L'Amitie Hotel was exactly what we were hoping to find on the southern coast of Haiti. It's a little oasis from the hustle and bustle of Jacmel. L'Amitie Hotel is located in Cayes de Jacmel. We felt safe at all times: the room had a dead bolt, and the thief-bar-screen door on the balcony (which overlooked the pool) had a deadbolt as well. Everybody we encountered was friendly and helpful. We enjoyed a complimentary breakfast of ham & cheese omelette, with mango & pineapple on the side, and juice. For dinner, we enjoyed lobster (and plenty of it!) for about $13 US. We would recommend you show up with Gourds (or lots of $1 bills) for buying goods from the locals (they will set up their wares on the beach just outside of the hotel), as it was inconvenient for the owner to convert our currency. The restaurant took US, but it was a bit of a hassle for them to have to make change for us. The resort was situated right on a wonderful little surf spot beach break with a great friendly local surf reef point just 200 yards up the beach. The surf break was right across the street from a local shop: Surf Haiti surf shop, where they have boards and super-friendly local guys who all seemed to speak pretty good English. I would recommend this hotel to be the jumping off spot for exploring the many surf opportunities along this southern coast of Haiti. The reefs were algae-covered and not sharp coral, providing both challenging surf and super-easy fun, sand-bottomed surf. We would go again!
