Sonesta Maho Beach Resort
Dutch St. Maarten / Maho

Located on the southern coast on St. Maarten's Dutch side, near Princess Juliana airport.

Distance from Airport: Princess Juliana International airport - 1 mile

Distance from Downtown:

• Philipsburg (Dutch capital) - 2 miles
• Marigot (French capital) - 7 miles

Distance from Attractions:

• Mullet Bay - less than 1 mile
• Village of Grand Case - 8 miles
• Butterfly Aviary - 9 miles
• Paradise Peak (Pic Paradise) - 12.5 miles
• Orient Beach - 11 miles

Distance from Beach: On the beach

Local Transportation Options:

• Airport transfers are included with your package.
• Water ferries and ground taxis are available locally. Taxis are not metered but provide government-issued rate sheets based on 1 or 2 passengers per trip.

Car Rentals at Hotel: Yes

• Alamo and Avis Rental Cars are also available to pre-purchase as package options

Parking: Yes, approximately $5 per day

Hotel Rating: 3.5 (First Class)
Number of Rooms: 527


Room Category Descriptions:

• SS - Superior
  This bright, comfortable guest room features tropical décor, a minibar, turn-down service, and a private, furnished balcony.
  Occupancy: 4 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 doubles
• GIV - Garden or Island View
  This guest room includes the same amenities as a Supersaver room plus a garden or island view.
  Occupancy: 4 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 doubles
• POV - Pool or Ocean View
  Enjoy the same amenities as a Garden or Island View room plus a view of the pool or ocean.
  Occupancy: 4 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 doubles
• PGIV - Premier Garden or Island View
  Enjoy the same amenities as a Garden or Island View room plus lovely teak furniture, a granite bathroom with designer accents, and a glass-enclosed rain-head shower. Rooms are located on floors 6-9.
  Occupancy: 4 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 doubles
• PPOV - Premier Pool or Ocean View
  This gorgeous room offers the same amenities as a Premier Garden or Island View room plus a lovely pool or ocean view
  Occupancy: 4 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 doubles
• JS - Junior Suite
  This beautiful suite is 480 square feet and includes an ocean or pool view, a dining and living area, plus a large bathroom with designer fixtures and double sinks.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 3 total
  Bedding: 1 king plus a rollaway if needed
• DS - Deluxe Suite
  This gorgeous, 620 square-foot suite features a tropical pool or ocean view and a private, furnished balcony. It also includes a parlor with comfortable seating, refrigerator, sofa, 2 armchairs, dining table for 2, and a large bathroom that showcases designer amenities.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 3 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed and 1 sofabed

Room Details:

• Adjoining Rooms: Yes
• Air Conditioning: Yes
• Bathroom Amenities: Hair dryer, toiletries, and use of bathrobes in premier and suite room categories
• Balcony / Patio: Yes / No
• Cribs: Yes, complimentary
• Internet Access: Yes, at an additional cost
• Iron / Ironing Board: Yes
• Kitchen Facilities: Yes, in Junior Suites
• Non-Smoking Rooms: Yes
• Rollaway Beds: Yes, complimentary
• Safe Deposit Boxes: Yes, in-room
• Smoke Alarm / Sprinklers: Yes / No
• Telephone: Yes
• Television / Radio: Yes / Yes

Hotel Details:

• Babysitting Service: Yes, at an additional cost
• Check-in / Check-out: 3:00pm / 11:00am
• Child Ages: Children 11 years of age and under stay free with adult when using existing bedding
• Concierge: Yes
• Courtesy Room / Day Room: Yes
• Elevators: Yes
• Housekeeping Service: Daily
• Luggage Check / Storage: Yes / Yes
• Luggage Porter / Bellhop: Yes / Yes
• Number of Floors: 10
• Other Guest Services: Casino on-site

Details on hotel facilities for the physically challenged are available through our reservations sales staff. All ADA handicap room requests must be processed through our reservations center on a special request basis with the hotels to confirm availability of rooms prior to arrival. Please call for details.

Handicapped rooms: Yes
Preconfirmed handicapped rooms: Yes
TDD rooms: No
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Wheelchairs available at hotel: Yes, upon request
Handrails in bathroom: Yes
Roll-in showers: Yes
Bars in shower/chair: Yes /No
Shower lift: No
Alert Plus - audio/visual alert system: No
Smoke detectors with flashing light: Yes
Lamps that flash on/off if phone rings: No
Shake alarms/pillows: No / No
Closed-captioned TV: Yes
Braille: No
Seeing eye dogs allowed: Yes

Dining Facilities:

• The Point Restaurant - Featuring eafood, steak, and West Indian Specialties. Elegant, garden, and ocean-view à la carte dining is enhanced by tableside service and an extensive wine list. Open on select evenings for dinner.
• The Palms Grill Restaurant & Bar - Offers casual dining. This beachside restaurant may be accessed from the resort's gardens or from the beach. It serves a variety of options from sandwiches to full meals with special selections for the kids. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Ocean Terrace Restaurant - Featuring International cuisine. Mediterranean decor provides fun, market- style food stations serving the dish of your choice, including freshly baked goods, tropical fruit, hot dining options, and an omelet station each morning. Theme nights feature different menus and cultures while overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Maho Promenade - Sonesta Maho Bay Resort is adjacent to a delightful collection of dining choices including world-renowned Cheri's Café, Tantra Nightclub, Bamboo Bernies, and many others.
• Maho Café - Casual fare for breakfast or lunch including coffee and pastries, sandwiches and salads, and stone-hearth pizzas.
• Room Service - Yes, 24 hours

