Coco Kreole
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Styled like a plantation house converted to a country inn, this St. Lucia hotel offers moderately priced lodging and a tranquil ambience for travelers seeking poolside relaxation and walking-distance access to Rodney Bay Village's many restaurants. Guests enjoy full access to all facilities at an adjacent 83-room partner hotel.
Insider tip: Locals and visitors gather at various spots on Friday nights for outdoor music and food. Many St. Lucians rank the fish fry at Anse La Reye, a central-coast town 25.5 (16 mi) south of the hotel, as the island's best, perhaps because food stalls serve lobster.
Property Amenities
Spa treatments and nail care (surcharges) are offered in guestrooms and on the beach as well as a rooftop sundeck and in poolside tents at an adjacent partner hotel, Coco Palm. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel and on the poolside sundeck.
Hosts available around the clock greet guests in the open-air lobby and escort them immediately to guestrooms for express check-in. The lobby includes upholstered furniture and a computer offering complimentary high-speed Internet access. Self parking is complimentary.
Although many guests walk from the hotel to the public beach, this St. Lucia hotel also offers a beach pass (surcharge), valid for guests at both Coco Kreole and Coco Palm hotels. The pass includes a shuttle ride to and from the beach, use of a beach chair and umbrella, and access to non-motorized watersports (limited to 30 minutes per sport). The shuttle runs from 9 AM–5 PM, every hour on the hour (schedule subject to change).
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Concierge services
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Conference room(s)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- Security guard
- Number of rooms: 20
- Express check- in
- Number of floors: 2
- Tour assistance
- Medical assistance available
- Dry cleaning service
- Video library
- Supervised child care/activities
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
Coco Kreole offers 20 guestrooms in a two-story yellow building (no elevator) styled like a Caribbean plantation house. Courtside rooms overlook the parking lot while poolside rooms have a pool view.
Decor includes yellow walls, white fretwork, crown molding, pale tile floors, and brightly colored fabrics. Small bathrooms contain stall showers without tubs or shower/tub combinations.
Compact refrigerators contain complimentary bottled water (on arrival only). Telephones are cordless. Televisions with U.S./international channels, CD players, and VCRs (rental videos available) are supplied. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Room Features
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- VCR
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Climate control
- Voice mail
- Internet access - complimentary
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Massage - available in room
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Television
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Reduit Beach - 300m (328 yds)
Rodney Bay Mall - 400m (437 yds)
Pigeon Island National Historic Park - 3 km (2 mi)
St. Lucia Golf & Country Club - 3 km (2 mi)
Beauséjour Cricket Ground - 3 km (2 mi)
Castries (capital) - 8 km (5 mi)
Morne Fortune (historical site, lookout) - 9.5 km (6 mi)
Marigot Bay (sailing center) - 19.25 km (12 mi)
St. Lucia Distillers Rhythm of Rum Tour - 22.5 km (14 mi)
Barre de L'Isle Trail (hiking) - 24.75 km (15.5 mi)
Soufrière (French-colonial capital) - 41.5 km (26 mi)
Diamond Botanical Gardens & Waterfall (historical site, mineral baths) - 42.5 km (26.5 mi)
Sulphur Springs (tour) - 44.75 km (28 mi)
Petite Piton - 44.75 km (28 mi)
Fond Doux Estate (working-estate tour) - 46.5 km (29 mi)
Gros Piton (climbing trail) - 48 km (30 mi)
Frégate Island Nature Reserve (tour) - 48 km (30 mi)
Descartiers Trail (hiking) - 51.25 km (32 mi)
Balembouche Estate (historical site) - 57.5 km (36 mi)
George F.L. Charles (Vigie) Airport (SLU): Approximate driving time to Coco Kreole is 15 minutes and distance is 7 km (4.5 mi).
Driving directions from George F.L. Charles (Vigie) Airport: Depart airport and turn left onto main road toward Rodney Bay and Cap Estate. Turn left at Rodney Bay Mall, turn left at end of road, and proceed to hotel on left.
Hewanorra International Airport (HIA): Approximate driving time to Coco Kreole is 1 hour and 30 minutes and distance is 65.5 km (41 mi).
Driving directions from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF): Depart airport to the east and follow east-coast road up coast and through island's center toward Castries. Proceed through Castries and past airport toward Rodney Bay. Turn left at Rodney Bay Mall, turn left at end of road, and proceed to hotel on left.
Getting there: Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost. Driving is on the left side, British-style.
Getting around: The hotel staff summons taxis on request. Scooter rentals are available in Rodney Bay Village. Water taxis operating from various locations on Rodney Bay within 200–1,000m (219–1,093 yds) of the hotel go to waterside destinations anywhere on the island, including popular spots such as Pigeon Island National Historic Park, Marigot Bay, and the French-colonial capital of Soufrière. Scooter rentals are available in Rodney Bay Village.
Activities
A 8.25-by-3.75-m (27.5-by-12.5-ft) pool fronts the hotel. Guests also enjoy access to a 52-m (170-ft) freeform pool up four short flights of steps at an adjacent partner hotel, Coco Palm.
The hotel lies 300m (328 yds) from Reduit Beach, which extends 800m (875 yds) along the Caribbean Sea. Water remains calm in most weather. Complimentary shuttle service is provided to Reduit Beach, along with beach lounge chairs and umbrellas, and complimentary non-motorized water sports.
Water-sports rentals available on the beach include Sunfish sailboats, snorkeling gear, kayaks, pedal boats, and windsurfers. In addition, beach vendors offer scuba diving, water skiing, personal watercraft, banana-boat rides, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, and tubing.
The hotel offers yoga and tai chi classes (surcharges) five nights weekly in its adjoining conference center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Swimming on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Whale-watching nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Fishing nearby
Restaurants & Bars
Note: Although the hotel does not have its own restaurant, guests have signing privileges at Ti Bananne restaurant and Café Kaiso at the adjacent Coco Palm hotel. Around-the-clock room service is also available from Coco Palm's kitchens.
Ti Bananne - Open-air, pool-view, veranda-style restaurant/bar with wood-beam ceiling, island-scene murals, open kitchen. Seating also on wood deck. American/English/creole breakfasts. Lunch choices such as salads, sandwiches, burgers, pork chops, garlic shrimp, chicken, fish, steaks, and shrimp, and seafood brochettes. Dinner choices such as foie gras with sorrel-glazed plantain, pork with ginger and cloves, grilled portobello with goat cheese and Indian-spiced eggplant, lobster en papillote with coriander vinaigrette, lobster and shrimp in coconut-curry sauce. Live music two nights weekly at poolside bandstand. Five-course fixed-menu dinner, including wines, at poolside tables on Wednesdays.
Café Kaiso - Air-conditioned bar/lounge with upholstered seating, window seats. Open 24 hours for coffee, bar service, and tapas menu. Two complimentary laptop computers for complimentary wireless Internet access. Live music three nights weekly.
Brown Sugar - On-site casual bar/lounge, which is open on the hotel's little pool-view veranda from early evening to late night.
Location
Rodney Bay Village
Gros Islet,
Saint Lucia
Nearest major airport:
Castries, St. Lucia (SLU-Vigie)
Area:
Castries, St. Lucia
Important Information
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
