We just returned from Guadeloupe (March 22-30, 2005). We stayed at Le Rayon Vert for 5 nights. It is a small hotel with about 18 bungalows over looking a beautiful bay. The hotel is well kept. The bar, dining and infinity pool area are stunning. The staff is very friendly and helpful. It was a great start to our wonderful Guadeloupe vacation! We definitely would recommend this hotel to our friends. In fact we would return in a second!

My husband and I just returned from a week's trip in Guadeloupe and we stayed at the Rayon Vert in Deshais for our first four nights. The hotel and property are beautiful and clean; the reception/dining/bar areas are very pretty and open to the hotel's infinity pool that affords a wonderful view of the ocean and sunsets. Our room was very comfortable, the bathroom was large with nice towels and shower. The room included a nice, private deck with ocean views and the room had AC and a ceiling fan. The only minus for the room is that it had very low lighting. The restuarant served a nice breakfast and dinners were overall very pleasant. The food quality and presentation were moderate to excellent (the main meal of fish was bland, grilled lobster overcooked, but their lamb and shrimp salad were excellent); the profiterolles dessert was excellent. The staff was friendly and helpful and their resident grey cat (Chausettes) and petite chien provided a nice welcome too!

Nearby lunch/dining options in Deshais to consider are Canons de Bais (great view of Deshais harbor), L'Amer (literally waterfont). We also dined at Habitation/Rouge Poisson outside of Deshais and it was o.k., not bad yet not great.