I really wanted to give this resort 5 stars. The location was ideal—stunning views of Petit Piton and the ocean, the lush rainforest setting with flowers and palms throughout the resort, the lack of loud children. The staff were generally very friendly and helpful, even setting up a snorkel/boat cruise last minute when we returned from our hike early. On our last day we had reserved beach time (48 hours in advance) for 9:30 but when we got to reception they didn’t seem to realize that we had booked. We ended up leaving at 10 and had rushed the morning for nothing. The food at the Mango Tree restaurant was delicious and the dinner menu changed every night so I ended up eating there every night. I do wish the dessert options had changed too. The breakfast that was included was good too and big enough that I never had to eat lunch.
My biggest problem was the fitness center. On the website they advertise a “fully equipped” gym which is a blatant lie. There was one bike that had no way to increase resistance and one old rusty one that kind of worked. There was also a small treadmill that was a little janky but still worked. There were weights at well but I didn’t use those. The gym was open to the hot humid jungle air and had no air conditioning, so it’s a good thing that there were towels and water provided.
My other problem was one of the security guards at the beach. We wanted to set up our towels a little bit away from the other tourists, which he allowed but didn’t seem too happy about. Later we walked down the beach a little ways and when we returned he told us we can’t leave his sight (which we hadn’t) and basically threatened us by saying “I’ll be keeping an eye on you.” All he had to do was say to not go beyond the rocks. After this we couldn’t even leave our towels without him coming to see where we were going. When we walked to the other end to take pictures he came and told us off again, saying some bull**** about how that part of the beach is more private and you have to pay for stuff over there. Other guests from Stonefield had been going over there for drinks and snorkels without being yelled at.
So if you aren’t a gym rat who likes some freedom, I guess it would be 5 stars.