Domaine Robinson: Live on the beach, Anse Noire, SE Martinique
by XenoHumph
Do you want to live on a secluded beach? Well here is your dream lodging! Bungalows (60-75 euros/night), studios (60-75 euros/night) and one tree house (100 euros/night) can be rent in Anse Noire in southwestern Martinique. Anse Noire is a steep sided small bay with black sand. The only people who live there are the owners of Domaine Robinson, and the tourists who rent their lodgings. You park down at the end of a steep road, and there are still 135 steps to walk down to reach the beach (and your lodging). It is wonderfully quiet at night, I mean quiet from human noises, because there is of course a night concert from Martinique night creatures (frogs? crickets?) and the waves!
We had one of the studios which are located on the first floor of the owner's house. You have your own little terrace. Cute bamboo decor (the shower is fun!), and transparent floor through which you can see the sand!
Outdoor kitchen like in most Martinique lodgings, barbecue available, fresh fish from local fishermen, very nice hosts (Claude & Viviane). Claude loves to come by and chat at night.
Downsides:
- Hard to park if you come back during the day because the beach goers take all the parking places, especially on week-ends! You will be able to park, but far up the road, with >15 min up & down the steep road to reach your lodging (+ the stairs of course)
- In the studios, you have to sleep with air conditioning because the air does not flow through the room otherwise. Try to rent a bungalow or the tree house instead to be able to sleep with the beach breeze and swooshing of the waves! Even if we booked 3 months in advance, the bungalows were not available, and the tree house was too expensive for us.
- Also the last 2 nights, we had chain smokers renting the studio next to us, and it was impossible to avoid their cigarette smoke on our 'private patio'. Renting the bungalows or tree house should solve that problem.
- Finally, they give no bath towels! We had to go buy some at the local supermarket. I had only beach towels, but these get dirty after a day at the beach. Anyway, what sort of a lodging expects you to bring towels?!
Note: like any type of private lodging in France, you need to clean the place yourself before leaving (or pay 15 euros).
You have your own beach (it is still a public beach with people coming during the day, but evening and mornings, you are pretty much alone)! Great swimming, snorkeling, and diving at your door step, beautiful palm trees and exotic vegetation surrounding you.
