LE SERENO ^{* * * * *}

Dined only, superb.

I wanted to love this place. First of all I’ll start with the price, 2550 euros per night for a grand suite plage room, taxes not included. The room itself is very nice and spacious with a lovely sea view from the terrace. Within the first hour of being in our room, and after I had completely unpacked, we started hearing construction noises from the adjacent room - hammering, sanding, metal objects clanging about. Obviously I complained and we were moved to a room that was adjoining with another room (and slightly less of a view). Nothing was offered for the inconvenience of repacking and moving. When we got back from dinner that night we discovered that the people in the adjoining room were smoking marijuana and the smell was so strong they might as well have been smoking it in our room. The smell continued well into the next day. Finally I asked reception to please ask our neighbors to smoke outside (as per the hotel rule), this seemed to work as the smell dissipated. The next night we had dinner reservations in Gustavia and I had called throughout the day to confirm that a taxi would be arranged at 7:30pm. Finally after calling the front desk again I was told, at the last minute, that our taxi was confirmed for 7:15. My husband and I then rushed to reception only to find we had no taxi and no taxi would be coming. We then had to wait about 30 minutes for the hotel driver to finish his dinner offsite and come pick us up. The following morning we discovered that housekeeping did not refill our coffee service and I waited an hour for a pot of coffee from room service. The hotel staff was very friendly throughout our stay but I feel as though some sort of accommodation should have been made given the amount of inconveniences we experienced. So, I have sadly concluded that the service here does not equal or warrant the hefty price tag.

Absolutely fabulous, we checked in yesterday with casual elegance in mind and this lovely gem should be 10 stars. Kind helpful staff and every effort to deliver luxury and classy comfort for our vacation aka holiday as the Europeans say.

This is a beautiful resort. Top service - remarkable views. A little private gem on the ocean. High end menu with not so high end meals. $45 hamburger $22 shot of Bacardi - Room with a view but food not so special.

What a great visit to Le Sereno. The resort was just what we were looking for; small, unpretentious, quiet with an strong sense of place. Was hesitant to go back to St Barths as i felt the island has lost alot of its charm, but Le Sereno changed my attitude.