"Sprawled along an 18-acre peninsula overlooking Marigot Bay on the so-called ‘other side’ of the island, the recently reopened Rosewood Le Guanahani is a wonderfully secluded slice of St Barth's. Cottages are discreet with private entrances, while many of the suites have private pools. All are enveloped by lazily drooping palm trees and other local fauna, with an endless breeze wafting across the beachside infinity pool and into Beach House St. Barth, a relaxed restaurant where Caribbean flavours are given a Mediterranean twist. This is still the best hotel on the island for watersports, from stand-up paddleboarding to deep-sea fishing and kitesurfing (especially from December to June during the alizé wind). —L.A."
Ken Hayden