Eden Rock vs Cheval Blanc St-Barth: Which to Book

The short answer

Same island. Different feel.

Both are top St Barth hotels with rooms on the sand. Eden Rock is smaller and sits on its rock in Baie de Saint-Jean. Cheval Blanc is larger, set in gardens on Flamands Beach, with a children’s programme and a Guerlain spa.

Eden Rock – St Barths

Rooms37 rooms, suites and villas; Rock Rooms and Suites on the rock, Beach Rooms on the sand

SettingOn the rock in the middle of Baie de Saint-Jean, about two miles from the airport

Best forCouples, celebrations, and groups who want a villa with hotel service

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Cheval Blanc St-Barth

Rooms61 rooms, suites and villas; ten beach suites with private pools and a Majordome

SettingTropical gardens on Flamands Beach, about four miles from the airport

Best forFamilies, honeymooners and anyone who wants a spa at the centre of the stay

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Eden Rock St Barths

The rock in Saint-Jean.

Thirty-seven rooms, suites and villas on the rock in Baie de Saint-Jean, founded in the 1950s and an Oetker Collection hotel today. Rock Rooms and Suites sit on the rock; Beach Rooms and the Heavenly Beach House are on the sand.

Need more space? The hotel manages more than 220 villas across the island with hotel service. Less suited to families who want a kids’ programme; Cheval Blanc is the one that offers it.

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Cheval Blanc St-Barth

Gardens, sand, a Guerlain spa.

Sixty-one rooms, suites and villas between tropical gardens and Flamands Beach, in rattan, warm woods and blush pink. Ten beach suites open onto the sand with private infinity pools and a Majordome.

Families get two-bedroom suites and a children’s programme in the gardens, where turtles live. The five-bedroom Villa de France has two pools and its own spa room.

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What they share

Beachfront on St Barth.

Both put you on a beach, both have suites on the sand, and both serve breakfast for two per bedroom when you book with us. Couples do well at either.

Booked through us

Same rate. More included.

You pay the hotel’s own rate. At Eden Rock we add an upgrade when available, daily breakfast for up to two per bedroom, roundtrip private airport transfers, an Eden Rock beach set and early check-in or late check-out.

At Cheval Blanc: an upgrade when available, daily breakfast for two per bedroom, a $100 resort credit and early check-in or late check-out.

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Our pick

Which one we’d book.

For couples and celebrations: Eden Rock. The rock, the bay and transfers included make it the classic St Barth stay.

For families and wellness: Cheval Blanc. Two-bedroom suites, a kids’ programme and the Guerlain spa.

Tell us who’s coming and we’ll tell you which rooms are worth it.

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Questions, answered.

Which is better for families, Eden Rock or Cheval Blanc?

Cheval Blanc. It runs a children’s programme in its gardens and has two-bedroom garden, beach and tropical suites. Eden Rock suits larger families best through one of the 220+ villas it manages.

Which is better for couples?

Both work. Eden Rock is smaller, with Rock Suites on the rock over Baie de Saint-Jean. Cheval Blanc’s ten beach suites have private infinity pools and a Majordome.

How do they differ?

Eden Rock is 37 rooms on Baie de Saint-Jean, about two miles from the airport. Cheval Blanc is 61 rooms on Flamands Beach, about four miles out, with a bigger garden setting and a Guerlain spa.

Is the rate the same as booking direct?

Yes. The nightly rate is the hotel’s own best available rate. Booked through us, it comes with the Virtuoso extras, confirmed in writing.

Do I pay you or the hotel?

You pay the hotel directly. We confirm availability and the rate, attach the Virtuoso amenities in writing and hold the room. There is no fee from us.

Eden Rock orCheval Blanc?

Same island. Different feel.

Eden Rock – St Barths

Cheval Blanc St-Barth

The rock in Saint-Jean.

Gardens, sand, a Guerlain spa.

Beachfront on St Barth.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

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Eden Rock or
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