Ummmm - actually, St. Lucia is in plenty of lists for top islands and top resorts. Do some research. <BR> <BR>Time to let this one die, people. Someone went and had a bad experience, someone went and had a great experience. It's nothing new.

A final reply to this frenzy... here are the resort rankings we based most of our decision on per conde naste gold awards so to say this resort is third world or not 4-5 star is a incorrect ...http://www.concierge.com/cgi-bin/travel_poll. <BR> <BR>Top Places to Stay in the Atlantic & Caribbean Islands <BR>Ranked by Overall Score: <BR> <BR> <BR>FOUR SEASONS RESORT NEVIS <BR>Overall Score: 86.9 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>LITTLE DIX BAY <BR>Overall Score: 86.1 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>JALOUSIE HILTON RESORT & SPA <BR>Overall Score: 85 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>CAP JULUCA <BR>Overall Score: 83.9 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL <BR>Overall Score: 82.5 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>WATERLOO HOUSE <BR>Overall Score: 81.3 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>MALLIOUHANA HOTEL <BR>Overall Score: 80.8 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>RITZ-CARLTON <BR>Overall Score: 79.7 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>SANDALS ROYAL BAHAMIAN RESORT & SPA <BR>Overall Score: 78.7 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR>CAMBRIDGE BEACHES <BR>Overall Score: 77.3 out of 100 <BR>(GOLD LIST REVIEW & COMPLETE SCORES) <BR> <BR> GOLD LIST SCORES <BR>ROOMS: 95.8 <BR>SERVICE: 87.5 <BR>RESTAURANTS: 70.8 <BR>DESIGN/LAYOUT: 87.5 <BR>ACTIVITIES: 83.3 <BR> <BR>Overall: 85.0 <BR> <BR>

David: <BR> <BR>Conde Nast rankings are based on reader reviews and therefore the rankings are skewed towards big resrorts that many travellers go to. That explains the Sandals resort in the top 10. Take those rankings with a grain of salt. <BR> <BR>--Lara