In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- For all-out pampering pleasure, take the Ocean View Wellness mini-suite. As well as 180-degree ocean views, this butler-serviced, loft-style hideaway above the spa includes a free treatment for each guest every day and private spa access. The two-bedroom Pelican Suite has an outdoor Jacuzzi.
- Packing tips
- If you’re keen to dive, bring along your PADI certification – or if you’re only a wannabe water baby, become qualified here.
- Also
- Don’t bother with that pre-holiday haircut – Guanahani has a branch of NYC’s hottest hairdresser and stylist to the stars, Frédéric Fekkai.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Balneotherapy for two at the Clarins spa
Hotel Guanahani & Spa
St Barths, Caribbean [view map]
- Style
- Totally tropical Technicolor
- Setting
- Balmy, palmy St Barths beach
NEW REVIEW ADDED TO THIS SMITH BOUTIQUE HOTEL Dotted on a slender isthmus of golden sand between the Caribbean Sea and an aquamarine lagoon, this St Barths boutique hotel is a rainbow of bright- and pastel-shaded cottages. With a young, laid-back ambience and a soul-reviving spa, Guanahani is all about easygoing easy living.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 68, including 35 suites (14 with private pools).
- Rates
- Low season, €350–€2,550; high season, €580–3,825; Christmas, €870–€5,670. Includes transfers and Continental breakfast in your room, or American breakfast in the Indigo restaurant.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible, subject to a €300 late check-out fee.
- Facilities
- Clarins spa, gym, tennis courts, library, DVD/CD selection, boutique shop. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, iPod dock; Clarins and Fekkai toiletries.
- Poolside
- Flanking the Indigo restaurant, Guanahani’s infinity pool is surrounded by lounger-laden decking, which overlooks the palm-shaded beach and culminates in a large Jacuzzi.
- Also
- Guests have access to a variety of watersports, including snorkelling, windsurfing and canoeing. Jet-skiing, sailing, fishing and scuba-diving cost extra.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Bartolomeo is Guanahani’s gourmet offering, serving fine French food – with worldwide influences – for dinner only. Down by the pool, Indigo presents a more low-key, laid-back gastronomic alternative throughout the day.
- Dress code
- Crisp and colourful.
- Top table
- Out on the terrace with a view of the gardens.
- Room service
- 24 hours.
- Hotel bar
- Seductively lit and terracotta-tiled, Barto Bar is a cosy, clubby and upmarket sanctuary of French boho with Morrocan streaks.
Smith card offer
Balneotherapy for two at the Clarins spa
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Smith concierge
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Hotel Guanahani & Spa
Anse de Grand Cul de Sac
97133
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