Well, where do we start. We do not recommend staying at this hotel. it is overated, understaffed and doesnt provide the essential amenities which should be the norm. for example, clean towels. We were constantly in debate with the reception area regarding, no towels in the room. Not enough kitchen utensils,the fridge is old and tattered and did not keep anything cold.
Well breakfast , the scrambled eggs looked like vomit, the hot food was never hot, the miniscule croissants were burnt, when they were available. When hotel was in full flow and full, breakfast would be over at 7.30 because they were unable to replenish the stocks. There were not enough staff available to check and refill the food.
Hey! What about a little variety. For the amount of money we paid for our months stay (never again) we had the same breakfast day after day after day.
The domestic staff were pleasant and did their job to the best of their ability but without towels sheets - what can they do?...No soap, no soap, no soap. No restocking of shampoo etc etc.
Renovating needed. They shouldnt not be allowed to give this hotel a 3 star because it definitely isnt. On the plus point the swimming was cleaned every day. But the jacuzzi didnt work. The restaurant decided that it would close from 16 August until some date in September., Hello......we are ladies on holiday - its dark, swampy.
Beach at hand -not bad and its private.
Location fine...but if you do not have a car very difficult to get about and eat. All the shops which were there to supply bread groceries, etc, have gone...so recommendation - find somewhere else to stay.

This hotel is OK, but not great. My girlfriend and I booked this through a French travel agent and it worked out at a very good price. There is a private, uncrowded beach (albeit a man made one, with lots of seaweed washing up) which is handy if you can't be bothered to take the 20 minute walk to the municipal beach (which is more crowded and has a fair amount of litter). There is also a swimming pool which is empty in the evenings and early mornings. Our room had a little kitchen which was handy when you wanted a snack but didn't want to walk to the restaurants down the road. However, the fridge/freezer was very old and making ice cubes with the little trays provided took hours. The kitchen area could have done with some more cutlery (like some sharp knives and a can opener). The bedroom was comfortable but they pushed together two single beds instead of putting one double bed in there. This would be annoying for couples because everytime you wanted to get close to your loved one, you keep falling down the gap in the middle! The buffet breakfast is good and there was quite a good selection of food although the random cats walking around can put you off your food. Plus, because the restaurant is open and next to the beach, you get wild birds coming in an nipping food off your plate as you go back to the buffet. Lunch is served in the same restaurant but it is overpriced and the selection of food is pretty poor. Furthermore, the lunch is again a buffet-serve-yourself affair, which means that birds help themselves to the food sitting on the tables. This hotel is very popular with older people and my girlfriend and I (both in our 20s) felt a bit out of place here- but maybe that was because of the time of year (i.e. not during school holidays and just after Xmas/New Year). Strangely, this hotel is located next to a swamp, which really smells during the heat of the day. Once in the hotel, you wouldn't even notice the swamp, but it's a bit strange walking past it to go to your hotel. Gosier is OK, but there isn't a great selection of restaurants and things to do. Whilst in Guadeloupe, we went to Sainte-Anne, which is much better as it has more restaurants, better vibe and a local market selling lovely local fruit, rum and fish.

Although this is a hotel-resort, remember that you are visiting a different country with different standards when you come to this hotel. We found that while there were shortcomings in the facility, the helpful staff did their best to fix things and make things better.

For example, when we checked in, we asked for a non-smoking room, which is something that they said did not exist. One of the people working the front desk went to check out a particular room they had in mind for us to see if it were acceptable. When we got our key and went in, we realized they gave us one of the best views at the hotel, in a larger room with an enclosed balcony/kitchen.

Another example: when we did not find any soap or shampoo in our bathroom, the gentleman at the front desk found us an empty plastic bottle and filled it with shampoo/soap until they could install a soap dispenser in the bathroom, which they did the following day.

I did not experience the other problems people wrote about in the older reviews. No one was trying to sell us a tour (maybe because the tour office was unattended the whole time we were there.) The maid came every day, despite our hanging up a "do not disturb" sign. So, the room was kept clean. While we did not go to any of the buffet dinners, we noted that there was live entertainment with dinner for two nights out of the seven. The breakfast did indeed include the company of birds and cats, but we found them charming and threw them pieces of cheese and croissant.

We liked the internet service, although the A/C in that little room took a while to cool off the air. And the wireless internet was useful for my iPod in the lobby (it doesn't reach further than that.)

We stayed there for 4 nights over New Year Eve and were pleasantly surprised with the hotel . We had booked it thru HRS at a very competitive rate ( They seem to have take the hotel out of their selection now ) .
The place has been renovated recently and rooms are nicely furnished and spacey.
The kitchens and the bathrooms have not been replaced so they are used and a bit below the standard of the rest .
On arrival our reservation was not known and the first room we were offered was very noise just above the restaurant .
We asked for a room change in the evening but had to wait until the next day .
During our stay the hotel offered childcare and daily activities on the beach.
3 cayaks , snorkelling equipment, boule , ping pong , bath towels for the beach and a room safe were all offered free of charge.
We had booked just bed and breakfast , breakfast started at 6.00 which was nice as we used to get up very early .
The selection was good ,we enjoyed to have the breakfast on the veranda right on the beach .
There are 3 small restaurants in walking distance , near the Casino .
On our last day we had to vacate our room by noon but could get fresh towels and were offered another room to have a shower until we had to depart , nice service .
Except on arrival , staff was friendly and helpful.
During our stay the hotel was quite full , many French families with children . Still the atmosphere remained relaxed .
Although the beach was not overly large we never found it crowded.