My wife and I have just returned from a two week stay at East Winds, which was our first visit to the resort. During our stay we had the pleasure of meeting George and Marilyn Reti the new owners who seem to be putting their heart and soul into improving still further the East Winds experience.
We loved the extensive landscaped tropical gardens in which the cottages and rooms are located. We had a deluxe cottage which was very secluded with a lovely spacious terrace with fridge tea/coffee making equipment. The interior was large and well furnished with high ceiling, fan and AC. The bathroom was luxurious with a novel sunken shower which was open at the rear, and whilst we had no accomodation behind us, I understand guests comments that it lacks a certain privacy, as at night it is possible to look straight in to some bathrooms as you walk through the grounds!
What struck us most from our stay is the wonderful eagerness to help and give the best possible service to all guests by all of the staff whether in reception, the bars or the restaurant. Let us thank especially Sandy in reception, Windel, Sebastian and Titas behind the bars, Christine, Ellie and Henry restaurant supervisors, and Hanna, Deborah Nicole and Chris serving us food and drink, but especially Paula for wonderful eggs and Omelettes at breakfast.
We are sure that all this wonderful service is in no small way due to the efforts of Gareth the manager, who went above and beyond the call of duty to make our stay a memorable one.
Having praised both the resort and the staff however we do feel that a number of points should be taken on board mainly relating to the food. We did not find it as wonderful as many writers have reported. Breakfast is good but could be improved by a wider hot selection at no great expense. Only eggs,bacon and sausage were consistently available. In our experience fried tomato and mushrooms greatly improve a good english breakfast.
Lunches were generally fairly limited in choice with salads of only tomato and lettuce and no cold meats to go with salad. We missed such things as cold chicken, turkey, prawns or ham ,not all every day but at least something each day. On saturdays we were overwhelmed with crab claws, smoked salmon,cold beef, prawns and ham etc it was like feast or famine!
Dinner was pretty good although some things uneaten at the BBQ's or other meals tended to turn up in another form, especially fish which we found on several occasions was not fully cooked through.
The choice of wines was excellent in quality and delivery to the table.
Finally BBQ's. In our opinion there were too many and not of qood quality. Near the end of our stay we had BBQ's friday, sunday and monday. There seemed a lack of expertise when it came to cooking and serving, and often the coals had not had time to settle white hot so food was cooked while there were flames and both meat anf fish was burned outside yet nearly raw inside. Fish particularly did not seem very suitable for a BBQ and the the steak used was rather tough. Prawns were OK but we lost out on any lobster as it was out of season. At night especially extra staff should have been available both to cook the food ahead of the queue which built up both to be served and then wait while their choice of food was cooked from scratch.Sometimes only one person cooked and served but even with two it really needed three well organised people.
We are convinced that these suggestions will all be acted on by the management to make a good experience even better and we hope to return at sometime for another enjoyable holiday

In 2 words " Simply Wonderful"

Just returned from this Fabulous hidden gem and our overall stay was wonderful.

Just one hiccup though, the room was not the one promised and thats my only complaint. I did received an email 2 days prior to our departure from the uk to eastwinds, confirming we had been allocated room 27 the largest of the Ocean View Rooms.

On Arrival at the hotel we were greeted by Gareth the hotel Manager and the receptionist who informed us we had been given room 29, I questioned why not the room promised and the only words spoken were "its occupied" .Tired after a long flight and the airport tranfer by private car of an hour and a half, I let this go by and thought lets see what 29 is like. I was very dissapointed with the room, it was tiny and there was a smell of drains and the fridge kept us awake all night.

The next morning we contacted reception, who without hestation offered to move us to another room but without an ocean view as all the others were occupied. After viewing room 20 we were happy to change as its was very spacious, spotless and there was a wonderful double semi outside shower which was fab. Loved to butterfly cushions the bed too.The fridge was located on the terrace outside so no noise was heard from it at night. The only compromisedwas "" NO Ocean View"" something I had been dreaming of.
This was my first visit to the carribean. But hey ! "What the hell " we were having a wonderful time and I wasnt goint to let it spoil things. ( The guests who arrived on the same flight as us were given room 28 an Ocean View room, next to our 29 and they moved the next morning for similar reasons to us.)

