Sugar Beach A Viceroy Resort

TLDR - amazing stay, amazing hotel, I would recommend. Things you may want to know and some tips if you plan on staying. Hotel - First the location of the resort was like something out of a movie. Nestled between the 2 pitons with a beautiful white beach and greenery everywhere you looked. I was impressed that everything was maintained immaculately and there was nothing we saw that looked like it was worn or in need of repair. All hotel areas and our villa were immaculately clean. Room - We stayed in a Grand Luxury Villa. - If you've read other reviews you will know the villas are on a pretty steep hill above the beach and restaurants and reception. - You will need to take shuttles to get back and forth from the beach to the villas. Originally I thought this would be annoying but their shuttle system is quite efficient and we never waited for more than a few minutes. - Each villa comes with a team of butlers to help you during your stay. You will be give a small cellphone so you can contact your butlers if you need anything. Most of the time you use the phones to call them for shuttle service and to make you dinner reservations at one of the resort restaurants. Our butlers also helped us setup some trips outside the resort. - It can actually get pretty loud at night because of all the frogs. The first night I found it annoying and couldn't sleep but by the second night I didn't even notice them. - The bed is covered by a mosquito net and they also provide mosquito spray in your villa. We didn't really have any major issues with mosquitoes but we made sure to spray ourselves before we went out in the evenings. - There are some Villas that overlook the beach and some located inside on the hill. Obviously, the villas overlooking the beach have a better view. - The internet in the villa we were in was very weak and slow. If for some reason you need to do some work while on vacation you may have some issues with the internet speed/stability in the villas. - Rooms have US electric plugs in every room so no need to bring a converter. - There was no iron in our room in case you need to iron some clothes before going out. - There is a refrigerator in the room and the water and Piton beer are complimentary and stocked every day. Beach - nestled between Petite and Gros Pitons this imo is the best beach on the island. - There is great snorkeling to the right of the beach inside the Marine Reserve. - Strangely, there was no staff on the beach until 9AM so if you are an early riser then expect to wait for towels and service. - There is internet on the beach and it was quite good and far better than the internet in our villa. You can easily use spotify or one of your music streaming services. - The beach has imported white sand but is still a bit rocky and can be a little rough on your feet when getting in. - No seaweed in sight whatsover. - Beach service was spotty I think mostly because it seemed as if there were only 2-3 servers working at any given time for a pretty large beach. - There are locals who will approach you about chartering a water taxi or a tour on the beach. They are a little pushy but friendly and its very convenient to be able to take a water taxi right from the beach. - There is a large pool area near the beach but I hardly ever saw anyone there. - The water is amazingly calm and shallow and perfect for young kids. Food - We tried all the restaurants and bars at the hotel and the food was an 8/10. - The best meal was breakfast which we thought was excellent. - I wouldn't recommend the all inclusive meal plan. We didn't feel like there was enough options between the 3 restaurants for a week long stay. We chose to eat outside of the resort quite often. (Check out Martha's Table for lunch and Ladera for dinner.) - Food is expensive but what you would expect from any high end Caribbean resort. If you are having appetizer, entree, and dessert then you should expect to pay $200+ a meal for 2. That doesn't include drinks. - Overall, while staff was helpful and friendly I found it annoying that on multiple occasions wait staff forgot something I ordered because they never wrote anything down. - Cocktails were just OK. We tried a bunch of different drinks but never had one that really wowed us. Staff - the staff overall were truly amazing and friendly. Our butler Felicia was amazing and she really worked to make our stay a joy. We also really loved all the shuttle drivers. John was great and often gave us some interesting information about the island and made suggestions for cool local spots to eat. The friendliness of the staff really made this resort stand out. Misc tips - we rented a car so we could explore a little and eat outside of the resort. I would not recommend you rent a car unless you are a confident driver. The roads are extremely narrow, steep, and windy. Also, they drive on the left side and cars are right side drive which takes time to get used to. The drive to get to Sugar Beach from the main road is quite an adventure on its own. - if you are going to rent a car I recommend you rent a 4x4. While on island it rained a couple evenings and I couldn't imagine driving up those steep hills without 4wd. Originally, I had the car in 2wd driving up a hill out of the resort and the car was slipping all over the place. It doesn't help there are like 2ft deep rain gutters on the sides of the road. - Highly recommend you charter a snorkeling trip with Desmond who captains the Unity boat on the beach. He will take you to Anse Chastenet for a snorkel and to check out the beach. Should run you like $60. - Definitely stop by Martha's Table for lunch. We liked it so much we ended up eating lunch there 4 days in a row. - Definitely make a reservation for Dasheen at Ladera which is located right above Sugar Beach. Find out what time the sun sets that day and arrive an hour early to get a good seat and enjoy some cocktails while you enjoy the amazing view. - If you are going to the Sulphur mud baths try going around 4PM. All the crowds will be gone by then and you will have the place to yourself. You definitely do not want to go when all the cruise boat tours are there, it's a mad house and you will not enjoy yourself. - Beside 1 or 2 restaurants there wasn't that much to see in the town of Soufriere. It's a fishing town and not really developed for tourists. It's not like other Caribbean locations where you will see souvenir shop after souvenir shop. In fact we only saw one souvenir shop there the whole time.

Sugar Beach is a spectacular resort located between a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the Gros and Petite Piton mountains. The grounds are immaculate and well-maintained, and the staff is friendly and discreet. Our room was perfect and had a wonderful view of the sunsets.