Remarkable places. Clearer choices.
The Best Travel Places is an independent travel guide to the Maldives and St Lucia. We help you choose a base, compare resorts, and plan the journey from the airport to your stay. Our seven resort guides focus on decisions that can change both your trip and its total cost.
Start with the destination guide if you are still choosing where to go. Use the resort comparisons to narrow your options, then read the individual guide for room types, meals, transfers, and age limits. The activity guides help you group outings by area instead of spending each day in transit.
An honest starting point
We research our guides using official resort and destination sources. Each resort guide lists its sources and a check date. This is not a guest review: we do not claim to have stayed at a resort unless a named author records that visit.
Look beyond the room rate before booking. Check meal plans, airport transfers, local travel, and any extra charges against your dates and group. Our guides point out what to ask, but the booking provider confirms current prices and terms.
Some destination images and island scenes are AI-generated. They do not show the exact layout or facilities of a named resort. A photo of one property must not be used to judge another.
Found a detail that has changed? Send the page address and the correction to info@thebesttravelplaces.com so we can check the source and update the guide.