We spent the last night of our St. Lucia honeymoon in one of their apartments because of the hotel's proximity to the airport.
My overall perception of Kimatrai is that it's an okay place to spend a night. It looks like quite a bit of money and effort was put into the place when it was built several decades ago, but it's a bit faded now. I found our room comparable to budget accomadations in the U.S. We had okay food in the restaurant at dinner time.

The negatives: It took about an hour to get our check after we were done with dinner. The lights were out in the bathroom, the refridgerator, television, and several outlets didn't work, and the sheets were covered with pills/fuzz balls.

As mentioned in a previous review, the hotel's webpage shows some photos of scenic views on their homepage that are definitely not from the hotel. The view is of the fishing port at Vieux Fort and the ocean. Unfortunately, there is no beach within walking distance of the hotel.

A small, intimate establishment, the Kimatrai staff proved to be the selling point of this hotel. There was construction going on during our stay, so the exterior was not the best thing to look at. However our apartment was quiet the contrary, clean, well equipped and overlooking the beautiful Caribbean Sea. If you're looking for a spot to relax this is definitely a good place to be. But back to the staff, shall I just say from Wilson's (the bartender) sensational rumpunch to Jay's (the managress) roti sampling we were treated like family. Without a doubt, if you're looking for a home away from home this is the place to be.

I was planning on staying at the Kimatrai based on their website but once we arrived and I looked around, we went somewhere else.

This place is in a shady area with little shacks right outside the apartment doors. There is a huge, messy construction project all over the hotel and it overlooks this gross shipyard. The paint is peeling off of the hallway walls and the rooms did not feel safe because of all of the little shacks right outside the door. All these people could just be waiting until you left your room so they could loot you.

It's amazing what they can do with photos.

Too their credit, the apartment did look nice and clean inside, and if it had been in a different location, we would might have stayed. But I really did not feel safe and the view is horrible.

Do not plan to stay here!!