My Husband and I just returned from sunny St. Maarten. I would like to say that we found the Island to be safe and very friendly. This was our first trip to St. Maarten and it will not be our last. We stayed in an Ocean View room, which had incredible views of Great Bay, Philipsburg, and Little Divi. I... more

My wife and I checked in, walked around the resort, went to our room and immediately asked about moving to the Sonesta Maho Beach. This resort "NEEDS TO BE RENOVATED". Do yourself a favour and spend the extra dollars and stay at the Sonesta Maho it is much nicer!! more

All we wanted from our holiday was gorgeous beaches, good food and a good time...This hotel is great fun in the day, lots to do and lovely staff but come night time there is quite simply NOTHING to do!! The hotel bar was very quiet and the casino is just as quiet with no more than 5 people in there... more

We booked June 1st to leave June 5th for the Sonesta Great Bay. We had never been to St. Maarten and we thoroughly enjoyed our vacation. We paid extra for an oceanview room and it was well worth it. We were on the 7th floor and enjoyed the view. A couple of mornings we woke up to cruise ships docked... more

This was a girls getaway..To give you a reference point of where Ive stayed. Radissons, Westins, and Hyatts, the Sonesta is OK..Could be great but needs a little work.. The Good : The proximate to Front street..Yes you can walk it..Not far. Especially if you know the short cut !!!! Nice beach..the sand is hard..You wont sink into it when... more

My wife and I , along with our two boys, recently stayed here. My wife and I had the ocean view room, which was worth the price. TThe mountain view rooms over look the parking lot. Most disappointing was finding out the spa and the gym are not in service - and they offer NO alternative. Additionally, the restaurants were... more

We just got back from our trip to St. Maarten Great Bay and had a great time. We've been to Nassua, Montego Bay, Negril, Cancun, Cozumel, etc and this place is consistent with other places at this price point. We uprgraded to the ocean view and it was worth it and recommended. However, this place had very little to no... more

We were moved from the Mercure Simson (French side) to the Sonesta Great Bay (Dutch side) on November 18. Our vacation dates were Nov 15- 22, 2008. The reason was our sincere displeasure with the first resort. This one was such a welcomed relief. Sonesta Great Bay, Oceanview room. The Sonesta is amazing. We were greeted in a sunny, open... more

We changed to this resort, at the last minute after not being able to go to our original destination in Mexico. Our expectations were low after reading reviews, and the whole change etc..... But we could not have been happier when we arrived there. The water sooooo aqua, the sky so blue just gorgeous. The rooms were a hotel room,... more