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Visiting Philipsburg, St. Maarten/St. Martin


Philipsburg is the capital of Dutch St Maarten, a Caribbean island divided into Dutch and French (Saint Martin) sides. Bargain hunters flock to the duty-free and sales-tax-free stores of... more » Philipsburg is the capital of Dutch St Maarten, a Caribbean island divided into Dutch and French (Saint Martin) sides. Bargain hunters flock to the duty-free and sales-tax-free stores of Philipsburg's mile-long commercial district. Visitors also enjoy the city's art galleries, historic forts, casinos and zoo, as well as Great Bay Beach and its boardwalk. Offshore, on the 12 Metre Challenge, guests can work as part of the crew on one of five boats that sailed in the 1987 America's Cup competition. « less

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28 Things to Do

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Weather

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Monthly Averages
Month
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Low
Precip
Nov
84°F 28°C
74°F 23°C
5 in 13 cm
Dec
82°F 27°C
73°F 22°C
3 in 9 cm
Jan
81°F 27°C
72°F 22°C
2 in 6 cm
Feb
81°F 27°C
72°F 22°C
2 in 4 cm
Mar
82°F 27°C
72°F 22°C
2 in 4 cm
Apr
83°F 28°C
74°F 23°C
3 in 7 cm

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Villas on Great Bay

5 of 5 stars
chicago,Il
8 Nov 2009

We stayed at The Villas the last week of October 2009. The manager, Josh Mayhew, was extremely helpful both prior to and during our stay. Since this was our first trip to St. Maarten, having Josh as...more

3 of 5 stars
Glenbeulah, Wisconsin
8 Nov 2009

Most of the low end shops had all the same stuff you can get anywhere in the Caribbean. Prices weren't outstanding and most of it made in China with "St. Maarten" written on. The higher end shops...more

Flamingo Beach Resort

5 of 5 stars
Austin, TX
8 Nov 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We are owners at another Diamond resort and traded through Diamond into Flamingo beach for an 8 day stay (Oct. 25-Nov.2). We were in a Deluxe Studio oceanview suite. We absolutely loved the resort. ...more

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