Jade Mountain

Jade Mountain is the consummate honeymoon destination for couples that prefer to honor their vows with quality time rather than dancing the Limbo after beach volleyball. For couples and families, there are plenty of activities to enjoy at Jade Mountain and the nearby St. Lucian natural attractions. Sharing over 600 acres of the lush jungle with Jade Mountain Resort is its sister resort Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia. From Jade Mountain, there is a steep, yet delightfully scenic, trek down to the coconut palm-lined crescent beach. The cove bay is perfect for snorkeling and calm water swimming. A stroll along a cliffside waterfront path lead daring explores to a romantically secluded second beach, Anse Mamin. It is worth noting that Jade Mountain also offers transportation to and from the beach, and water taxi’s to Anse Mamin, insuring full mobility and all access for its guests. Walking tours, led by trained, personable, and highly knowledgeable resort guides, along the jungle trails at the Anse Mamin Plantation, reveal the ruins of this historic sugar plantation. It takes only moments to leave the beach and be amid the tropical jungle where red ginger flowers bloom and colorful lizards scurry along the cool stone brick foundation of the seemingly ancient ruins. There are mountain bikes available for an invigorating ride on the cleared jungle paths. The resort offers walking tours to the nearby towns of Soufriere including early Saturday morning walks to the town’s open-air market. From Anse Chastanet beach the resorts 5-star Scuba St. Lucia outfits guest and for snorkeling, and scuba excursions and take divers to the base of the Piton Mountains, coral reefs and other rich diving destinations. Guest can Kayak, go deep-sea fishing, sail on the resort’s yacht ‘Serenity’ or partake in a jazz-themed sunset cruise on the resorts 60ft catamaran. When asea, be it by boat of self-propelled, the views of the coastline and the Pitons is even more majestic, and not to be missed. Scuba St. Lucia.

At my early morning breakfast, I felt as if I was waking up with the Pitons. With each sip of locally grown coffee, the light on the Pitons and the bay became more pronounced as the sun rose over the eastern mountains. With an extensive menu of offerings that included seafood delicacies, fine baked goods, a bevy of rich sauces over eggs, gorgeous fresh fruit and berries and delicious health and energy selections I found the temptations overwhelming. There’s an air of friendliness and casual comfort during breakfast at the Jade Mountain Club which is welcoming, relaxing and remarkable in light of the precise service and formal presentations. James Beard award-winning chef Allen Susser has created ‘Jade Cuisine’ for the Jade Mountain Club. Executive chef Stefan Goehcke’s innovative fusion of the Caribbean’s richly diverse cuisines with seasonal and local products and produce is elegant in it refrain as the chef allows the inherent flavors to prevail over secondary seasonings. Dinner is a marvelous affair, often lasting nearly 2 hours and including an amuse-bouche, fine wines and spirits, and divine desserts. My course selections included the Caribbean flared Foie gras with plantains, to truffle risotto, and then a delicate sautéed Lionfish – each dish was perfect! Highly personable, to the guest that want to engage, and respectful of guests that want romantic privacy the wait staff seems to move with seamless synchronicity thought the open-air dining room. Cocoa trees are grown on the resort’s estate and at the onsite chocolate lab, the cocoa is processed into the chocolate served, and sold, exclusively at Jade Mountain. Needless to say, I choose a chocolate dessert to cap my culinary experience. The Chocolate Laboratory offers guests the opportunity to participate in making chocolate and chocolate fanatics can indulge themselves with chocolate body treatments at the resorts spa. Please visit or exclusive Jade Mountain Resort gallery.