Five-star Two MICHELIN Keys Grand Cul-de-Sac, Gustavia
Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa
Forty-four rooms and two six-bedroom villas on the lagoon beach of Grand Cul-de-Sac, inside the island's nature reserve, with kayaks and paddleboards included in the stay.
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- MICHELIN
- Two Keys, 2025 and 2026
- Rooms
- 44, plus two villas
- Opened
- October 2016
- From the airstrip
- About 15 minutes by car, our estimate
The hotel
The first new hotel in twenty years.
Le Barthélemy opened on 28 October 2016, the first hotel built from scratch on St Barth in twenty years. It sits on the crescent of sand at Grand Cul-de-Sac, a shallow lagoon on the island's north-east coast that lies inside the island's nature reserve. Sybille de Margerie designed the interiors, with rooms looking over the garden, the pond or straight out to sea.
Less than a year later, Hurricane Irma struck the island in September 2017. The hotel rebuilt and reopened on the same date two years after its first opening, in October 2018, adding two oceanfront villas above the main building, each with six bedrooms, and a new beach restaurant. The hotel still closes its main restaurant for the summer months, from mid-June to October. The MICHELIN Guide gave it two Keys in 2025 and kept them in 2026.
- On the lagoon Kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling gear are included in the stay, for paddling out across the lagoon of Grand Cul-de-Sac.
- Le Spa La Mer treatments, a hammam, a sauna and sound baths, with the gym open around the clock.
- Four Hands A series of dinners through the year in which the hotel's executive chef cooks alongside a guest chef from off the island.
Rooms & suites
Garden, pond or sea.
Forty-four rooms and suites, with walk-in rainfall showers and Diptyque products. The view rises with the category, up to direct sea views.
- Rooms Garden and lake view rooms Interiors by Sybille de Margerie, looking over the gardens or the pond behind the beach.
- On the water Sea view rooms and suites The upper categories face the lagoon of Grand Cul-de-Sac directly.
- Villas The two villas Set above the hotel, each with six bedrooms for up to twelve guests and an infinity pool of 55 feet, with hotel service.
Dining
Seafood by the sand.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel. Abyss closes from mid-June to October, when the Seven Stars Bar takes over. Shown for information.
- Abyss Seafood, zero-waste kitchen On the beach, breakfast to dinner
- Amis St. Barth French beach cooking Lunch, and brunch on Sundays
- Seven Stars Bar Cocktails A menu built on astrology and art
- Le Turquoise Pool Bar Drinks by the pool From 10 am to 6 pm
Recognition
Awards and listings.
- Two MICHELIN Keys 2025 and 2026
- La Liste 95 points, 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Included Breakfast, beach loungers, non-motorised watersports, the gym and access to the spa.
- Pets Accepted, with a charge.
Getting there
Flying to Gustavia.
Long-haul flights land on St Maarten, and a small plane makes the hop to the Saint-Jean airstrip in about a quarter of an hour. From there to Grand Cul-de-Sac is around fifteen minutes by car, our estimate. Private jets land at Princess Juliana on St Maarten, where a chartered propeller aircraft or a helicopter can cover the last stretch.
- 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.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Le Barthélemy have?
- Two. The hotel received two Keys in 2025 and kept them in 2026.
- When did Le Barthélemy open?
- On 28 October 2016. Hurricane Irma closed it in 2017, and it reopened two years to the day after its first opening, in October 2018.
- Are watersports included at Le Barthélemy?
- Yes. Kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling gear on the lagoon are part of the rate, along with breakfast and the gym.
- 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.
- Airelles Le Guanahani A peninsula of its own, given two Keys under Rosewood and reopening under Airelles on 1 November 2026.
- 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 Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa?
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.