Name: St. James Guest House
Address: Federation Drive, Roseau, Roseau, Roseau, D/A, Dominica
Rating: 8

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Despite encountering some challenges during my stay, it's important to note that interactions with Carol were often strained, with communication feeling less open to feedback. Phil however, was very friendly and helpful. Pre arrival communication was slow and always self initiated. Phil was very friendly. The cleanliness of the fridge was disappointing, and its placement made it inconvenient to use alongside the kettle. ( One has to be unplugged to use the other). Additionally, the poorly lit hallway posed difficulties in locating the key slot, and the limited availability of power outlets, coupled with faulty plugs sockets, added to the inconvenience. The air conditioning proved to be noisy, and there were occasional disturbances from other guests. Despite these issues, I found the morning call to prayer quite pleasant. While the hotel's proximity to the carnival and town was convenient, it did require a 15-20 minute walk. Mosquitoes were a recurring issue in the hallways, necessitating regular spraying. However, the room did feature two balconies, although the views were not particularly impressive. Basic amenities like TV and air conditioning were provided, though their effectiveness varied. On a positive note, the room's cleanliness was consistently maintained, with linen changed every two days. Breakfast offerings were modest, mainly consisting of fruit and limited options, but Phil’s care and pride in providing the food and limited options during carnival made it a good choice if you were up.

Good option but I needed more.

Stayed three nights. Inexpensive property well located within walking distance of the city center. Little street noise, although you can hear other guests and the staff (the latter before 07:00) due to lack of soundproofing. 
Small, clean room. Basic decor. Well lit desk area. Fairly hard bed with no mattress pad; flat pillows.
Shower with good water pressure, although the temperature was difficult to adjust (the water goes from hot to cold when the handle moves by just a few mm). The sink drained very slowly. They fixed it upon my request, but a day later it was back to slow draining.
Wifi worked well.
Breakfast was very basic: fresh fruit and bread. No breakfast boxes for early departure.
Communication prior to arrival was difficult: I was trying to confirm late arrival time and airport pick up (which they arranged for an extra charge), but I got no response to messaging and emails for well over 24 hours. I even called the number listed on the reservation twice (international calls at my expense, since they don't have WA), but there was no answer.
Overall it was ok for a short stay.

Basic guesthouse within walking distance of the city. Ok for a short stay.

Hard working owners. Exceptionally clean & comfortable rooms. 

Karol and Phil are exceptionally good business owners. They leave late in the evenings and come in first thing in the morning. They’re practically always there working hard and deserve the recognition I give them! (Throughout the night another man works there and he is great also)  They were also calm and happy to be there 7 days a week from 7am till 10pm. 

Phil is quick to cook you up something and make conversation with you. As is the other guy who works in the bar/cafe area at the back. 

Karol took time to have conversations with our 92 year old Dominican grandad (who we now know can speak Dominican potois like never left the island!!) Massive thank you to karol for this!! 

As much as they are friendly and take time for laid back conversations they also are efficient and hard working. Karol ensured the rooms were cleaned to an excellent standard. The cleaners were great and didn’t leave a stone unturned.  I’ve stayed in the Caribbean a few times and this is the first time I’ve not had any bugs or cockroaches in my room! (So happy with this) Karol has a business woman air about her which I fully respected. 

The area is a bit bothersome. If I went out alone as some of the guys try to talk to you & in a friendly country you do say good morning to people as you pass so some see this as an opportunity to try to chat you up. However they were all polite and did take no for an answer immediately.  To stay in Roseau is convenient to travel out each day. 

They let us have late check out free of charge as grandad needed to stay in the shade and comfort of the room until 1pm. Thank you for this! 

We will stay here again as the owners and staff & the hotel itself are great! Thank you for your time and your professionalism.

