The tagline for Ladera is “view with a room.” This is what I woke up to this morning, after awakening a couple of times earlier to rain.
A black bird with a slender slightly arched beak popped by just after dawn to dine on a breakfast of Big Black Beetle. What a racket as it pecked unrelentingly at its meal on the tile floor! Afterward I found a couple of leftover bug legs under the table. The bird in the photo above stopped in for only a moment. Wasn’t interested in the menu.
A hummingbird with a jaunty deep iridescent green cap has thrice visited the flowers along the edge of the room. A small black bird with a red throat came to perch on the rim of a glass and tip in for a sip of Melted Ice.
Down at the bottom of the precipice is The Jalousie Plantation, Sugar Beach, a Hilton Hotel. It sits in the valley of the Piton Mountains.
It’s rained a few times so far today, and there’s a cool breeze/wind. I’ll need a cardigan with my SPF. How’s the weather where you are?
Along with several other Canadian beauty journalists, I’m in St. Lucia for a series of new launches from Aveeno Active Naturals. This was my room last evening when we arrived.
Photos via Fujifilm FinePix F300 EXR.
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Looks like a bit of heaven – how much does the room cost?
It really is exceptional, even if you’re a bit unnerved by sharing space with little frogs, lizards, bugs and birds. I think mine is $665 per night per person right now — the rates are here.
It’s perfect for couples if one person can take on the role of “protector”!
You go to St. Lucia and Liza and I are here running the show? You’re SO buying us awesome presents. #FML
You want a teeny frog, maybe?
The weather is cool here. I too need a sweater with my SPF, and a parka, toque, scarf, gloves, sunglasses……
Enjoy your visit, it looks heavenly.
Hah ha! I’ll be back in that soon enough — oy.
Thx, lovely :-)
Looks like a dream! It’s snowing in Toronto….
This place made me forget that completely — even though it’s snowing on the screen!
I may or may not have emailed the Ladera website to the BF as a possible wedding destination. For the wedding that we aren’t planning. But whatever.
Could be just a hot vacation — did I mention the rooms and their plunge pools are private? No prying eyes from the mountain vegetation across the way. *grin*
I was at this resort years ago – for a peek – I was actually staying at Le Sport on the north end of the island. What a beautiful resort, but I wasn’t sure I could get used to the idea that my “room” was missing walls! I am sure you had a fabulous trip!
I’d go back. But with someone to protect me from critters. *grin*