St Barts Luxury Villas & Beach Vacation Rentals

Vacationers coming to St Barts can choose to rent a private villa ranging from one to eight bedrooms in size, or reserve one or more rooms in a 5-star luxury resort hotel.

Villas are a great option for groups who enjoy space and privacy, yet also want to be able to easily come together as a group to prepare meals, relax by the villa's private pool, and enjoy games or movies at night. Book a unique St. Barts beach rental, or choose from among the distinctive St Barts villas for rent.

Add the personal services you need to make your stay truly carefree such as private chef service, and in-villa spa and massage services.

Vacationers can also choose to reserve one or more rooms at an upscale boutique hotel, where life is no more complicated than deciding when to order breakfast and what to choose for an afternoon cocktail.

Revel in personalized spa treatments, swim or go body surfing or parasailing, or just idle away part of each day taking walks on the beach and simply gazing at the sea.

If you're looking for a distinctively privileged vacation in this treasured isle, contact WIMCO's hotel team.

St Barts is one of four Leeward islands, including Saint Martin, Martinique and Guadeloupe, known as the French West Indies. The island is 10 miles south of St Martin and about 1,200 miles southeast of Miami.

Once part of the department of Guadeloupe, a French overseas region, St Barts was also under Swedish rule for almost a century, and Gustavia, its capital, was named after Gustavis, a Swedish king.

Because the island's airport has one of the world's shortest runways it can only accommodate small prop planes. Thus, there are no direct flights to St Barths from any airports outside of the Caribbean.

To reach St Barts by plane you need to fly to either San Juan, PR, St Martin, Antigua or Guadeloupe. The airports on those islands all offer short local flights into St Barts. Popular local carriers include Tradewind Aviation, Win-Air and St Barth Commuter.

Scheduled ferry service is also available from St Martin. It's also possible to charter private flights from Miami, or to arrive by private yacht, and those are the preferred modes of transportation for many celebrities who vacation in Saint Barthélemy.

The peak vacation season in St Barts runs from November through June. December bookings typically must be made at least six months in advance. The temperatures rise considerably in the months of June to September.

Many consider November, April and May to have ideal weather, with temperatures running between the low 70s and low 90s, and little rain. Daily rain showers are common from September through November.

Visitors from the U.S., Canada and European countries must have a valid passport and show a return or ongoing ticket in order to enter St Barts.

Citizens of other countries may need visas, but should check with their own nations' embassies or consulates. No vaccinations are normally required.