Hotel le Recif — Hotel in Saint-Paul

We were there on a family holiday for 10 days. The hotel is nice, breakfast - good spread. People were helpful hospitable. We didn't have the tea coffee hospitality tray usually given.. in our rooms..didn't understand why? So we asked..and they supplied our 2 rooms! Another..our flight out was a late night flight so we asked if we cld keep the room until 4pm and they were helpful and put us in another room until our departure no charge even though we wld have paid a day-use charge...so lots of positive points. Monday evenings there's a small outdoor get together put up by the hotel for the guests with drinks and bites free..good way of getting to know the other guests staying in the hotel too. However small negative points too😑..no way of getting something small to eat when u come back after a tiring day of sightseeing..no room service no way of getting something small to eat u have to wait until 6.30 pm I think to get a sandwich at the bar😣 lots of French speaking people not many tourists from Anglophone countries..don't they advertise for a more larger clientele than only the French??? In my opinion La Reunion has lots to offer a larger international clientele than Mauritius their neighbour even though we English speaking ones only hear about Mauritius often🙄🙄 Another..The events run by the hotel at the dining room..not publicised much..so lots of small hicks! However saying that I still think it's a nice and a very good place to stay at if u r going to La Reunion on holiday🤗 "Bon...

Welcome to the 'Wes Anderson' Hotel, a resort that is very popular with the upper French working class. However, if you do not have at least a 'rudimentary' knowledge of French (as is necessary for the rest of the island as well), the whole thing can quickly become a 'lost in translation'. This place must have had 3-star status somewhere in the 1970s. And if the operators wait a little longer, the (somewhat shabby) furnishings might become hip again at some point (bathtub with wooden paneling instead of a shower?). Anyone flying over from Mauritius, however, must be prepared for significant compromises in everything: Reunion is France after all, with all its social problems ("sorry, but the driver doesn't speak English"!). Basically, the question also arises as to why people fly over 9,000 km to spend their day at the pool? There are no loungers on the (public) beach, nor is it particularly attractive. Since Reunion has been completely urbanized, a car is definitely recommended if you want to explore one of the few beautiful spots on the island. Oh yes, at least you can rely on one thing: the café au lait for breakfast is just as bad as we (non-French people) have known it for decades from French motorway...

We stayed in Hotel Le Recif for three and a half weeks during July. The hotel is well situated close to the beach with sea views from some of the rooms. There are a large number of parking bays available. There are two pools - one next to the bar and casual restaurant and one further away towards the north side of the hotel grounds. The grounds are well kept and there is direct access through a gate to the beach with the swimming area a short walk down the beach.||||Breakfasts are buffet and are really good enabling those that do not have lunch to make it through to dinner quite easily. The dinners are all buffet and, although we only ate there a few times, they are good. You can also order snacks at the bar/restaurant next to the pool.||||The staff are extremely friendly but English is limited and a smattering of French certainly helps communication. The rooms are plain and could do with some updating but are very comfortable.||||The only issues that we had was that the wi-fi signal in the room was not wonderful and the TV channels were all French with no other options.||||Overall well...