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La Dauphine Estate

3.5 star property

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Outdoor pool
House (La Dauphine Great House) | Private kitchen | Full-size fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Apartment (Chateau Laffitte) | Living room
Apartment (Chateau Laffitte) | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Outdoor Space

Explore the area

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Etangs Road, Soufrière
  • Gros Piton
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Jalousie Beach
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Petit Piton
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Vieux Fort (UVF-Hewanorra Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

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House (La Dauphine Great House) | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

House (La Dauphine Great House)

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 8
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

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Apartment (Chateau Laffitte) | In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Apartment (Chateau Laffitte)

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

La Dauphine Estate

3.5-star Soufrière vacation home walkable to Fond Doux Estate
Along with an outdoor pool, this vacation home has laundry facilities and a library. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and barbecue grills are onsite. All 2 homes feature kitchens with refrigerators, ovens, stovetops, and microwaves. Guests will also find free WiFi, dining areas, and sitting areas.
La Dauphine Estate offers 2 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the vacation home include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

La Dauphine Estate features an outdoor pool, a library, and barbecue grills. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

La Dauphine Estate has designated areas for smoking.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Beach

  • Sandy beach nearby

Pool/Spa

  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Free crib

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Chef service

Bedrooms

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1 private bathroom
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate sitting area
  • Window screens

Entertainment

  • CD player
  • Library

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities

Work spaces

  • Desk

Comfort

  • Ceiling fan

Pets

  • No pets or service animals

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No elevator
  • Designated smoking areas

Services and conveniences

  • Electrical adapters
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Location highlights

  • In a rural location

Things to do

  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Fishing nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 units
  • Colonial architecture
  • Garden

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 5:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: XCD 16.20 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Dauphine Estate
Dauphine Estate Soufriere
Dauphine Estate Villa
Dauphine Estate Villa Soufriere
La Dauphine Estate Hotel
La Dauphine Estate St. Lucia/Soufriere
Dauphine Estate House Soufriere
Dauphine Estate House
Dauphine Estate Guesthouse Soufriere
Dauphine Estate Guesthouse
La Dauphine Estate St. Lucia/Soufriere
La Dauphine Estate Soufrière
La Dauphine Estate Private vacation home
La Dauphine Estate Private vacation home Soufrière

La Dauphine Estate Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 33 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 33 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 33 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 33 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 33 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stanislav

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Secluded property on the small plantation. More than a hundred yes old, but Very well maintained. People who manage and work on the farm are amazing, very polite, knowledgable about the property and the surrounding nature. There is no AC, but none is needed since it’s actually gets pretty cold, at night, due to the altitude, and we are in the dry season now. Breakfast ($25pp) or/and dinner($45pp) can be requested and is very fulfilling. You can pick grapefruits, oranges, lemons straight from the trees around the house.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Beautiful setting, but self-catering

The estate is lovely and is located amongst enough activities to fill a week in the Soufriere area of St Lucia. The owner, and couple of staff we met were lovely. However a few things were a little disappointing. The whole estate was only staffed by a gate security guard - there was nobody to talk to in the morning or evening when we returned or to show us the grounds. All on-site food had to be pre-ordered one or two days before. The shower was awful and the one by the pool didn't work. Overall it was a beautiful setting but more of a self-catering set up, in a house that could do with some improvements (basics in kitchen, better shower, games/music/books) to make it more welcoming and homely in the absence of staffing and services that we had to drive to.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

bhola

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Historic and beautiful house. Charles, estate manager gave us the wonderful tour of the plantation and its history. The property itself is well maintained and surrounding by lush green forest that made our stay peaceful and relaxing.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cottage, pool and entire property was beautiful! Thank you Antonia and Charles for a pleasant visit to your beautiful island and plantation!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved our stay here! The property is dynamite, beautiful surroundings. There was a little confusion with check in as they couldn’t find our reservation, however it was quickly resolved. We were the only guests on site so our family had a lots of privacy. Antonia is there if you need anything and prepared some lovely meals. Charles gave us a tour of the plantation and is very well informed of the history of the Estate. We would definitely stayed again of given the opportunity! If your looking for other dinning options the resort close by has good food at Bamboo restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was very quiet and beautiful. The flora was incredible and the farm manager Charles took time to talk to us about was he grows there and the process for preparing cocoa beans. It was wonderful to get to learn from him. The pool was quiet and peaceful and the property manager Antonia checked in to make sure our needs were met. The only thing I would say is bring food and water because it’s about a 10-15min drive to the market and most of the food options nearby are hotel restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Pierre

