Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth

We had a magnificent time here for one glorious week. The room, the beach, the facilities — all top notch. What made it special, though was the staff. They were attentive, friendly and welcoming. What a special place. We rented a car during our stay which was a plus. So, we sometimes just enjoyed the beach all day. Other times we went on excursions. The concierge helped us with planning and was very helpful. We would recommend this resort wholeheartedly. Was a slice of paradise.

As my wife and I are currently still in residence at this icon of refined luxury, I will eventually replace this review with an extremely detailed review but for the time being, if you are considering a Caribbean trip, you simply can’t beat St Barth’s and this Rosewood hotel has to be the very best on the island. Attention to detail is astonishing, the quality of everything is as good as it gets and the management is up there with the best of the world. Rosewood is one of our favourite hotel brands and this Rosewood property would undoubtedly have met with late founder, Caroline Rose Hunt’s seal of approval given her exemplary vision and Rosewoods commitment to excellence…which is her legacy. This Rosewood has been designed to such a high standard and with a timeless elegance, it makes us want to stay longer and return. We last stayed at this property 10 years ago and by complete coincidence we have ended up in the very same two bed suite, number 17 which is one of the hotel’s signature suites, the rebuild and redesign of which is nothing short of magical, with attention to quality and detail only found in very top hotels. The taste and thought which has gone into this is beyond impressive. If I were giving the hotel marks out of 100 I would award them 95/100 which would be in the top 0.01% of the thousands of hotels I have visited over the past half a century. Everything is such high-quality that the local family who own the property have clearly spared no expense. With just a few tweaks, I could see myself giving them 99%. That is an accolade I have so far reserved only for the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, Four Seasons Hotel du Cap, Rosewood Bermuda and just a very few others including the Peninsula in Istanbul and a couple of Belmonds. Every moment in residence is a pleasure. While there are plenty of activities for a family holiday, the signature suites provide the option of such intoxicating privacy whilst savouring the views and the sounds of the sea, that we will spend much of our stay on our lavishly furnished, simply gorgeous suite terrace. The excellent staff enhance the French Caribbean charm of the property and service. Dinners at Beach House are lovely and we look forward to enjoying the spa. Congratulations to Mr Martein van Wagenberg, Managing Director/general manager who I first had the pleasure of meeting 10 years ago, for such a remarkable achievement. This is the third Rosewood property which has benefited by having this fantastic guy and most exceptional hotelier at the helm… a famous close friend who sadly passed away some years ago used to give annual awards to great hotels and restaurants. I know for sure that Martein has achieved hotel perfection and had my friend experienced this, his much deserved accolade would have surely followed. Martein opened this Rosewood four years ago which is when Coco, the most welcoming head waiter in their Beach House restaurant joined along with no doubt most of the present staff. The attached photographs are from our suite (room number 17) which is one of their signature suites. Wherever you choose on the property will be excellent and offer terrific value. I will eventually replace this with a detailed review however it is now time for me to go for a swim with the turtles in the lagoon… a pleasure not to be missed which is up there alongside swimming with the pigs in the Bahamas. Last visit my son was photographed swimming in the lagoon accompanied by turtles either side, within arms reach. It happened easily and effortlessly. Finally, what a pleasure it is to stay in a suite that has everything apart from uselessly complex automation over-sold to far too many hotels and which is just nasty and unreliable. Congratulations in avoiding this, everything in our suite is intuitively positioned, user friendly, thoughtful and easy. Exceedingly rare!

The Rosewood Le Guanahani is a hotel like no other in the Caribbean. The service is impeccable, the food is amazing, and the staff is second to none. I first want to give a huge shout out to Cesar Bigorre who was awesome. The hotel should be proud to have staff like him. Every whim or need was taken care of immediately by the staff. Samuel, Victoria, and Lucie took care of everything by the beach. Martin the General Manager made a point to stop by to make sure we were satisfied. The hotel made you feel like family and not just as a tourist. I highly suggest this property to anyone heading to St. Barth.

We just returned from a four day stay at Rosewood Guanahani! We had an amazing stay at the resort and hope to return next year. From the time we were picked up at the airport, to check- in to our room and the beautiful welcome basket of fruit and champagne waiting in our room we couldn’t have been more warmly welcomed by the staff! The upgrade to an ocean suite was spectacular and the Spa was in every “Sense” a truly relaxing experience! For Kosher travelers like ourselves, the Rosewood offers a separate Kosher menu and wine, under supervision of Chabad St Barths, separate cooking utensils and dishes made distinct by blue and red. We were welcomed into the kitchen and allowed to turn on the flame so cooking for us was permitted! A thank you to Chef Paul and I know there were others as well who we interacted with who helped to make this experience special! Thank you to Emma our hostess in the restaurant and a big thank you to all the staff at the Beach House Restaurant! Thanks for a great stay! Vivi and Steven Singfer

Gorgeous views and white sandy beach. Professional staff. Excellent cuisine and wine list Wonderful experience. We celebrated our 27th anniversary and the resort made it a very memorable holiday. We are excited to return to this amazing resort.