The above line was stated by one of our friends as we walked down the flower lined entry to the house overlooking the Pitons against the setting sun. The villa was probably the best part of our stay in St. Lucia. We were 4 adults, 5 children (ages 3-9). Because of the kids, we were limited in our excursions so we picked Soufriere as a quieter getaway.
The staff are friendly and helpful. Asha and Margaret kept the villa clean daily as well as made us food as requested. I agree that their cooking rivaled the restaurants, so we mostly ate at the house. Jason who managed the house locally purchased groceries for us with a 15% service charge. The house is not sealed so having the ladies do daily housekeeping was great. They also refreshed our rooms, did our laundry and stocked the towels, so this turned out to be essentially an all-inclusive experience.
The rooms were clean with air conditioning (even though, the window slats were open to the outdoors), and we actually found the A/C was too cold, so we just used the ceiling fan at night. The mosquito nets were not an issue. We ran out of water once, but Michael who looked after the pool and maintenance we up right away and restored service within 20 minutes. Other than that, wifi was good, a TV was available if you got bored of the gorgeous views, the pool was a hit and the kids spent hours every day in it.
Bananaquit is about 15-20 minute walk to a nice beach Anse Chastanet with what is reputed the best snorkeling on the island. Our kids did the hike up and down without issues a couple of times, except for the 3 year old who had to be carried. It is close to the Mud Baths, the drive in volcano, and Gros Piton Hike. Tet Paul Trail is close too, and as a tip, much cheaper than Gros Piton and personally I think better views. We visited a cocoa tour, the restaurant at Hotel Chocolat and Bamboo Restaurant. Transportation for all 9 of us was a van by Bob who was a good driver. If you intended to tour the island a lot, I'd recommend a rental car because of cost, but the road up to the villa is doable but daunting.
Overall, an excellent stay, and definitely was one of the highlights of St. Lucia for us.