Best Certified Sustainable Hotels, Resorts, Eco Lodges and Eco Friendly Accommodation in Saint Barthelemy
Where to stay for certified sustainable in Saint Barthelemy
The 4 best certified sustainable stays in Saint Barthelemy carry real green credentials, from the Green Globe certification at Le Barthelemy Hotel and Spa to Hotel Manapany standing as the island’s first eco luxury resort. From the lagoon at Grand Cul de Sac to the sands of Anse des Cayes, and from Lorient to the heights of Colombier above the Bay of Flamands, these stays are top rated for guests who want true island luxury without leaving their conscience at the airport.
How we choose the best certified sustainable stays in Saint Barthelemy
What earns a place on this list is how these Saint Barthelemy certified stays prove their sustainability with independent, audited certification, like Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa, certified Green Globe on the lagoon at Grand Cul de Sac, which holds a recognised eco standard rather than borrowing the label. Because the Grand Cul de Sac lagoon is a fragile, sheltered marine habitat, Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa earning a real audited certification there matters more than any marketing claim.
Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa sits right on that protected lagoon and answers to the ongoing Green Globe audit that backs its label, so the calm waters and shoreline at Grand Cul de Sac in Saint Barthelemy stay healthy for the lagoon life they shelter and for the guests who come after you.
We look for that same instinct elsewhere, like Hotel Manapany, the first eco luxury resort on the island set alone on the sand at Anse des Cayes, and Gyp Sea Saint-Barth, the family run retreat whose 22 bungalows sit quietly above the Bay of Flamands. Because Hotel Manapany was built to prove eco luxury could work here and Gyp Sea Saint-Barth is run by a family with generations to think of, protecting the sands of Anse des Cayes and the Bay of Flamands is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best certified sustainable eco stays across the Caribbean.
Top Certified Sustainable Picks in Saint Barthelemy
- Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa: a female founded, Green Globe certified boutique hotel on the lagoon at Grand Cul de Sac.
- Hotel Manapany: the island’s first eco luxury resort, set alone on the sand at Anse des Cayes.
- Gyp Sea Saint-Barth: 22 family run bungalows on the heights of Colombier above the Bay of Flamands.
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Barth is a clifftop hotel on the western flank overlooking Anse de Lorient, and the only property on the island to hold Green Globe certification, awarded every year from 2021 through 2024. Solar panels cut its energy load and an on site treatment and desalination plant keeps it fully self sufficient for water, while the hotel funds the ARTIREEF coral project at Pointe Milou, using the Biorock process to regrow 38 species of coral on electrified metal reef structures.
Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa is a female founded boutique hotel on the lagoon at Grand Cul de Sac, built by Denise Dupré of Champagne Hospitality and certified Green Globe.
Its open air architecture leans on natural light and solar energy, with 100 per cent of the hot water solar heated, an on site desalination station for autonomous drinking water and a wastewater treatment plant, backed by a zero waste kitchen that turns every ingredient from bone to peel into stocks and butter.
Hotel Manapany is the island's first eco luxury resort, set alone on the sand at Anse des Cayes and the only hotel in St.
Barth to hold the Green Key eco label, earned in 2021. Solar panels run all of its hot water and part of its electricity, water is treated chemical free on site and recycled with no discharge, only electric cars are allowed on the property, and its four acre estate of citrus, mango, passionfruit, banana and coconut trees supplies the kitchen alongside other island growers.
Gyp Sea Saint-Barth is a collection of 22 bungalows on the heights of Colombier above the Bay of Flamands, run by the family owned Maisons et Hôtels Sibuet group and named for the founders' daughter Marie, who set her heart on the island.
It is Green Globe certified with annual independent audits, favours organic and eco certified products across cleaning and catering, and its gardens cultivate endemic plants of the Lesser Antilles to safeguard local biodiversity.
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