Having stayed here once in the '80s I was eager to bring my wife here for the first time. We were not disappointed. The small commercial area across from the hotel (where the small ferry embarks for the short ride across the harbor entrance) now has a nice market and of particular note, a dockside restaurant offering meals and snacks all day at very reasonable prices as an alternative to Dolittle's at the hotel and the much higher priced Rainforest Restaurant a short walk through the mangroves from Marigot Beach.

We rented a Hobie Cat for a 24-hour day and enjoyed sailing both within the harbor and up and down the coastline for a couple of miles each way on three occasions.

The only complaint (the sole reason for a less than excellent sleep quality rating) was having to sleep on an ancient, rock-hard mattress which at first the staff maintained was brand new. Removing the mattress pad revealed its age, and ultimately the staff apologized as we checked out. I mentioned that I had written several reviews for TripAdvisor and they asked that I not mention the mattress. Sorry, but I'm not going to risk TripAdvisor's or my own integrity here. Given the general level of attentiveness, I'd have to assume they're going to take care of this soon although the recent review by "maggymolly" ("OK hotel with a nice view) seems to have encountered a similar mattress problem.

If you walk towards the Rainforest Restaurant along the boardwalk within the mangroves east of the hotel, you can reach a trail up hill past another small B&B establishment and from there up a steep (with rope assists) path to a ridge trail which gives great views of the bay and surrounding countryside. Walking along the ridge westward you get to an overlook just past the intersection of an easier trail leading back down to the upper reaches of the Marigot Beach property (all condos) and the tram which runs from just above the restaurant. (A much easier route to the overlook.)

My wife and I spent a wonderful day at the Marigot Beach Club. We were on a week long cruise in the Caribbean and we chose to spend the day at this resort. This was the third time we chose to spend our one day on St. Lucia here. The beach, pool and restaurant are consistently great with friendly service, there is no cost to take advantage of the beach and the Marigot Bay is one of the most beautiful sights throughout the entire Caribbean.
We have never stayed at this hotel so this review does not include the rooms. If you are on a cruise ship, it is very easy to take a taxi from the pier to the resort. There is a very short ferry ride to the resort once the taxi drops you off but the ferry is run by the resort and there is no charge.
You must try the Pina Coladas here, they are wonderful!

As other reviewers have said, this place could be great. We requested lower level with kitchen, and that is what we got. Unit was very tiny, and there is a reason they don't really show 'kitchen' in their pictures. It is like being in a tiny camper. The 'kitchen' consists of a double hot plate, and the lighting is terrible. Knives very dull, and when we asked to borrow one from kitchen, they chased me down later that morning because the chef needed it. Seriously, the poor chef only had that one little knife. There is plenty of storage, and the bathroom had a nice shower, and hot water was never a problem. The a/c was fine although it needs a key to run which is attached to your room key. It was hot so we just separated the two keys. While the room was very charming, it was the smallest place we have ever stayed. Two people could not pass without squeezing. We had to invent our own way to leave the suitcases open and live out of for the things we couldn't hang up. We had a corner unit which was gave us better breezes on the veranda. If not for the veranda, we would have gone crazy in the tiny space. The bed was very uncomfortable, and we didn't sleep. Learned later that we should ask for different mattress. They let us check out the room next door, and wanted us to move our stuff, but we got them to just exchange mattresses. If 1 is soft, and 10 is hard, our first one was -5, and the replacement was a 15! The hard one was better than the mushy one, but still very unconfortable. Because we tossed and turned all night we had to listen to the loudy squeaky bed. No fault of the resort, but the tree frogs at night will drive you crazy. I had to fold up a shirt and put it over my head to muffle the racket. There is also a large light that shines right into this room, but it does go out later. They sell ear plugs in the store across the way for a reason.
The pool is ok, but not very big, but the bay is right there.
As you know, you must take a little ferry to get there. You park in a very rough, pot hole parking lot with huge piles of smelly garbage, and it is dark. Then you walk down a steep street to catch the ferry which looks like it has been through a war or two. The day driver was very prompt, but the night time driver was often busy on his cell phone and we had to wait to get picked up. Sometimes a driver of a different boat took pity on us standing there so long in the rain, and took us across, but we felt obligated to tip him since it wasn't his job. Several days the ferry was broken, and a different one would pick you up, but often had to make other stops. On the last day, it was still broken, and we had to haul our luggage across the beach to get picked up by the other one.
All the staff we encountered was really polite and helpful. Thanks Yellow and Suzanne, and the girl in charge of our room whose name I don't remember.
The food at the restaurant was fine, but like others have said doesn't change if you are there for any length of time, but we went elsewhere when we could.
People have said the beach was small, but we found it to be just fine. Who needs a huge beach? Yellow would always bring chairs for us when we went down to the beach.
Internet is available only near the office and the restaurant, and sometimes didn't work, but we were on an island after all. We were lucky in #54 because it was right above the office, and we could usually get internet on the veranda, and sometimes in bed. Some days I could even get connected on the beach.
Remember to take your chargers and devices with you when you are in the restaurant so they can get charged.
Because of the storm the bay was very clowdy, and not good for snorkeling, but seemed to be clearing up nicely when we left. It was fun to watch the huge yachts and tiny boats coming and going all the time.