Cheval Blanc vs Rosewood Le Guanahani: Which to Book

The short answer

Two bays. Two moods.

Both are St Barths beach hotels that welcome families and couples. Cheval Blanc sits in gardens on Flamands Beach with a Guerlain spa. Rosewood Le Guanahani has its own peninsula between the calm Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon and a quiet beach.

Cheval Blanc St-Barth

Rooms61 rooms, suites and villas; ten beach suites with private pools and a Majordome; two-bedroom garden, beach and tropical suites

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

Best forFamilies who want a children’s programme, and couples who want a suite on the sand

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Rosewood Le Guanahani

Rooms66 rooms, including two- and three-bedroom Signature Suites

SettingA private peninsula between the Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon and its own quiet beach

Best forFamilies who want calm lagoon water and multi-bedroom suites, and couples who want quiet

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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, designed by Jacques Grange in rattan, warm woods and blush pink. Ten beach suites open onto the sand with private infinity pools and a Majordome.

Families book the two-bedroom garden, beach and tropical suites, and La Maison runs a children’s programme in the gardens, where turtles live. For a larger group, the five-bedroom Villa de France has two pools and its own spa room.

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Rosewood Le Guanahani

A peninsula on the lagoon.

The island’s grande dame, reborn by Rosewood: 66 rooms on a private peninsula between the calm Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon and its own quiet beach. St Barths’ restaurants and boutiques are minutes away.

For a family, ask for a Signature Suite with two or three bedrooms. Booked through us, those suites carry a $200 hotel credit in total.

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Booked through us

Same rate. More included.

You pay the hotel’s own rate. At Cheval Blanc we add an upgrade when available, daily breakfast for up to two per bedroom, a $100 resort credit and early check-in or late check-out.

At Rosewood Le Guanahani: an upgrade when available, daily buffet breakfast for two per bedroom, a $100 hotel credit ($200 in the two- and three-bedroom Signature Suites) and early check-in or late check-out.

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Our pick

Which one we’d book.

For a family with younger children or a big group: Cheval Blanc. Two-bedroom suites, the children’s programme and the five-bedroom Villa de France.

For a family that wants calm water and one large suite: Rosewood Le Guanahani. A two- or three-bedroom Signature Suite on its own peninsula.

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Questions, answered.

Which is better for a multi-generation group or older kids?

Both work. Cheval Blanc has two-bedroom garden, beach and tropical suites, a children’s programme and the five-bedroom Villa de France with two pools. Rosewood Le Guanahani has Signature Suites with two and three bedrooms on the Grand Cul-de-Sac lagoon.

Which is better for couples?

Both. Cheval Blanc’s ten beach suites open onto the sand with private infinity pools and a Majordome. Rosewood Le Guanahani sits on a quiet peninsula with its own beach and the calm lagoon.

How do they differ?

Cheval Blanc is 61 rooms, suites and villas in gardens on Flamands Beach, about four miles from the airport, with a Spa by Guerlain. Rosewood Le Guanahani is 66 rooms on its own peninsula in Grand Cul-de-Sac, between the lagoon and a quiet beach.

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 listed above, 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.

Cheval Blanc or
Le Guanahani?

Two bays. Two moods.

Cheval Blanc St-Barth

Rosewood Le Guanahani

Gardens, sand, a Guerlain spa.

A peninsula on the lagoon.

Beach, family suites, breakfast.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

Tell us your dates. You’ll hear back in minutes.

Cheval Blanc orLe Guanahani?

Two bays. Two moods.

Cheval Blanc St-Barth

Rosewood Le Guanahani

Gardens, sand, a Guerlain spa.

A peninsula on the lagoon.

Beach, family suites, breakfast.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

Tell us your dates. You’ll hear back in minutes.

Cheval Blanc or
Le Guanahani?