Hotel Guanahani & Spa | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Hotel Guanahani & Spa

Brightly colored West Indian bungalows between a white-sand beach and a lagoon.

Score 85.81
Stats 68 rooms; 2 restaurants; 2 bars.
Competitive Edge The island's holistic resort of choice, with a state-of-the-art Clarins spa.
Rooms to Book The Marigot for butler service, private pool, and in-suite spa treatment room.
Don't Miss Windsurfing in the azure lagoon off the hotels 16-acre peninsula.
Cost Doubles from $830, including breakfast.
Contact Grand Cul de Sac
(800) 223-6800 or 590-590-276-660

www.leguanahani.com

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“1957: The moguls cometh: David Rockefeller buys two plots of land, one on Gouveneur Beach. The Rothschild family also arrives, building an estate in a coconut grove next door to what later becomes the Hôtel Guanahani & Spa...” MORE»

—Michael Gross
“St. Bart’s: A Timeline” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2008

“Immersion suites—the ultimate amenity for well-being—are popping up at resorts across the globe. At the Guanahani on St. Bart's, the Wellness Suite comes with an ocean-view terrace and after-hours access to the adjacent Clarins spa pool. ...” MORE»

—Shane Mitchell
“T+L Reports: Feeling Groovy” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2006

“The hotel's 5,000-square-foot open-air space blends into the pastel cottages—and caters to couples in search of corporeal indulgence....” MORE»


“50 Romantic Places” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2005

“It may have some of the Caribbean's best cuisine and chicest hotels, but St. Bart's has always had a lackluster spa scene. The new Spa by Clarins at the Hôtel Guanahani is changing that. Surrounded by tropical gardens, the eight treatment rooms offer classic Clarins therapies like fruity body scrubs and energizing jet baths....” MORE»

—David Kaufman
“Where To Go Next: The Caribbean | January 2005” in Food & Wine, Jan 2005

“On its own peninsula on the northeastern end of the island, between the Atlantic Ocean and a bright blue lagoon, the small but luxurious 18-year-old Guanahani is the place to play tennis, ride horses, sea kayak, windsurf and eat....” MORE»

—David Kaufman
“Where To Go Next in the Caribbean | December 2003” in Food & Wine, Dec 2003

“If you like low-key, you'll love Guanahani. It will never win a personality contest, but then personality is hardly the point here. The hotel contents itself with offering a traditional, bona fide destination-resort experience, like Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, or Caneel Bay on St. John. Buzz? Guanahani is just not interested....” MORE»

—Christopher Petkanas
“Staying Power” in Travel + Leisure, Nov 2003