St Barth’s Le Barthelemy boutique hotel is planning an October relaunch, the property announced this week.
Le Barthelemy will be reopening on Oct. 28 with a host of new health and safety protocols that “preserve our unpretentious approach to our couture hospitality but that also ensure the highest standards of health and hygiene prescribed by world health organizations,” according to the hotel.
The 44-room boutique hotel is set in the Grand Cul de Sac neighborhood of St Barth.
The island of St Barth is reopening for tourism this week, subject to COVID-19 conditions on travelers.
The Baha Mar megaresort in The Bahamas is planning to reopen in October, the property’s president announced this week.
The current plan for the Baha Mar, which set on the famous Cable Beach on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas, is to resume operations on Oct. 1, 2020.
“Due to the quickly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to postpone Baha Mar’s reopening beyond the July reopening of The Bahamas,” said Graeme Davis, president of Baha Mar.
Indeed, The Bahamas is planning to reopen its borders for international tourism on July 1.
“It is our hope that in prolonging our closure, we are setting the stage for a more successful reopening,” Davis said. “We are taking this time to carefully monitor the situation in The Bahamas and abroad, and to strategize robust safety, cleaning, and employee training plans that will give our guests the peace of mind they deserve when they return to Baha Mar.”
The Baha Mar also announced some expansion plans currently in the works, including a new mini golf course called Mini Blue; new retail shops on the way from brands like Tory Burch, Mont Blanc and Christian Louboutin and a new eatery from star chef Marcus Samuelsson.
The first thing you see when you walk into the blue-and-green lobby is a bright orange portrait of a rooster.
And it’s not a surprise.
If you eat, sleep and drink in Frederiksted, you’ll see and hear the roosters, strutting down Strand Street and setting the time, endlessly reminding you you’re somewhere unique — and sometimes waking you up.
And that’s precisely what Frederiksted is: a place with centuries of history, a vibrant beach town; and the center of a new wave of energy on the island of St Croix.
And the heart of that dynamism is here: The Fred, the adults-only boutique beach resort that just completed a multi-phase opening and, following the pandemic, is now welcoming guests again.
And as you walk past the rooster and into the grounds of this boutique resort you realize just how impressive it is.
This is as cool, as hip, as thoughtful a design-forward hotel as you’ll find anywhere — with a hint of South Beach and a whisper of Key West.
But it’s also unmistakably, authentically, faithfully Frederiksted, true to the vibe of St Croix.
And it’s a sign of what’s happening in Frederiksted; of the new movement in this old town, of beach bars like Louie & Nacho’s and fun-loving eateries like 7AF (it stands for Asian Fusion, in case you were wondering), of bike tours and macaron deliveries from Nikki B and cups of perfect espresso at Molly’s.
The beach deck at The Fred.
It’s a new reminder of what makes this place so special: the spectacular coastline, the wonder of Sandy Point a short drive away; the colorful arched walkways on Strand, Frederiksted’s proud heritage as the “Freedom City,” thanks to General Buddhoe’s successful rebellion in 1848, which led to emancipation in the Danish West Indies.
