Guadeloupe Is not France just an French Overseas Department, and in a lot of ways is a lot France than its homeland itself. It is to France what Hawaii is to the United States. Until 2003 St Barthelemy, otherwise known at St Barts and St Martin were part of Guadeloupe but are now independently associated to France.



To look at Guadeloupe on a map and it looks butterfly wings connected by a bridge, and is in fact two islands, and the more north east wing is Grande-Terre, where Pointe-a-Pitre the main centre for commerce and the main seaport is to be found.

They're known for it's white sand beaches, billowing hills, cane areas and this is just about for certain where your Guadeloupe Hotel Reservation will be made if you decide to come here. The high-grade white sand beaches on Grande-Terre includes Ste. Anne, St Francois and Le Moule

The southwest annex is known as Basse-Terre, which is the larger of the two islands, where you will discover waterfalls, a arboretum, and a volcano which overlooks the waterfalls which in plow spray chill clouds to drench the too daring visitant.

There is ordinal doubt that Basse Terre experiences the primary tourist attraction in La Soufriere Volcano almost 5 thousand feet above sea level. It is bordered by the National Park a famed rain forest, and successively by attractive abstruse blue oceans. This is where you come for the diving which is so good it has been identified as world class. In that respect are gloomier sand beaches here, amid the better of which are Grande Anse, and Deshaies.

The 2 butterfly shaped joined islands of Guadeloupe do have a number of things in common which includes delicious cuisine and true West Indian cordial reception from truly amiable masses.

So you want to make a Reservation for an Hotel in Guadeloupe, and you want suggestions. This is always very difficult because reviews are so subjective, but the number one hotel in Basse Terre is probably Caraib'Bay Hotel. The top hotel in the St Francois beach area is the Amaudo Hotel. Close to the white sand beach of Ste. Anne your best bet may well be the Hotel Le Diwali. Of the hotels in Terre de Haut you couldn't do better than L'Auberge les Petits Saints aux Anacardies.

If you want to stay in Gosier then choose Le Mahogany Hotel , and the top hotel in Pointe-a-Pitre is Le Jardin Malanga, or go to Marie-Galante and choose the Cap Reva.

Whilst the list isn't endless, there are 94 hotels on Guadeloupe that you could make a reservation at, and so you are very much spoilt for choice.

Guadeloupe has much for its visitors to do from beachcombing, sea diving, jungle exploring, or just lying relaxing on a white sand beach. Why not make a Reservation in a Guadeloupe Hotel, and find out for yourself.

By the way the food owes much to its French origins, as does the wines, so you can expect fresh food, which is fabulous, with a leaning towards seafood, all of course with a strong Caribbean influence