Off-Season Specials

Visit www.Villalady.com for some exceptional rates on villas during the off-season. They have villas on both the French side and the Dutch side of the island. The web site has detailed descriptions and photos of the properties. An example of their offerings is one-bedroom Grand Case Cottage, which sits directly on the beach of Grand Case on the French side for $125/day or $795/week. Note that the price is in dollars and not euros!

Holland House Completely Renovated

The Holland House Beach Hotel is located in downtown Philipsburg on beautiful Great Bay Beach. They have just completed a $1.3-million renovation that that includes all of its 54 air-conditioned rooms and suites. All street-view superior rooms and beachfront deluxe rooms have a king-size bed or two double beds, 26” flat-screen TVs, hairdryer, in-room safe, ironing board and iron, clock-radio, coffee maker, telephone and ceiling fan. The Junior Suite is an extended beachfront deluxe and has a living room with HiFi DVD sound system and IPON USB connection. The Holland House’s restaurant, the Ocean Lounge, was remodeled two years ago and offers breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The hotel is within easy walking distance of many restaurants and bars, casinos, jewelry shops, boutiques, banks, the museum and post office. In addition, water sports, scuba diving and car rental facilities are nearby.

Until December 15, 2008, www.wiol.com is offering a special rate of $137 per night, excluding taxes.

Summer Special at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa

The Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa is located on beautiful Dawn Beach and features 308 guest rooms and six suites. Amenities include an in-room safe, hair dryer, iron/ironing board, refreshment center, ceiling fan, AC, coffee maker, Internet access, oversized bathroom, TV, and a balcony with an island view, ocean view, or oceanfront view. The resort has the largest freshwater infinity pool on the island, a fitness room, full-service spa, two oceanfront restaurants, a poolside café and bar, a fully equipped dive shop and a casino. In addition, they can provide rental cars.

You can now enjoy this luxurious resort at special summer rates. From June 1 to October 19, the Westin is offering rooms with a view of the resort for $149 per night. If you prefer an ocean view room, the rate is $179 or $229 for oceanfront. St Maarten charges a 20% accommodation tax and there is also a $10 per day resort fee. For complete details and to make a reservation, visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin.

Specials at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort

The Divi Little Bay Beach Resort is located on the south coast of St Maarten about two miles from the capital of Philipsburg and seven miles from the airport. The Resort is on a semi-private peninsula extending between beautiful Great Bay and Little Bay, with lots of beautiful beachfront.

Kids Stay and Eat for Free
Kids 12 and younger stay and eat for free! The limit is one child per one paying adult while dining. Kids dining options for breakfast, lunch and dinner are chosen from the children’s menu. Just select this special option when making your reservation. Limit two children per room. Available July 1 to December 23.

Summer Fun Sale
You can save 30% off nightly rates if you reserve now until May 16th and save at the Travel must be completed anytime this year through December 23.

For full details and to make reservations, go to http://www.divilittlebay.com.

Indigo Bay Estates

Indigo Bay Estates, a new development on 148 acres in Cay Bay, St Maarten, will include luxury villas, ocean-view condominiums, single-family houses, townhomes and a five-star hotel with an ocean spa. This ambitious project has set its goal to become an environmental model for future projects by addressing environmental concerns such as saving indigenous trees and installing low lighting to encourage turtles to come ashore. Indigenous trees will be transplanted to a temporary nursery and will replanted when the infrastructure is complete. The project will use energy-efficient technologies, recycle wastewater for irrigation and install a “smokeless burn” unit for trash disposal. Lighting on the beach will be changed, and areas will be protected to encourage sea turtles to come ashore to nest. Most of the parking for the low-density development will be underground. This gated community will also offer 24-hour security, a boardwalk, a fitness center, an oceanfront bar and an equestrian center. The official groundbreaking is set for July 8, 2008. The first phase of work will take a year, and the first units will be available in the summer of 2009. For more information, go to www.indigo-bay.com.