We stayed here for a week in mid November 2011 and we had no complaints whatsoever.
It had a brilliant location just across from the best beach in the island and Spinnakers beach bar was tremendous.
Beach chairs, etc were numerous.
The hotel had very large rooms and enormous bathroom and shower.
Shampoo & gel were provided.
Great views from upstairs room balconies with good outdoor furnishings.
The room & hotel were both very quiet with no noise from the road or nearby bars, etc.

I'm actually a year late writing this report, 2011 was a particularly bad year for my family and writing reviews was the last thing on my mind but finally .... I've made it! I couldn't not write about what is probably our favourite holiday hotel! The Ginger Lily was me and my husbands ideal accommodation! We loved it, the fabulous high ceilings helping the rooms to stay cool, a huge comfortable bed, a massive bathroom (hot water always available!), spotlessly clean and hugely spacious, not that it was important to us but there was a large flat screen tv, free wi-fi, balcony with table, chairs and a hammock, kitchenette with kettle, cutlery, cups etc, air con and fans plus much much more! The hotel itself is beautifully looked after with very pretty gardens and a small pool! Plenty of poolside seating with shade is available! The staff are amazing, really friendly and very helpful! Directly opposite the hotel is an access point to the Beach where sunbeds are easily available to rent, there is also a large restaurant open all day every day serving food and drinks! There are plenty of other restaurants available within easy walking distance and the town centre with a modern supermarket and shopping mall is about a 10 - 15 min stroll away. On the way into town you pass a great coffee shop and just about next door to that is a fabulous open air eating area if you want to sample local cuisine! Car hire is surprisingly expensive but necessary if you want to explore St Lucia, and it is worth exploring, but the roads can be very busy at rush hour and I did get quite car sick travelling on some of
the very windy bendy roads!
We loved St Lucia, the beaches, the people but most if all we loved The Ginger Lily!!

We stayed for four nights at the Ginger Lily as part of a 2 week holiday on the island. As the earlier reviews indicate, this is a good budget hotel. We had specifically asked for an upstairs room and I'm glad we did as the downstairs bedrooms appears to have a lot of vegetation outside. Our room was large and airy, with a huge four poster bed, enormous bathroom and offering both aircon and ceiling fan. The small kitchenette was more than adequate for our needs. The location, right across the road from the beach, was perfect. There are also some excellent restaurants in the vicinity.

This is a budget-type hotel in a busy and loud area of Rodney Bay. If you are looking for something akin to a beach cottage right across the street from Reduit Beach (and the police station), this is your place. For us, the area was a little too loud (right up until 5:30 or so on Saturday morning following our 1-night stay) and a little too touristy with lots of restaurants and bars nearby. Our room was also at the front of the hotel where we could hear the phone ringing and conversations taking place in the lobby (the windows did not close, but curtains and shutters did cover the screens). We also could hear the grounds crew when they started watering the gardens around 8:30 or so. Might not have been a big deal, but we were tired because the noise from the street had only stopped a couple of hours before they started work. The personnel working at the desk were quite nice, and there was a night guard who came on duty before we went to bed. The hotel has a small bar, and it was nice to be able to get a couple of Piton beers without going to a restaurant. Our unit had a kitchen,and there are two good grocery stores nearby, so if we were staying longer, we could have cooked our meals. The pull-out sofa was extremely uncomfortable -- it would have been difficult to sleep on it for more than one night. All-in-all, it was a fine place to stay if you aren't looking for luxury. Rituals Coffee is good and serves pastries and hot breakfast. Also, Elena's ice-cream is a must visit. We heard that Spinnaker's Restaurant (across the street on the beach) is good, but didn't visit ourselves so I can't confirm.