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Colombette Palmiste, Soufrière, Saint Lucia

#11 of 38 hotels in Soufrière

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 258 hotel reviews

9.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.9

  • Staff

    9.5

  • Value for money

    9.1

  • Free Wifi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: July 31, 2022

    10
    Would definitely stay again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Property is as advertised. Beautiful accommodations, phenomenal views, great & friendly staff.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: June 5, 2022

    10
    incredible. I would return for the view alone. waking up in the morning and you could see the pitons and the gorgeous vi
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The only downside was there was no bar or restaurant. You really need a car if you’re staying there and there are many other great places to eat or sit and have a relaxing drink.

    the units were immaculately clean, tastefully decorated and very comfortable. The little kitchen had everything we needed. The best part was the gorgeous view and the tropical sounds of the tree frogs at night.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The accommodation was lovely, amazing view of the Pitons from the balcony. Very relaxing environment surrounded by tropical rainforests. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We would recommend visiting the Treehouse restaurant (make a reservation). Definitely worth renting a car!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2022

    10
    Paradise, we hope to come back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Sometimes waterpresure a little low.

    The view is amazing!!! Friendly staff, quiet, beautifull room with big balcony, Good wifi.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: May 6, 2022

    9.0
    Quiet secluded retreat with the best view in Soufriere
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 10 nights

    We loved how secluded it is, but you do need to forward plan taxis into town (only a 5 minute drive) and meals which can be a bit of a pain when you want to relax and not think about planning.

    The view from the bedrooms is utterly incredible. It’s a beautiful quiet place to stay, really comfortable beds and small enough that it feels private and intimate. The kitchenette in the rooms is a real bonus given the location away from the town.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: March 12, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was a bit tired

    The view was breathtaking

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 13, 2025

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    - Although there’s a large bar area, it is not in service and partly destroyed. no restaurant or bar, but a shop that sells dried mac & cheese and canned sausages. Horrible. - Pool area feels very crammed - No safe in the room - The breakfast is complicated: you need to prebook a specific time slot. - No real help from the reception, who seemed upset that we asked question. - The road leading to the hotel is horrible.

    The location, with the view on Soufriere and the Piton, is amazing. The room and facilities were very clean.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 28, 2025

    7.0
    Amazing view
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beautiful location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 21, 2025

    6.0
    Great views, poor facilities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Really difficult to find, road into the property is a bumpy track. Poor facilities, although you can order breakfast the choice is limited and nit very appealing. There was a bar area with again great views although it was closed (would of been nice for an evening drink) Shower was barely warm on a morning better in the evening. We had a car so we’re ok, but there is nothing around and not a safe walk to town.

    Incredible view from our room of the Pitons and Soufriere

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: September 18, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The road coming up to Samfi gardens, I'm sorry but it is absolutely terrible. Anyone with a rental car would be worried. It wasn't really clear how the housekeeping works as some days will have our sign up for the flat to be cleaned but it wasn't and also about the breakfast option we heard 3 options of when is open for the customers to use. All little things that can be altered quickly. Nevertheless if i were to go back to St.Lucia i would go back there because the pool and the apartment were incredible.

    The facilities were great! The apartment was great and the swimming pool. Reception was lovely as well.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: May 17, 2024

    5.0
    Great overall except for the miss advertisement that includes breakfast!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No breakfast included in the price although it is advertised as inclusive of breakfast. The location is great but you will need to rent a car to get to the closest city/town Sufriere or depend on expensive taxies. No food/refreshments available at the hotel after 5 pm so bring your own snacks, rooms have fridge!

    Rooms are great, the hotel has a very nice view.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 12, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We went out each day, and pretty much each day, there were noisy pieces of garden equipment being used. Over the Easter weekend, it was constant until 7 pm one night. This was either a leaf blower, hedge trimmer, sawing of wood, etc The lights on the patio could have been brighter. A broom should come with the Accommodation as our patio was under a large tree, and the bits continually dropped from the tree. This was trodden in, however careful you were. Organisation of more car spaces would be good.

    The accommodation served it's purpose. We went out doing something each day, a couple of times we cooked in. You needed a car to get to restaurants.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights

    The access track from the main road is very rocky, pot-holed, uneven and hazardous. With some effort, holes could be filled, rocks removed and the track smoothed. Samfi Gardens is on a steep hill with many steps up and down from the parking, and steep slopes from the top of the access track. Unsuitable for people with mobility restrictions. The description does not mention any of the above. The kitchenette has very basic equipment, fine for quick snacks, noodles and tinned foods, but no grill or oven pans. Care should be taken with the oven, which makes the gas knobs extremely hot. I asked for an oven pan, which was not provided and was informed to purchase a foil dish from the Massi store! Managed a chicken roast, garlic bread and home made chicken soup, but adventurous cooking is not suitable. Bathroom sink plug broken and sink water pressure inadequate. Complained and was told that the pressure was tested to be normal, but it only tricked. Shower pressure great and kitchen sink pressure good. So expect complaints not to be dealt with. Bar area by lounging and viewing veranda, but only saw the bar open one evening while we were there. A 4x4 is recommended here, which we had, but many guests arrived by taxi and were surprised at the cost of taxis just to the town - $20 each way for 8 minute drive. Don't consider walking! 330m above the town.

