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Villa Anja, Lorient
1-bedroom villa in Lorient, Saint Barthelemy, sleeps 2, with a private pool.
Lorient occupies a calm residential stretch of the island's north shore, within easy reach of both Gustavia and Saint-Jean by car. Of the 31 stays compared in this guide, four villas sit here and no hotels at all, so the neighbourhood appeals to travellers set on a private rental over a resort break. French law keeps every beach on the island public, and Lorient's strand follows the rule: anyone can walk to the waterline for free, while loungers and facilities at some setups may carry a charge.
All four Lorient listings in this comparison are rentals, scored on the 10-point scale used for villas. One carries a 10 out of 10 built on two reviews. The other three each hold the same perfect score from one review apiece, which makes them strong signals on thin evidence rather than proven track records. None carries a nightly price here, because the booking page shows no rate without travel dates.
Most-reviewed stay
1-bedroom villa in Lorient, Saint Barthelemy, sleeps 2, with a private pool.

Villa · Lorient
2-bedroom villa in Lorient, Saint Barthelemy, sleeps 4, with a private pool.
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Villa · Lorient
5-bedroom villa in Lorient, Saint Barthelemy, sleeps 10, with a private pool.
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Villa · Lorient
3-bedroom villa in Lorient, Saint Barthelemy, sleeps 6, with a private pool.
Check availability →Read the review count before the score. When a 10 out of 10 comes from one guest, you know a single stay went well, which counts for something but settles little. That shifts the weight onto the written listing, the photos and the host's answers to past questions. Where an agency manages the villa, a service fee of roughly 10 to 15 percent typically lands on top of the base rate, with the local stay tax added as well. Confirm with the operator exactly which charges apply before committing.
When you book shapes the outcome almost as much as which villa you pick. High season generally runs from November to April, opening with the Thanksgiving week in late November, and Lorient's small pool of villas tightens across that stretch. The quietest period of all falls from September into early October.
This site takes no bookings and holds no rooms. Every listing links out to the live booking page, where rates, calendars and terms are all confirmed before any payment goes through. Try a few different date combinations, as villa rates in Lorient shift with the seasons. The taxe de sejour works out at 5 percent of the real price of the stay, excluding extras like dining, whatever the number of guests.