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The Colosseum

2.0 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Standard Room
Deluxe Single Room
Interior
Exterior

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Irishtown Bay Road, Basseterre
  • St. George's Anglican Church
    8 min walk
  • Palms Court Gardens & Restaurant
    8 min walk
  • Basseterre Cruise Port
    8 min walk
  • Basseterre (SKB-Robert L. Bradshaw Intl.)
    8 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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Deluxe Single Room

Deluxe Single Room

  • Bay view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Room

Comfort Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is NZ$280
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
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About the area

Basseterre

A stay at The Colosseum places you in the heart of Basseterre, within a 10-minute walk of Berkeley Memorial and St. George's Anglican Church. .This guesthouse is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Basseterre Co-Cathedral of Immaculate Conception and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Independance Square.
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What's nearby

  • Palms Court Gardens & Restaurant - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Basseterre Cruise Port - 8 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Warner Park Sporting Complex - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Royal St. Kitts Golf Club - 2 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Frigate Bay Beach - 10 min drive - 5.7 km

Getting around

  • Robert L. Bradshaw Intl. Airport (SKB) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe Calypso - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Arwee Sushi - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Marshall's Cuisine - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Boozies On The Beach - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Colosseum

Central guesthouse with a 24-hour front desk connected to a shopping center in Basseterre
The Colosseum offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Basseterre guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 7 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Local maps
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Colosseum Guesthouse
The Colosseum Basseterre
The Colosseum Guesthouse Basseterre

The Colosseum Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 43 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jewel

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Vilma

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was well cleaned on arrival.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natoya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The management was always there professional, courteous and kind also went above and beyond to make us feel like home. In future we will definitely be going back and highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting St.Kitts & Nevis
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Junior

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vernice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I did enjoy my stay. the amenites was great and the staff was wonderful I would encourge my friends and family to stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Noeline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Quick access to shopping and beach. People were friendly, hospitable and helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
It’s an inexpensive little hotel right near the cruise ship dock downtown, I was pleasantly surprised with this little Roman gem
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

JOANNA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient for what we needed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rolando, Phillipsburg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
That’s not a hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Stacy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lots of pros and some cons...This guesthouse is downtown Basseterre and is above an Asian grocery with no elevator. It is on the waterfront so prepare for beautiful seaviews &sounds of the open bay. Its footsteps away from ferry terminal which can get you to Nevis easily and other affordable local transportation. The rooms are nicely furnished and clean. Showers have very hot water. While its true that the surounding neigbourhood IS a bit rough/shady, the property is very walkable to the market, supermaket and main parts of town as well as the cruise ship terminal for more restaurant options. The host is very responsive and willing to assist..just a phone call away. As a solo female traveller i highly recommend a door jam to improve your feeling of safety/privacy. Similar to other reviews I had a mix up with my room booking but the host tried his best to resolve which i truly appreciated. I would suggest to the host to have a community kitchen stovetop which allows persons to make light meals where smaller rooms dont have kitchettes. Overall I would say it's budget friendly and you cant beat the location for basseterre.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

vishnu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
NO ROOM SERVICE FOR A 3 NIGHT STAY. NO STAFF PRESENT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING.On arrival they first told us we have no booking there until I saw the manager. I will never recommend this place for anyone. We heard confrontational arguments between the manager and guests who were turned away because of overbooking.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Nottingham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean rooms in a location very close to city centre. Handy for bus and ferry terminals and Port Zante shops and restaurants. Good views over the bay towards Nevis. Friendly and attentive staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

