Windjammer Landing Resort and Residences

Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences occupies a hillside above Labrelotte Bay on St. Lucia's northwest coast, and the setting alone places it in a different league from flat, purpose-built Caribbean all-inclusive blocks. The property cascades down the hill in a series of whitewashed Mediterranean-style villas with private plunge pools, lush tropical gardens, and views across the Caribbean that guests consistently describe as the most beautiful they've seen at an all-inclusive. It also just finished a three-year, $40 million resort-wide renovation (completed 2025) — redesigned lobby, refurbished main and children's pools, refreshed accommodations — that earned it 5-star status on Google and Expedia and membership in the Leading Hotels of the World, the only Saint Lucia resort with that designation. Six pools step down the hillside, two for children, and a 1,500-foot private beach at the bottom provides the calm Caribbean swimming that St. Lucia's sheltered northwest coast is known for.

The practical experience is defined by the villa format. Accommodation ranges from studios to four-bedroom units sleeping up to 12, with full kitchens in larger categories and a flexibility that lets multi-generational families share one compound while maintaining private space — and in March 2026 the resort debuted La Belle Helene, a 13,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom private estate with French-inspired architecture, its own sports courts, and a lagoon-style pool with a stone grotto for groups that want the full buyout experience. Dining took a real step up with the renovation: The Perch rooftop lounge and Masala, a fine-dining Indian restaurant, are new, while Upper Deck, Dragonfly, Jammers, and Embers were redesigned with refreshed menus. The Jacquot Fun Club and Teen Club programming draws consistent parent praise, and activity offerings — yoga with hummingbirds, hillside hiking, complimentary windsurfing and kayaking, snorkeling — go well beyond what most Caribbean all-inclusives program. Shuttle service runs 24 hours so the hillside elevation is manageable, but guests should understand this is a terrain that involves movement between levels.

Windjammer Landing is best for couples seeking a romantic, architecturally interesting alternative to flat resort strips and for multi-generational families who value villa space and broad activity programming over poolside party energy. It competes with Jade Mountain and Sugar Beach at the luxury end of St. Lucia — it's more active and family-oriented than those properties but delivers comparable scenery at a price point that's more accessible, and the new Leading Hotels of the World badge signals it's now competing squarely in that tier. The 1.5–2 hour airport transfer from Hewanorra is the main logistical friction; guests arriving via the smaller George F.L. Charles Airport in Castries have a much shorter ride.