Clean, polite, friendly & professional. Thank you

I am so glad I picked St. James as my “home away from home” in Dominica . As a woman traveling alone, I felt really cared for, welcomed and supported by Phil and Carol (and Cheney) . They helped me plan my adventures around the island and checked in with me often, which meant a lot . My room was affordable and comfortable, and the food was delicious . The Christmas vibes were so festive too ! Thank you St. James !

lovely place

This guest house is only maybe a 10 to 15 minute walk from town depending how you walk .
The rooms are clean and the air condition in my room was exceptional.
There was breakfast  which included toast fresh fruit hot drinks and juices. If you wanted eggs, bacon etc you had to pay extra..
In the,lounge area was a fridge freezer, a kettle with tea and coffee making facilities.

Short Ride From Roseau

Stayed here for 4 nights while visiting Dominica. At first glace the neighborhood looks a little sketchy, but it was perfectly fine. This place is located about a 5 minute walk into town. The bus stops were also only 5 minutes away. My room was small, basic, and clean enough. The WiFi worked good. The owners were also very nice. If you need a budget guest house close to everything in Roseau, then St James is worth looking at.

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Best hardworking Family Business Couple - PHIL & CAROL. We had a beautifullllll 🌺 comfortable room where we could sit in the balcony especially on evenings view the City and boats oling the sea while enjoying the Sunset. Service was at 100% in every aspect.  Blessings on ST.JAMES GUESTHOUSE.

Vacationing from St.Luica

Was a great time at St.james.the owners and their crew are very kindly and be always there ,when you need some help! We had a good time at Roseau and the vegetarian Acras at dinner are the best you get at Roseau!👌😃 

Great time

We had booked a one night stay at Saint James Guesthouse for our last night in Dominica. 
At the moment we arrived we saw the landlady outside and said “Hello!”.
To which she did not reply but merely said “park the car the other way around”. The tone was given.

We then went to her office for the check in and she required us to pay the amount of the stay immediately. We showed her the Booking.com application which clearly stated “You’ll pay in advance. The property will charge you in full before your stay”. Although we showed her the application she called us “liars” 5 minutes after we arrived.
What a warm welcome...

Naturally, we then asked to use the WiFi in the courtyard to actually check if the payment had been proceeded on our bank account - to which she replied that she is already too nice to let us use the WiFi...
She then came back to us in the courtyard, to just be agressive : “you’re annoying with your cigarette smoke” (and it was allowed to smoke in the courtyard). 

Literally we were shocked by her attitude since that’s not what one should expect from a hostel runner 5 mn after arrival. She obviously clearly has no idea about hostel standards. We then have asked if she had any kind of problem with us and what was the reasons for her aggressivety. She said that she “always have problems with people staying for one night”. What problem? The fact that we want to double check if we don’t pay twice... ? That seemed pretty legitimate to us and I believe it would be for any other traveler travelling on a budget. 
She then has asked us to leave her place and said she did not want us.

The thing is that we are two guys travelling and for budget reasons we had booked a double room. She acted surprised to see two guys instead of a couple, and we clearly felt like we were being discriminated by her. 

This woman definitely needs to learn some lessons on how you treat guests because she clearly had no idea. Running a hostel is not just taking our money, it is also welcoming people properly and without rudeness - which she did not know how to do. I have travelled in 30+ countries and I had never been treated so badly in any hostel and talked so rudely.

I therefore strongly do not recommend this hostel and put a big ZERO to this hostel and especially to the landlady for its rudeness, aggressivity, lacks of standards and most of that homophobic behaviour.

DO NOT GO THERE!

It was not first choice but eventually our stay in this hotel turned out to be quite good. The hotel is 5 minutes walk out of Roseau center,  making it relatively protected from the city noise while everything is still easily accessible. The rooms are very clean and although ours had two double beds making it a bit cramped we’ve seen others that looked pretty convenient. Good equipment for the hotel category (excellent WiFi, modern safe). A basic breakfast is included and efficiently served. Not a bad address at all.

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