Hotel berhampiran Cathedrale Saint Pierre Saint Paul, Pointe A Pitre

We arrived at the Hotel in the evening. The young lady at Reception was very friendly and helpful. The Reception area is like a counter / booth and not very impressive as an hotel reception desk. The area seemed very dated and dull. The garden that you walk through to get to your room is very pleasant as the flowers and plants gave it a tropical feel but it was fairly dark around the path. The corridor to our room was stark and with the arches that went along the wall you are able to see the pool area. As it was dark I was a little concerned that anyone could be lurking behind an arch as you're entering your room. The room was really very basic. Very old with rattan style furniture that have seen better days. After the long flight I sat on the sofa and suddenly a cockroach ran from underneath the sofa towards the coffee table. The shower was great. The pressure was really good and after the issues and delays with Air France, the long waits & flights from Europe to Guadeloupe; having a good shower was most welcoming. The bathroom itself was dated. The pillows in the room were really small for what looked like a king size bed. They looked more like cushions than pillows. There was only one thin sheet, no blankets and the AC thermostat couldn't be moved to make the room a bit warmer - the room was extremely cold. The bed was comfortable and we were able to get a decent night's sleep. The restaurant was closed although based on the time it should have been open. We decided to try and find something to eat. The area around the hotel was very dark, with not much pavement for walking, not enough street lights and the few that they had were not very bright. The hotel is located around 20 minutes from the airport with the evening traffic. The cost of the one night's stay for this basic hotel was around USD200. Definitely not worth the 4* rating.

Kitchen, beach bar and restaurant staff are absolutely NOT friendly, except for the youngest waiters and the lady/man behind the egg stand. Food and beverages are overpriced. We stayed for a week and the whole time, the pear was closed, without any given reason. The hotel also states to have surfing and kayaking facilities, but for that you need to go to another location. Rooms were ok, except for the shower.. just a flexibel glass on the badside. The whole bathroom floor soaking wet every time someone took a shower.

This property is quite dated and eroding gradually and not your ideal Beach vacation spot. However, if you get the right room with a nice view you can ignore everything else. The nature elements (like the beachfront padded with cute coconut trees, private coves, and a stunning sunset) make up for the aging buildings and bump the rating of this place Was a great value for money at the price we paid. LOCATION: Lovely beachfront location DINE + DRINK: Overpriced and poorly decorated beachfront bar/restaurant that you should avoid! The breakfast restaurant was a stunner and was a breakfast to remember with mindblowing views and beach vibes ROOM: We stayed in Room 2511, so this review is based on that; VIEW: Lovely view of the ocean and the coves; SIZE: Spacious enough for 2 adults and simple baggage; AIR-CON: Perfectly functioning cooler that helped in setting the perfect room temperature; BED: Comfortable bed that played the expected part of putting me to sleep; BATHROOM: Stand-in shower; TOILETRIES: OK cosmetics FACILITIES: No Gym on site, and a very dated and unappealing pool! SERVICE: Friendly staff that took care of all our needs with a smile. But the staff at the Beachfront bar were quite annoying and didnt seem to understand what attentive or polite service meant! HOW WIRED YOU WILL BE: Free high-speed Wi-Fi that works well all over the property. Big Plasma TV screen dishing out a wide variety of channels spanning sports, news, music, movies, and entertainment, mostly in FRENCH language!

Nice suite with view to the sea. Excellent bed quality and air condition. Somehow worn-out environment generally, especially at swimming pool and hotel beach area. Quality of service ambivalent and depending on individual staff. Very poor english skills among the staff, thus, w/o French language difficult to communicate (like almost everywhere on French carib islands).

Guadeloupe is a bit off the beaten path for American travelers, so we weren't quite sure what to expect on our recent trip. But we were very pleasantly surprised by La Toubana. The grounds are beautiful, we loved our spacious villa accommodations, the restaurant was excellent, and the staff were extremely welcoming. The beach area, though not large, is designed in such a way that there is ample seating, and we spent many happy hours lying by the water, taking in the sun and the breezes. From what we could tell, La Toubana is definitely a step above the other hotels on Grande Terre, the part of Guadeloupe with large beach resorts. Combining a stay at La Toubana with a few days on Basse-Terre -- the more verdant half of Guadeloupe -- was, for us, the perfect way to experience this Caribbean island.