When we arrived, the owner's parents greeted us on the balcony with homemade coco-rum punch and showed us a tour of the house. They had also had homemade guava juice from the garden just outside the home. We have stayed on beach-facing homes before (most recently Martinique), and wanted to experience a mountain home instead so we booked this home in Deshaies and were not disappointed. The view at night is incredible and you get some good sunsets. They kitchen is fully stocked and the dining table on the balcony makes a great place to entertain and have dinner. We had virtually no bugs our entire stay since there is no standing fresh water on the side of the hill, and at night we got cool breezes coming from the ocean up the hillside. All of the bedrooms had air conditioning, and the house is very up to date and well maintained. If you're visiting Guadeloupe for the first time, Basse Terre is the best island to stay on, and this area is among the best to reach all that it has to offer. Make sure you visit the capital Basse Terre on the southeast side of Basse Terre island, make sure you visit Chutes du Carbet near cap esterre. Make sure you also visit a rum distillery; we did Longeteau but there is also a very famous one in the city Basse Terre called Bologne. We will be back to this house - the owner was very responsive friendly - just the kind of Caribbean hospitality I've come to love from the FWI!
