Île Saint-Barthélemy Travel Guide

 bsfreeloader Says:  Like the island as a whole, Gustavia is a pretty town from afar and, in some ways, even up close. Yachts rock gently on the harbors blue waters. The red-roofed buildings look natural hemmed in against the green hills. The streets are clean and relatively free of traffic. The... 

 bsfreeloader Says:  Anse de Grande Saline, or Grand Saline Beach, is another of St. Barts’ most popular beaches. Even though there is a law forbidding nudity on St. Barts, many sunbathers at Grande Saline quickly strip down to their birthday suits upon arrival. The surf is usually calm and the... 

 bsfreeloader Says:  As the only beach within reasonable walking distance of Gustavia, Shell Beach is one of St. Barts’ most popular. The aptly named beach isn’t very big and isn’t particularly memorable, although there is good shell searching to be done for those interested. Tennis fans might... 

 bsfreeloader Says:  Baie de St. Jean is perhaps St. Barts’ most popular beach. It is a hip strip of sand which those in the know say recalls the French Riviera. Unlike some of the other beaches, there are restaurants galore along St. Jean, which actually has two beaches that are divided by Eden... 

 Geisha_Girl Says:  What was nice about traveling during the 'low season' is that you could pretty much walk into any of the renowned restaurants on the island without a reservation, and still manage to get a table.La Plage restaurant at the Tom Beach Hotel had a very cool atmosphere and the... 

 Geisha_Girl Says:  St. Barths has always been known as a fun-loving playground, but traveling during the low season, we weren't sure what kind of nightlife there would be on the island. A lot of the usual island hotpots close their businesses during the lull ....but we discovered that those... 

 bsfreeloader Says:  As with Saba, most tourists’ choices for visiting St. Barts boil down to one of two options: taking a ferry across rough, vomit-inducing waters or flying into one of the world’s shortest commercial runways. Pick your poison. 

 Geisha_Girl Says:  Being that it's just an 8 square mile island, you can truly experience St. Barths by car. There are several car companies to choose from and most of them offer convenients services of delivering the car to your door:Europcar (deliver to your door)Phone: +590 590 27 74... 

 Geisha_Girl Says:  St. Barths may not be the easiest island to get to----quite a daunting task to finally get there, but once you do, it is so worth it !By Plane:The airport, Gustav III-St-Jean is host to several small commuter planes that arrive from neighboring St. Maarten (and other... 

 Geisha_Girl Says:  St. Barths is renowned as being one of the Caribbean's glitziest resort destinations with premier shopping. It's a Duty-Free island and the main port of Gustavia is the island's central shopping haven.The array of prestigious designers are all lined up along three main... 

 nicolettart Says:  One of the most beautiful sights on St. Barth's is Columbier Beach. There is a reef here, and it is quite secluded, given its hard to reach location. I think it would be nice to come here by boat, as we saw one or two boats here, and maybe three or four other people. 

 nicolettart Says:  My favorite thing was snorkeling, of course! There is a small reef near the shoreline. I chased fish around for an hour or so with my underwater camera. I was really hoping for a sea turtle or an octopus, but no such luck on that day!! Still, I like watching the fish feed on...