Relais & Châteaux Hotel Le Toiny St. Barth
A perfect location for a wonderful day at the beach
08/21/2024 Reading time: 2 Minutes
At the top are the lobby, reception, pool, bar and restaurant. Slightly below are the modern villas, well integrated into the tropical landscape, with 22 spacious pool suites. And at the bottom, the picturesque bay with the beach and the new beach club: this is how Le Toiny welcomes its international guests - mostly middle-aged couples who have already traveled the world.
900600
900600
After a rather business-like check-in without a welcome drink, we took the golf cart and the young, cheerful receptionist at the wheel to our accommodation. Once there, at the foot of a steep staircase, I looked in vain for a strong man to take care of the luggage. When the petite lady made delicate attempts to heave our suitcases up to the really exceptionally beautiful suite, I naturally had to intervene. As it turned out, the receptionists at the Relais & Châteaux hotel really do a dedicated "girl-for-all-job".
In front of the terrace of your own suite - with a not-so-small infinity pool - the bay with its long sandy beach is practically at your feet. How to get there, however, was not immediately clear to us: you order the golf cart and are then driven up to the lobby. There you change into an off-road vehicle and bump down a steep sandy slope to the fine sandy beach. Once at the bottom, there are not only palm trees, hanging mats, sun loungers and parasols, but also a beach club with a bar, swimming pool and boutique. A perfect location to spend a wonderful day at the beach. However, there were some small drawbacks: the lunch with our feet in the sand was mediocre at best. The South African chef was almost certainly not at the stove himself. Because in the evening, at dinner with a view, Jarad McCarroll showed that he really has what it takes. He cooks with an unmistakable signature style and his dishes would also hold their own in Berlin or London.
Something to get used to: Breakfast is only served in the suite after filling out an order card in advance and only until 10.30 a.m. - with one or two things being charged extra.
In front of the terrace of your own suite - with a not-so-small infinity pool - the bay with its long sandy beach is practically at your feet. How to get there, however, was not immediately clear to us: you order the golf cart and are then driven up to the lobby. There you change into an off-road vehicle and bump down a steep sandy slope to the fine sandy beach. Once at the bottom, there are not only palm trees, hanging mats, sun loungers and parasols, but also a beach club with a bar, swimming pool and boutique. A perfect location to spend a wonderful day at the beach. However, there were some small drawbacks: the lunch with our feet in the sand was mediocre at best. The South African chef was almost certainly not at the stove himself. Because in the evening, at dinner with a view, Jarad McCarroll showed that he really has what it takes. He cooks with an unmistakable signature style and his dishes would also hold their own in Berlin or London.
Something to get used to: Breakfast is only served in the suite after filling out an order card in advance and only until 10.30 a.m. - with one or two things being charged extra.
