With European journey extra overbooked and hectic than ever, a Caribbean resort is making an attempt to offer southern France’s attraction with out setting foot throughout the pond. Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth’s provides coastal France’s pampering, fashion, and joie de vivre, minus the headache of transatlantic journey and overcrowded vacationer traps. And so they promise to not disappoint. How? They accomplish that by focusing practically each property element on being authentically French.
The general structure and design of the resort are deeply rooted in French Caribbean aesthetics. The children membership counselors are additionally prepared to show company’ kids the French language fundamentals by way of video games and resort actions. In reality, all counselors communicate English and French.
In the meantime, Stephane Carou was St. Barth’s first Clefs d’Or Concierge and has labored on the property for nearly 26 years, and 24-hour Clefs d’Or Concierge service is accessible. Plus, the lavender bougainvillea discovered across the property is a nod to Provence. And there are French illustrations within the rooms of girls frolicking within the sea, titled La Rire, a reminder of the island’s French Tradition.
You’ll be able to even store authentically on the onsite Pompom Paris pop-up. French designer and founding father of Pompom Paris, Lola Rykiel, created a capsule assortment of crystal pullovers, velour tracksuits, and yoga apparel, obtainable solely on the resort’s store, La Boutique. Over that ‘Sense,’ A Rosewood Spa, the French magnificence tradition conjures up the therapies with B3 enriched moisturizers, algae infusion facials, lemon oil physique wraps, and extra.
Relating to meals, you may dine like a Parisian at The Seashore Home with caviar pasta and a saddle of lamb. Or, take a French cooking class from an professional. And, within the night, get pleasure from barrel-aged cocktails with hand-selected cigars on a terrace at Bar Mélangé. Plus, all of this French heritage luxurious is crafted by a crew of associates who’re 90 p.c French to make sure authenticity.
“Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth is the Caribbean’s hidden gem the place one can expertise genuine French tradition alongside our colourful design components and plush vegetation (over 100 types of flora discovered on web site),” mentioned Managing Director Martein van Wagenberg. “Nowhere else will you expertise the identical degree of authenticity and a focus to element relating to creating what all of us treasure about France and the well-known southern coastlines.”
Talking of a shoreline, the property is located on 18 lush acres and has its personal peninsula. So, company can get pleasure from personal sandy shores and boating excursions very similar to these within the South of France. For extra of that upscale privateness, Rosewood Le Guanahani options a mixture of suites and personal villas, good for both a romantic getaway or a household trip requiring personal swimming pools. After all, there are two public swimming pools—one that’s family-friendly and one other that’s adults solely—which you could get pleasure from whereas searching over the picture-perfect sea.
Van Wagenberg added, “Our pristine seashores and gorgeous preserves instill a direct sense of peace, and company return to our property time and time once more to indulge within the French Caribbean joie de vivre that’s woven all through all elements of our paradisal vacation spot.”