It’s the best-kept secret in St. Barth, and a rarefied hotel for travelers in the know. This is Hotel Le Village, perched on a hillside in St. Jean.

It’s a hideaway hotel that is among our favorites, because you get all the best of St. Barth without the crowds and, more importantly, at a decidedly affordable rate by the island’s standards.

This is what it’s like to check in to Hotel Le Village.