Emeraude Plage is our "go-to" hotel in St. Barth. We have stayed there 20 times+ over 20 years. The plusses: you are right on St. Jean beach, a great beach to walk and to enjoy water sports - there's a rental service a few yards away; it's a cozy, one level hotel with renovated rooms of different sizes and costs, some are literally right on the beach; fresh white decor rooms include a covered patio with comfy chaises and outdoor kitchens(!); very friendly and helpful staff; you can enjoy breakfast on the beach 25 yards from the water and cocktails at night at their intimate beach bar; it's a walk on the beach to several excellent restaurants and boutique shopping of St. Jean (it's right between Eden Rock and Tom Beach Hotels), close proximity to the incredible shopping, restaurants and nightlife of Gustavia, St. Barth's main town, avoiding long rides at night on the narrow, windy roads. The negatives: It could be too low key and understated if you are looking for a large, glitzy resort, and St. Jean Beach could be too active - it's close to the airport and Gustavia - if you are looking for a more solitary experience. We find the activity to be fun and the location to be perfect. Great restaurants include Maya's and a local place called Entre Deux in Gustavia. Don't miss a Saturday night at Le Ti to enjoy the show and show off your dance moves, and sushi and jazz at Le Baz is a must. Last tip: enjoy the best massage ever from a wonderful french woman named Veronique, veroniquemassages.com, who will come to your hotel and whose English is excellent. Enjoy!

Cannot say enough great things about this hotel and staff!
- best beach on the island
- elegant modern decor
- best staff possible! Treated us like royalty!
- outdoor kitchens very nice
- walking distance to at Jean everything
- we visited every hotel while there and will be coming back to emeraude plage!!!

Highly reccomend!!

When we arrived in the dark and saw our plain, tiny, no amenities room and the high security cameras and gates all around my husband wanted to leave because it reminded him of an unsafe trailer park. We hung in there and were delighted to wake up and see the beautiful beach this hotel was located on. We found the staff strange and unfriendly. In fact the first morning we took a walk on the property and started heading towards the Eden Rock hotel and the older female staff member came running after us saying it was not safe to climb down the rocks to go to the other hotel, which never was our intention. We felt like we were constantly being monitored by the cameras and we were not happy to have our sleep disrupted each morning by the planes that fly early in the morning right next to the hotel. We do not recommend staying here. St. Jean Beach is beautiful, however the hotel is in the dark ages, they still use a key lock which made me feel unsafe at night in the room, also we could hear our neighbors through the walls, which is never fun and at times embarrassing.

Acually stayed there in May 2010. OK, so I'd like to say it was awful just to keep it a secret. But I can't lie. We've stayed there 3 x in the last 6 years. Really, no need to look eleswhere unless you can't afford it. Even then, the prices are a value considering it's on the best beach and the place is just stellar.