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| Category | Villa Grand Piton | Resort |
|---|---|---|
| Housekeeping services included | ✅ | ✅ |
| Free Wifi | ✅ Including Alexa | ✅ |
| Concierge services | ✅ | ✅ |
| Around-the-clock staff | ✅ | ✅; |
| Utilities included in rate | ✅ | ✅ |
| Personal toiletries provided | ✅ | ✅ |
| Coffee maker and refrigerator | ✅ | ✅ |
| Complimentary bottled water | ✅ Water cooler | ✅ |
| Complimentary use of snorkel equipment, beach towels, beach chairs and umbrellas | ✅ | ✅ |
| On-site spa services | ✅ Massage or hair styling available | ✅ Full spa services with on-site dedicated spa |
| Laundry or washer/dryer | ✅ Washer/dryer use. No charge | ✅ Laundry services for a fee |
| TV/Movies | ✅ Several TVs, streaming services, cable TV, and extensive movie library | ❌ |
| Panoramic views of Pitons and sunsets over the Caribbean | ✅ | ✅ But not in the least expensive rooms |
| Located just a few minutes outside Soufriere | ✅ | ✅ |
| Located on beach | ❌ But only a 6-8 minute drive away | ✅ Only some rooms directly on the beach. |
| Children ages five and up allowed | ✅ But unsuitable for very young children or infants | ❌ Children six and up are allowed July thru September; minimum age is 10 the rest of the year. |
| Restaurant | ❌ On-site cooking services are available for a modest fee | ✅ Several |
| Breakfast and dinner meal plan* | ✅ $38.50 US per person per day; pay only for meals you request to have made | ✅ Around $120 US per person per day; purchase for entire stay. No credit for meals eaten offsite. |
| Pool | ✅ | ❌ |
| Room size | Villa is around 4,000/5,000 sq ft (covered/total living) | 350-750 sq ft per room |
| Air conditioning ** | ✅ Bedrooms only | ✅ Only in the rooms on the beach without a view |
| Rooms close securely | ✅ Doors open up for views but deadbolt into floors and frames for security | ✅ ❌ Some rooms lack fourth wall; others have partial or full wooden-louvered walls |
| Secluded? | ✅ Built on the top ridge of a steep hill with one villa next door; separated by thick vegetation | ❌ Many people around. Open-air rooms aren't soundproof; rooms may have common walls. |
| Cost per night, 4 people, high season 2026. ➀ | $1,054 US. Includes the driver cost for a round-trip to Anse Chastanet beach to account for location differences. | $1,740 US for the least expensive rooms ("Standard"). $3,260 US for rooms ("Premium Hillside") with views similar to Villa Grand Piton. |
| Cost per night, 4 people, fall 2025 ➁ | $729 US. Includes the driver cost for a round-trip to Anse Chastanet beach to account for location differences. | $1,100 US for the least expensive rooms ("Standard"). $2,365 US for rooms ("Premium Hillside") with views similar to Villa Grand Piton. |
* Villa Grand Piton meal plan prices are valid as of March 7, 2024 and are subject to change without notice. Details and restrictions are available on our “Food” page.
** Air-conditioning in open-air structures, such as Villa Grand Piton and open rooms at hotels, cannot cool a room nearly as well as in a typical sealed home. Air conditioning is designed to blow cool air on the bed to make sleeping a little more comfortable.
➀ On-line price quote as of May 1, 2025 for a seven-night stay in March 2026 (Mar 17 – 24). Resort price is for two rooms at nearby resort with no meals included. Taxes included. All prices subject to change at any time.
➁ On-line price quote as of May 1, 2025 for a seven-night stay in October 2025 (Oct 1 – 8). Resort price is for two rooms at nearby resort with no meals included. Taxes included. All prices subject to change at any time.