Five-star Two MICHELIN Keys Grand Cul-de-Sac, Gustavia
Airelles Le Guanahani
Sixty-six cottages on a peninsula of their own at Grand Cul-de-Sac, with the calm lagoon on one side and Maréchal beach on the other. From 1 November 2026 Airelles runs the house.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- Two Keys, awarded under Rosewood in 2025
- Rooms
- 66 rooms and suites in cottages
- Opened
- 1986; Airelles from 1 November 2026
- From the airstrip
- About 15 minutes by car
The hotel
Forty years on the peninsula.
Le Guanahani opened in 1986 on a peninsula of about seven hectares, between the Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon and Marigot Bay. It is the largest hotel on St Barth. In September 2017 Hurricane Irma destroyed it. Rosewood took over in 2020 and the resort reopened in November 2021, rebuilt with architecture by David M. Schwarz and interiors by Luis Pons. Many of the cottages gained private pools in the work.
After the owner David Bonderman died in December 2024, his heirs sold. Stéphane Courbit's LOV Group bought the building, Rosewood left on 1 October 2026, and the hotel reopens on 1 November as Airelles Le Guanahani, the group's tenth house and its first on a beach. The staff stay on, and no building works were announced for the changeover. For now the cottages, the beaches and the two pools stay as Rosewood left them.
- Two beaches The lagoon side at Grand Cul-de-Sac is calm for swimming, kayaks and paddleboards; Maréchal beach faces the open sea.
- Airelles Spa Treatments developed with Laboratoires Botanique Avancée, and a pool kept for adults.
- Cottages, all of them Every room is a freestanding bungalow in island colours, looking over the gardens or the sea.
Rooms & suites
Bungalows from garden rooms to houses.
Twenty-nine rooms, twenty-seven suites and ten signature suites, each in its own cottage. Only some categories have a private pool.
- Room Ocean Bay Pool Room A private terrace and pool looking over Marigot Bay.
- Suite Beach Pool Suite Its own pool, a few metres from the sand.
- Three bedrooms Garden House Sleeps up to seven, with several bathrooms, a terrace and a private pool.
Dining
One restaurant and three bars.
Venues as announced by Airelles for the reopening. Shown for information.
- La Table du Guanahani Island produce and Caribbean flavours, French technique The main restaurant
- Le Pélican Bar In the resort
- The Pool Bar Light dishes By the infinity pool
- The Library Bar In the resort
Good to know
Before you go.
- New operator Rosewood left on 1 October 2026 and Airelles opens on 1 November 2026. Room names and house rules may change; we confirm them with the hotel before booking.
- Children Families are welcome, and some categories include the kids club.
- Pools Private pools come with some rooms and suites only. Ask before you book.
Getting there
Flying to Gustavia.
Long-haul flights end on St Maarten, and Winair or St Barth Commuter covers the last stretch to Saint-Jean in about a quarter of an hour. From the airstrip the drive to Grand Cul-de-Sac takes about fifteen minutes. Private jets land at Princess Juliana on St Maarten, where a chartered propeller aircraft or a helicopter can wait for the hop across.
- San Juan 45 min
- Miami 2 h 55
- New York 3 h 55
- London 8 h 55 long-range jet
- Paris 9 h 10 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is Le Guanahani still a Rosewood?
- No. Rosewood stopped running the hotel on 1 October 2026. It reopens on 1 November 2026 as Airelles Le Guanahani, with the same staff.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Le Guanahani have?
- Two, awarded in October 2025 when Rosewood ran the hotel. The guide has not yet said whether they carry over to Airelles.
- How many beaches does the hotel have?
- Two. The Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon is calm and good for swimming and paddleboarding; Maréchal beach, on the far side of the peninsula, faces the ocean.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Gustavia?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Gustavia, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Gustavia
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France The only certified Palace on the island, on the Baie des Flamands, and its only hotel with three MICHELIN Keys.
- Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa The first hotel built from the ground up on St Barth in twenty years, on the bay of Grand Cul-de-Sac.
- Hotel Christopher High on Pointe Milou, apart from the busier bays, with an easy and unpretentious welcome.
- Le Sereno Designed throughout by Christian Liaigre, the name behind the Mercer in New York.
- Tropical Hotel St Barth The second hotel ever to open on the island, above the bay of Saint-Jean, since thoroughly renovated.
- Gyp Sea Saint Barth A Sibuet family house at Colombier, styled on the old plantation homes of the islands.
- Hotel Manapany A beach in a residential corner, closer to everyday island life than its grander neighbours.
- Fouquet’s Saint-Barth The former Carl Gustaf, on the hillside above the harbour, one of the island’s classic grandes dames.
- Eden Rock St Barths An Oetker Collection hotel in the bay of Saint-Jean, rated Five-Star by Forbes Travel Guide.
- Hôtel Le Toiny Twenty-two suites on the hillside above Anse de Toiny, each with its own heated pool, and a beach club down at the shore.
Staying at Airelles Le Guanahani?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Gustavia, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.