On one of the best beaches on the island, Tainos Cottages offers you the best location and access to Grand Anse beach. Your cottage comes furnished with a mini fridge, a nicely appointed wardrobe, and a shower stall with plenty of hot water and steady flow. Daily maid service is also included, as well as a lovely breakfast. We spent plenty of time enjoying the ocean views from the front porch, which is loaded with a hammock, bench and plenty of chairs. What really drew us to this hotel versus any other was the rustic yet beautifully romantic cottages with direct access to the beach, which is very unusual for the area. Next trip to Guadeloupe, we have to stay at Tainos Cottage. Just have to remember lots of bug repellent and an outlet converter. Oh, and thanks Charles Henri and Boris for an amazing trip!!

Large roomy cottages cooled by island breezes, no need for air conditioning, t.v. or phones. Delicious breakfast is served overlooking the sea and Grande Anse beach. The Tainos Cottages is a wonderful spot to get away for a refreshing break.

Largely on the strength of this article in the NY Times, http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/travel/05guadeloupe.html , my husband and I recently selected Tainos Cottages for our visit to Guadeloupe and we were thrilled with the choice. If you are looking for many dining options, beach activities and crowds found in large resorts, this is not your place. Tainos Cottages is a relatively quiet and peaceful place and the beach is not at all crowded. The cottages are ‘rustically elegant’ located in beautifully landscaped gardens on a hill. We stayed 3 days in one of the bungalows, and then after a regretted visit to the crowded beaches near St. Anne we returned one day later to spend a night in another bungalow. The bungalows and their verandas afford a great deal of privacy. Each bungalow was unique, and evidenced wonderful Indonesian craftsmanship and the owner's exquisite taste and eye for detail. The owner bought them in Indonesia, had them dismantled, shipped to Guadaloupe and then reassembled. To our delight, the rooms are cooled by the evening breezes rather than noisy air conditioners, and the bungalows have no telephones and no televisions. They had four poster beds, carpets and beautiful linens. There were no mosquitoes during our visit in January. Charles-Henri and his son Boris were delightful hosts. The breakfasts of fresh croissants, jams, fruit and eggs to order were perfect. With advance notice they arranged for a dinner on site, and for other evenings gave us good recommendations for restaurants in nearby Deschaies. We will definitely be back.

We just spent a wonderful three days and two nights at Taino's. What a spectacular property with a small number of great cottages!. With beautiful views of Grande Anse beach that's only a 10 second walk away, you can't beat the location. The grounds are beautiful and there are great sunsets from the pool area. Check out the cool orange crabs near the stream that runs out to the beach. They're pretty cagey, but you can hear them clacking dashing in and out of their holes.

The cottage we stayed in was large with big shower room with a separate bath area. The furnishings were mahogany with a beautiful big bed Our big porch was perfect with a rocking chair and a hammock that got a lot of use.

Grand Anse Beach is everything they say it is. A gorgeous horseshoe beach that stretches for almost two kilometers, it never felt crowded even though we visited at the beginning of high season.

The owners were very accomodating and whipped up a great breakfast every morning despite the general strike that slowed the island during our visit.

I can't recommend Taino's more highly.