T3 in DRC Residence Crystal Beach with direct access to the beach and 2 swimming pools

This was our fifth time in Florence's apartment, and we have already booked our sixth stay for next winter. Here are some of the things we like: - Location: We spent five and a half weeks without a car - everything we need is within a half hour walk - groceries, butcher, vegetable stores, restaurants, pharmacy, other shopping. Incredible bakery, a well-stocked convenience store and three restaurants are just outside the door. If we needed a car there are several rental businesses in Saint Francois, if we were interested in water sports these are available near the marina. - Large 600 litre cistern for a backup water supply - essential as many communities experience rotating water outages. We never ran out of water. - Parking is just outside the apartment door, meaning less distance to carry your luggage. - The apartment is clean, the residence grounds are clean and beautifully maintained. - Functional full kitchen - Apartment is at ground level, meaning no stairs - The residence is gated – you need a code or a FOB to enter. We have always felt safe here. - The residence is quiet, making it easy to relax. - Fast internet as the owner has her own service rather than use the residence service. - Owner is responsive, and the local property manager has always been fast to come when there was a problem. We are very happy with this apartment, with the residence, and with Saint Francois as a place to escape winter.

I left very detailed reviews following our stays in 2019 and 2022, so this will be short. This was our fourth stay in Florence’s apartment. The apartment and the Crystal Beach Residence remain a wonderful place to spend time in the sun. Clean, quiet, well equipped, on the beach, two swimming pools, and walking distance to grocery stores (we spent five and a half weeks without a car this year), with a bakery, three restaurants and a convenience store just outside the complex gate. We were happy, and plan to return.

Appartement très propre et fonctionnel. Accès aux piscines et commerces très pratiques à proximité de la résidence. C'est juste dommage que la plage des raisins clairs n'est pas nettoyée. Il y a pas mal de sargasses. Appartement bien équipé conforme à l'annonce.

We spent five weeks in Florence’s apartment from mid-February to late March, our third stay here. We plan to return. It remains ideal for us – clean, first floor, parking spot right outside the door, a relaxing view as the apartment faces a large open green space with a pool, and next to a beach. The complex is quiet – this is not a party destination. The main sound you hear at night are the ocean waves. During the winter season, there is a constant ocean breeze that keeps you cool and chases away flying insects. With the front windows and the patio door open we did not need air conditioning, and only turned it on in the bedroom when we went to bed. (Summer and fall might be a different story.) Not sure if it belongs to this apartment or to another, but there is a bird feeder hanging from a tree in front of the patio. We put seeds in it to watch the birds. Our dealings with the property manager were good. The owner has installed a large 600 litre cistern to provide a backup water supply. This is vital in many parts of Grand Terre including St Francois as there will be rotating water outages until the aging distribution network is fixed. We like to walk, and most of the time we did not need a car – there is a convenience store, bakery and three restaurants just outside the gate, food trucks a ten minute walk away beside the beach with take-away food, and a small grocery store (Coliprix) about 15 minutes away. There is an excellent butcher shop across the street from the church about a twenty minute walk from the apartment. We also bought several home-made take-away meals from the ladies who set up on Saturday and Sunday mornings just outside the nearby gymnasium. The apartment and the location work for us. We will be back.