Airelles Le Guanahani

A Private Peninsula at Grand Cul-de-Sac

Le Guanahani opened in 1986 on an 18-acre private peninsula on the north-east coast of St Barth, between the calm Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon and the open water of Maréchal Bay, inside a protected nature reserve. After Hurricane Irma in 2017 the resort was rebuilt over four years and reopened under Rosewood in 2021. On 1 November 2026 it becomes Airelles Le Guanahani, the French house’s tenth address, its first beach resort and its first in the Caribbean. Airelles’ owner, LOV Group, has bought the hotel outright and kept its team in place, and the early changes are to service, dining and the spa rather than the buildings. Gustavia is 15 minutes away by car and the island’s airport about 12 minutes. Read more in our story on Le Guanahani’s move from Rosewood to Airelles.

Rooms, Suites and the Garden House

The 66 rooms, suites and villas are colourful Creole-style cottages set through tropical gardens, many with views of the ocean or the lagoon, and 20 have a private pool. Rooms range from Ocean Bay and Ocean Cove Rooms to Beach Rooms close to the sand. Suites include Garden and Garden Pool Suites, Ocean View and Ocean View Pool Suites, Beach Pool Suites and a Wellness Junior Suite, alongside a collection of named suites, among them Bougainvillea, with its own pool, and Lagoon, steps from the beach.

The largest is the Garden House, with three bedrooms, space for up to seven adults and a private pool, which suits families and friends travelling together.

Beaches, Pools and the Airelles Spa

There are two beaches. Grand Cul-de-Sac is a calm, reef-protected lagoon where turtles feed, ideal for swimming, paddleboarding and kayaking, while Maréchal on the ocean side is wilder and quieter. The infinity Beach Pool looks over the lagoon, and the adults-only Spa Pool sits beside the new Airelles Spa, with treatments by Laboratoires Botanique Avancée, a fitness room and tennis. Kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling equipment are complimentary, and the lagoon is the island’s kitesurfing spot, with lessons, boat trips and fishing arranged by the concierge.

Dining and Bars at Airelles Le Guanahani

Under Airelles, La Table du Guanahani serves breakfast and lunch from a buffet and an à la carte dinner with Caribbean influences. Le Pélican is the bar on the beach, the Pool Bar looks over the lagoon, and the Library in the main house is the place for an evening drink. Airelles’ houses in the Alps and Provence each run several restaurants, so the dining here is likely to grow over the first seasons. Gustavia’s restaurants and boutiques are 15 minutes away when you want a night out.

Why Book Airelles Le Guanahani with Berkeley Travel

When you book through Berkeley Travel, your stay includes an upgrade on arrival, subject to availability, daily buffet breakfast for up to two guests per bedroom, a US$100 hotel credit per stay, or US$200 in the two- and three-bedroom Signature Suites, and early check-in and late check-out, subject to availability.

Your Travel Designer chooses the right cottage for your dates, arranges flights and the connection from St Maarten, and can pair St Barth with Airelles’ mountain houses, Les Airelles Courchevel and Airelles Val d’Isère, or with Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez. See our luxury holidays in St Barth and the Caribbean.

December to April is high season on St Barth, and Christmas, New Year and February are the hardest weeks to secure. The Garden House and the pool suites go first, so we suggest booking as early as you can for those dates.