1 Min Walk from the Beach or Orient Bay

We had a family of 5 stay for week before Christmas and enjoyed St. Martin immensely. The property was pretty good overall but nothing to get crazy excited about. It is difficult to find as no real address is published (on purpose by owner) so you have to call when you arrive to get "talked in". This would be fine but we are from the US so phone calls are not simple, and there is some language barrier due to heavy accents - it would be better to have some directions to give the taxi driver. The house itself is in fine shape but not well kept up or cleaned; several cockroach bodies, pool had small amount of algae (not a ton), hot tub water was a bit murky. Also, there was no welcome book that had information about the house or area (normal to have this, no?). The owner wanted to walk us around the area for a tour, but after traveling overnight for 16 hours an immediate walking tour didn't sound very appealing. A simple book with house info, maps of the area, store and restaurant info, wi-fi log in, how to work the crazy door locks, etc is an easy thing to have. The wi-fi router works but is at least a couple years old and not consistent. Also, if you are used to 120V you better pick up some 208-120 converters because there is only one in the master bath so charging devices with 3 kids can be a battle. There is a washing machine for clothes but no dryer (this might be normal for the island but good to know). The house is about a 3-4 minute walk to the beach down a path so that was close enough but from the VRBO it sounded like it was closer. We bought some food at the local grocery and made simple meals for some of the days. There was enough kitchen items to do this but only if the meals are simple. Side note: Out of two of the bedrooms is a big, beautiful patio (no ocean view) but there is no furniture on it so it was something that was definitely missed out on. If you stay here you can definitely have a nice time but there are a lot of missed opportunities so it was not "amazing" like it could be.

Great place, clean close to beach and village. Magali was wonderful, she was easy to reach, if we needed anything and friendly. Would definately stay there again. 🖒🖒🖒

Fabulous St Martin rental. Just returned from 8 wonderful days. Location is perfect just a few minutes walk to beach and to shops and restaurants, but still very quiet and private. Nice to be able to have wine with a wonderful French meal and not have to worry about driving. Anna, the owner of the villa, greeted us on arrival and gave us a grand tour of Orient Bay. She is extremely helpful and very welcoming. The house is very comfortable with excellent AC, refreshing pool and everything we needed. We toured the entire island, but enjoyed Orient Bay best. Nicest beach with quiet places or full service restaurants. We kayaked out to Green Cay on several occasions for excellent snorkeling. Excellent windsurfing on Galion Bay (SXM Surf), but cash only and beware Westin time share scammers who flag down cars and give you scratch cards with winning numbers. To summarize, fantastic place to relax on St Martin. Can't recommend more highly and looking forward to repeat visit.

Just returned home from a wonderful vacation on St. Martin. This villa was a perfect choice for my family of four. Plenty of room, extremely clean and in the perfect location. Short, easy walk to beach, restaurants and shops. The owner was wonderful to work with both before and during our stay. She greeted us upon arrival and walked us to the beach and restaurants giving us a tour of the area. She checked on us periodically throughout our stay making sure we had everything we needed and offfered very helpful advise about the island. It was just like having a personal travel agent on site! We will rent from Anna again and again. Also if renting a car I highly recommend NoNo Car Rental. They pick you up at the APO, drive you to the villa and vice versa for your day of departure. And, Bubbles Dive Shop is amazing for snorkeling or scuba! Can't wait to go back!

Outstanding vacation destination! The beach is a couple minutes walk down a paved path. The village is a few minutes and provides great dining, bars, groceries and wonderful morning coffee & pastries. The villa is very comfortable with a magnificent courtyard. It is very private and cozy with a pool and hot tub. But the privacy and lush greenery make it a wonderful relaxing place. We've stayed at many beach places and this one tops them all! We can't wait to return.

Anna the owner lives next door and is a wealth of information. She helped arrange snorkeling tours, cabs, dinner reservations, etc. An outstanding host!