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is incredible; and the plantation beautiful. It’s very private, safe and quiet. The pool is stunning; as well as the view. Chateau Lafitte was a great option with two young kids. Antonia was accommodating and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a fabulous three days at La Dauphine staying in Chateau Lafitte. The property was perfect for our needs and Antonia made us feel very welcome when we arrived. The setting on a working plantation is simply stunning and we were very lucky to meet Charles the estate manager who was frankly inspiring to talk to. His knowledge and passion for managing the plantation including the Cocoa production was just so interesting to hear. We used this as a base to visit the south and hiked Tet Paul (great views) and Gros Piton (tough but enjoyable hike), along with the volcano mud baths and nearby waterfalls. We loved the tranquility of staying on the estate and the pool was great to relax in taking in all the views of the plantation. Highly recommend in combination with their sister property, Villa Beach Cottages in Castries.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sheena

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Mac, Canada

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful pool and natural setting. Very helpful staff that were on-site daily. Security on site during evening. Stayed in Chateau Lafitte and it was suitable for 4 people in two bedrooms. Would recommend the big house if you can get it. Get the location of a good inexpensive local restaurant from George the night watchman. Stay away from the resort restaurants (Bamboo, Ladera), and those along the water in Soufriere. Mama Rose's in Laborie also good.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Family S, LN

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Confused - absolute contrast of beauty and fear.

The place is beautiful during the day: the plantation is amazing, full of vegetation, birds and sounds. The pool is stunning and the best part of the estate. Rainforest walk from the back of the garden provides beautiful views. Antonia and Charles are friendly and helpful, although we had to vacate early despite the place not being booked from the same day. Charles provided us with lots if into about the chocolate making, the history of the island and its economy. There was a guard George during night time most nights. The weak aspects are (we stayed in the Chateaux Laffitte) the tired conditions of the house and the amount if creatures that share the house with you. It is a plantation in the rainforest so it could be expected but for us it was just too much, especially with the gigantic spiders walking on the paths, lizards eating flies in the house, cockroaches, moths, ants etc. We were terribly bitten by ?sand flies one evening on Sugar Beach so if you go there, go to the water and then leave and do not stay on the chairs on the right side. Nights are very noisy because of crickets and frogs and this is beautiful and disquieting at the same time, especially as you struggle to fall asleep worrying that the mosquito nets may not protect you. So if you are a nature lover and do not mind lots of creatures then the place is magic. You can see beautiful birds including hummingbirds and the estate team is friendly. But for us it was more challenging than expected. Pool is 5*.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Vancouver, B.C.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing!!!!

A beautiful house on a historic cocoa plantation, where you truly feel at home in this paradise of a place. The house is large, cozy and comfortable and its wraparound veranda offers stunning views of the plantation at all times so you experience complete privacy. The fresh smells and sounds of the jungle surrounding us calmed our senses as we drank our coffee in the hammock. The pool is right at the house and it too is surrounded by jungle, fruit trees, and the songs of birds. Antonia, the housekeeper, is AMAZING. Her kindness won't be forgotten, and the same goes to George (our security man), and Charles the Estate Manager. A more fine and genuine group of people are hard to find in this world. We loved our stay, loved the place, and loved the people...we will be back. If you're looking for a surreal place surrounded by privacy and beauty, where you litetally live in a place of stunning history and where you meet three superb caretakers - this is the place for you!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a wonderfully relaxing little cottage on an active cocoa farm. Clean, comfortable and charming! Be sure to talk to Charles, the manager, and ask him about St. Lucia.

