St Barth’s can be as expensive or affordable as you make it. If you want to rub shoulders with all the wealthy mega yachts, here are some tips to be able to do it on a modest budget. There is an excellent chandlery with duty-free pricing, located right on the waterfront on the main street. Duty-free liquor can be found at Segeco, also on the waterfront across the harbor from the port captains office.

Nicely stocked but smaller supermarket in Gustavia, a much larger Super U near the airport. Dining out can be pricey, but buying food at the markets was very reasonable. Several places to rent scooter, quads, and cars.

Scooters run between 35-45 euros/day, and you can tour the whole island fully in a day. Anchoring is not free but is affordable. They have high & low season rates (HS & LS), paid in euros upon departure. Fee structure is based on length of boat and length of stay. For reference, to anchor our 35′ boat in the outer anchorage it was 7.70/day (HS&LS). It would cost 19.25(HS)/8.80(LS) for a mooring, and 30.80(HS)/11.55(LS) to be tied to the inner quai.

There were an additional 1.60/day marine park fees. For us, it cost 37.20 for 4 days, which was more than enough time to see and enjoy the island and everything it had to offer, and we highly recommend a visit to this lovely island.

Travis and Joanne
sv Calico Jack