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Our group just got back together after our dive trip to Dream’s Resort in Curacao. We had a group of 12,  had 10 scuba diving and 2 non divers. Dream’s Resort was very nice, everyone in the group was very happy with the service and food. The different restaurants made a nice change of food and menus. The rooms were very nice and clean. Room staff was very nice and accommodating. The dive shop we dealt in the resort,  was Caribbean Sea Sports. They were very Professional and accommodating in many ways. Joyce , Hugo and other staff met us all as we arrived for our meeting at the dive shop. The owner Orlando also made it very easy and convenient during our diving vacation. We had a couple of equipment issues and Orlando and Hugo jumped in and helped make it one of the best diving vacations ever!!!!! I and my group give it 10+ and will return soon.

- Jim R.

We had a wonderful time. The resort was nice and the price was right!

- Leslie and David B,

Staff excellent, room very nice with great view and grounds very nice. Food was fine. No a/c in rooms upon arrival. Was on 5^th floor and was moved to the 4^th floor and given a fan that I had to repair because it was not working. Room was cooler but not great. A/C came back on but not by much just a little better. Room never had great A/C entire stay. 1 elevator was out and not working GOBY DIVERS - Great people, great staff, diving good but not as good as Cozumel. Last dive day boat broke down, but Goby refunded us on island directly. All in all, a great trip except for the A/C    

- Dale

Had a great time in St. Lucia. The island is so tropical and beautiful. May idea of a tropical island for sure. We did dive but not all 12. We did a volcano tour which was great and also hiked up the mountain behind Anse Mamin. It wasn’t too bad not having A/C. The only hard part was getting ready for dinner and sweating while getting ready but we decided to go up later and get ready and that worked out well. The stair were a lot but not bad. It was 201 steps to our room from the beach. We did fine with them liking getting the exercise. We were upgraded to a Deluxe Hillside and it was awesome. We had the view of the pitons right from our room. It was great waking up to this view every morning. And for every sweat that dripped every stair climbed, we’d definitely go back in a heartbeat!!

- Judy

It was even better than expected. Underwater was great and the above water was more lush than Hawaii. Also, they put my wife and I in the beach rooms.

- Robert

We had a wonderful trip to St. Lucia! The resort was wonderful. "No" was not in the staff's vocabulary. Love that! Fantastic food that was beautifully presented. The whole experience exceeded my expectations. Our room was fantastic. View of the ocean and the Piton's. Diving was great. We saw seahorses on 12 of our 14 dives. We were able to do a tour of Jade Mountain, the sister property. OMG the rooms were incredible. When we go back we want to stay at least 2 nights there and not leave our room.

- Linda

We had a great time! The resort was everything stated. Dive crew and diving was amazing. The food, entertainment and overall service was top notch.

- Bob

The trip was a great success! The resort, diving and staff all get high marks. The dive staff on our boat, in particular, were fantastic. We saw more frog fish in one spot by the pinnacles that I've seen in a week on other trips. We had afternoon dives included in our package, but by the time we got back from the morning dives and folks went back to their rooms and got cleaned up and had lunch it was too rushed. Next time I would ask for the afternoon dives be closer to 3:00 on the days there isn't night diving. Other resorts, where the food is buffet and the rooms are closer to the dive shop, it's not an issue for a 2:00 afternoon dive. The food was fabulous and everyone (including those with allergies) were happy. A few folks complained about it being a bit hot in the rooms but the staff provided stand-up fans as requested. The vans ran efficiently taking everyone to and from their rooms and the wait for one was never more than 10 minutes (well worth the wait than the walk).

- Joyce

We just got back from a week in St Lucia. Anse Chastanet resort was excellent. Meals were 5 Star! Great/Exceptional service, excellent resort facilities, good excursions and of course excellent dive operation. The staff was exceptional and made sure we were well taken care of. Recommend it to anyone wanting a worry free first class vacation of diving and land activities. No sand flies during our stay and bugs in general were minimal. Be prepared for a good bar tab at the end of the week! We will keep this resort in mind for our future travels and would love to spend more time there again.

