Sonesta Maho Beach: Fun place

Overall it was a nice resort. It’s clearly an older building but the rooms are clean and not musty which you tend to find in a lot I’d tropical resorts. Beds were comfy, staff nice and for the most part accommodating most of the restaurants were good. The Italian was very nice, great ambiance,views and food. The Palms grill was terrific, even the village tavern offered decent pub style food. The Chinese was so so, and being a vegetarian the buffet did not offer all the choices I’m used to  [... read more]finding another resorts. This is beach front - sort of. There are palapas and sand and loungers but there’s a wall - it’s built on a rocky part of the ocean, so you can get sand in your toes on the property but have to go down a path at the side of the property to get to the public beach - which is also shared with a beach club next door. The loungers and umbrellas in the beach belong to the beach club next door. We would go down and swim then Come back up to our chairs. They have two pools one a larger pool and one for kids they were okay. Pool bar was generally busy nice bartenders. The cafe was sparse, I think they’re still setting it up - not sure. Overall for what we paid it a decent value. This place s close to the airport, oh and don’t rent from the car company in the lobby you can get a better deal at the airport.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Wonderful time

We were welcomed on arrival with a lovely drink, steel drum music and lovely friendly faces. Room was ready for us and we were able to unpack, shower and freshen up for supper. Within 2hrs there was a Knock on the door and a lady there with a plate of treats and balloons ready to decorate the room for my husbands birthday, what a lovely surprise. We dined at the buffet and it was lovely, plenty of variety and everything we tasted was flavourful. We had two doors that would not shut, One was the  [... read more]bathroom and the other the closet. Within an hour of reporting it, maintenance was there and problem solved. Staff are so accommodating, so friendly and the resort is immaculately clean. Workers continue to keep this look on every floor. Washrooms in all common areas immaculate, women are always there maintaining the cleanliness. Bar staff and waitresses are amazing. All restaurants have a wide variety of food that tastes fantastic. Our favourite was the Italian but loved them all. Our only “negative” was the evening entertainment, not enough live shows and those we had only lasted an hour. Karaoke is ok but not great to keep guests interested. Beach is not great, lovely to look at but as it’s on a deep slope, very hard to walk. Strong undertow kept us from swimming. Fun to watch the planes. Need more shaded areas for guests to relax out of the sun. We loved this resort, and would definitely recommend. Sunwing reps were fantastic and always there every day to assist with any questions or concerns.Dave’s Open top bus tour was amazing, well worth including in your stay. Very safe area and Loved that there wasn’t any mosquitos too. Weather was fabulous the whole week.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Fantastic Resort

The hotel was clean, the dining was great, and the people were lovely. The only thing is I didn’t swim at the beach only once because I got pulled in from the undertow. So that was the only disadvantage.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Great for those looking for all-inclusive, even for just a single night

Hotel rooms were clean, and it was easy to get around the resort. Several options for dining. When we checked into our room it overlooked the family pool and we thought it might be loud in the evening, but all was fine. Shower in the room was a bit odd. Glass only half way and water leaked on the bathroom floor. Otherwise, room was fine. There are NO beach chairs/umbrellas on the beach, only on upper level which was disappointing for us as we wanted to be at the beach rather than pool but a [... read more]lso required umbrella. If we had stayed for a full week, would have been very disappointed.

Sonesta Ocean Point Resort: Outstanding Service

This is a great well maintained, top notch resort. The staff are exceptional particularly Cheryl (at the Point Pool) who is like a warm hug, Diane (a staff manager who oversees service in the restaurants and pools) who really encourages excellence from her staff in such a pleasant and professional manner. Dining is great especially at Azul. Portofino and Blue Fin would benefit from a more varied menu. Having said that, the staff and kitchen were open to accommodating requests. The drawbac [... read more]k is the lack of a beach. Although picturesque, the shore does not lend itself to a beach. The daily casual entertainment poolside was great! Overall, this is a great resort if not do pricey.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Very nice

We received an excellent welcome upon arrival and were offered champagne and warm eucalyptus towels. We were promptly ushered to our wonderful room which happened to be dead centre on the pool and ocean views. Lovely. We enjoyed staff members who were engaging and helpful. Carmelita and the resident bartender at the Italian restaurant were very friendly and helpful. She was very sweet and made an excellent hostess. always enjoyed our dinners a little more because of her kindness.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Fun Resort!