terry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I wouldn't know how the inside was since it was overbooked and I was left stranded I actually had to spend three times the money to go stay at a good hotel.... My money also wasn't refunded be very careful when dealing with these type of properties where the owners are small time and not reliable
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Upon entering the property, I was greeted by Homer, he is the owner. The steps, porch, passage, and room were all clear and clean. The bed was well made up with white sheets. He gave me my keys along with the wifi password and a contact number, he was very professional. I checked the bathroom, standard amenities, no tub thou, but that's fine as it is a guest house. I went on the porch, there were 3 cruise ships in that day, Absolutely stunning! A magnificent view of the town Basseterre as well, oh you can see the ferry terminal, which takes you to the beautiful small island of Nevis, just 2 minutes walking distance to the felly and bus terminal. The Colosseum is located in the town of Basseterre so it's quite easy to access restaurants, banks, and other businesses. I did enjoy my stay and I look forward to returning. Cheers, Homer.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
My initial reaction upon arrival was mixed. The area surrounding the property is quite unkempt and questionable. Because there is a small convenience store on the first floor of the building there are lots of people milling around outside, and being an American woman I got many unwelcome remarks from men while I was coming and going. There was ample parking out front, and a beach across the street with views of the cruise ship. It is a busy road and quite noisy. There is a balcony but no chairs to enjoy it. Inside the hallway is kept clean. The room itself was also clean, but during the 6 days we were there we were never offered room service, fresh towels or additional toilet paper. We finally had to ask one of the employees when one was available. The owner comes and goes without notice so you never know when someone will be there. The real reason I’m giving such a poor review is due to the mishandling of our reservation. We booked a one week stay two weeks prior to our arrival. On day 5 we were approached by the owner who told us he had double booked our room and said we would need to check out a day early. He said he had already booked us at a nearby hotel. Totally unacceptable! Upon checking out that hotel we were not pleased with the condition or location and told him so. There were several other guests who were also displaced. We had to take time out of our vacation, miss an excursion we had planned, and have added expense due to this. Think twice b4 booking
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible- DO NOT STAY HERE, EVER! I booked via Expedia for 5 days/4 nights. Stayed here once before with no issue, but this time, on day 3, this small family run hotel owner said he had overbooked for my final night for a large party who was taking the entire hotel (small). In other words, I am making more money by a full rental than by you or the other room with American guests in it. Oddly enough, the Expedia site still showed 2 room available for that night. He said he booked me at a nearby hotel already. He never asked me. The hotel he booked me for was awful, terrible neighborhood with huge safety concerns and zero parking. I explained I’d book my own hotel and had to spend a portion of my vacation time researching for a new hotel for 1 night on a Friday night. Wasted my time. He gave me back cash for the last night, but no compensation for causing anxiety and disruptions to my plans or vacation. I called Expedia to report the situation. The other Americans were also contacting Expedia about the same issue. At no time during this stay did my room get cleaned, no new towels, no making of the bed other than by me, no trash emptied. Toilet paper ran out and was not refilled. I would NEVER recommend this site. Do not stay here. Zero stars, would never recommend. Just don’t do it.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clement

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located and very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked the Colosseum Guesthouse because of the location and the good reviews. My already high expectations were exceeded. There was always easy parking for my rental car, and the area's vibe was friendly and safe. The shops, bars, and restaurants of Port Zantes are in easy walking distance. The Colosseum gave me a quality hotel experience. The room and bathroom were super clean and well-equipped. The hotel's owner Homer is available around the clock and takes care of every detail. There is no question that I will return to the Colosseum for my next travel to St. Kitts.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Bianca

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Area is clean, below is a mini supermarket for groceries and a beach is in front of the building with a great view of the cruise ship. Next to the building on both sides and behind are old buildings, not so pleasant on the eyes if you pay attention.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

mareba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Better than expected. Simple, clean, close to ferry terminal and heart of the city.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, low cost hotel by the port.
The hotel was clean and comfortable. It is above a convenient store that the owner leases out. It is a five minute walk to all the shopping and restaurants where the cruise ships come in. There is a food court with a bar in the center of it and it had a DJ on Friday evening. The port is one block away if you want to get to another island. It was a bit hectic and dirty at the port but no hassles. Homer is the hotel manager and owner. Just ask him if you need anything. He was helpful and well connected. He gave me a low cost shuttle (prearranged)to the airport since it would have been hard to get a taxi that early in the morning. The price was low and well worth the stay. Currently they only had seven rooms but are adding on another twenty some rooms. I would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Ian Amos

Liked: Cleanliness
The room was clean. However, I was not given a one queen bed, as requested, but two twin beds room which was somewhat an inconvenience due to my large physique. The hotel is in a good location in the town and has a lovely view.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth, New York

Travelled with partner
This property is listed on Airbnb as well as Expedia. When I was looking both websites showed multiple rooms available. I booked through Expedia as it was instant vs. Airbnb which required 24 hours before it was confirmed and I was looking for a room for that night. When I arrived at the property there was no one at the front desk. I used the ring doorbell and received a response that "no one was available to answer the ring". Thankfully a guest was sitting outside nearby and called the owner who said he was on his way over. Once he arrived he informed me that they were fully booked. I asked why both Expedia and Airbnb showed multiple rooms available to book and he stated it took some time for the systems to register. He told me to cancel the reservation and I would get a full refund. I informed him that I could not cancel as it was too late and he would have to do it on his end. I was very disappointed with this property, I paid for a taxi there and then had to pay for another taxi to another property. It was dark out and thankfully I was with my husband but the area doesn't seem all that safe to be alone at night waiting or trying to figure out where you will go to next. In the end I had to contact Expedia and explain to them what happened and request a refund. They said they would contact the property which they were unable to and eventually they gave me a refund but not after spending almost an hour on the phone explaining what happened to two representatives
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sheryl

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to the town, no dining within proximity. Cute and friendly place.
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2023