Come Saturday evenings, the beach becomes a place to party with an assorted barbecue spread and evening entertainment such as flame throwing and local bands put on by waterfront restaurant, The Beach Club. During my night on the beach, a mixologist kept my attention away from the moreish food long enough to learn how to blend a tangy sangria and classic Caribbean rum punch during a group cocktail-making class.

A little way along The Landings’ private sugar-white sandy beach is Callaloo Beach Bar and Grill, which is where, given the choice, I would spend all my future lunchtimes sipping tipples from its generous cocktail menu and snacking on Saint Lucia’s local delicacies of breadfruit and saltfish (much tastier than it sounds!). The fact diners sit at picnic tables with their toes in the sand while they eat and listen to local tunes on the sound system means Callaloo is the spot to soak up laid-back Caribbean vibes.

These beachfront eateries are two of The Landings’ trio of restaurants, with the third, The Palms, tucked beside the marina providing a more upscale alfresco dinner setting illuminated from dusk only by candlelight and lanterns, with food worthy of a Michelin star.

If your clients are as much of a foodie as I am, it’s worth mentioning culinary experiences at The Landings don’t stop at the resort gates. One possible excursion is to Project Chocolat at Rabot Estate, where visitors can enter the Unesco-listed rainforest and follow the journey of a cocoa bean, from tree to bar, and even make their own bar to take home. The highlight of this experience for me was lunch on the estate – cacao-infused mac and cheese, white chocolate mash or cacao ice cream, anyone?

No luxury resort is complete without a spa, and the spa is one of The Landings’ most proud creations. At 70,000 square feet it holds a Health Club, beauty salon and a handful of treatment rooms, some of which have outdoor hydrotherapy terraces. My treatment had me scrubbed from head to toe and feeling as silky smooth as a baby for days afterwards.

Clients seeking an extra special experience are sure to enjoy the resort’s sunset catamaran cruise. Heading out into Rodney Bay and beyond, cruisers will be waited on hand and foot with drinks of their choice (mine’s a rum punch, always) and expertly prepared canapes while they soak up the last of the day’s Caribbean rays.

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