Hotel La Bateliere

Nice hotel but has to be updated. But staff was helpful and friendly.

Room was very nice, comfortable and clean. Enjoyed the balcony, view of the sea, pool and small beach area. The breakfast buffet was excellent with lots of choices. The food was very good.

It was my first solo trip. The hotel needs some updating but overall nice hotel. The restaurant has tasty food

Cons: First, I found out the last evening of my stay that I could have had free breakfast every morning. I was there for 5 days. The beds are horrible and only sleep on them when you are extremely tired; the beds are not good for those with back problems. I slipped several times in their hallways because the type of floors are slippery when it rains. The restaurant is ok but DO NOT order the tuna. For some reason they cooked the tuna and it looked like cat food. To be fair, I didn't have any misconceptions about the decor of the rooms based on the pictures and they are EXACTLY how the picture shows them. There is a fridge in the room but nothing to heat up food so don't bring anything that needs heating up. Pros: The staff is EXCELLENT. They did provide wonderful customer service and were very patient answering the millions of questions one of my traveling companions asked. The location of the hotel is a 15 minute ride (with little or no traffic) from the airport, which was ideal. I didn't have a chance to go to their casino but it's a short walk; less than 5 minutes. There is also a mini mall across the roundabout...however, the driving there is crazy so I would be afraid to walk there. The lobby is very beautiful and view of the ocean is beautiful also. The pictures do not lie! Even though I did not need one, the hotel provided converter plugs, which was definitely a great touch. Also, the soaps and lotions they provide in the bathroom were surprisingly nice

Excellent food at restaurant. Room was very nice. Quiet and safe safe settings. Nice man-made beach.

Nice pool, lively bar in the evening close to beach, 20 min transfer to Fort-de-France airport (30 eur), large hotel

I stayed at hotel La Bateliere over the Christmas holidays. The rooms are spacey and clean and despite the need of renovation, everything in the hotel functioned well. The breakfast had everything you could think of and meals of the restaurant were delicious, not gourmet, but generally very good. Large lobbys and pool area offer great view over the bay. The hotel seems to be a popular venue for local wedding receptions and volume of the music can easily be heard in rooms. Location of this hotel is good, espacially if you want to explore the island by car. Little beach at hotel is good for children but it is too small and boring for adults, especially if you stay longer than two days.

of all the hotels we stayed in during our trip to Martinique, this was the worst by far. Our first room smelled like mold so we asked to be moved, which they did with no problem, except our second room smelled like vomit. At that point we gave up. If not for its relative proximity to the airport we would have left. It was sad to spend our last night in a hotel like that, but it made coming home to our clean, comfortable house less difficult.

This hotel is a close drive to the airport. Staff are very pleasant but the hotel really is in dyer need of a full guy renovation. The pool being next to the dining area isn't ideal. The hallways and inside the rooms, are just so dated that it made me feel depressed being there. I had a very nice sized room but the hotel didn't make good use of the size, with the decor and just having two small twin size beds. The balcony was large but had a horrible view of the old run down hotel building.

The hotel is in a great location, but can use some work in the hospitality department. They also need to consider incoming flight times before giving away rooms. The bald concierge with glasses at the front desk overnight, was very rude and unaccommodating considering they gave my room away and didn't tell me. He claimed that I took to long to say something (I got in at 930-10p and went straight to the restaurant before they closed, then reported the issue). Then, he offered to put me in a room, but that I'd have to change again the next day because it was already assigned to someone else. When checked in, they should've mentioned that my room was given away and ASK if it's ok that I get something different. The rooms were not up to par for their rating. but the ocean view helped.