by kaiserejk
So-so destination. Even without the hurricane, there's really not much about this island that's attractive. We took an island tour on a jeep (that tour was just so - so as well, very unprofessional) so we saw the whole island. I though it was going to be fun, but in reality it's like driving around on crappy public roads with crazy local drivers looking at what amounts to a really sparsely vegetated and moderately hilly LITTLE ISLAND. The jeep tour brought us around the island and stopped a few times. One stop is at a nude beach. My wife coined the phrase, "thank you God for inventing clothes". My comment is, "gross". Of course it matters who's there at the beach, but my guess is it's gross all the time. The next stop was trinket shopping ... wooptey doo... the next stop was at the really crowded beach where the planes fly in really low. Of course no planes landed while we were there. My recommendation if you have to go to this island is to do something on the water or a combination beach and water adventure. The water is really pretty, and the beaches look nice unless a bunch of gross naked people are wallowing around.
Visited: Jan 14, 2018
by nebandlisa
First time on this island. Kids loved it because the speak French.
Visited: Mar 12, 2017
by live2cruise67
St Maarten is an amazing port. This time we did a regatta tour. It was an unbelievable experience and I would recommend it. The captain was great and we ended up winning the race! There is a huge port area with shops and restaurants. We ended up eating at the greenhouse restaurant.
Visited: Feb 17, 2019
by LateCruiser60
1st time in St.Maarten. Really liked it just had to less time to to see everything we liked to see. Taxi is $3 to downtown and it’s very nice. For the smokers. A carton cigarettes its $32 in the port area and only $28 downtown.
Visited: Oct 26, 2019
by TampAGS
Diving here was disappointing, and we didn't have time to do much on the island after we were done diving.
Visited: Feb 08, 2020
by banditdavy1
Toured both sides. Hurricane damage is still very evident
Visited: Jul 04, 2019
by jacksuz
Took the Double Decker Red Bus Tour. Overall, it was a good tour to see some sights but I wouldn't do it again. My kids found it boring.
Visited: Dec 15, 2019
by 2Royals
Excursion was canceled
Visited: Feb 09, 2020
by Jaygee
You have to go to Maho beach to watch the jets land right over the beach.
Visited: Feb 13, 2022
by sammytsammyt
This will probably be a better port of call once the final recovery is made from the hurricane two years ago. It's OK, but it will get better soon.
Visited: Aug 03, 2019
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