10/10 Excellent

Zsolt, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place, great people! A+++

We arrived here first as the first stop of our 3-stop vacation - we had a great reception and intro to the place - we had a quick dip in the pool, then went for dinner to a nearby restaurant. In the morning we had our breakfast prepared there at the property, had some fresh local fruit, drove to the nearby town to do a quick grocery shopping, then relaxed at the pool the rest of the day. All in all, we had a wonderful time there, the property manager gave us an intro of the history of the place, as well as the cocoa plantation that is producing over 22 tons of cocoa beans a year - all while hosting guest at the property. When we left the property manager gave us a nice bag of fresh fruit grown at the estate - it was really a great touch to top it all off. What a wonderful couple of days at this exceptional place!

8/10 Good

Jaya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Estate living, natural surrounding, friendly staff

Our family of husband, wife and 2 kids stayed for 3 nights at Chateau Lafittte in La Dauphine Estate. We were the only renters, as the main house was empty during our stay. We thoroughly enjoyed the estate surroundings and having access to the fantastic pool. Chateau Laffitte is the small guest house outside the main house. It has a spacious living room, a small but functional kitchen, two moderately sized bedrooms (no A/C) with lots of storage, and one adequate bathroom. Charles, the estate manager, was very helpful and went out of his way to make our stay comfortable and memorable. When we unexpectedly had two flat tires (beware of the pothole ridden roads, rental car companies won't fix flats for you), he had our tires replaced and got us back on the road. He also gave us a fantastic tour of the estate cocoa facilities. Thank you, Charles! Antonia provided daily housekeeping services, which was very helpful. On the downside, it took us a night to get used to the sounds of the forest and the bugs still got us despite the mosquito netting. Also, the wifi signal didn't reach Chateau Laffitte. We had to do the short hike up to the pool area every time we needed to connect or make a wifi call back home. If there had been other guests, this might have been a significant issue.

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A Wonderful and Authentic St. Lucian Experience

We had a wonderful stay at La Dauphine. We stayed in Chateau Laffitte with 4 adults and it was perfect. The location was central to great hikes, beaches, and close enough to town for good dinner spots. The highlight was undoubtedly the service (including an impromptu tour of the estate's cacao production). The homey feel and the infinity pool were the cherry on top. Thanks for a great stay!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulous place for getting away from it all

We loved La Dauphine and wished we could have stayed longer. Wonderful walk up the mountain on the estate. Excellent restaurants nearby.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The highlight of our trip

Our family had a fabulous stay at La Dauphine. While it is not for everyone, it was perfect for us. It is a unique hideaway on a plantation in the St. Lucian rainforest. If you need or expect a standard or fancy hotel, I would not recommend it. But if you want a special experience and are a curious traveler, La Dauphine is the place. The highlight of our stay was the time that Charles spent with us giving us a tour. He was by far the most knowledgeable person we met on the island, and he shared with us the history of the island, the plantation, and his own family. We were all spellbound by his explanation of the many crops grown on the plantation, and his careful demonstration of how to grow, harvest, and use cocoa and coconut is something that will be remembered. Our kids were enthralled. We hope to return to La Dauphine.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful plantation

Beautiful plantation and privacy was amazing venue. Fresh squeezed grapefruit and orange juice...picked from the trees in the plantation. Lovely, relaxing infinity pool...day and night

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful Secluded Planation House

Very kind staff and a beautiful getaway. The house is well suited for families with a rented car for travel. However, it is fairly remote with one restaurante within walking distance with a narrow road, so I would plan for this factor when arranging travel. The staff was very kind and the location was genuine, quiet, and relaxing.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Barb, Atlanta, Ga

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A Nightmare...

The hotel communicated very well via email, and arrange a drive who picked me up at the airport and took me to the hotel. We arrived and the drive carried my 50 lb bag with scuba gear up 50 stairs to a empty hotel, boarded up, with no one around. After 10 min he called someone and they told him someone would come let me in in 10 minutes. A very nice woman came and opened the door and said here is your room. I asked where is everyone and she said they all checked out this am. I asked if anyone is on site or coming back and was told no., but a security guard is someone on the property. I ask where and he was not identified. I asked about food or a restaurant and it was a half mile walk, down a mountainous road... and no car or driver. I asked about a telephone and was told is broke that morning.... I am a single female and was not going to stay on a empty property in a remote area by myself so I immediately asked the woman who met me to help me find a driver to another hotel. She was very accommodating but when I later talked to the manager of this hotel she informed me that this was the way I booked it and no guarantee of anyone on site or phone etc. Really....