La Creole Beach Hotel & Spa

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L emplacement de la chambre La chambre un peu vieux

The staff is very responsive. Even though my problems weren’t resolved, they did their best to help.

I stayed in a suite, and throughout my entire stay I experienced several issues: - There was no hot water in the shower. - The Wi-Fi was extremely poor, almost unusable. - There was no room service menu in the room. I always had to call and wait for someone to read the menu to me. It wasn’t like this before COVID. - No drinking water was provided. I received only one bottle on the first day and nothing afterward.

Le confort de la chambre et la terrasse vue la mer. Très beau sentier pédestre ceinturant l’hôtel et le stationnement sécurisé. L’offre de restauration variée au buffet.

Le bain; devrait être remplacé par une douche italienne. Aucune hygiène des mains au buffet !!! Présence de nombreux oiseaux dans l’aire de restauration.

I stayed here with our son and one of our daughters during their university reading week, and we had a very pleasant time! The hotel is very nicely laid out, with a very nice beach. The food was excellent, and the staff were very friendly. The grounds are lovely, with beautiful flowers and even wildlife (pelicans diving for fish at the beach, the occasional iguana moseying about). We had adjoining rooms on the third floor of the "Chelonia" building, with windows overlooking the water and manicured grounds (partly incorporating the faint vestiges of a 17th century fortress turret - complete with a couple of old cannons). The windows were sliding glass doors opening onto a narrow, European-style balcony (room enough to stand or hang clothes over the railing, but not sit). We spent a few late afternoons wandering the grounds, taking photos against the mountainous backdrop of Basse-Terre over the water, before heading to dinner. The breakfast buffet was excellent, and we used the same restaurant "La Route des Épices" for the dinner buffet, a few nights. In between, there were paninis available for lunch at the Yureli Beach Bar (the menu includes club sandwiches and salads, which were sometimes unavailable). There are a few good restaurant options within a short (3-5 min) walking distance from the hotel (we ate at "Le Restaurant le Massai" one night, and "Coconut Coast" another couple of nights). We had planned to eat at "Le Zawag" (a really lovely, fancier, restaurant on the hotel grounds) for our last night, but failed to make a reservation (which I think should be done at least a day in advance) and so ate at "Le Canopy" (the rooftop restaurant at the nearby casino) instead. The comfy bar "La Rhumerie" is nicely situated, adjacent but above the swimming pool area, and became a focal point for live music, most evenings. You can rent jet skis on the beach (my son and I took them out for a spin, one afternoon). It's also possible to arrange excursions (the concierge desk was able to schedule a wonderful half-day out on the water with "Cap Lagon", in the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, a major marine natural reserve and UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserve to the north, between Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, which included snorkeling and a tour of the mangrove forest). They even arranged a driver for us, although there's a Hertz rental car agency right across from the hotel parking lot, and we rented a car on a couple of other days, in order to explore more of Guadeloupe (hiking to waterfalls, visiting the fantastic outdoor zoo, and ziplining through the rain forest!) We found the hotel staff very responsive (at one point, there was a water leak in one of our rooms, and they came to fix it, right away). They also arranged transport back to the airport, on our last day. The one thing I would say is that one should have some fluency in French, since few of the hotel staff spoke English, which represents a great opportunity to brush up on your French! In summary, we had a wonderful and memorable week at La Creole, and I would definitely recommend it.

Tout vraiment tout

La plage et la piscine Le buffet

Le spa massege pas extraordinaire Les douches des chambres Le personnel manque parfois de sourire