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Fond Bay Reviews
When your travels take you to St. Lucia consider our self catering accommodation at Fond Bay St. Lucia. We offer well-appointed short or long term accommodation at a fraction of the price.
The Sunday Times - November 20, 2005
Doc Holiday: Wanted: winter sun, but no package-deal
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John and Donna want winter sun, but strictly no package-deal.
“We’ve never been further than Cyprus,” says Donna. “We feel we’ve done Europe — France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Denmark. Now we want to go long-haul. We’re just not sure where.”
“We like the usual things: sunshine, swimming, sightseeing.”
The couple are allergic to package holidays full of welcome meetings, coach excursions and organised entertainment.
“Normally we book everything independently, but we feel less confident going long-haul,” says Donna. “We were looking at Cuba, but we don’t like the look of the hotels.” Their budget is £1,000pp for a fortnight in February. They live in Ickenham, Middlesex.
PRESCRIPTION THREE St Lucia
There are few better ways to unwind than Caribbean-style: on a beach, cold drink in hand, watching a fiery sunset.
St Lucia has the beaches in abundance, plus rainforests humming with birdlife, spice gardens and waterfalls. John will find golf courses and volcanoes, too. Hotels are relatively expensive, so the answer here is to go self-catering, buying food at markets, eating at inexpensive local restaurants and really getting under the skin of the island.
Fond Bay (00 1 758 714 1177, www.fondbaysuites.com), on the tranquil east coast, has spacious, smartly furnished suites and villas overlooking a sweeping secluded beach. The property has two pools, its own botanic gardens and private picnic areas, and is romantic, quiet and atmospheric; there is no organised entertainment and very little nightlife. An ocean-view suite at Fond Bay costs £66 a night, room-only. Direct flights to St Lucia from Heathrow on BWIA cost £529 with Ebookers (0870 010 7000, www.ebookers.com). Airport taxis will cost about £24. Total for 14 nights: £2,006.
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