Arawak, Gosier, Guadeloupe

What a great discovery the Arawak was for us this past week. We stayed three nights in Gosier and unfortunately could not find a place at the Sofitel or the Creole Beach Resort because they were fully booked.

We spent the first two nights at the Canella Beach in Gosier at the Pointe de la Verdure. The layout of the hotel was quite nice and the breakfast was good, however the rooms were terrible. During our first night we were in a room where the springs in the bed were broken. Upon request of a room change, we were given a room with faulty airconditioning that smelled musty.

The Arawak Hotel was a welcome relief to our two horrible nights. The feel of the hotel is quite American. It is spacious, airy, and the furnishings were relatively new.

None of the French hotels seem to be overly generous on bath towels or soaps in the bedrooms, except for the Sofitel. If you have trouble breathing or are overly concerned about the quality of the bed, I would not recommend the Canella Beach or even the Maison Creole down the road. We toured that facility and found the same musty smell at the Maison Creole.