Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth

“Great Experience”

The Rosewood Guanahani is a wonderfully managed property. The rooms and grounds are meticulously maintained, and the staff was there to meet every need. Breakfasts and lunches were exceptional but our one dinner experience, Italian night, was ordinary by St. Barth's dining standards. We loved ou… more

The Rosewood Guanahani is a wonderfully managed property. The rooms and grounds are meticulously maintained, and the staff was there to meet every need. Breakfasts and lunches were exceptional but our one dinner experience, Italian night, was ordinary by St. Barth's dining standards. We loved our week at the property but will probably return in January or early February when the atmosphere is more adult than we found during Spring Break.

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“Le Guanahani - it’s better than five stars!”

We have just returned from a five night stay at this amazing property (our stay was supposed to be four nights, but the blizzard in the northeast gave us another great day and night). The property itself is amazingly well kept. We enjoyed saying good morning each day to the wonderful landscaping cr… more

We have just returned from a five night stay at this amazing property (our stay was supposed to be four nights, but the blizzard in the northeast gave us another great day and night). The property itself is amazingly well kept. We enjoyed saying good morning each day to the wonderful landscaping crew always hard at work maintaining the tropical greens and the soft white sand. The housekeeping staff kept the ocean cove room (41) in great shape, adding pleasant personal touches along the way. We’ve been to many “luxury” “boutique” five star spots around the globe - this one deserves special praise. It’s interesting - a beautiful resort is one thing, a beautiful resort staffed by incredibly caring people is quite another. This Rosewood property has both. Spa staff, beach attendants, concierge team, in room dining, housekeeping, management, restaurant team members, and bar staff always sincerely made you feel welcome. Their refined hospitality skills, well practiced English with a French accent, were evident at every turn. Meals were delicious, Avian and Pellegrino water bottles always available, and a great morning breakfast and coffee station to name a few key points. On an island filled with amazing properties, Rosewood Le Guanahani will be where we will return hopefully next year. Special shout out to our great yoga instructor Daina, Samuel at the beach who truly cared about the guests, the front desk team that dashed into town to buy a computer charger that we had forgotten and manager Thibaut who made every guest feel welcome and special. Last special bonus feature - the amazing creatures that call the property home: peaceful turtles munching the grass, a hummingbird mom who makes her nest in the serene spa pool garden, the sea turtles who share their ocean with you and a couple of skittish cats dodging through the bushes.

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“A slice of paradise”

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… more

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.

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“Rosewood Perfection: Simply Glorious”

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… more

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!

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