We stayed at the beach loft for a couple of days - great accommodation right on the beach. Nice staff, great food. Just look at the pics :)

We stayed here for one night with our two children (9 & 11) for a turtle watching trip. We'd heard mixed reviews for both this beach and hotel but in the end we were extremely happy with both and will return for longer in the future since we now live on the island!

The hotel is set in a remote northern village on a steep sandy beach behind which rivers come down from the Northern Range forming small lagoons before cutting their way through to the sea. The two-storey hotel is right at the beach in the tree-line.

We booked a second floor room in the new annex with a veranda overlooking the beach. The room was very large with a sofa bed for the children to share. The room was clean, pleasant and nicely decorated with local art and with mosquito netting over the bed (although I didn't see any in the room:)

The restaurant served excellent local food made with locally grown produce. We've tested local food in other parts of the island and so far this hotel has provided the best although you will be paying a little extra for it.

The main reason people come here is for the turtles. However, as a relaxing retreat it is a perfect location for a weekend.

Mt Plaisir is incredible! This beautiful eco-lodge is full of character and what an experience watching the leatherbacks!

All beds have mosquito nets (which is definitely necessary!). Our balcony faced the ocean and we spotted a couple of leatherback turtles from our balcony!! Listening the the sound of the waves crash as if it was on our doorstep was amazing.

Because this is an eco-lodge, yes it's not going to be 5 star luxury, but you can't get closer to nature than staying here and still feel comfortable!

Beautiful clean sheets, lovely bathroom. And best view out of all the hotels.
As a guest you do NOT need to pre-buy your permit to see the turtles, you can just buy it on the day. Note that foreigners will pay extra for their permits.

I highly recommend this hotel over any other if you are going to Grand Rivere to watch the leatherbacks turtles. I had a fantastic stay and would definitely go back again and recommend to my friends.

Note: Some people have mentioned in their review that they saw bugs etc and said the place was disgusting. I just want to mentioned that all our beds were clean with no bed bugs. I saw ONE bug, but being so close to nature and the only source of light in the area its only natural to attract them. The hotel is NOT unclean, it's just very naturey.

We originally went to this hotel for dinner and to see the turtles necking and hatching on the beach behind this resort. Dinner wasn't good and that was a bit disappointing. The turtle experience is worth going for. The location of the hotel made it a good idea to spend the night. The price was $160 US and that seemed a bit steep given the quality of the room and the sleep we got. There were no locks on the doors, we had to provide our own toiletries and towels, a pack of dogs on the beach - who I believe belonged to the hotel owner - barked all night. The rooms have a deck that overlooks the beach where you can see the turtles hatching and heading out to sea at first light. Just be prepared to also see the vultures and dogs feeding on the baby turtles and the beach littered with shells and carcasses. I guess that's the cycle of life, but it might tough to explain to young children.