Before the review, some perspective. My wife and I have had the good fortune of traveling to some of the most exotic locations throughout the world. For sheer beauty, nothing will ever compare to Bora Bora. With that said, St. Jean Bay, St. Barths is the closest we have found anywhere outstide of the south pacific and the Eden Rock Hotel, for a number of reasons, is by far the best resort/hotel of any resort we have stayed anywhere in the world, and that includes the resort we stayed at in Bora Bora. To begin with, the service is incredible. Our last experience with french service was in French Polynesia and needless to say it was terrible. Because of that experience, we expected similar treatment before arriving at Eden Rock. Let me just say, the service we received was better than any service we have ever received from any hotel in america (except the Four Seasons Jackson Hole which whose service was equivalent) or elsewhere. The entire staff, from the cheuffer that picks you up at the airport, to the reception desk, to the maids, to the folks who assist you on the beach, are very well trained and very professional. One of the things that makes this hotel so much better than any other is the setting on the rock, which is surrounded by water on three sides. The rock has a charm that you just can't find anywhere else because it is a natural formation and cannot be recreated. Each room is located in a private area of the rock with a private entrance and I assure you that you will not be disturbed or know that other guests are nearby. The rooms are very nicely appointed with nice furniture, minibar and a private balcony with two cushioned lounge chairs. Now to the beach, the staff rakes the beach each day, picks up the seaweed, not that there is any, On the beach, you have cushioned wooden lounge chairs with an umbrella providing shade. The beach attendant promptly brings complimentary water in a bucket of ice to your chair which already has a custom fit towel fitting over it with a second towel which acts as a headrest. For lunch, you can eat at one of the hotels restaurants which happens to be right on the beach and less than 10 yards from your lounge chair. You can order anything from lobster to steak, etc. The hotels other restaurant sits high atop the rock and overlooks St. Jean Bay. The food is incredible. Other restaurants on the island I would suggest would be PaCri if you like italian, and Le Soppetillier for good french cuisine. There's a reason you will not find one negative review of this hotel. At the end of the day, the best compliment I can give Eden Rock is this: I don't care who you are, where you have been, hotels you may have stayed at, resorts you may have enjoyed, you have not been to any hotel or resort that comes close to Eden Rock in service, beauty, uniqueness, services, originality or any other measure of greatness.....Period.

We were here for a friend's wedding and although our stay was only for 4 nights, each night was amazing. We stayed in the Fregate suite which was AMAZING. Private patios and jacuzzi mad sunbathing lots of fun. The breakfast every morning was delicious. We only ate at the hotel for the actual wedding and everything was divine. Staff and reception are among the friendliest we've encountered and we have stayed at many 5-star resorts. At this time of year, the main Gustavia nightlife were not as busy as I would imagine they would during the high season but I guess it depends on what you are in the mood for. The weather in June was great, we had partly cloudy days and the nights were not as humid as I thought they would be - most night actually had a great breeze.

I would definitely return for holiday and recommend this resort to anyone considering St Barth.

PS - flying is a must. the small planes are not at all scary as some may make it out to be and from what I hear, the ferries can be a bit rough. so take the 10 minute ride - you'll have much more time to spend in St Barth!

We are currently at Eden Rock on our honeymoon. Our stay has been impeccable thus far and although expensive - there isn't much that isn't. We have stayed all over the world always in 5 star hotels and have had a range of experiences - both good and bad - and by far this is our favorite hotel room we've ever stayed in. We are in a Diamond Suite, which was filled with champagne and congratulatory notes on our wedding. Not sure how it is possible anyone thought the staff was unfriendly - perhaps people came in with an attitude and they received one back. We showed up with smiles and received the same. Champagne awaited us and they have accomodated our every need. Breakfast was great - wouldn't recommend the eggs though. The nutella donut blew us away and we had 2 each. We had a few ants in our room and the housekeeping staff apologized profusely and came to take care of it immediately and they were full of apologies. Love the fact that there are dvds on the tv (great movies, btw) and you DONT have to pay for them! A real treat for us because it seems as though everywhere charges you for everything - to be given the gift of free movies when other hotels charge $12 per viewing feels like a kind thing.

Would very much recommend it. Beach is impeccably clean. The pool in our room is clean and well maintained. Very romantic and accomodating. We will absolutely return and would recommend it to anyone considering St Barth as a destination!

Eden Rock is a slice of paradise. From the moment we checked in, they offered us champagne and treated us so well! We loved our room, it was one of the garden cottages, small, but so cute! And it had a big patio, very close to the breakfast/lunch restaurant and the beach. The beach was our favorite. They have a private beach and chairs, we spent all 6 days lounging on the beach. This is an expensive hotel, we checked in on the first day of the off-season and had one of the least expensive rooms, but it was still over $500/night (due to the dollar sucking right now). WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY. This was our honeymoon, so we wanted to splurge, but get ready to pay $10 for a diet coke.

The food on St. Barth is amazing everywhere you go. We did a couple of casual dinners. Kiki e mo's one night and Le Bouchon another night. Both close and delicious! Our favorite restaurants for a nice dinner was La Marine and our favorite lunch spot was Do Brazil, that place is just lovely.