean Travel + Leisure
Vegan Travel: It’s Not Fringe Anymore
“Vegan activities have grown at Anse Chastanet Resort on St. Lucia, which added a vegan restaurant four years ago. Its vegan chef offers Rastafarian Creole cooking classes, which are vegan. Chocolate-making classes produce vegan bars and an on-site craft brewery uses fruit and cassava in its vegan beers…” New York Times
What I learnt on a painting class in St Lucia with a bunch of middle-aged high achievers
“As a new Tate Britain exhibition puts the spotlight on Caribbean art, one St Lucian hotel is helping guests brush up their painting skills…” Telegraph
Best Luxury Private Rentals For Couples, Families & Group Holidays
The Beach House at Anse Chastanet, St Lucia. Country & Town House
Scuba Diving Magazine Best of Reader’s Choice Awards
Anse Chastanet was voted the #1 Best Quality Resort and the #1 Best Quality Restaurant in the Caribbean in the 2022 Scuba Diving Magazine’s Best of the Reader’s Choice Awards. Anse Chastanet was also voted One of the Best Resorts in the Caribbean in the 2022 Scuba Diving’s Best of the Reader’s Choice Awards for Quality of Rooms, Quality of Staff and Best Overall Resort. Read More
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
The Treehouse Restaurant at Anse Chastanet is a recipient of the 2021 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. This requires at least 90 selections and feature a well-chosen selection of quality producers as well as matching the menus in terms of both price and style. Read More
Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards
Anse Chastanet ranked as No. 15 resort in the Caribbean and No. 3 Resort in Saint Lucia. The Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards recognize properties around the globe that have demonstrated a commitment to excellence, embodied the best qualities of their communities, and offered an unparalleled experience despite the past year’s challenges. Read More
Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
Anse Chastanet was proud to be named one of the Top 20 Resorts in the Caribbean in the 2021 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards! Read More
WTTC Safe Travels
We are pleased to have received our WTTC Global Safety Stamp to Recognise Safe Travels Protocols. The specially designed stamp assists travellers to recognise governments and companies around the world which have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols – so consumers can experience ‘Safe Travels’.
Travelers’ Choice 2020
Anse Chastanet was awarded Travelers’ Choice Award for 2020 making it amongst the top 10% of resorts. Trip Advisor
Anse Chastanet Is Loved By Guests
Hotels.com: Anse Chastanet Resort has achieved a LOVED BY GUESTS award. The Loved by Guests Awards are granted to the highest ranked properties.
Anse Chastanet Voted one the Caribbean’s Best Resorts
Thanks to our many happy guests who voted for us, Anse Chastanet has once again been recognized as one of the Top Caribbean resorts in the 2019 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Anse Chastanet was voted #27 among the Top 50 Caribbean Resorts and one of TOP 4 premier St Lucia resorts. Anse Chastanet has been featured consistently in the Reader Awards since approximately 2000, which we hope you agree speaks highly to the consistency of our service standard and overall guest experience. Read More
Anse Chastanet #15 in the Caribbean and #3 in St Lucia
We are delighted to be recognized in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards for 2019. Anse Chastanet was recognized as #15 in the region and #3 in St Lucia. Read More
A Seventy-Fifth Birthday Wish
My husband said, “where would you like to spend your 75th Birthday?” How nice! I’ve been a world traveler all my life and lived in Europe and Asia as well as in the States – so being offered a choice was delectable and enticing. Wine in Italy – Ayurveda in India – Sailing in Turkey? A return to St. Lucia? That was it! As avid scuba divers, my husband and I have dived around the world. St. Lucia has been a destination for us that combined tropical luxury, fine food, great diving and wonderful people. A return to Anse Chastanet Resort was an immediate YES! Read More
