The Cyvadier sits atop a hidden cove, and the palm trees wave in the wind. It is the classic Caribbean hideaway, albeit well hidden.
Owner Christophe Lang hopes the push to promote tourism will bring more visitors drawn by what he sees as Haiti’s authentic charm.
I ask him who he is targeting. “Middle aged, more educated visitors, because it takes a certain level of education to understand what’s going on here,” he says.
“Chances are something may go wrong in Haiti – but it will go wrong with a smile!”
Lately, Mr Lang has seen surfers turn up with their boards, asking for the best spot.
He also has what he calls “mission tourists” staying, people who are visiting orphanages and working with local charities and also seeing the sights.
Voodoo tourism is also a niche market. Mr Lang will accompany visitors interested in learning more about the religion to ceremonies where offerings are made to the spirits.
“In Jacmel it is possible for a foreigner to visit a voodoo ceremony, it is more open, less secretive here,” he explains.
The beaches in Jacmel are being cleaned up by Haiti’s tourism ministry, and earthquake-proof facilities like changing rooms are being built for the visitors.
For 70-year-old Mico Audant, a Haitian-Canadian who has a beach house here, it is time for Haiti to realise its potential.
She believes the country is getting back on its feet after the 2010 earthquake.
“When I was a child, this was the most beautiful country in the Caribbean. Then the situation deteriorated. Now is the time for the tourists to come,” she says.
Haiti may not be everyone’s idea of a dream vacation, but there is little doubt that tourism would bring much needed jobs and investment to a country trying to overcome a troubled past.