34 Reviews2-room house 85 m2; beautiful furnishings: entrance hall. Living/dining room with TV (flat screen).
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Chemin des Teyssi?res; 84200,Carpentras,FR,France
2-room house 85 m2; beautiful furnishings: entrance hall. Living/dining room with TV (flat screen).
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Imran S on 25/10/2017 01:50
We departed Georgetown on time for the boat. First stop was Santa Mission so we arrived at this place just before 5. There are lots of activities to do here or just relax in one of the hammock. Food was plenty and delicious too no need for any snack in between meals. Room was very clean and spacious. We feel like we were part of a family that’s how comfortable we were with the staff. Overall well worth the money.
DougS51 on 24/10/2017 04:05
We and our friends arranged through Wilderness Explorers to spend our last two nights in Guyana at the Arrowpoint Nature Resort. Rather than spending an hour going into Georgetown (which we had already seen) they suggested the much more time efficient plan of airport pickup and transfer to the dock, an 8 minute ride away, where the resort's boat would take the four of us, via a stop at Santa Mission, to the resort. The transfers worked perfectly and Edward, our guide, was helpful in loading our bags and giving us all heavy tarps in case it rained, which it REALLY, really did for about 5 minutes on the boat ride! As he said later, we don't call it a rainforest for nothing!!
The stop at Santa Mission was worthwhile mainly for the wonderful handicrafts for sale in their shop (exquisitie handwoven baskets from the fibers of the ete palm!) and it was interesting to see the school and get a sense of what the housing was for the Amerindians there.
We were welcomed on arrival by Sharon, the wonderful manager, and her great staff. They offered us the buffet lunch before walking the short distance to our rooms. Zena, the cook, accomplished near miracles with the variety and quality of the meals, which were always on time and hot. She accommodated those of us who were vegetarian although if you don't eat eggs, the breakfast choices were limited.
All the buildings are closely located to the main building which has a pier on the river and the kitchen and dining area. (The staff all sleep in bunk beds in the main building.) Our bunkhouse consisted of a queen bed (with a big mosquito net) and a double bunk bed.. Thanks to solar power and a backup generator, there is electricity 24/7 but for our room we needed to flip a switch whenever we needed water (shower, sink and toilet). The water was room temperature (not hot) but the weather was warm and this was not a problem.Bottled drinking water was provided every day whenever needed.
There was a standing fan in our room which we used in the middle of the day but we had no need for it at night or in the early morning, as we kept several of the windows open while we slept.
There was a big group of daytrippers visiting from Canada when we arrived and they were good company and interesting to talk to. For the rest of the stay, it was just the 4 of us and charming "Uncle Louie" from Trinidad, who was making his 17 overnight stay at the resort!
I went swimming right in front of the resort and the black river water had beautiful reflections of the trees and plants. Even with my swimming googles on, I couldn't see a thing in the river.
A major feature of the resort are the trails through the rainforest. The trails start from one point just up the hill from the cabins and no one is allowed to go on them without a guide. We very much enjoyed the walk with Edward to the spot where three kayaks were left waiting for us (with life jackets) and we then paddled through some winding small rivers back to the resort. We also enjoyed the longer walk to the crashed single engine plane but we didn't see much wildlife on that walk. We did the night time cruise looking for caiman in the water and saw about 3 of them but the sunrise bird tour on the water was more fun and more interesting. We were disappointed that the Resort did not have enough head lamps for us to do the night time walk in the forest to see the nighttime creatures.
Wi-fi and the internet are only available to the staff (and I assume to the visitor in case of a real emergency) but it was nice to get away from all of that and back to nature. The sounds of the birds and crickets were a wonderful way to fall asleep and to wake up. We didn't even mind the bats flying about in our room at night. We were made to feel welcome and we experienced a lot in just two nights there.
The boat ride back to the dock by the airport was just wonderful (without the rain) and the twists and the turns with the wonderful trees and plants and birds was idyllic.
Highly recommended!
Lgmikael on 02/10/2017 14:36
It is difficult to write a review of this place because of how it is priced. It is priced as the most expensive luxury hotels in Georgetown and both the food and the rooms are as far you can get from luxury and good quality of food. From this perspective it is a total rip-off to go to Arrowpoint. In addition to this... no bar, no wi-fi, no tv, no ironing, no hair dryer, no aircon, leaking roof etc etc...
With this out of the way let me focus on what Arrowpoint really is...
It is a beautiful and peaceful resort in the rainforest with friendly staff, a river where you can swim, kayaks to paddle and where you can do walks in the rainforest with the guide (Edward) who are skilled, helpful and friendly. It is nice... in the mornings waking up to the sound of the birds and other wildlife. It is nice to view the sunset with someone you love and a drink (if you brought something yourself to drink).
Going to the resort with a boat thru the narrow forrest creaks is exciting, beautiful and memorable too. Both me and my wife enjoyed staying there last weekend. We don´t need high quality and high standard all the time. Simple can be good but we don´t like to pay for under performance. We would have enjoyed it more if it was not totally overpriced or if the variety and quality of food and standard of rooms was double the quality of what it was.
DisappointedTrini_11 on 10/08/2017 01:39
My husband and I, along with a group of friends, did a day tour to this facility which included a stop at the Arawak village. We did a nature walk through the forested area and then kayaked back to the Arrowpoint resort through the Kamuni Creek. The Kayak was the high point of the experience as it was a lesson in couples communication and coordination. Most couples made it back to base uneventfully but my husband and I encountered a branch and somehow became one with the creek. The tour guides were swift to retrieve, bail and get us back into the kayak. We have an interesting story to tell the grand kids later in life. The food on return to base was just what the doctor ordered - DELICIOUS! The only off putting thing to folks may be the colour of the creek water but we were assured it is "clean" - there was lots of bottled water for drinking.
Marco B on 08/06/2017 12:54
Not far from Georgetown, very scenic boat ride in the Demerara River then up a Creek and passing the Amerindian Village of Santa Mission along the way.
The warm black Waters are fun to swim , kayak or fish. Long bike trails and then kayak up the creek. The food is excellent and the people are kind and helpful.
Especially love the night trecks and bonfires. Also the location is powered by solar and you get to enjoy the total tranquility of the tropical rainforest falling asleep every night.
The Best nature resort in Guyana that I have visited.
