Wow, what can one say about a place with a view as magnificent as that at La Bagatelle. We chose Bagatelle for our honeymoon destination with great expectations and they were met, if not exceeded. We had the privacy we desired, yet service was never far. Valinda, the maid/cook, was extremely helpful, eager to please and very gracious. She was very conscience to give us our privacy and also to be helpful with whatever we needed. She was great in helping us arrange a ride on a boat up to Castries one day. And got us hooked on homemade ice cream.

We spent a great deal of time seeing the sites, but also a lot of time relaxing. The view from the villa is beautiful. We loved the pool-hammock-daybed “tour” throughout our stay. Also, a must while staying at Bagatelle is a massage on the deck or pool side (your choice). Nights were…interesting. We weren’t used to no air-conditioning and no “windows” but it really didn't turn out to be much of an issue for us.

We did not rent a car and found that getting around was not too difficult. PoPo did our airport transfers and drove us on our day trip to the Diamond Falls, Volcano and Piton Falls. He was very helpful and knowledgeable. We used Cletus, a/k/a Fat Man (as called by the locals) for some of the other taxi-ing around. We would walk down and ride up! Our favorite restaurant was the Hummingbird. Excellent!!!!! A must if you go to St. Lucia.

Our host was wonderful. Never interfering or invading our space or our privacy. But always friendly, helpful and just a call away. In fact, we fell in love with her art! Beautiful.

All in all, we had a wonderful trip. If you tend to miss some of the modern conveniences, i.e. TV, then you might bring a portable DVD w/ movies. As Bagatelle does not have a TV or VCR or DVD. We brought a DVD player and I think we only watched 3 movies and we stayed for 7 days. So, there’s plenty to do, enjoy, see and experience. The villa does have a radio, books and game cabinet.

I would highly recommend Bagatelle. It is breathtaking. The people were very helpful and friendly. A perfect destination for a honeymoon or just for those seeking unspoiled beauty.