    The views are spectacular, and are the selling point of Samfi Gardens. We had the largest room (8) which was great with ample space and a full width unoverlooked balcony with unobscured views of the Pitons, sulphur springs, other mountains, Soufriere below and Soufriere Bay. The views from the bed are also spectacular. Good air-conditioning plus two ceiling fans and two French doors that can be opened to the veranda, providing fresh air and superb views. Restaurants, shops, town and beaches are less than 10 minutes drive away. Banana trees and coconut palms growing all around the balcony, but they do not obscure the views. Very tropical! Small but sufficient pool for a dip, with unobscured views of the Pitons, and a sun-deck with sun loungers and outdoor shower. Service is good. Further up the track is Treetops restaurant, which is superb and unique, but reservations are mandatory. Down to town and turn right along a 2mile unmade road to Anse Chastenet, for the best snorkelling in the area, and a great beach restaurant. WiFi worked well in the room, but not everywhere in the gardens. Security provided when staff are offsite. Breakfast options at extra cost, provided by the day staff via order form the day before (but didn't order any). Small onsite shop for essentials, 9-5pm, but Massi supermarket only 10 minutes away, which is open 7 days.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 5, 2024

    6.0
    The whole experience leaves a lot to be desired
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s a one star venue but with 4 star prices. Breakfast was overpriced and really low quality. The staff are not super friendly and are very very slow. There is zero signage to find the hotel and the road leading to the hotel itself requires a 4x4 as it’s very unsafe / steep and rocky terrain

    Nice view! Rooms are nice

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: January 26, 2024

    7.0
    Average with great views
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All windows in the room had frosted glass in them so you couldn’t look out. As it rains a lot it would have been better to have a covered veranda so you could still sit outside. The road access to it was very poor.

    The view. Well equipped.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2024

    6.0
    Great view but everything else was disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It felt like the were trying to rip us off rather than help us. I asked to be collected from Soufrière ferry - a 7 minute drive - and they quoted $20. Their hotel guidebook quotes over inflated prices for taxis. We ordered breakfast one day which was very low quality - the fruit salad was small and had mango that was so hard it was inedible (the staff told us it’s because they were out of season, so why serve them?). Our air conditioning unit made some very loud bangs in the night and then stopped working - we had to be transferred to another room the next night (the security guard was kind and helpful). The whole place feels like it needs some investment to fix/repair broken appliances and bathrooms.

    Incredible view overlooking the Pitons.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: November 6, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No water pressure. Impossible to take a shower.

    Amazing view

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: October 3, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night

    The walls were paper thin and maintenance men could be heard working and loudly singing right outside of my room before 9:00 a.m. Fortunately, other guests were respectful and quiet, but if you were to have neighbors making even a reasonable amount of noise, you would have heard it all. There was no peephole to see out the door, and as the walls and doors were thin and the property was not staffed after 5:00 p.m., I did not feel safe as a solo traveler unfamiliar with the area. The room was not ready at the stated check-in time. There was no food available at the hotel or within the close area, a taxi would have been required to get food. A small "market" was provided that only offered bagged dry rice, canned Vienna sausages, canned corn and beans and a few small bags of junk food like Oreos. A tray of breakfast food was provided, but it was four pieces of dry white bread, two small apples, two dry pastries, and a small container of sugary yogurt. The driveway was extremely steep and difficult to navigate, even for my skilled and experienced taxi driver.

    The view was amazing. The front desk agent was helpful and friendly. The air conditioning worked. The Wi-Fi signal was strong and reliable. Complimentary bottled water was provided. The kitchen was stocked with all necessary items to prepare your own food.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2023

    5.0
    Very small and noisy at night
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Noise at night was dreadful! All the frogs and other wildlife wakes up in the evening and makes incredible noise all night long! There are no proper glass windows in the room or bathroom, just wooden shatters therefore you can hear everything like if you were outside. We were very sorry we had booked this place and despite the view, couldn't wait to leave. Lastly, I don't understand why they don't provide breakfast - they have lovely outside space for it which is unused.

    The view was amazing and the room was clean but very small! Huge bed and huge chairs made it feel even smaller. There was just one tiny cupboard, so we had nowhere to put away our clothes. We had two suitcases (which I assume everyone does on holidays) and there was nowhere to put them! The place was very cramped and didn't feel comfortable. We spent as much time out as possible because we didn't like how small the room was.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2023

    7.0
    Comfortable,
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night

    Fan was a bit loud and we had alot of ants in our room (kitchenet)

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2023

    7.0
    Overall, it was a good stay. The employee was professional, room was also very clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are as water on the floor when we woke up(we weren’t sure if it was from the roof(because it was raining all night ) or the bathroom.

    Clean room, fresh towels and sheet. Helpful staff

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: March 18, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night

    No hot water in the morning, very rough road to reach the site

    Beautiful view, friendly staff

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: March 12, 2023

    2.0
    got ripped off
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    facilities in disrepair

    reasonable location

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: March 7, 2023

    7.0
    Zen & Solace
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Pool View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights

    A few additions and this place would take it from great to exceptionally amazing! More deck chairs needed by the pool than the standard half functioning one, a standard breakfast offered would be great- nothing major- eggs, toast, sausage and fruit (yes there are full kitchens in each room with coffee), a bar in the afternoons and some music playing by the pool would be a nice addition as well.

    The view from the room is AMAZING!!!! Directly in front of the Pitons-loved waking up to the view every morning! This place is very quiet and relaxing if you're seeking to escape the city noise. It's better than pictured. It's not close to the Soufriere town so a car is needed or you can contact A1 service for taxi services that works directly with the hotel. I had the best driver- prompt, reliable and courteous. He took me to wherever I needed to go and when I was ready, I'd call him 30 minutes before my departure Durand +1 758-518-7699. He even recommended places to eat-Seashells restaurant great local food and not tourist priced a lot of the locals eat there as well!

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: March 5, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Piton View Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff were lovely but limited from 5pm. Either to take a taxi everywhere or have a car.

    Room was big, bed was very comfy and lovely view from the balcony

    Stayed in February 2023

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