La Belle Helene

Description from the manager

This is a spectacular house situated in Beau Estate below the World Heritage site of the Pitons of St. Lucia. The property is situated in an expansive, beautifully landscaped garden of 2.2 acres, with rolling lawns running down to the coast and to a rocky pebble beach. Jalousie Hotel and a white sand beach is a short walk or drive away. The property is situated near to the town of Soufriere with its unique attractions, such as the Diamond Waterfall, the Mineral Baths and the drive in volcano.

You enter the main 10,000 square foot house through French Colonial double doors into a marble floored hallway with a dramatic outlook to the sea... and a grand double staircase soaring up to the lofty ceilings. The hallway leads into a spacious sitting room and a separate formal dining room with seating for 12 people. Both rooms are surrounded on two sides by patios facing the sea and the towering Pitons. On the patio is an open bar and two outside dining areas which are cooled with ceiling fans.

There is a large, well equipped kitchen and adjacent laundry room. The state of the art kitchen has marble counter tops and modern appliances, including a coffee machine, a cappuccino machine, deep pan fryer, juicer, blender, dishwasher, ice machine and two large fridges.

The house boasts eleven bedrooms, all of which have both ceiling fans and air conditioning.

Upstairs there is a generous master bedroom with a king bed and a separate sitting area, which opens onto a spacious balcony overlooking the garden and out to sea. There is also a large walk in closet and an ensuite bathroom, consisting of his and hers rain showers, tub and his and her toilets. A separate Jacuzzi pool completes this bathroom.

Bedrooms 2, 3 and 4 all have a king beds and an ensuite bathroom with both a shower and a tub. Bedrooms 5 and 6 share a bathroom. Bedroom 5 has a king bed and bedroom 6 has two single beds. Bedrooms 2 and 5 also open onto the upper level balcony and from here guests can enjoy spectacular sea views.

There are two more bedrooms within the main house that are situated below the living area. Bedrooms 7 and 8 both have a king size bed with an ensuite bathroom with both a shower and a tub. They each have a separate living area with a sofa that can open out into a queen size bed. Both of these bedrooms open onto the gardens and are separate and very private.

Three additional bedrooms are situated in a separate 2,000 square foot cottage near to the pool, Bedrooms 9, 10 and 11 all have a king size bed and an ensuite bathroom.

In the cottage there is also an open bar with a comfortable living area for casual living.

Main House

Bedroonm 1- Master

King size bed, En-suite bathroom with his and her's rain showers, his and her's toilets, tub, separate Jacuzzi pool, Air conditioning, Ceilling fan, large walk-in closet, separate sitting area, which opens onto a spacious balcony, overlooking the garden and the sea

Bedroom 2

King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower and tub, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 3

King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower and tub, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 4

King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower and tub, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 5

King size bed, Shared bathroom with bedroom 6, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 6

2 Single beds, Shared bathroom with bedroom 5, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 7

King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower and tub, Air conditioning, Ceiling Fan, very private and opens onto the gardens. Separate living area with a sofa which opens out to a queen size bed

Bedroom 8

King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower and tub, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan, Very private and opens onto the gardens. Separate living area with a sofa which opens out to a queen size bed

Cottage

Bedroom 9

King size bed, En-suite bathroom, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 10

King size bed, En-suite bathroom, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

Bedroom 11

King size bed, En-suite bathroom, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan

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What Past Guests Are Saying

• foggy74
  London

  Wedding bliss in St Lucia

  Left on 04/23/2012 for a stay in April 2012
  
  

  We stayed here as part of a large group for my Brother's Wedding. The villa is absolutely spectacular, feeling like a colonial retreat (whilst actually only being built about ten years ago). The rooms were all at least very good, with some being truly superb (especially the rooms on the 1st floor overlooking the sea). Views were absolutely to die for - nestled between the Pitons, with the most beautiful sunsets (watching my Brother get married at sunset was magical).
  
  The pool and gardens are phenomenal, although there are no steps leading all the way down to the pool - you need to descend a grassy steep lawn, which both my father (who's unfit!) and wife (who was on crutches with a foot injury) struggled with. The pool is simply incredible - I've stayed in large 5* hotels with lesser pool facilities - absolutely faultless.
  
  The staff were truly wonderful. The chef (Basil) very kindly gave us a cooking lesson, Maria (whose role seemed to be head of staff or housekeeping) was wonderfully kind and accommodating - all of the staff were simply brilliant. Basil's cooking was fantastic and, from what my brother told me, the food bill for the week for 23 people (18 adults and 5 children) was quite reasonable considering the standard. Fib, the Villa manager, was incredibly helpful, polite and well informed... nothing to change here at all. I cannot stress how good the food was, considering this is a non-commerical kitchen. Breakfast was wonderful - Creole omlettes with spicy sauce were something else!!
  
  A few grumbles - the air conditioning in our room never worked properly (despite reporting it on day one), the road to the villa off the main road is atrocious, we had problems with the hot water when we first arrived and one of our guests very nearly met a very grisly end in the sea - it's not advisable to go in unless that water is absolutely calm - he very nearly drowned and got washed up on the rocks (and we were not advised by the Villa not to go in), the soap dispenser in our bathroom didn't work, our shower handle was loose and came off, the lock on bathroom door didn't work. Minor foibles, but it's a great deal of money and these things should really be checked and working prior to guests arriving. You also pay an absolute fortune comparatively for any taxi that picks you up - you really do feel held at ransom by the taxi drivers (although that's hardly the Villa's fault).
  
  When broken down per head, the villa isn't actually not that expensive (we stayed in more expensive places on our honeymoon) and I'd certainly recommend it! incidentally, we booked through Simply St Lucia in London, and they were excellent and very helpful too.
  
  Other things to note - no TVs in the rooms (except one master bedroom), although we liked that - and there is a huge television room downstairs. A table tennis table was used by us constantly - a great idea! - rum punch was freely poured and the fridges at the two bar areas were well stocked with coke, water and Piton beer on arrival (although not replenished as I would have liked through the week). The provision (or option) to include Tonic Water and Lemonade would have been great. Be aware that you're out in the rainforest - we were pleasantly surprised by the lack of files etc, although we did get a little bitten after dark if sitting outside. Geckos abound, which our nieces and nephews loved - as they did harvesting coconuts and mangos from the gardens!

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