Sapphire 1: Reviews From Those Who’ve Lived, Shopped, Explored & Dined in St. Lucia

Matt & Rose: Montreal, Quebec 

We only spent two days in Soufriere but loved every minute. Sapphire one is the perfect nest for relaxing after a long day of exploring. Thanks to Janus and his team for an incredible stay.

Day 1: Make sure you explore the beautiful town on feet earlier on, act acclimated with your surroundings. Amazing sunset at waterfront, bite to eat at Martha’s Kitchen (church or bridge street) for budget local cuisine. Amazing smoothies and coffee at ZAKA’s Art and Café. We picked up groceries on church street and had a romantic home-cooked dinner on Sapphire Terrace. Tourists restaurants are expensive so this is a great way to save some bucks.

Day 2: Anse Mamin Beach … WOW!!! (best beach we’ve been to (I’ve spent 3 days up north) secluded + quiet + picture que (right by the jungle) Relax with the sound of birds chirping, total paradise. Bring lunch, snacks and water to save money. The Burger Bar looks great but pricey $20 USD. As you can tell we are travelers having a great time on a budget 😊 We Taxied up but hitchhiked back (easy peasy)

Amazing Stay, Thank you Janus

Mike & Casiha - Cincinnati, Ohio

What spectacular views! Janus has been kinds the whole trip and quickly answered any question we had. 

We were here for 10 days ans the last 4 days we rented a car. Worth every penny! If you are staying a while connect w/ Janus on having one delivered. A cup of coffee on the balcony is worth every morning view and the  evening sunset is spectacular. Walking down into the City ''Skippers'' is a great affordable lunch with  many options. If you are a coffee snob ''ZAKA's Art Cafe'' had great iced coffee, they also have delicious smoothies. One of our favorite dinners just down the road is 'Ruby's' Incredible Pizza's! It took us a few days of attempted Pizza runs to make sure we stopped in ahead to make sure pizza would be available (usually after spin- as it takes 4 hours to heat up the oven). 

Beaches: Our personal favorite was Sugar Beach, if we had a car earlier we would have made a daily visit. Getting a taxi was $40 just to visit Sugar Beach and that adds up quickly. As long as you have a receipt for food or drinks you can take a shuttle down the hill to the beach. The food there was delicious but pricey and it's quoted in USD, keep that in mind. We also visited Anse Chastanet Beach, it was much cheaper to rent a chair + hat ($33 USD) on 
the far left side. The views were not quite stunning and the ride over Soufriere was incredibly rocky and steep,
and give yourself extra fire when driving over there and i would recommend not venturing out after Dark or be cautious.

Hotel Chocolat: we made reservation for 6 pm dinner the following Monday. We were here and the Sunset View was amazing,
worth visiting even if its just for drinks and desert. The Chocolat Lava cake was incredible and the Salted Caramel drink
is pretty amazing. The Sulphur Mud Baths was a must, we were recommended to go in the evening, it wasn’t as crowded and 
less hot, however if you want the mud to dry on you best to go when the sun is shining brightly. We were content to
enjoy the bath without the mud. A nice a comfortable lunch you can walk to is ''Fedos'' delicous ham, egg and cheese 
Sandwich!!!

Over all incredible trip! We loved the views and :) Very glad we brought our selfie stick! Capture every day and moment 
by a quick snapshot!

The Rawks :)

Due to airline scheduling we arrived a day earlier. We stayed at Downtown Hotel. Janus arranged pick-up from there
to Sapphire 1. He has looked after our need ever since, has made the stay very easy. Tour arrangements at your finger 
tips.

Have done the beaches in the area, Anse Mamin is our favorite, however do enjoy the smoothies (soursop) on Sugar Beach.
Sulphur Springs and mud baths. Enjoyed the mud bath, Pam found it drying. Water is pretty hot! volcano tour is misable
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However, you are there so why not! (We only used the light-colored mud!)

Walked to the waterfalls in th area. Diamond Falls & Botanical Gardens was Very enjoyable. Nice way to spend a couple of 
hours one day. Fond Doux Plantation Tour was also very nice, we did tour & snacks (snacks were good)- another very nice,
late morning activity - then hit the beach. (for a quick swim at the beach we used Hammingbird beach few times - it 
worked well, but not a 'beach day' place though).

I dove six times while here, Action Adventures diving with Chester. Small stop at Hammingbird Beach (+1-758-485-1317).
I highly recommend him especially if you are experience. Of my dives here my Favorite was 'Super Man's Flight 'Fairyland'
All dives are no more than 20-25 meters. Get used to the islands pace, don't arrive to early or you will spend some time 
waiting. RELAX!!!

Restaurants - Ruby's just down the hill, we ate there on several occasions.
FEB.14 - a wonderful 5 course 'Valentines Dinner'. Their pizza's is also good.
Pitit Peak - downtown waterfront, also serves us a very nice catch of the day dinner.
Mango Tree @ Stonefield -we recommend a visit there, good lunch , fantastic view and Surroundings.
ZAKA's - Coffee & Breakfast - Art shop unique and enjoyable (grow theur own coffee beans)
Do our grocery shops at the grocery store on Church Street. It did the trick, also used a butcher shop down the street
Had lion fish (fresh), caught while diving, the only fresh fish we had
Rented a car for our last week and traveled the island. Enjoyed Pigeon Island and its History. Had to get directions to 
find it. We believe we picked the right area on the island to stay in.
Janus and his crew were very helpful and enjoyable to work with.
A great Stay Janus

Robin & Pamela