Fond Doux Eco Resort

Amazing staff

Great place!

This is a unique resort to stay in and experience… truly eco and part of the landscape and an active cocoa plantation. Access to hiking is amazing and falling asleep to rainforest sounds- frogs, rain, etc.- is an experience you won’t get at other resorts. The cabins are private and have AC, mosquito nets for the bed (although we really didn’t need it), a decent sized fridge, coffee maker (amazing coffee!), electric kettle. The resort staff are absolutely wonderful! One of the owners talked with us on our last day, asked us about our trip and wanted to know what we liked and what could be improved. I’m sorry I don’t recall her name, but she’s wonderful and cares for the beautiful place she and her husband have created and wants to continuously improve on it for their customers. I have never experienced anything like that and it was a level of customer service that I think other resorts should aspire to. Here are my reasons for 4 stars instead of 5 for a few of the sections- cleaning and maintaining an eco resort in a rainforest must be an uphill challenge. Keeping that in mind, yes, our cabin needed some TLC in the bathroom (cracked sink, maybe some updating), but we had an outdoor shower! In the rainforest! I think there are some travelers for whom those details (the sink, etc) are important and then perhaps Fond Doux may not be the best choice for them. My family loved our stay. We’re especially grateful to the resort staff and drivers for sharing their island with us!

I really wanted to love this 250 year estate. I loved The history , the idea of the chocolate estate and supporting local . This could be a real gem and I am aware it gets great reviews that’s why I chose it I will say for a night or two may be ok I would not do longer than that . We had the cottage with a pool . It’s not the resorts fault this is a very eco type hotel in that there is no hot water in the shower for example and they say it’s an outdoor shower but it really was more a gas station shower that went wrong . The pool is like ice and I like cold water cause there is no sun and the outdoor pool by pool looked like post apocalypse with one or two beach chairs and weeds . The pictures online def have been enhanced . The mosquito net in our room is ripped and just worn out and at night the solar light would go on and off into our window every few minutes . The restaurant is not great and the drinks are expensive for what they are and the worst part was when they used Hersheys syrup in a cocoa drink instead of the cocoa from the plantation . There was actually not one recipe or drink that involved the plantation cocoa and I think They really missed the boat on that . Next door they are embracing that at the other resort . I think This could be a great place but there is a line of eco friendly and historic and just plain not well maintained. Hopefully it will improve it was just tired looking .