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WHEN TO VISIT

St Lucia is a fantastic

year-round destination. Visit

in late autumn or late spring

for cooling winds or – for

those who like it warmer –

late summer is ideal, with

temperatures hovering at 35C

FLIGHT TIME 8 hours

TAKE US THERE Direct flights

from London Gatwick start

at £545 with British

Airways (ba.com)

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The location

THE SUGAR BEACH RESORT IS

THE SPARKLING DIAMOND

in the tiara of the sophisticated,

yet cool, Viceroy Hotel Group.

Situated in more than 100 acres

of lush palm trees in St Lucia’s

Val de Pitons, and overlooking an

imported powder-sand beach,

this is one of the most coveted

spots in the Caribbean.

The look

WITH ITS MONOCHROMATIC

PALETTE, THIS HOTEL IS ALL

CLEAN LINES, white wooden

oorboards and shuttered

windows. Add to that the giant

four-poster beds, freestanding

baths made for two and innity

pools just begging for a skinny

dip, and you have a recipe for pure

romance. Choose from gorgeous

luxury beachfront bungalows

(sun lounger guaranteed) or

exclusive hillside villas, which

oer A-list-style privacy.

The vibe

COOL LUXURY WITH ALL THE

WARMTH OF THE CARIBBEAN.

With a contemporary, glossy

makeover, Sugar Beach has

re-invented an old-school classic

feel with eciency, friendliness

and attention to detail – but now

with a less stuy approach. It has

everything you need from a

laid-back beach bar, to ne dining

and late-night cocktails, so

prepare to be treated like royalty

from the moment you arrive.

We love

• CATCH OF THE DAY and creole
  specialities at the hotel’s truly
  exceptional Bayside restaurant.
  
  
  • A MOBILE PHONE with a direct
    line to your own butler.
  
  
  • SAMPLING LOCAL SPIRITS
    AND COCKTAILS courtesy of the
    ‘rummelier’ at e Cane Bar.
  
  
  • INVIGORATING MASSAGES
    in a treehouse treatment room
    at the luxurious Spa.
  
  
  
  

Must do

• TAKE A REL A XING DAY TRIP
  on board the resort’s wooden
  sailing boat, e Manatee.
  
  
  • EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF
    A WRECKDIVE – see turtles
    and corals around the sunken
    Lesleen-M at Anse Cochon.
  
  
  • HIKE AND CONQUER the Gros
    Piton mountain, all 786m of it.
  
  
  • FLY THROUGH THE TREES on
    an adrenalin-pumped zip-line
    adventure at the Errard Estate.
  
  
  
  

A double room costs from £240

per night, viceroyhotelsand

resorts.com/sugarbeach^

Sun, sea and super-soft

sand – this location

ticks all the boxes

Minimalist, chic – and

with a bath big enough

to lose yourself in...

Each room has

an 18th-century

colonial vibe

Sugar Beach is a hotel fit for

a film star – just ask Gwyneth,

Chris and Matt Damon...

Stars love

St Lucia

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