Cocktail Lounges or Bars:

• The Pool Bar - a swim-up bar mixing tropical cocktails
• The Palms Bar - a breezy open-air bar overlooking the amazing Maho Beach
• The Lobby Bar - a stylish lobby bar
• The Point Bar - located on a cliff with incredible views of the Caribbean Sea

Entertainment:

• Caribbean, Latin, and Mexican inspired theme nights throughout the week, including live dancers and music
• Movies on the beach
• Video games arcade
• Enjoy the excitement of Maho Bay's famous "Street Carnival" featuring the Casino Royale Dancers

• Casino Royale is the island's largest casino with more than 400 slot machines, blackjack, baccarat, Royale poker, 3-card poker, Let-It-Ride, and roulette

• Pool: 2 pools
• Whirlpool: No
• Beach: On the beach
• Watersports: Motorized and non-motorized
• Spa: Yes
• Fitness Center: Yes, complimentary, open 24 hours
• Golf: No
• Tennis: 4 floodlit courts
• Shopping: 40 duty-free shops and boutiques line the Maho Promenade.

All-Inclusive Plan Rating: Standard All-Inclusive Option

All-Inclusive Features Include:

• Full breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks each day
• Unlimited international and domestic premium beer and spirits, fruit drinks, and soft drinks
• Minibar refreshed daily with soft drinks, bottled water. Premium room categories will also receive alcoholic beverages and beer.
• $20 in match bets, per person for guests 18 years of age and older
• All hotel taxes and gratuities
• Guest Pass to Sonesta Great Bay for a day of beach relaxing, sun bathing, and dining al fresco
• Reservations at resort restaurants
• Nightly theme parties and live entertainment
• Use of swim-up pool bar
• Use of fitness center
• Daytime activities

Dining Details:
Breakfast Options:

• The Ocean Terrace Restaurant - A grand buffet offering local and international dishes.
• Maho Café - Coffee bar serving fresh brewed coffee and pastries

Lunch Options:

• The Palms Grill - Cozy ocean view dining that change throughout the day with the incredible view of Maho Beach airplane landing. Enjoy fresh grilled specialties.
• The Ocean Terrace Restaurant - A grand buffet offering local and international dishes..
• Napoli Pizzeria - A traditional stone brick oven baking Neapolitan-style pizzas.
• Maho Café - Coffee bar serving fresh brewed coffee and coffee cocktails including pastries and sandwiches for a snack in between

Dinner Options

• The Palms Grill - Cozy ocean view dining that change throughout the day with the incredible view of Maho Beach airplane landing. Enjoy fresh grilled specialties.
• The Ocean Terrace Restaurant - A grand buffet offering local and international dishes.
• Napoli Pizzeria - A traditional stone brick oven baking Neapolitan-style pizzas.
• The Point Restaurant - Italian cuisine, with al fresco bluff dining and an air-conditioned dining room. Mouth watering dishes paired with amazing selections from the wine cellar (wine list at additional cost).

Room Service: Yes, 24 hours
In-room Food Options: No
Restaurant Reservations Required: No
Dining Restrictions or Limitations: No
Dining Surcharges: Some wines and champagnes

Beverage Details:
Drinks Included: Water, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages are included.
In-room Beverage Options: Soft drinks are included in all rooms. Premium rooms also include alcoholic beverages.
Beverage Restrictions or Limitations:
Beverage Surcharges: Wine and champagne by the bottle.

Entertainment Details:
Evening Entertainment Options:

• Nightly theme parties and live entertainment
• Movies on the beach
• Entertainment at Casino Royale

Children's Activity Program:

• For details on the Children's Activity Program, please see the Family Program section for this hotel

Activity Details:
Daytime Activity Options:

• Aerobics, bocce ball, board games, darts, jogging trail, ping-pong, tennis, snorkeling, water aerobics.
• Guest Pass to Sonesta Great Bay for a day of beach relaxing, sun basking and dining al fresco

Activity Surcharges: Spa treatments, babysitting

Exchange Privileges:

• Guest Pass to Sonesta Great Bay for a day of beach relaxing, sun basking and dining al fresco

• Minimum check-in age: 18
• Credit Card Deposit Required Upon Check In: Yes

• Year Built: 1973
• Most Recent Renovations: 2011

• Convenient to shopping and restaurants
• Home to Casino Royale, the largest casino on the island
• Many daily activities for all ages
• Convenient to Princess Juliana Airport
• Ranked #5 among "Top 25 Destinations in the Caribbean & Mexico " by TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2011

• Great for active couples, singles, and families looking for opportunities to relax pool or beachside, while enjoying St. Maarten's casinos, lounges, restaurants, and entertainment at night.

• Large, busy resort. Some areas may not have wheelchair access.

• Child Ages: Children 11 years of age and under stay free with adult when using existing bedding
• Children's Activity Program: Just Us Kids, welcomes children from 4 to 12 years old and is open Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:00pm. This program provides supervised activities and games at the pool, the beach, or indoors, such as: beach and pool games, sand castle contests, bingo, treasure hunts, arts-and-crafts, and storytelling.
• Babysitting Service: Yes, at an additional cost