by geoffreysthomps
Apparently the French side is throwing major roadblocks to rebuilding. We visited places on the French side last year that were packed. This year - ghost town. The beach cafe on Orient Bay where we had lunch last year - wiped off the face of the Earth. Our guide told us about how a Spanish hotel company brought in 160 workers to rebuild its property on the French side, because there were no locals who were available and/or who had the necessary skills. The government deported them. He said there is money available to rebuild, and the government is preventing people from rebuilding. People are unable to make a living due to government inaction. Shameful. The Dutch side is much better, its functional and there are signs of life.
Visited: Mar 04, 2018
by bitchahoy
Yes we did a 4 hour quad bike around the whole island
Visited: May 04, 2019
by GrampsBill
Great port. Great beaches and lots of friendly people.
Visited: Mar 16, 2019
by darthval
Go to the French side for awesome food.
Visited: Jan 06, 2019
by Guzman86
We spent an unforgettable day on this beautiful island but I was surprised to see that in Maho Beach there is no sand only stones but we still enjoyed the day the water was crystal clear and fresh for the area of the hotels is intact
Visited: Mar 20, 2016
by kkbowl300
Nice beaches, but devistated by hurricane Maria.
Visited: Jan 28, 2018
by classic1903
Very interesting island. Plenty of devastation remains from 2017 Hurricane Irma. Homes and hotels still being rebuilt. Maho Beach was interesting—watching the planes take off land just yards away.
by MelFitzgerald
Third trip to St. Maarten. Nothing new to comment on.
Visited: Aug 17, 2017
by moniquelong
Saint Martin was absolutely gorgeous. I just don’t think that the ship gives enough time to hang out on the porch. It’s very disappointing I would’ve like to stay here a lot longer
Visited: Aug 03, 2019
by bernie3456
I love this stop but my other half was not as impressed. We had no plans other than taking the water taxi into town which was easy and worked great. After wondering around we found the Star Wars guy which was amazing. Obviously low budget to build out but was still very well done.
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