- Ted

- Nancy

Our trip to Anse Chastanet in St Lucia was wonderful. We were not expecting much of the diving, but it was very good. The whole team at the dive shop were fantastic and I think Adam and Carmen (managers) are fabulous. They really took care of us. We were the only 2 divers on most days, occasionally there was a 3rd who joined us! The resort is beautiful, although most rooms are up the hill; however there was never a problem getting a shuttle ride up. All hillside rooms appear to be fantastic—ours was. Open air, but very few bugs, and a gorgeous view. The staff could not have been more attentive, from housekeeping to concierge to food service. The food was quite good, and a good choice of restaurants

- Liz R.

The resort is very service oriented. From greeting at airport to return, they are well organized. Check in simple. Luggage taken to room and picked up. Service at restaurants and bars was all good. Loved the different activities available - chocolate tasting, plantation tour, …. At airport transfer it was appreciated that they had water awaiting us outside of arrivals. Multiple vans/taxis used to expedite transfers for our group. Amazing food options. Ranks up there in the top 5 of places I have been. Different options made it nice. The group dinners on first night, Beach BBQ, and last night were all great. Bread and pastry chefs were the highlight and of course anything with their chocolate. Beautiful views from all the rooms and resort. Grounds were all well kept. At the beach loved Mr. Happiness and the daily cool towels, spritzing and popsicles. It was nice that there was live music options provided every day. Scuba St. Lucia is an awesome dive operation. Well managed team. First operations group that communicated well in advance. Really appreciate all the coordination with Callistus. Any requests or needs during the trip he responded to right away. The Miss Babsy boat is a good size boat and easily accommodated our large group. The 3 dive guides provided, Errol, Omo, and Curt were great. Omo is an awesome critter finder. Concierge gear service throughout the week was excellent. Loved the coves and places they took us to during surface intervals. Nice house reef with guide provided for afternoon shore and night dives. Opportunities for Improvement: There is a limited number of rooms that have AC. I would not book during hotter summer months without a Beach Room with AC. Anse Chastenet advertise that they have cool breezes in the rooms on the hills, but in reality they are still warm and stuffy even with open windows and ceiling fans. You have to shut the curtains at night to block the lights and that stifles the breezes. The resort needs to add AC to the rooms. It would be a a major investment but would be worth it. There should be more rooms with double beds. The resort is set up with a single king bed for couples. We requested a few rooms with 2 beds for singles sharing a room. It appeared that this was a room with a king bed and the second bed was an after thought. It was a day bed or smaller bed tucked into an alcove for a child. Better than a roll away, but not much. We asked if they had other options and they said they did not. The placement of the bed was such that there was no airflow and the breezes didn’t reach it. We had to request additional floor fans and an extension cord for the second bed. They need to have better bedding options for groups who have singles sharing a room who need 2 beds. For lunch they suggested and we requested the buffet to have enough time to make it to afternoon dives or activities. The food was plentiful but a bit bland and in some cases overcooked (e.g. fish/pork). Perhaps the buffet was intended to feed more than our group, but they had 5 times the amount of food needed. I would suggest less food options but better quality or have group order from menu in the future. The resort also gave us the option to order off menu (or at beach) for no additional charge. Multiple restaurants for dinner options. However, the food options were more formal. The group all said they would like to have some more simple options for lunch and dinner, like sandwiches or pizza. Or allow people to order appetizers or small bites at bar instead of at restaurant for dinner. Bar service was slow at the beach. Limited staff seemed to be available. While on Jazzy Sunset cruise the music played prior to the Jazz musician started was inappropriate for the group. The music contained language that was offensive to the guests (e.g. use of racial slurs.) This may have locally been acceptable but shocked the guests. They may want to consider music selection for guests.

- Janice S.

Anse Chastenet – very service oriented. From greeting at airport to return, they are well organized. Check in simple. Luggage taken to room and picked up. Service at restaurants and bars was all good. Loved the different activities available - chocolate tasting, plantation tour, etc. Airport transfer – appreciated that they had water awaiting us outside of arrivals. Multiple vans/taxis used to expedite transfers. Scuba St. Lucia is an awesome dive operation. Well managed team. First operations group that communicated well in advance. Really appreciate all the coordination with Callistus. Any requests or needs during the trip he responded to right away. The Miss Babsy boat is a good size boat and easily accommodated our large group. The 3 dive guides provided, Errol, Omo, and Curt were great.  Omo is an awesome critter finder. Concierge gear service throughout the week was excellent. Loved the coves and places they took us to during surface intervals. Nice house reef with guide provided for afternoon shore and night dives. Food – amazing food options. Ranks up there in the top 5 of places I have been. Different options made it nice. The group dinners on first night, Beach BBQ, and last night were all great. Bread and pastry chefs were the highlight and of course anything with their chocolate. Views – beautiful views from all the rooms and resort. Grounds were all well kept. Beach – loved Mr. Happiness and the daily cool towels, spritzing and popsicles. Music – nice that live music options provided every day

- Janice S.

