I think most of the previous reviews pretty much cover a lot of the details of staying here, but I thought I could add a few helpful tips from our recent stay.

The Zandoli is definitely small, but this adds to the enjoyable experience of staying there. In fact, the previous two, and accurate, reviews were written by guests that we met there and whose company we enjoyed on our stay. There are only five rooms, two on the top floor, #4 and #5, and three below them, #1, 2, and 3. #5 and #3 face towards Grand Bay and problalby have the best views , #1 and #4, face more across the bay out to ocean and also have face the road, which is a good 100 feet or more from the main building. The rooms are nothing fancy, but they are clean and comfortable.

The one thing that surpised us was the quality of the food, which was fantastic. As mentioned by other reviewers, the hotel was started by Linda, with her late husband, and now her daughter Jen is both cooking and doing everything else there. Jen co-owned a restaurant in Toronto where she was also the chef, and she has put her background to good use here. Yes, the meals are not inexpensive and there are no other options unless you want to drive to Roseau, but unusual for Dominica, you are getting a gourmet dinner here every night, and Jen uses her contacts, knowledge, and creativity to effortlessly whip up great meals in which some of them have ingredients that are not easy to find elsewhere on the island. At the bar, not only does Jen make a mean rum punch, but she uses her skills to come up with delicious and clever drinks every night, like watermelon daiquiris with basil. Both Jen and Linda are helpful in every way and can provide you with suggestions, contacts, and arrangements for any activity you are interested in doing or suggest something if you are not sure what to do.

The Zandoli, like many inns on Dominica, is somewhat remote in its location, as there is nothing immediately near it in terms of other restaurants or hotels or major sites. However, even though it is about a half hours drive from Roseau, the road between the Zandol and Roseau, while just as curvy and hilly as any other road in Dominica, is very well paved and a relativley smoooth drive, one that can even be done at night by someone not used to the roads there, unlike many of the other roads there. The access from there to Scott's Head, Roseau, Laudat, etc. is just as easy to get to from there as any other hotel in Dominica. In fact, we stayed in a hotel just outside of Roseau after leaving the Zandoli, but we could have just as easily stayed at Zandoli and done the same activities.

Definitey worth staying here if you are going to Dominica!

Zandoli Inn is a uniquely beautiful, 5-room bed & breakfast on the southern Atlantic coast of Dominica, perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean and Grand Bay, with the sound of surf ever-present, mingling with tropical forest birdsong. Managed by a mother & daughter team (Linda and Jen) who are both extremely knowledgeable of the island and sincerely dedicated to helping every guest plan a perfect itinerary each and every day, Zandoli Inn transports you to an idyllic, Garden-of-Eden world. Service is superb. Jen's talents as chef (& bartender) are unsurpassed anywhere else on the island.

Room #5 has the best view. Be sure to ask Linda for a tour of Zandoli's trails, and don't
miss Jen's gourmet delights for dinner.

I am doubtful with comments like: "The best place to stay in Dominica or the best hotel on the island." Doubtful simply because unless the reviewers have visited and stayed at various hotels on the same trip you can hardly compare and come to such a conclusion. My wife and I have just came from an excellent 10-day trip to the nature island of Dominica. Because we wanted to tour the island, we stayed at 4 different places in Dominica. We carefully picked our hotels on Trip-Advisor. It is without any hesitation that we say that the best place we stayed at is the Zandoli Inn. The location is simply exceptional with a view from your room to die for. Zandoli is located on a promontory with excellent cross ventilation with no need for AC. The building, the rooms and the ground are absolutely in perfect conditions. In all our world travels, I have never seen a place to stay that was so clean as this Inn. At our point of view, Zandoli is more a boutique hotel than a B&B. Yes, they serve breakfast but you pay for it. They also serve dinners every night as the place is rather remote and quiet. Jenn prepares an excellent cuisine with her helper. In fact, Jenn is also a very capable manager and I am confident that she will handle the place with great care when, Linda, her mom and owner, decides to take her full retirement. They both treat us very well.
How can we compare Zandoli? Well, according to TripAdvisor, we have picked the best hotels on Dominica. Honestly, we must admit that we have checked out from one of our choice without sleeping there because the location was really wrong. The place was noisy and poorly ventilated. Surprinsly this hotel had a very good score on this site. Obviously, TripAdvisor is an excellent tool for travelers but you need to learn to work with it. It is not because a place to stay is number 1 that it can be the right solution for all types of travelers. The same way it is not because an hotel has few bad marks that it is not the right fit for you (even Zandoli had a bad comment about the noise, something that we did not experience in 3 nights there). One thing, we are sure of after our stay as Zandoli is that you cannot go wrong with this choice and we are confident that most travellers looking for a nice and clean place to stay, excellent cuisine and an amazing view will be as happy as we were with this pick.

Quaint inn located on cliffs above the atlantic, all the rooms have incredible ocean views, and the graciously served breakfast and dinner make you feel like royalty. The owners Linda and Jenn are fun and truthful about the island and will take care to ensure you have a good time, but don't expect pampering. We stayed four nights and loved them all. You get to know everyone staying there (no more than a half dozen couples at a time) when you meet at the little bar and talk about your day's adventures before dinner, drinking on the cocktail of the night made by Jenn (who is also the chef!). The rum punch is knee-weakening good. The meals are delicious creations using local ingredients, often grown on the property. More drinks after dinner and usually in bed by 10 for nine hours of sleep and at breakfast by 7:30.
The location is ideal for having a rental car: 30 min to Roseau, an hour to the Roseau valley at most, 45 mins to Champagne/Scott's Head, an hour to Victoria/Sari Sari Falls area, easy to hit any spot on the southern part of the island for a day trip. We did the Boiling Lake hike (10+ miles) our last full day and Linda packed us a great lunch pack and nine hours later we were back at the Zandoli, still in awe from our hike but thoroughly exhausted.