Lara & Antalya vs Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Lara & Antalya and Soufrière & South St. Lucia, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.
By the numbers
| Lara & Antalya | Measure | Soufrière & South St. Lucia |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 10 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 5 |
| ★ 4.5 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 (better) |
| $63–$243/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $116–$810/night pp |
| 0 of 10 | Adults-only resorts | 4 of 5 |
| No hurricane season (better) | Hurricane exposure | In the hurricane belt |
| November–February | Rainy season | June–November, heaviest September–October |
| May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F | Sweet spot | December–April |
| Antalya (AYT), Lara resorts 10–20 min, Konyaaltı 30–40 min | Airport | Hewanorra (UVF) at Vieux Fort: Soufrière 45–60 min, the Vieux Fort resorts 5–10 min |
| Short transfers, big-resort value with a city attached, the old town | Best for | Honeymoons, the view, snorkelling off Anse Chastanet, a resort beside the airport |
| April–October; May–June and September–October are the sweet spots | Season | December–April dry; June–November wetter (hurricane belt) |
Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.
On the map
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lara & Antalya · high °F | 59 | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 62 |
| Soufrière & South St. Lucia · high °F | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| Lara & Antalya · rain (in) | 8.6 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 10.4 |
| Soufrière & South St. Lucia · rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 5.2 |
Approximate climate normals for Antalya and Hewanorra (Vieux Fort); the hills above Soufrière run wetter: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
Where you'd actually stay
Best of Lara & Antalya
Concorde De Luxe Resortnull · ★ 4.8
Titanic Beach Laranull · ★ 4.8
Limak Lara De Luxe Hotel & Resortnull · ★ 4.7
Chains here: Concorde Hotels & Resorts · Titanic Hotels · Limak International Hotels & Resorts
Best of Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Serenity at Coconut Baynull · ★ 4.9
Jade MountainSoufrière, St. Lucia · ★ 4.7
Ladera Resortnull · ★ 4.6
Chains here: Coconut Bay Resorts · Jade Mountain · Ladera