Saint Barthélemy

Le Sereno
Grand Cul de Sac
+59 05 90 28 83 00 / USA +1 888 Le Sereno
Eden Rock
St Jean
590 590 29 79 99
Isle de France
Flamands
1-800-810-4691

Oct 16-Aug 30.

Hotel Le Toiny
Toiny
(011 59) 05 90 27 88 88

The island of St Barts is refreshingly undeveloped. An old French communal law mandates that no building can be taller than a palm tree, so you'll find no high rises, and no massive resorts. In fact most of the rooms allocated to tourism on the island are found in private villas, not hotels.

St. Barth has about 25 hotels, most of them with 15 rooms or fewer, and the largest, the Guanahani has just 70 rooms. Hotels are classified in the traditional French manner 3 Star, 4 Star and 4 Star Luxe.

Villa vacations are extremely popular and there are hundreds of villas terraced into the hillsides throughout the island as well as many beachfront locations. Villas here can range from one-bedroom bungalows to large luxurious homes.

Villa rentals range from one bedroom to six bedrooms in size. Most are located on hillsides where they can be cooled by the prevailing winds, not on the beaches. The main agencies representing villa rentals on the island are Sibarth (http://www.sibarth.com/), the oldest and largest agency on the island, Wimco Villas (http://www.wimco.com/cari...) 170 exclusive villas, St Barth Properties and Premium Island Vacations (http://www.premiumislandv...) who offer strictly luxury villas and hotels.

The hotels on the island are all well rated,and on the small size for the Caribbean. The largest is the Guanahani Hotel with 58 rooms. Other hotels of note are Eden Rock Hotel, Hotel Le Toiny, The Carl Gustaf, Le Sereno Hotel and the Isle de France. Value priced hotels include the Sunset Hotel, Salines Garden and the Christopher Hotel.

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