This resort was right on the beach (just a few steps down but easy to navigate). Beach area was small but on a calm day the water was so clear you could see the fish without goggles/snorkel and the bottom was all nice white sand. The planes were cool and didn't interfere with the beauty of the place. Great food options and the buffet changed it up daily! Great location - easy and safe to walk across to the casino, restaurants, shops and to other close by beaches (10 minutes to Mullet Bay and 20  [... read more]minutes to Simpson Bay). Mullet Bay was a little bigger but busy - could rent chairs. Simpson Bay was quiet, not many amenities, but you could walk for miles along the beach. Local bus (van) stopped right in front of hotel and took you to the Dutch capital, Philipsburg for only $2 and it ran frequently. Pools were great and lots of different activities going on throughout the day. Evening events varied - some music/dancing, karaoke, illusionists. All were good but ended early most nights. Rooms were clean and balcony was great. Overall, a funtastic vacation!

Sonesta Maho Beach: Great Resort!

This was our first time in St. Maarten and at Sonesta Maho Beach beautiful hotel rooms were clean, food was great loved the Italian restaurant, cooking steaks on lava stone was pretty cool. The people were very friendly and helpful. The entertainment with Mike Price the juggler was amazing and Mack was funny and entertaining. Favorite bartenders were Eddy and Daniel both were so friendly and a great help when asking where to go in St. Maarten. I was worried about being so close to the airport a [... read more]nd having the planes fly over but I have to say it was entertaining and absolutely amazing walking over to that part of the beach to have them fly over you. I would definitely recommend this resort, just make sure to book room poolside or field side quieter. Thank you to Trip Central and Tammy Beamish for booking our vacation and being so helpful

Sonesta Maho Beach: Amazing vacation

Sonesta Maho Resort was the nicest place we have ever stayed. Friendly staff, clean rooms, excellent food and well maintained grounds. The Italian restaurant and Palms Grill were our favourites. So nice not having to make reservations. The buffet was your typical all inclusive buffet - I’ve had better and I’ve had worse. The bartenders and servers were friendly and efficient

Sonesta Maho Beach: Best staff anywhere

Pro The weather is the same almost everyday. 28°C during the day and 23° C at night. Stayed on the 7th floor in a signature oceanfront room. It was nice. The showers are kind of odd in that they do not have a door so water goes everywhere no matter how careful you are. In room safe, coffee, water, pop, beer and liquor. The staff are amazing. Everyone from the grounds staff to the servers, the front desk staff, the restaurant staff and especially the house keeping staff are always ha [... read more]ppy to help. Every single one of them is concerned about your experience and your happiness. It warms my heart to see that they take care of the many stray cats. Being right next to the airport you would think that would be a drawback but it’s not. It’s loud but nothing before 8AM and after 8PM. It’s actually very cool to see them land up close. Food is pretty good but unfortunately no wow moments. Never had much of an issue getting a pool chair. Some people abuse the reserving of chairs but that’s the same everywhere. Most of the guests were very friendly and pleasant. A handful of selfish people but again that’s the same everywhere. Cons Smoking at the pool, on the balconies and in public areas. Even an ashtray and smoking spot right outside the main doors heading to the pool. Cigar and cigarette smoke everywhere. It’s nauseating. Music blaring from an off site venue from 2AM-3AM one night. Bass booming and headache inducing. Live music in the pool area louder than necessary.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Awesome holiday!

Great food!! Very, very clean. Staff are all friendly and very helpful, with the exception of the front desk staff. They were not helpful at all. We have already booked a return visit! I would highly recommend this resort!!

Sonesta Maho Beach: Beautiful resort

This resort was amazing! We thought we would tire of the planes. Further from the truth. Each and every day we were amazed with them. Took lots of pictures. We did the island tour and rum factory tasting. Wish it was a bit longer. The food was excellent. Gentlemen, no need for long pants, as long as you have nice shorts and a collared shirt. At La Fontana's ask for Meena as your server. She was so much fun. Only down fall was our room was on the casino side of the building and it is loud until a [... read more]bout 3am. Bring earplugs. Otherwise we had a fantastic time.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Amazing resort

Sonesta resort in St. Maarten is the best resort we have been to so far. First of all, the location is beautiful with acces to two beaches and Maho beach is right nearby. The pool area with a bar is seperated from kids’ pool, and their aquatic exercise program is very good. The food is amazing, there is a lot of selection for vegetarians as well as meat lovers. Their fish is really good. The resort took extra precautions to prevent covid spread in the buffet area so the guests are not allow [... read more]ed to touch food. All staff wore gloves and served you the food selected. The facilities and rooms are clean and washrooms in lobby or close to the eating areas are being constantly washed. The resort also has restaurants that one can use instead of buffet and there is no sign up and line ups for those. It is on first come first serve basis. We got where we wanted without waiting. The Italian restaurant was especially beautiful with outdoor view on the ocean, but many people loved the grill where you make the steaks on lava rock. The arrivals/departures and trips were well organized. The rooms are spacious and clean. We really enjoyed staying here.

