Guide · Updated 2026-07-24
The High Season Collection: Access to St Barts When Nothing Is Available (December–April)
December to April: dry light, yachts in the harbour, full tables — and access when nothing is available.
Who it is for
This is the season when St Barts becomes what people describe — and the season when nothing can be found. High Season is a seasonal collection from our St Barts atelier — not a package sold from a brochure, but a way of composing an entire stay around a single intention.
The approach
This is the season when St Barts becomes what people describe: clean sky, deep sea, Gustavia harbour tight with hulls, <a href="/guide/st-barts-christmas-new-year-festive-season/">the New Year's Eves still discussed in March</a>. It is also the season when nothing can be found — villas booked nine months ahead, tables full three weeks out, providers taken. This collection therefore does not sell experiences, it sells access: places held, the villa secured, the chef who stays in your house when every restaurant is turning people away, the celebration staged at the villa rather than endured elsewhere. The difference between arriving in high season and being expected.
What the High Season collection includes
The collection is not a menu to pick from — it is a composed whole. Its building blocks: Villa secured ahead, minimum stays by period. Chef in residence, including festive evenings. Places held at the sought-after tables. Staging, musician or DJ at the villa. Each element is arranged in advance and adjusted to your party once we know it.
Practical notes
High Season is a seasonal collection, available only in its season for the reasons above. Pricing depends on villa size, party and dates rather than a fixed rate, which is why the collection is quoted as a single all-inclusive figure agreed before arrival — accommodation, chef, provisioning, experiences, vehicle and concierge in one number, with a written exclusion list so nothing surprises you on the island.
How to book it
The High Season collection is orchestrated as a single stay with one point of contact — villa, chef, experiences and logistics agreed before you fly, nothing left to assemble on arrival. The full formats, seasonality and current availability live on the <a href="/collections/grande-saison/">collection page</a>, and every stay is composed to the party rather than sold from a shelf.
Questions
When should Christmas and New Year be booked?
Nine to twelve months ahead for the most requested villas, with minimum stays imposed over that period. After September, the choice narrows sharply.
Is this the best time to discover the island?
It is the most beautiful and the most expensive, and the least quiet. For a first visit without calendar constraints, late January or March offer the same light with more space.
When should I book the High Season collection for Christmas and New Year?
Nine to twelve months ahead for the most requested villas, with minimum stays imposed over that period. After September the choice narrows sharply, which is exactly what this collection exists to solve.