Saint Lucia Travel Forum

I'm looking to book an apartment for 4 months for me & my husband & have narrowed my search down to two:

The Espoir Apartments at Marisule, Gros Islet has given me a really good deal. Their website looks great & the owners sound very nice. I've found some very positive reviews for these apartments. My only negative thought is that the place is a bit isolated & off the beaten track. We don't want to hire a car, we prefer to use the local buses. Anyone been here or know anything about the place, please?

My second choice is the Poinsettia Apartments in castries. Again, the website looks great, good location, nice looking apartments. We have been given a great quote for these aprtments too. Except with these, the electric is extra. Does anyone know what we can expect from the costs for electric please? The other worry was that the owner said in an email to me that one of the flats has been occupied for 2 years now & may or may not be available for us as they haven't let her know yet. (It's the biggest of her apartments I think). This suggests to me that the apartments aren't run as holiday apartments but as rentals for locals? What do you think? Lastly, I cannot find any reviews on this place. has anyone been?

Our budget is very limited and we are lucky to find any in our price range, but if anyone knows any others I would love top know about them. If not, opinions on which we should go for would be appreciated. 4 mths isn't long but it is if we hate where we are staying, so I need to get it right.

Thanks for reading