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 Carnival Victory by ATXtravelerTheme: OtherComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Floating out of MiamiPhone: 866-299-5698Website: http://www.carnival.com/
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 No doubts when you arrive at
the "nude beach" by TheTravelSlut, 4 more photos
Make no mistake about it--this is a nude resort although it may also be clothing optional.
The "homes" or guesthouses combine Caribbean simplicity with European luxury.
There is a full-service wellness center /spa on site (bring a credit card-no room charges interestingly) and an activities desk with everything from bus tours & nude cruises to pub crawls by boat, snorkeling, horseback riding, non-motorized watersports, diving, fishing, boating, wine & cheese parties, vow renewals, and whatever you desire.
I found all staff to be both relaxed & friendly and the resort itself to be welcoming and warm.
I had lunch at Papagayo, the on-site, beachfront restaurant and was wonderfully pleased with both food & wine.
I spoke with several people & they all were pleased with the resort & I can see why. I will be back as soon as I can fit it into my travel schedule.
Info on Orient Beach itself is located in my other tips within Sint Maarten.
Club Orient consists of "homes" or "bungalows" scattered throughout a secluded tip of Orient Beach (more on Orient Beach in my other tips).
There are 137 spacious ocean front or garden units with each sleeping 3-7 guests. Every home has a full kitchen & dining room, A/C, phone/internet, full bathrom with tub or shower, picnic tables & beach chairs, front & back patios, outdoor shower and a complimentary bottle of Bordeaux wine. I checked out two of them & found them to be very nice.
Each room is either only steps or a minute or two walking distance to the au naturale beach.
Room rates are seasonal and low ranges are from (Euros) $125 for a studio & mini-suite to $170 for a deluxe mini-suite, $185 for a garden chalet, $195 for a beach chalet, $210 for a waterfront chalet & $600-1,000 for villas.
St Maarten itself is interesting enough on 8.5 hours from Paris, 4 hrs of New York and 2.5 hours from Miami. Also, Orient Beach is 1.5 miles long at the base of mountains and is protected by a barrier reef on a protected marine preserve. Theme: OtherPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 1 Baie Orientale 97150 Saint Martin, FWIPhone: 1-800-690-0199Directions: Located at the tip of Orient Beach on the east end of the island, about 20 minutes or so from the cruise pier.Website: http://www.cluborient.com Other Contact: ++590 590 87 33 85
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 Verandah of the room by wadekorzan |
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 My stay at Illidgeroad /
Phillipsburg by eenelfje |
 Picture from the official
website by michelle_x11
Don't book the all-inclusive formula, you will be branded with a plastic bracelet during the whole stay and you will be confined too much to the hotel which could be seriously boring.
Unique situation in the Nettlé Bay Area,
decorated in colonial style but only for the commune areas. The rooms are not that tastefully decorated.
Have a sleep and breakfast and spend the day all around the island!!!
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 by BROOKS
Telephone: 011-5595-23588, fax 011-5995-22885
This guest house is a small informal place, it's right on the busy, narrow main street of Philipsburg, toward the end of the mountain side of Front Street. The small to medium sized bedrooms have queen, double, or king beds with good matresses. The guesthouse is set among the wild jungle of plams and shrubbery of the Pasanggrahan Restaurant open from 7 A.M. until 11 P.M.
$78-168 USD, Amex, MC, Visa
Indonesian styled guesthouse Theme: OtherComparison: about averageAddress: 15 Front Street, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, N.A.
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Arrived by boat and looking for anotherone. I stayed a week in Crew House Sint Maarten, Cole Bay.
Rooms for four, with a shower (cold water).
The three tenants are very nice.
If you stay a week, you ave a night free.
It's not very calm because below, there is the Lagoonies who close quite late and play live concert 3 times a week.
Whatever it's one of the cheapest place around. Theme: Pension/GuesthousePrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: 33 Wellington Road, Cole Bay, St.MaartenDirections: I don't have the phone number, but you can get it at the lagoonies : (5995) 45210
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We traded our Aruba Timeshare for Divi Little Bay. Very nice place in a good location. It's near all the action but quiet and seperate. If you want a hotel the Sonesta Great Bay has a good beach also and is right on the edge of town and near all the action of Phillipsburg. People are very nice but there are LOTS of cars on a few roads. The food is very good on the French side as well as on the Dutch side. The Greenhouse was very good.
Several pools, tow had very nice views from the pool! Great Bay on one side of the property and Little Bay on the other. Very nice beach. Theme: OtherPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: on Fort Amsterdam penisulaDirections: 1 1/2 miles from Phillipsburg on south end of island
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This is a wonderful resort that has all amenities right on site. Of all the Caribbean destinations we have been to, we would recommend this one hands down. Great beach, water sports on site, snorkeling from your beach, three pools, three restaurants, and rooms that are decorated perfectly. It even has a great spa right on the property.
Being located on it's own peninsula adds to the beauty. Plus, a wonderful breeze blows throught the property making the temperatures much more bearable than other spots on the island. Theme: OtherAddress: Little BayDirections: In between the airport and Phillipsburg
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