The room was kept imaculate on a daily basis, towels changed daily, beech towels changed daily, It was as if the maids were fairy's as you never saw them, they seemed to know just when you were in or out!!! fastinating.

The Butterfly cushions on the beds were so nice, i just had to buy them. They didn't stock them in the eastwinds shop, but they should do as a few of the other guests has purchased them too and told me where to buy them from . Its a little shop in Castries called "Bagshaws" .

The Restaurant and food. It was all very good. We chatted with Vincent the young chef most evenings and saw him regulary buying fresh fish on the sea shore from passing fishermen selling their daily catch of Dolfin Fish and Tuna.
Breakfast was buffet and Lunch was mainly buffett and BBq with the odd steel band thrown in !!! Just to set the mood.

We ate lunch everyday in the gazebos outside, they are a must to every east winds guest. We were served most days by Chris a young St Lucian Guy who was always very freindly and could always answer many of our daily questions about what wines he had, what the fish of the day was and of course what the special cocktail was. He was a mine of information about what St Lucia had to offer.
The Bar in the club house was hosted by Titus, the Thats where the saying Top Banana came from!!! He was also a really nice guy and we told him if he ever gets chance to visit the UK he can stay with us.

The Staff, Well The "Top banana " has to be Crythansus the restaurant supervisor. He was a shy sort of guy. I just have to mention just two of many really nice things he did for us while we were there. We were walking around Castries and he pulled up behind us and offerred me and Peter a lift in to town, we were amazed atfer all the guests he must see, he even knew us from behind!!!!
Also on our last night I was chatting to him about the local rum, The very next moring on his day off he came to find us the club house and he had bought us a bottle of the chairmas rum!!!! How nice was that.I would say its was over and above his job description!!!

The Owners George and Marilyn and their family were present during some of our stay and they certainly brought plenty of life to the place! One night Marilyn got one of the Male guest up to dance and all the rest of the guest s and staff joined in too. Shame there wasnt life like this every night. Come back Marilyn!!!We also met some Freinds of George and Marilyn in our second week they were from Calgary and full of life too. I think The Canadians are a bit less old school than the Brits.....

Wne, Champayne, Cocktails, Beach, Pool, Swim up bar, Sunsets, Kayaks, Snorkleing all great. We will probably end up Being" repeaters ".

We also have made some really nice friends too. XX

It's difficult to add to the previous reviews of East Winds without repetition, because it is everything that TripAdvisor members say about it. Beautiful location, fabulous food, comfortable rooms and a haven of calm. A top place.

The best thing about it is undoubtedly the staff, who are determined to make your holiday something to remember; helpful, friendly and, above all, always smiling.

It is also a place that looks completely natural, and certainly a place to look at the local flora and fauna. The hotel has created an arboretum in the grounds and published a booklet for guests to see them all and to have the name of that perfect flower. And the place is alive with birdlife; at least 38 species we were told, but 20 or so visible from our sunbeds.

So thank you East Winds for giving us the opportunity to unwind and make the long journey worthwhile.

My wife and I have recently returned form a one week stay at this wonderful hotel. The accomodations were perfect, There are only thirty quaint cottage like rooms. Each one only a few moments walk from the beach. The resort is very private and with only 60 guests it is easy to make friends. The Windjammer is close by and is in stark contrast to this hideaway. It is much more busy and noisy. We enjoyed our privacy and quiet. Golf was close by and absolutely everything can be arrranged by the front office. We took a day tour of the island and a catamaran ride back. The staff recommended this tour and they were very helpful. The manager, Gareth, who has been there for over 16 years (I think) was always available and made sure everythiing was just right. George and Marilyn, who are involved in the operations of the inn also made sure that everyone was look after. We were all made to feel very special.The staff were amazing...always smiling, and always pleasant. The food was great..the chef is from France (M. Dividier)and matches the wines with the meals. If they didn't have something, they would arrange for it. Lobster and Steak night was delicious. I was expecting small little rock lobster etc but we were amazed that they were better than we could get at home. This was one of the best "relaxation" holdays we have had..."just what the doctor ordered!