La Playa Orient Bay: Nice Hotel

The La Playa was a good place for us to stay on our trip to St. Martin. It was close to the beach (although the view from the balcony was not at all good). The breakfast was excellent and the staff very friendly and also excellent). The room was well equipped and very modern and nice.

Sonesta Ocean Point Resort: Great location is certainly a 5 star resort

This resort is certainly a 5 star resort. Great location and if you enjoy watching planes you will love this place. The good thing is the planes do not fly during the night. We had a room on the fourth floor and what a view. Food was excellent and so was the service. Lots of gluten free options. Nice that you do not require reservations and we never had to wait. Lots of bar options with the lobby one being our favourite. Good entertainment and the afternoon entertainment you can listen t [... read more]o from your room. Good size rooms and great housekeeping. Resort is well maintained and friendly staff. Resort is safe and you can wander out of the resort with no fear. We had daily walks out of the resort. Would certainly entertain coming back

Sonesta Maho Beach: We loved Everything About This Place

From the moment we arrived we were in love. The staff, bartenders and servers are all wonderful, funny and kind people. The food at all the restaurants is wonderful. The hotel is clean, the rooms are spacious and clean. The views are amazing (we had a city view room). Got to take lots of pictures, from our balcony, of planes landing. Lots of loungers around the pool. You’ll love this place.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Great time at Maho

My first time back since the hurricane in 2017 and it's better than ever. The buffet is so fresh and varied, you can't go wrong, after being there 2 weeks we never got tired of the options. The Italian restaurant, La Fontana, all decorated in white is so beautiful, sitting right beside the ocean with the sunset, priceless!!!! (I paid an upcharge for a whole lobster and highly recommend it). Lava rock cooking at The Palm is fun, one of my steaks was good, the next time it was fantastic!! We neve [... read more]r even got to Jing or Village tavern. Maho beach is always a blast for those steady on their legs, the pool bar is a real social hotspot if that is your thing. The dining staff are so much more accomodating than before covid, makes a nice difference. The hotel is super clean and the large rooms and service are top notch. Entertainment is sub par. Overall value far exceeds anywhere else I've been.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Good option

Stayed at the Sonesta Maho with my sister-in-law January 12-19. Even though the hotel is not “adults only”, having the kids section at one end of the pool helps with the feeling of an adults only hotel. Just enough activities, and they are not in your face wanting you to participate in activities. The live music by the pool was great!!! The evening live music was fantastic too. Amanda (recreation supervisor) was fantastic, she was energetic, enthusiastic and friendly and professional. Traits [... read more] of a great recreation supervisor. The options of restaurants was good too. And I was so happy to see reservations were not needed at the speciality dining. Finally. What I can say needs improvement is the upper “beach” area. The area is covered in sand and feels like a beach, but there are several rocks and pieces of concrete. In fact, I fell at an area that was soft, but caught the edge of concrete, and scraped my leg. It could have been worse. Guests at both the Maho and Ocean Point use the same area, but one of the guests felt that they could “reserve” the whole front row of lounge chairs. And several guests put towels down on chairs and then never show up. The hotel should not allow reserving chairs with “reserved” signs or towels. All in all, the food was good, staff were friendly and the location is good for singles and families. Being in Maho village gives a change from the hotel scene, with other stores, restaurants and bars. Walking distance to Mullet Bay and the famous airport beach.

Sonesta Maho Beach: Great Resort

Loved the hotel, our room was on the 4th floor and it faced the Disco. I was awake until 330 for the first 3 nights of our stay. Then they closed for 2 days. The sound was so loud that l could clearly hear the DJ and what he was saying and all the words to the songs. I did let the hotel staff know, but l do understand its not there problem, they looked for another room but the hotel was full. If l return l would ask for another room for sure. But then l was told the price will go up.  [... read more] Loved all the restaurant's, staff was amazing and so friendly and very hard workers. Wish you could of had more live music outside at night. Loved the Beach party band, DJ on the Friday was great. More of a DJ, Live band at night so people can dance all week long would be fun Also the saving of the beach chairs l think was completely out of hand. I would like to sit with an umbrella and chair. I was getting up at 730 to get a chair and umbrella and people had taken most of them. Maybe have a beach attendant to make sure people use the chairs and are only holding maybe 2 at a time. Overall l would come back and hope to see a few improvement's. The weather was amazing and that made the trip even better.

Secrets St. Martin: Beautiful resort!

My husband and I stayed a week and couldn’t have been more happy! The grounds were beautiful the food was amazing, but most of all the views were spectacular! We overlooked the marina with a view of the mountain, it felt like we were in paradise!