Ok. I will get the 'negatives' out of the way first. The hotel is a little 'tired' and in some parts in need of updating and the four star rating is questionable, but my wife and I really enjoyed our stay here.
We don't usually do hotels, preferring to self-cater and the price we paid was similar to small apartments we have rented elsewhere.
Our beach-front suite comprised a spacious bedroom with a king-size bed, an en-suite bathroom with hexagonal bath, a separate shower and WC and a large sitting room, with verandah leading onto the small private beach. It was freshly painted in white, felt homely and a little rustic. Air conditioning was efficient if a little noisy.
The apartment was cleaned, bed linen and towels changed every day.
As expected, there was only breakfast served at La Cocoteraie, but there was a good range of options.
There are plenty of places to eat just five minutes walk away at the Marina, so the lack of a restaurant on site was not a problem.
We had no problems with cockroaches as mentioned in another review, just a few visiting mosquitoes. The geckos who came inside were rather talkative!
There have been criticisms posted that English isn't spoken at this hotel. The staff we met over our two week stay all responded to my schoolboy French in English. The only people we met who did not speak English were the cook and maid. Note that Guadeloupe is technically part of France and English speaking tourists are the exception, so get your phrase book out and remember you are not in England or America!
Just a suggestion for the management.
Please put a kettle, cups and some cutlery in the room. It's nice to make a coffee in the morning! A bottle opener/corkscrew would be good also, since your bar is closed and we had to bring our wine back from the supermarket!
All together though, a nice, relaxing place to stay, just don't expect The Hilton!
