Les Villas du Recif Hotel Saint Gilles Les Bains

Spread over 17 villas, Hotel le Recif is a beachfront complex set amid lush palm-filled gardens, one kilometre from Saint-Gilles-les-Bains town centre. The 142 guestrooms open onto balconies and are decorated in light colours with patterned fabrics and wood furnishings. Modern amenities include air conditioning, TV Internet connections, satellite television, direct-dial phones, hair dryers, minibars, safes and desks. The hotel offers a number of dining options: Le Maloya serves a range of local and international dishes from a buffet or an a la carte menu in a relaxed setting next to the pool; Le Hippocampe is situated on the beach and serves a selection of grilled dishes; and Le Comptoir Sud is a snack bar overlooking the pool area, offering light refreshments. Guests can work out in the hotel's fully-equipped fitness room, enjoy a game of tennis or volleyball on the hotel courts and cool off with a dip in the swimming pool. The hotel offers bike rentals and houses a gift shop and beauty salon, and guests can relax with a book in the library. Those on business can make use of the hotel's conference rooms, and guests with cars will find complimentary parking on site. Practical amenities include room service and a 24-hour front desk with a safe-deposit box. For those wishing to explore the area, the cinema, casino, nightclub and supermarket are all within 200 metres, and the diving centre and Jardin d'Eden, a botanical garden featuring more than 700 species of spices, magical and medicinal plants, are both one kilometre away. The Saint-Paul street market, selling African crafts and local fruit and vegetables, is eight kilometres from the hotel. Saint Denis Roland Garros Airport is 50 kilometres away and takes approximately 45 minutes to reach by car. ; ;