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Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts: reviews and facts
What is published about Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts in Mount Pimard, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, St Lucia, what official registers and other sources say, and what changed over time. Facts only, each with its source.
- Location
- Mount Pimard, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, St Lucia
- Stage
- under construction stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Handover on record
- 2026 stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Permit or licence number
- not published
- Deposit protection
- not researched yet
- Page we read
- stlucia-citizenship-investment.com stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Last checked
- 5 Nov 2026
- Open data record
- SLU-001
In short
- Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts is listed as under construction in Mount Pimard, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, St Lucia, by A'ILA Resorts. stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- The handover date on record is 2026. stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- No permit or licence number is published in the sources we read. cipsaintlucia.com
- Of 10 developer claims we checked, 2 are confirmed by a register or an independent source, 6 are not yet verified and 2 are contradicted by another source. Open data record
- The handover date moved 1 times in our records, by 27 months in total. promise tracker
What is promised
As published by the developer or on listing pages, in the wording of the source.
- Price from: USD 559,000 - 1,063,700 stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Units: 156 stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Unit sizes: 93 - 159 m² stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Unit types: 1BR, 2BR, penthouse stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Ownership: Freehold or CIP share in the approved project; five-year hold for CIP (confirm instrument in contract) stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Service charge: HOA US$3 per m2 per month stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Brand or operator: TheLifeCo (wellness resort component) stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Permit authority: Citizenship by Investment Unit (project approval, gazette); Development Control Authority (planning) stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Handover promised: 2027 stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Original handover date: Phase I 2026 (agent) stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- listed by the Saint Lucia CIU as an approved real estate project cipsaintlucia.com
- unit prices: Phase I 1BR 112 m2 US$740,300, 2BR 159 m2 US$1,063,700; Phase II 1BR 93 m2 US$559,000 cipsaintlucia.com
- delivery Phase I 2026, Phase II 2027 cipsaintlucia.com
- agent: 'Years 1-3 guaranteed rental income', target 8% ROI cipsaintlucia.com
- HOA US$3 per m2 per month cipsaintlucia.com
- government phase timeline (Apr 2025) cipsaintlucia.com
Delivery and delay record
Every dated promise we found, how it changed and whether the date has passed. Status rules: promise tracker.
- Handover or completion: 2026 date moved later · moved 1 times, 27 months in total
developer or listing page, copy of 5 Nov 2026 (SHA-256 8a1d0bc9219916d9) · Earlier dates on record: Q3 2025 (31 Oct 2026), 2027 (31 Oct 2026) stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
Permits and licences
- No permit or licence number is published in the sources we read.
- No approval number published, but the official CIU site lists 'A'ILA Resorts Villas & Residences' among approved real estate and enterprise projects (posted 18 Mar 2025); govt.lc (30 Apr 2025) calls it a recently approved CIP project. cipsaintlucia.com
Live check in the official registers
Queries the official registers we can reach for this country now and shows what each returns. Each answer is hashed (SHA-256); nothing is invented, a register with no data says so.
The six buyer checks
Public means the information is published. The level says who confirms it. Method: how we score.
