St Martin/Maarten or any of the Caribbean islands for that matter is much stronger than what you are used to at home. An SPF 15 or higher sunscreen lotion is recommended by most doctors to insure some sun burn protection. Our first Caribbean cruise was immediately after a small hurricane in Oct. The seas were […]
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Grand Case Beach St Martin, French West Indies
Grand Case beach club is located on 2 beautiful white sand beaches and within a short walk to fine dining in the village of grand case. The club offers the best accomodations and service. Grand Case Beach Club offers a wide variety of accommodations, all larger than standard hotel rooms and suites, in two and […]
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Anse Marcel Beach, St Martin
Just 11 miles away from the international airport, and 6 miles away from Marigot, the French side main town, the Hotel Marquis is perched on top of a hill overlooking the Anse Marcel cove. With only 17 rooms and suites, Hotel Marquis offers a stress-free and relaxing environment. Temperatures average 74F in the Dry season […]
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Orient Beach, St Martin
We visited Orient Beach just last week, it was one of our ports of call during our cruise. We docked in Philipsburg and took a cab over to Bikini Beach, rented two chairs $12 and an umbrella $3 and enjoyed the turquoise water and white sandy beach. The hotel is only a minute walk from […]
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Orient Beach Vacation Photos
St. Martin’s newest oceanfront hotel, a combination of tranquility and intimacy, where the 42 rooms, suites and family duplexes offer a breathtaking view of the powdery sand and azure waters of Orient Beach. This resort is the newest deluxe property in the French West Indies, an invitation to the splendor of living in the heart […]
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Orient Beach - St Martin
Depending on who you talk to, who is more traveled, the answer will be different. But there is no doubt that Orient Beach, St. Martin, is quite the beach. And if you’ve been to St. Martin, and were bound to the Dutch side - sorry - the spectacular beach is here, on the French side. […]
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Sint Maarten/St. Martin - Best Beaches
Columbus named this beautiful island, “St. Martin” or Sint Maarten (Dutch spelling) after the feast day of the same name, because he discovered the island on that day. For St. Martin, there are 39 beaches total. Locals like to brag that there’s “at least one for each of the square miles that make up this […]
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