this was once a great place to stay, but sadly it is now very run down and neglected. The rooms are dirty and the service is absolutely AWFUL. If you want breakfast you better get it yourself as the staff just stand around chatting and could not care less about the customers. The quality of the food is also inexcusably... more

I just came from Jacmel and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. My husband and I spent one day in Port-au-Prince and the remaining of our trip in Jacmel. We stayed in La Belle Jacmelienne; the hotel is not so clean (but ok) and way too expensive for about $ 80 US a night for a standard room without a TELEVISION. When we complained... more

This apparently used to be "the place to stay" in Jacmel, but it most definitely is no longer. The story is apparently that the owners divorced and without the wife, who used to run the place, the quality rapidly went downhill. In any event, my own experience here was awful. Indifferent and even hostile reception and housekeeping staff, loss of... more

My partner and I just spent 11nights/12days at this hotel, and well I have not quite seen anything this terrible in my entire life, and I have traveled all over, Africa included. For starter, the hotel IS NOT what they tell you it is over the telephone. They said that is was a beautiful hotel on the beach. First of... more

La Jacmelienne was in my opinion the best hotel i've ever had the chance to stay in. The service;the ambiance;the pool and the food were excellent.Nightclubs are in the area;but not too close for a night out; Bassin Bleu is one of the places i recommend each and every one to visit. Theres a lot of Americains;Canadians;French living in Jacmel... more