Budget hotel with basic features. The bathroom and the restaurant (breakfast) were not too clean. We had to ask twice for the third towel in the triple room (?!). Most of the staff seem to have a problem with any language but French. Be careful when asking for any instructions or services as they look as if they understand and later you discover that they gave you totally wrong instructions.
The hotel is uphill from the town centre, so prepare yourself to a bit of climbing after your shopping experience. Prices in Fort-de-France are at the same level as in mainland France, so there are no bargains at all, not even at the market place. All shops and souvenirs are similar and definitely too expensive for the level of service they offer. Taxis are rather expensive, too. The only "musts" are rum and spices, and these can be bought at the local shopping centre.

Coming to Martinique in early January was always going to be a trial as it is the island's busiest time, so we were surprised to be able to book here and at a slight discount. Fort de France does not have many hotels which makes it more of a challenge and the reports were mixed and varied. We arrived on the Express des Iles from Castries, St Lucia and quickly found a taxi which wound its way out of town giving us the initial impression we were going to be a long way from the centre. In the event we found we were only 15 minutes walk from the centre and the ferries to the beaches on the south side of the bay. The hotel was clean and the room bigger than one usually expect in France. It had a nice view over the bay. The restaurant was covered but outdoors where your inclusive breakfast was provided on a buffet basis and a pleasant variety to suit all. Off this was the bar and the small swimming pool. The staff were all very helpful and spoke English when some of my French failed.

After booking a cheap last minute getaway to the Evripides in June 2012, we decided to have a read of the hotel reviews before travelling and straight away started worrying that we had made a big mistake and that it was going to be awful!! The journey from the airport to the hotel made our fears worse as we were the last and only ones to be dropped off there and when we got off the coach, we couldn't see any other people around despite it being two o'clock in the afternoon and gloriously hot. After checking in we made our way to our room and we were pleasantly surprised. It was large, clean and the views. There was a new toilet roll everyday, which we weren't charged for again despite what previous reviews have said. Our sheets were changed twice and the towels three times during our one week stay and the room was cleaned daily.The staff at the hotel were overall quite pleasant but they didn't bend over backwards to make you feel welcome. Don't get me wrong they were very friendly when they were speaking to you but considering how quiet it was at the hotel (not many guests at all) you would think they would be trying to encourage you to stay at the bar to spend your money but they made no efforts to create an atmosphere ...

We just spent two nights at the hotel during a last minute trip to Martinique for Carnival. As we arrived by ferry from St Lucia, we walked off the boat and into the parade, making it impossible to get a taxi to the hotel. It is a bit of a hike from the downtown, but we were warmly greeted and the room was nice.
We were tired and hungry and decided to have dinner in their restaurant. The prices were on the high side, but given the option of walking all the way back to town to eat we decided to give it a try. They were out of everything on the menu we tried to order and they just didn't seem to give a darn. We left and went back to the receptionist who graciously offered to order a pizza for us. We did and cancelled the breakfast option we had taken given the attitude in the restaurant.
Also because it was Carnival our booked return ferry to St Lucia was cancelled forcing us to return a day early. The hotel was fine about it, no cancellation fee or problems with booking out early to get a ferry back. BUT trying to get Expedia to cancel and refund us for the extra night we could not use has been so painful and ridiculous to the point of sheer exasperation. One song and dance after another, even after informing them as soon as we found out the ferry return change. The won't help you via email, one has to call them direct and let me tell you long distance calls from the caribbean ain't cheap!
Yes I should have booked direct with the hotel and would of if I could have called them direct, but the phone lines down here aren't always working so booked it online. I will NEVER book anything with Expedia again.