Hotel La Batelière

Located in the town of Schoelcher, west of the capital town of Fort-de-France, La Batelière hotel is just 3 miles from Fort-de-France and 9 miles (15 minutes) from the airport of Le Lamentin.

Its central location on the island facilitates any trip around the area, especially as the hotel enables travelling opposite direction from the traffic jam. La Batelière is the former hotel Framissima; today, it is no longer a hotel-club. Framissima still has thirty rooms at the hotel.

Composed of two large buildings dating back to the 1970s, the hotel is located on a hill, facing the sea. It really needs some refreshment. Its main stairways and long corridors look austere. Its swimming pool and the restaurant facing the sea are rather more pleasant. The hotel also has a pleasant small beach, a fitness room and a piano bar in the lobby.

The hotel's 198 rooms, including 5 duplex, 3 suites and 4 rooms with access for disabled people, are comfortable and a good size. However, they also need some refreshment. Properly decorated, with moderate soundproofing and a gorgeous sea view, each room has a balcony or a terrace, air conditioning, flat screen satellite television, telephone for direct international dialling, a mini-bar, a safe, a bath tub and a hair dryer. The toilets are separated in some rooms.

The restaurant, open to the outside world, is beside the swimming pool and offers a pleasant view onto the sea. The "Blue Marine" serves Creole and international cuisine a la carte for lunch and on menu for dinner. Breakfast is served at the table. Thematic dinners are organised.

The beach, or rather the cove, is located below the restaurant and the swimming pool. You can access it over an asphalt walkway. Small in size, it is protected by an artificial embankment and covered with white sand. It is equipped with deck chairs available for free and has an impressive sailing club.