A St Barts Vacation

S t Barts, is St Barths            land here, and the second is that  short for St Barthelemy in      the little island or the villas    the French West Indies and      on the white sand beach are the    a St Barts Vacation staying at        Eden Rock Hotel, and a more        the Eden Rock Hotel is just about     beautiful setting you couldn’t     as good as it gets, always            wish for.                          provided you have very deep                                              pockets. The Eden rock sits on a      For most ordinary mortals the      rock that sticks out into St Jean     Eden Rock will remain the stuff    Bay and has 33 rooms and suites,      of dreams, and a good reason to    of which 20 are on the rock and       continue to buy lottery tickets,   eight suites and five houses          because not only Eden Rock but     stand on the white sand beach         the entire island of St Barths is  next door.                            a playground for the rich and                                            famous. It’s important to          St Barts is not an easy place to      discover more about places like    arrive at, because the twenty         Eden Rock because there is always  seater aircraft has to land on a      the chance you’ll be able to       tiny runway. As a passenger you       spoil yourself one day, and if     will be too focused on the            you don’t know what you might be   proximity of the aircraft to the      missing that would be sad.         ground, and even motor cars as it                                        swoops in to land, to notice the      What is so special about taking a  jumble of roofs covering a large      St Barts Vacation and staying at   circular rock that sticks out         the Eden Rock Hotel, is really     from a white sand beach.              best summed up by fine cuisine,                                          lots of activity, and very much    Be comforted by two things, the       French, in fact very definitely a  first of which is that the pilot      French Experience. The food is     has special qualifications to         exquisite, and without a doubts    the best on St Barts, there is        extremely good at what they do,    nowhere to compare, from the          kind attentive and yet             breakfast buffet to the evening       unobtrusive. The beachside staff   extravaganza either in the Sand       bring you buckets of water, fruit  Bar, or the On the Rocks              and sorbets just when you have     restaurant, where you will be         got to the point of really         spoilt by the food, and by the        fancying something!!               attention of the staff, and the                                          attention to detail.                  Another plus point is the two                                            minute transfer from the small     When it comes to accommodation,       airport, and you will have         then the hotel’s main building        stopped shaking by the time you    which has the style of a French       arrive. Shopping and restaurants   farmhouse has the most luxurious      are also that close which means    accommodation and the best and        Eden Rock is really central for    most stunning views. The cottages     most things, but be aware that     on the beach also have great          Amex isn’t good VISA is better,    views from their private              and a must take. Conversational    terraces. The rooms are cleaned       French is almost a must, because   twice every day, and the quality      you will have difficulties         of the furnishings and even the       communicating other wise.          sheets is of the very best.                                                                                    Be prepared for your St Barts      There is no hotel pool as such at     vacation to be different. This     Eden Rock, only pools included        isn’t a typical Caribbean Island,  with certain suites, although it      so no reggae, this is just France  is great fun swimming to the free     in the tropics, absolutely         floating Eden Rock docks.             gorgeous with incredible views,                                          narrow roads, hairpin bends and    You will find that the staff are      tiny cars. You will love it if     you can afford it, and if you can     ationspots.com/categories/Caribbe  afford it stay at Eden Rock.          an-Hotel-Hideaways/                                                                              For more information about                                               Caribbean Hotel Hideaways go to        nspots.com/categories/Caribbean-H     border-color: #FFFFFF;             otel-Hideaways/"                      background-color: #F5F7FB;         title="http://www.worldwidevacati     border-left: #BAC9FF 1px solid;    onspots.com/categories/Caribbean-     border-right: #BAC9FF 1px solid;   Hotel-Hideaways/"                     margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom:    target="_blank">color="#001000"                       align="center">                    size="-2">http://www.worldwidevac      About the Author: Peter Stewart writes about in Kenya Safaris as well as authoring several articles about Worldwide Vacation Spots and he recommends Caribbean Vacation Spots Published At: www.Isnare.com