Guadeloupe
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsA hotel in Deshaies, on the Basse-Terre side, near Grande Anse, one of the stop's free beaches. For those who want the forest, La Soufrière and the Cousteau reserve rather than the hotel strip in Le Gosier.
Deshaies is the village from the series Death in Paradise, filmed in the town and on the nearby beaches.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →A boutique hotel in Saint-François, in the Blonval area, on Chemin de l'Anse à la Barque, at the eastern tip of Grande-Terre. The right side of the island for the Pointe des Châteaux and departures to Marie-Galante.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →On Route du Bois Joli, in Terre-de-Haut in Les Saintes, near Anse Crawen. For sleeping on the island instead of leaving on the last boat, once the day visitors have gone.
€230 a nightSee on Booking →On Route de la Pointe-des-Châteaux, in Saint-François, on the spit of land at the end of Grande-Terre. For being on site early in the morning at the Pointe des Châteaux, before the crowds.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →A seafront hotel in Le Gosier, in the resort area next to Pointe-à-Pitre. The budget compromise for staying on the south coast of Grande-Terre, with the Mémorial ACTe within driving distance.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →On Route des Hôtels, in the Montauban area, in Le Gosier, near Pointe de la Verdure. The resort area's two-star, for those who want the beach and the excursions without the prices of the big neighbours.
€85 a nightSee on Booking →Studios and bungalows in Saint-Louis, on Marie-Galante, one of the islands of the stop. For those spending one or two nights there instead of doing the return boat trip in a day.
€95 a nightSee on Booking →A hotel and spa in Sainte-Anne, on its own road above the south coast of Grande-Terre. For an unhurried stay between beach and excursions, between Le Gosier and Saint-François.
Perched on a hill in Sainte-Anne, the hotel looks out to sea towards Marie-Galante and Les Saintes on clear days.
€400 a nightSee on Booking →A Creole plantation house in Trois-Rivières, in the Hermitage area, in the south of Basse-Terre, within reach of La Soufrière and the Carbet Falls. For sleeping on the volcano side and boarding early for Terre-de-Haut.
A Creole house from 1927 among the banana plants, with Les Saintes in view: boats for Terre-de-Haut leave from Trois-Rivières.
€230 a nightSee on Booking →On Route des Hôtels, in the Montauban area, in Le Gosier: a four-star with a spa set on the beach. For a classic beach holiday, with Pointe-à-Pitre and the Mémorial ACTe close by.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue de l'Abbé, in Bouillante, on the west coast of Basse-Terre, facing the Cousteau reserve. Lodges for those who come to swim or dive at the Îlets Pigeon first thing in the morning.
€280 a nightSee on Booking →