Best Nature Sustainable Hotels and Eco Friendly Stays in Guadeloupe
Where to stay for nature in Guadeloupe
The 3 best nature stays in Guadeloupe sit deep in the rainforest of Basse-Terre, with tree cabins, treehouses and lodgings raised among lush exotic gardens and a 10,000 square metre domain above the bays. From Deshaies, where Au Jardin des Colibris and Tendacayou climb the slopes above the bay, to Pointe-Noire, where TropicAngel nestles into the hills, these stays are top rated for waking up surrounded by green canopy and birdsong, every one of them owner built or locally run by the people who know the forest best.
How we choose the best nature stays in Guadeloupe
What earns a place on this list is how these Guadeloupe put you inside the living rainforest and nature stays protect it, like TropicAngel, whose eight lodgings are built from sustainable materials and rise from lush exotic gardens above Pointe-Noire on Basse-Terre. Because a true nature stay should grow out of the forest rather than clear it, TropicAngel matters as proof that comfort and the wild habitat can share the same slope.
TropicAngel sets its lodgings into the exotic gardens above Pointe-Noire instead of flattening the land for them, so the rainforest of Basse-Terre in Guadeloupe stays intact for the birds and plants that live there and for the guests who come after you.
We look for that same instinct in places shaped by hand and by people who care for the land, like Tendacayou, an owner built lodge of duplexes, villas and a treehouse raised on a forested slope above Deshaies, and Au Jardin des Colibris, a family run lodge of tree cabins and Creole cases spread across a 10,000 square metre domain. Because Tendacayou and Au Jardin des Colibris are run by families who will pass this forest to their children, protecting the wild slopes of Guadeloupe is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best nature eco stays across the Caribbean.
Top Nature Picks in Guadeloupe
- Au Jardin des Colibris Ecolodge & Spa: tree cabins and Creole cases across a 10,000 square metre domain above Deshaies Bay.
- Tendacayou Ecolodge & Spa: owner built duplexes, villas and a treehouse raised on a rainforest slope above Deshaies.
- TropicAngel Ecolodge & Spa: eight lodgings built from sustainable materials in lush exotic gardens above Pointe-Noire.
Au Jardin des Colibris is a family run eco lodge of tree cabins and Creole cases set across a 10,000 square metre domain above Deshaies Bay, the first tourist establishment in Guadeloupe to win the Palme Verte du Tourisme and to be classified a bird refuge by the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux.
It carries the national park’s Esprit Parc label and runs a one night, one coral programme with Ocean Quest France, planting a coral in Deshaies Bay for every booked stay towards a goal of 1,000 corals a year.
Tendacayou is an owner built rainforest eco lodge on a Basse-Terre slope above Deshaies, its eleven duplexes, villas and treehouse all raised by Sylvie and Georges Carreyre from reclaimed wood, salvaged roots, stone and bamboo, with no televisions or air conditioning.
Its table d’hotes, Le Poisson Rouge, builds menus from fish landed by neighbouring village fishermen and vegetables that are roughly 80 per cent from the lodge’s own garden, with the rest sourced from local producers.
TropicAngel is a locally run rainforest eco lodge of eight lodgings set in lush exotic gardens above Pointe-Noire on Basse-Terre, built from sustainable materials and run on solar power by owners Magali and Francois.
Rainwater harvesting and water saving systems, comprehensive recycling and composting towards zero waste, and a farm to table kitchen leaning on fresh, organic, locally sourced produce underpin the stay.
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