| Check | Public | Who confirms it | What we found |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | no | confirmed in an official register | No approval number published, but the official CIU site lists 'A'ILA Resorts Villas & Residences' among approved real estate and enterprise projects (posted 18 Mar 2025); govt.lc (30 Apr 2025) calls it a recently approved CIP project. cipsaintlucia.com |
| Deposit protection | no | not published | No escrow terms published. A policy study on the earlier Canelles CIP project notes CIP real-estate principal is meant to go into escrow, but nothing project-specific for A'ILA was found. cipsaintlucia.com |
| Construction progress | no | stated only by the developer | Government portal (Apr 2025) gave Sunset Residences (156 units) a 2027 launch; Realty St Lucia (Sep 2026) reports work continuing on other sections. No dated Sunset progress. cipsaintlucia.com |
| Floor or site plans | no | not published | Unit sizes and prices only; no floor plans on pages opened. cipsaintlucia.com |
| Developer track record | yes | stated only by the developer | Completed first phases (TheLifeCo, BlueZone residences) reported as open by the developer and local broker updates. cipsaintlucia.com |
| No guaranteed returns | no | stated only by the developer | Agent page lists 'Years 1-3 guaranteed rental income' and 'Target 8% rental ROI framework'. cipsaintlucia.com |
Developer claims we tested
| Claim (source wording) | Result | Checked against | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A'ILA is a CIP-approved real estate project | verified | registry | cipsaintlucia.com |
| US$1.3 billion development with Sunset Residences (156 units) launching 2027 | verified | registry | govt.lc |
| Phase One TheLifeCo due Summer 2025; opened April 2026 per guide | contradicted | danmerriam.com | |
| Sunset Phase I delivery 2026 (agent) vs 2027 (government timeline) | contradicted | registry | stlucia-citizenship-investment.com |
| Years 1-3 guaranteed rental income | not verified yet | stlucia-citizenship-investment.com | |
| Target 8% rental ROI | not verified yet | stlucia-citizenship-investment.com | |
| TheLifeCo and BlueZone Club Residences open to guests | not verified yet | linkedin.com | |
| Prices from US$559,000 (Phase II 1BR 93 m2) | not verified yet | stlucia-citizenship-investment.com | |
| No new real estate project approvals after 1 Dec 2025 (SI 57 of 2026) | not verified yet | danmerriam.com | |
| EU asked St Lucia to phase out CBI by 1 June 2028 | not verified yet | ghar.tv |
What changed, with dates
- 1 Nov 2026: guaranteed-return language: yes to no stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- 1 Nov 2026: guaranteed-return language: no to yes stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- 1 Nov 2026: plans published: no to - stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Fingerprint of the developer page text on 5 Nov 2026: SHA-256
8a1d0bc9219916d9.... Anyone can check it on kolaboro.com/verify. kolaboro.com/verify - Satellite comparison (Sentinel-2, same season a year apart) on 5 Nov 2026: no visible change, 0% of the area changed. kolaboro.com/satellite
Public reports
What public sources report, with the link. We list reports; we do not judge the developer.
- No reports of disputes, regulator action, stoppages or financial difficulty found in the sources we read.
About the developer
- Head office: Rodney Bay, St Lucia stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
- Completed first phases (TheLifeCo, BlueZone residences) reported as open by the developer and local broker updates. stlucia-citizenship-investment.com
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Market context: St Lucia
- We track 1 projects in St Lucia. 0% publish a permit or licence number and 0% state deposit protection. kolaboro.com/m
Buyer reviews
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Questions buyers ask
Is Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts legit?
Kolaboro does not label projects or developers. What the public record shows: No permit or licence number is published in the sources we read. Of 10 developer claims we checked, 2 are confirmed by a register or an independent source, 6 are not yet verified and 2 are contradicted by another source. The handover date on record is 2026. No reports of disputes, regulator action, stoppages or financial difficulty found in the sources we read. Check the sources on this page and ask the developer for documents before paying.
When will Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts be delivered?
The handover date on record is 2026. The handover date moved 1 times in our records, by 27 months in total.
Who is the developer of Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts?
A'ILA Resorts, according to the sources listed on this page.
Does Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts have a permit or licence?
A permit or licence is confirmed in an official register (see Permits and licences).
Are there reviews of Sunset Residences at A'ILA Resorts?
There are no verified buyer reviews yet. Buyers who prove their purchase can submit one; it is published after moderation.
Sources
Every fact on this page links to its source. Pages we read are fingerprinted and kept by date.
- stlucia-citizenship-investment.com https://stlucia-citizenship-investment.com/sunset-residences-aila-resort/
- cipsaintlucia.com https://www.cipsaintlucia.com/approved-real-estate-and-enterprise-projects
- danmerriam.com https://danmerriam.com/development-guides/aila-st-lucia
- linkedin.com https://linkedin.com/company/aila-resorts-villas-residences
- realtystlucia.com https://realtystlucia.com/st-lucia-real-estate-market-update-september-2026/
- saintluciapolicy.org https://saintluciapolicy.org/research/canelles-cip-case-study/investigation
- ghar.tv https://www.ghar.tv/intelligence/st-lucia-real-estate-citizenship-by-investment-2026/artgi...
- govt.lc https://www.govt.lc/news/aila-resorts-unveils-us-1-3-billion-development-at-investment-sum...
Last checked 5 Nov 2026. How we collect data: data policy. Facts quoted from sources are shown in the language of the source.