3 star Orient Bay hotels in Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten

This is a great place to stay on Orient Bay. The staff is super friendly, the location is great, and I would highly recommend.

This property is clean and well maintained. It is accessed through a locked gate. The beach is a short walk away. There are shops and restaurants nearby. I would definitely stay here again.

Idolem is a small “boutique” hotel operated by a friendly French family. If you are expecting a corporate (e.g. Marriott, Sheraton) this is not for you. If you’re looking for an intimate, quiet, and low key stay then this is it! The Idolem Residence was beautiful, clean, and really well maintained (see my photos!). It is painted white and looks like it belongs on the Greek Mediterranean. Idolem has a pool, which is a little on the small side, but seems to be rarely used by guests. It turned out to be great spot to sit and sleep or catch up on reading. There is also a family of iguanas living across the road next to the salt pond. The units were clean, basically furnished and very spacious! Each unit had a well-equipped kitchen which saved a lot of $$ spent in restaurants. Air conditioning was installed in the bedrooms, but not the main rooms (generally there is always a cool sea breeze from the Atlantic, so it was never really too hot).

My husband and I loved our 6 night stay at the Karibuni lodge. We stayed in the green room which is the last room on the property. What a great view of Pinel Island! Manon and Tessa were great! Super helpful in every sense. Sylvana who gave us our breakfast and took care of our room was sweet as can be. We will miss raising the parrot in the mornings. The best part was the VIP service to and from Pinel Island. The complementary beach chairs & umbrella were an added bonus. We will definitely stay here again on our next trip to St.Maarten.