The room was spectacular, the view and swim up option was great. The only bad thing was they gave us a room near the lobby and kitchen, pretty noisy. But overall, not to bad. Need to be aware of room location in terms of the resort facilities next time. The overall service, restaurant, food, etc. Excellent. The diving-Excellent

- Terry

We loved the resort. It was beautiful; the room, the grounds and the location. Getting preferred package was worth every penny; great room location, mini bar restocked every day plus room service was included. Customer service was fantastic and consistent. Meals were tasty and drinks well balanced. Dive House took excellent care of us. We were matched well on a boat with other experienced divers. Gear was dry and smelled good every day and was set up perfectly. Short boat rides to sites, great divemasters under and above surface. Easy pick up and drop off and they had no issue with me gearing down in water to accommodate me for bad knees and back. There was pretty decent snorkeling in front of the resort. We enjoyed the nightly entertainment and the friendliness of all the staff. We are so going back again!

- Anna

Secrets Aura was a nice place. Room and Food were high quality and availability was great. Dive House staff was efficient and safe. Some of the drift dives were quite quick in that the current was raging on a couple of sites. Would be better if more options were offered -- more night dives, a one tank afternoon dive. If you wanted to dive twice, no time for lunch as you had about 1 hour between morning boat and afternoon boat. A later one tank option would be a great addition. The other big negative is that there is no place to wash and dry equipment on the resort. A couple of the restaurants were exceptional and there are many activities for non-divers.

- Michael

Secrets is quite an upgrade from Sunscape! The rooms are HUGE! The bathroom's tub is the best scuba gear rinsing tub you'll ever have. The food is far superior to Sunscape and premium booze sure doesn't hurt either. It's also nice to have room service available for those nights when you're feeling lazy after a day of diving and napping by the pool. Would for sure book again.

- Sean

We enjoyed our week at Secrets Aura. The all-inclusive structure contributed to a relaxed experience, with only a room number required to enjoy (prepaid) food and drinks. Food and drinks were tasty, but about what you would expect for an all-inclusive resort. A trip (taxi ride) into town, or two, is recommended for variety. Some (adults only) guests seemed to be there just for the unlimited beer-by-the-pool experience, which sometimes got noisy. We enjoyed the rooftop, ocean view bar at sunset, but bring bug spray. Our pool-view room was nice, and the air-conditioning made the warm and muggy climate bearable.  We needed a rollaway bed, to accommodate sleeping needs, and this was provided within a reasonable amount of time. The patio allowed drying our dive gear (although I'm not sure whether this was endorsed by the resort). We were very satisfied with the staff, boats, and rental gear provided by Dive House, the chief SCUBA operation for the resort. Thanks especially to Victor (dive master) and Cruz (1st mate?). Divers meet their scheduled boat at the convenient pier right off the resort beach. Dive House also staffed an on-site kiosk (shack) to facilitate arrangements. Midway through the week the divemaster offered to increase my air tank from the standard 80 cu ft up to 100 ($8 per tank), which helped me keep up with the Nitrox divers, and the occasionally-strong currents. The reef health was great, and better than I expected. Lots of fish, sponges, and corals, and many lobsters, but only a few bigger fish. Water temp was ~82 F our week in July, and visibility was very good. Divers on our boats were mostly well-experienced, although a few needed extra guidance on decomp and other safety measures. We would strongly consider returning to Secrets Aura and Cozumel.

- Mark H.

Very nice resort with many restaurant choices. The room we were in was direct ocean front and great. Drinks were fine but not fancy, many activities and facilities were ok but looks like it may be in need of updating. The weather was terrible while we were there which was the major negative and only was able to dive one out of expected 5 days. Overall still a good trip except for weather.

- Ron B.