Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France, Palace hotel on Flamands Bay, Saint Barthélemy, French West Indies
Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France is a colonial-style luxury hotel on the shore of Flamands Bay, 4.2 km north of Gustavia and 2.7 km from Saint-Barthélemy-Rémy-de-Haenen airport. It has 40 rooms, suites and villas, the smallest measuring 645 square feet (59.9 m²). Interiors are white-washed after French château furnishings, with salmon pink a common rendering.
Opened in 1991, the hotel was bought in 2013 by LVMH and French entrepreneur Xavier Niel from shareholders AJ Capital Partners and the Vere Nicoll family. In July 2016 it received the Palace distinction, the first establishment in France's overseas territories to obtain it. In 2020, after reopening following Hurricane Irma, it was the island's largest hotel by room count, following the 2016 purchase of the neighbouring Taiwana hotel for 50.4 million euros.
The hotel's two restaurants are La Case de l'Isle, led by chef Yann Vinsot and set by the pool, and La Cabane de l'Isle. The property carries the Cheval Blanc name first used at Courchevel, and its white-washed furnishings are inspired by French chateaus, with salmon pink a common rendering.
The property sits directly on Flamands Bay beach, giving visitors easy access to the shoreline. Its position on a hillside creates natural pathways between accommodations and makes exploring the grounds simple on foot.
The hotel was bought in 2013 by LVMH and French entrepreneur Xavier Niel from AJ Capital Partners and the Vere Nicoll family. In July 2016 it became the first establishment in France's overseas territories to receive the Palace distinction. In 2020, after reopening following Hurricane Irma, it was the island's largest hotel by room count, having purchased the neighbouring Taiwana hotel in 2016 for 50.4 million euros.
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