I stayed at the Coco Creole in March of 2006. This is a small hotel (20 units) that the locals call “junior” because it is associated with the Coco Palm. I do not stay in extravagant hotels when I go on vacation but I expect the hotel to be clean and quiet in a safe secure neighborhood. In one word I would say that this motel is NOISY! The employees were most accommodating and friendly however when they did not see you, I think they thought you did not exist. The music was turned up and to their tastes late at night at the bar and at 6:00 am in the morning. At 6:30 one morning the maintenance person was yelling to a person standing outside our window. The window is glass with wood louvers on both sides. Mango’s Tropical Bar & Grill and Café’ Claude are the businesses that are on either side of the Coco Kreole. They both have loud music blasting from them especially on the weekends.
The units were clean, colorful and I greatly appreciated the refrigerators in the rooms. We could not see well in the bathroom because we had one 40 watt light bulb on the nine foot ceiling. I literally shaved in the dark. The toilet seats did not fit properly and when you went to wipe you felt like you were going to fall in; (it was like I gotcha every time, sorry if you don’t appreciate the dark humor). The large key tags were labeled with the room you were staying in. So if you lost the key, the finder could literally go right to your door.
The Coco Kreole has a very small pool, approximately 14’x 20’. You can utilize the Coco Palm’s Pool which is much larger just by walking up a few steps. The Coco Palm has nicer rooms and at this point is approximately 8 months old. The T’Banane restaurant is on site. This restaurant provided tasty food at semi-economically prices but the service at night was marginal. The night we had dinner there were 8 total guests. There were 4 cooks in the kitchen, three bartenders and approximately 8 staff. A very large server to customer ratio without even close to the expected service results.
Breakfast was included in the motel stay. You could either eat at the Coco Kreole or eat at the T’Bananne. The servers were much more astute to the customer’s needs and wants at the breakfast. The food was fresh fruit, cereal, toast, juice and coffee.
The Coco’s are very careful in not stating that they are on the beach because they are not. The beach access is approximately 200 yards away and the alleyway is not pleasing to the eye or is not felt to be safe for a traveler at night. If I am able to include the pictures you can judge for yourself. The beach was disappointing when you get to the beach as far as the average traveler’s expectations. When you enter the beach to your left is what I call a local’s beach where there was a tent set up and to the right was a narrow band of sand that fronts the Rex properties.
In St. Lucia almost all of the nice beaches are fronted by nice resorts. The beaches are for the public but when you go around or through the resort you are clearly informed that you are not to use any of their facilities unless you purchase a day pass. Information translated meaning no bathrooms, no shade, no chairs or concessions.
Most American’s staying at the Coco Kreole were disappointed. The Europeans staying at the Kreole seemed content. I tried to upgrade to the Coco Palm at the front desk of the Palm and was given the phone to talk to an operator who quoted the rack prices without giving me any personal service. I then went to another local, nicer in my opinion, resort and they were more than willing to quote me personal practical prices without even any haggling.
The question would I visit St. Lucia again, the answer would be probably not. The employees are most accommodating and work hard for the most part. The value and expectations that an American has for a vacation would be better suited to one of the other Caribbean islands I have visited.
Don't forget the additonal 18% tax!

Just returned from a fantastic holiday in St Lucia, staying at the Coco Kreole hotel in Rodney Bay. It is about five minutes stroll from the lovely beach and is surrounded by over twenty places to eat, almost all of which are good quality. The staff at the hotel were very friendly and helpful and this hotel and its sister hotel, Coco Palm were always kept clean and tidy.
We had a room facing the front, which was fine except for the regular noise on a Friday and Saturday night, which was so loud, it prevented normal people sleeping, although my wife was fine! It went on until around 4am ! Our friends moved to a room at the back of the hotel and found that the noise was not a problem, so it may be wise to book a pool view room. Don't let this noise problem put you off. If you book a room at the pool side, you will be fine and we would certainly go back. The new sister hotel (Coco Palm) is also excellent and well worth looking at. They share various facilities and the Ti Bananne restaurant/bar is fantastic, probably the best meals we had during our stay. Entertainment was good each night and there is a lovely pool with bar.
Make sure you try the tours - we went on a Land and Sea trip, a Rainforest trek and a sunset cruise and we sampled parasailing and horseriding - great fun. Also visited Pigeon Island where we did some great snorkelling. Try the local buses to the capital - cheap and cheerful and friendly, we thought. The capital Castries was an experience - lots of market stalls selling local produce. However, we didn't stay too long as everyone wanted our money. You can get everything you need (duty free) in the Rodney Bay shopping Mall.
Enjoy!

I have just returned from a wonderful two week stay at The Coco Kreole with my wife and 8-month old daughter. The hotel is great value with extremely friendly (but not intrusive) staff. The rooms are comfortable, clean and well appointed (a/c, cable TV, CD player, fridge etc), breakfast was great (as much fresh fruit, home-made banana cake, toast and juice as you like) and you can use the pool and bar / restaurant of the Coco Palm next door.

I have stayed in hotels in over 55 countries worldwide, and this is probably one of the best I have been to. For me the difference is down to the staff and the fact that if things aren't right, they go out of their way to sort it out. For example, we had an issue with noise on a couple of nights due to a large group who had booked out much of the Coco Palm next door and were having a number of evening parties. The hotel made arrangements for us to move to another hotel temporarily to avoid the noise for the main party and compensated us for the inconvenience. Overall the hotel ensured that we had a relaxing and enjoyable time and I would certainly go back again in future.

We booked a room facing the "courtyard", which was in fact a parking lot off the main street entering Reduit Beach. Reduit Beach is a very popular party destination in St. Lucia. Between the continuous stream of cars blasting music, sometimes until 6:00 a.m. (especially on Fridays), and the bar and restaurant flanking either side of the hotel, it was virtually impossible to get a decent night's sleep. Otherwise, the hotel is adorable, very clean and close to a gorgeous beach – it’s just not a good choice if you are looking for a restful night.