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Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet: "Excellent resort and dive operation that focuses on customer service", Oct, 2022, by Kimberly Sass, MI, US ( 1 report with 3 Helpful votes). Report 12190 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Ground Transportation: Arrival: Anse Chastanet resort has a separate ‘booth’ located close to the exit doors of the airport. After we checked-in with the person at the booth, bottles of water were handed out and we were advised to use the bathroom if necessary since the transfer time is over one hour. The van is modern and has air conditioning. The driver described sites along the way. The road is good except for the last mile. I don’t think it’s ever been improved in the 25 years we’ve been going to the resort. Returning home: Transfer times were given to each guest on the night before departure. This information was included in the letter with the hotel bill for incidentals. For international flights, the resort schedules transfer time to leave 3 hours prior to the flight time. Anse Chastanet handled out a lovely lunch box as we left the resort. Agriculture frowns upon that. Hotel Accommodations: Check-in process was efficient. Upon arrival, we were taken to the Emerald restaurant area (which was never open for dining during the week). Here we received the following information: Welcome letter detailing the orientation meeting time for the following day, marine park cost, tipping policy, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Managers Cocktail party and describing the electronic tablet found in your room. You need to sign a form that describes the meal plan to avoid any confusion on what is and is not included in the trip package. . Dive Schedule: A daily schedule which I relied on heavily. Cell Phone: Used to call for a ride within the resort. Many people used this option verse conquering the hillside stairs. Rooms: We stayed in the Superior category which was a good experience since previously, we’ve only stayed in the Hillside Deluxe and Premium. It is acceptable but certainly not as spectacular as the upgraded units. Refreshments: All rooms have a small refrigerator, stocked daily with a big bottle of water. There is a ‘pour-over’ coffee kit and plenty of locally grown ground coffee. Additional filters, sugar, cream and tea bags are in the refrigerator. There is also a K-cup espresso machine in the room. A welcome banana muffin and a welcome drink (miniature bottle of local rum and a lime/local honey mix ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Scuba St. Lucia Anse Chastanet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Galapagos, Fiji, Solomons, Truk, Yap, Palau, Pohnpei, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Philippines, Tanzania, Red Sea, Socorro, Cozumel, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Barbados, Coco Islands, Maldives, Raja Amat, Ambon, Wakatobi, Bali, Belize, Grenada, Great Lakes, Florida, Bahamas, etc
Closest Airport	Hewanorra International Airport,	Getting There	Air Travel: Everyone from our group of 18, made it to St. Lucia without significant flight delays or cancellations. Travel to St. Lucia is expensive and current flight connections are very short, not ideal. For us midwestern travelers, whose departure airport of choice is Detroit or Chicago, there are no direct flights. Connecting cities (Miami, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dallas, Washington DC (DCA), Orlando and New York (JFK) currently have very short connection times, 35-45minutes. Either
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive time is 45 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There is a 1 yr old very large boat with another one being built. There isn't a camera table but the boat has tons of room to find a safe spot for your camera ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet

Scuba St. Lucia/Anse Chastanet: "Excellent resort and dive operation that focuses on customer service", Oct, 2022,

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