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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

The Sandals chain opened this clone of their all-inclusive formula in 1993 on a forested 85-hectare (210-acre) peninsula whose highest altitudes slope steeply down to the sea. Although not as spiffy as the more cutting-edge (and custom-built) Sandals Grande St. Lucian in the tourist zone at Rodney Bay, the Regency nonetheless claims elegant antecedents, having originally been built as St. Lucia's first large-scale resort, the Cunard La Toc. Catering to couples regardless of sexual preference and with lots of on-site entertainment, the hotel is near Castries, a few steps from St. Lucia's major golf course. The resort's centerpiece is a gazebo-fringed pool that incorporates two waterfalls, a swim-up bar, and a dining pavilion. Larger-than-expected guest rooms contain king-size four-poster beds with mahogany headboards, and balconies or patios.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Caribbean 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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