La Creole Beach Hotel & Spa

We stayed at La Creole Beach Hôtel & Spa in early July 2026. We arrived late in the evening, but Oceana checked us in quickly and efficiently, speaking in English once she realised that we could only speak a few basic French phrases. She was polite, friendly and welcoming. We were in the block at the end of the corridor, where the boutique shop is located. Bell staff brought our bags to the room.

Our room was clean and comfortable with good air conditioning. There was also a floor standing air conditioning unit, but we did not use it because it seemed to blow out warm air, when we tried it. The room was well-lit, with lovely ceiling light fittings. There was a refrigerator, but no kettle or coffee maker. We were advised that only one, (litre) bottle of water is provided free of charge. I think that at least one bottle of water per day, should be provided free of charge; given the hot climate and humidity. There was a vending machine on our block, which was useful for purchasing snacks.

An iron, iron board and room safe, were stored in the closet. There was one luggage rack, but I felt that as we were two guests, there should have been one for each guest. The bathroom was reasonably clean, but the shower screen and washbasin could do with updating, as they did not contain water very effectively. Also, there were only sufficient toiletries for one guest. I think there should be two sets of toiletries if the room is occupied by two guests. The hand-held shower head was a problem. It did not fit properly into the holder, so the shower head kept falling into the bath. The water was not hot, but sufficiently warm for my needs.

Unfortunately, there were lots of tiny ants on the walls and furniture opposite our beds, which meant we were not able to use the seating, table, desk or the shelf over the fridge. We had to keep all our belongings in our bags next to the beds so that ants would not run over them. Luckily, there were no ants on that side of the room. The ants were also in the closet, so we did not use the gowns or spare pillow. However, hotel staff DID clean the room quickly, when we told them about the ants. After cleaning, more ants returned but not as many as before.

There was also 1 cockroach in the bathroom one evening. The hotel staff dealt with it IMMEDIATELY. I did not see any more in the room, after that. Guadeloupe is a tropical climate. The block where our room was, is built around a tropical garden, so I assumed that I might see bugs from time to time and did not bother asking for a change of room.

The dining area was clean and nicely set out. Birds flew around but mostly in the outside seating area, although a few did fly indoors. Food covers were placed over dishes. Breakfast was buffet style and varied, but I was disappointed at the limited choice of traditional Caribbean produce and dishes. However, I was relieved that there was gluten-free bread, although gluten-free pancakes were not available.

Service was a little slow, at busy times. I knew that French is primarily spoken in Guadeloupe, but I was able to make myself understood; with a few French words and gestures to indicate what I needed. Our servers spoke English too.

We ate dinner in the restaurant just once. The dishes were reasonably varied but standard I felt, with very little choice for a gluten-free diet. I was also disappointed with the limited choice of traditional Caribbean produce and dishes. I selected a basic meal of potatoes with mixed sweet peppers, one soft (non-alcoholic) drink and one expresso coffee. I paid 61 euros which I felt to be extremely over-priced. I appreciate that as a self-service buffet I could – (in theory) have eaten three times as much for the same price, but it would still have been far too expensive, in my opinion. So I think for dinner, value for money was poor.

The beach hut bar (Yureli) was also expensive, (10 euros for a fruit drink) but food portions were large. The servers were friendly and thoughtful. One day they had finished serving gluten free potato fries; but made a portion especially for me. They served pizza’s, paninis and burgers which all unfortunately were not gluten-free, but I particularly enjoyed the sweet potato fries.

The hotel grounds are lovely, with lots of places to sit, stroll or walk amongst the beautiful, lush, exotic flowers and plants. For me, this is what made the hotel special. There were a few cats, roosters, small lizard type creatures and I saw a couple of iguanas on the sand. The beach is quite small but enclosed in the hotel grounds and there are various water sport activities on offer, but I did not try those. The pool is near to the seated reception area and looked especially lovely at night, with the backdrop of foliage, flowers and soft lights. A lovely place to sit and listen to the beautiful live, piano music.

I found the two ladies we spoke to on the concierge desk, to be professional and efficient. They spoke fluently in English when they saw that I struggled with French. We requested a Pointe-à-Pitre, tuk-tuk tour at very short notice. They were able to organise the tour for us the same afternoon, in an informative and helpful manner. The following day, one of the ladies inquired as to how we had got on, with tour.

I do wish to acknowledge and thank the roomhousekeeping attendants on our block, working quietly in the humid heat throughout the day, but making time for a polite ‘bonjour’ and a smile.

I do not think that La Créole Beach Hôtel & Spa is a 4 star hotel, for the reasons mentioned above. However, the setting is lovely and the staff I encountered, were helpful and polite.

L'ensemble du personnel très agréable et serviable le nettoyage de la chambre rien a dire et le clib enfant au top

Le petit dejeuner très diversifié et copieux

La chambre - l'amabilité du personnel

Piscine

The pool was nice

Super le personnel très serviable et sympathique, proche de tout, très propre et confortable. Le petit dej super bon et copieux et le buffet du soir extra et copieux aussi.
La piscine était super aussi et l’organisation des excursions un régal

Le petit déjeuner

Très bel établissement. Très bien situé.
Bon accueil.
Personnel agréable et professionnel!

Le petit dejeuner, la vue, la beauté des meubles et de la chambre, la literie