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This seafront park, lined by cannons facing out to sea, is a good place to catch the sea
breeze in St-Denis. It has an area set aside for
pétanque
(a game similar to bowls), cafes
and a
monument
to the Réunion-born aviator Roland Garros, leaning nonchalantly on a pro-
peller.
Sleeping
Most hotels tend to be dull multistorey blocks that are designed with business travellers in
mind. Budget beds are an endangered species and the choice of upmarket accommodation
is limited.
Pension Zoulékan Limbada
( 0262 41 05 00; 35 Rue Issop Ravate; s/d without bathroom €25/30)
This Indian-run guesthouse oc-
cupying a virginal-white building has a quiet location near the Petit Marché. The four fan-
cooled rooms are monastic and a bit sombre but well-kept and clean-smelling, which is all
that really matters. Towels are not provided.
GUESTHOUSE
€
GUESTHOUSE
€€
Hôtel Phoenix
( 0262 41 51 81; phoenix.dupont@wanadoo.fr; 1 Rue du Moulin à Vent; s €48, d €50-55, incl breakfast; )
A reliable option for budgeteers, this little number is in a tranquil street within stumbling
distance of the centre. The rooms do need updating - the bathrooms in particular - but on
the whole, the place is clean and not bad value, especially if you consider that rates in-
clude breakfast, there's air-con (from 7pm to 7am only), free wi-fi and credit cards are ac-
cepted. Some rooms face a concrete wall; try for rooms 5, 6 or 7, which have a balcony.
Central Hôtel
HOTEL
€€
(
0262 94 18 08;
www.centralhotel.re
;
37 Rue de la Compagnie; s €56-96, d €76-108, incl breakfast;
)
The Central gets by on its handy location, a waddle away from restaurants, bars and
shops. It offers bland, fairly identical-looking hotel rooms without much island flavour.
Warning: there are no elevators.
Austral Hôtel
HOTEL
€€
