17 Best Hotels in St. Martin, St. Martin and St. Maarten

A Mediterranean staircase leads to the tastefully decorated rooms and one-bedroom suite at this charming beachfront hotel just steps from some of the Caribbean's best restaurants. There's no pool, but the beach is right at your door, and a shuttle can whisk you to the pool, yoga pavilion, and spa at the Hotel L'Esplanade sister property. Baskets are provided at the self-serve breakfast buffet so you can take your croissants, coffee, and freshly squeezed juice back to your private ocean-view terrace.

Bordered by a pristine, white-sand beach, the island's top luxury resort offers professional but warm service, chic accommodations, beachfront cabanas, and an infinity pool. Rooms and smaller suites are smartly designed with modern upgrades and private balconies or terraces. Some of the larger specialty suites have plunge pools, rooftop solariums, and kitchenettes. Expansive three- or four-bedroom villas offer enough privacy and luxury to please even the pickiest moguls. The serene spa surrounded by a lush garden with a waterfall, has treatment rooms featuring a private outdoor area with a shower. Activities include tennis, water sports, yoga in the workout facility, and dining in two restaurants (one on the beach, one in the main house). Promotions may include meals, rental cars, and airport transfers.

Guests return year after year to the classy, loft-style suites of this immaculate family-owned and -operated boutique hotel on a hill overlooking Grand Case village and harbor. Units are tastefully decorated in dark wood, tropics-style, with big four-poster beds and terraces that offer stunning sunset and bay views. Kitchens are sleek and stocked with basics before you arrive, and bathrooms have chic waterfall shower heads and double vessel sinks. The nicely designed spa is in a lovely pavilion, which is the site of free morning yoga classes. The heated pool and its swim-up bar are in a picturesque garden that's the place to be for cocktails.

This quaint, colonial-style hotel is full of charm, with spacious junior, master, and multibedroom villa suites and a wraparound veranda that offers expansive bay views. Poolside Le Sud restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Attractive promotions are available, especially during the slower months (summer and fall).

You can't miss this property's white, multistory villas, where rooms are spacious and contemporary, with lots of light woods and pops of color. The hotel's La Playa Beach Club is relaxed and inviting, and the boutiques, spa, and nonstop party on the beachfront are big draws. There's also a cute little pool in the garden. All rooms except junior suites have small kitchens, but the hotel may offer meal plans.

This boutique inn, operated by the Marseille-based fashion house of the same name, is the picture of au current French chic, with cheerful rooms and small suites that have imported white woodwork, efficient yet luxe bathrooms, high-end linens, and terraces right over the water. Lounge in a beach chair, dine in the inn's excellent little restaurant, shop in the trendy on-site boutique, or walk to town for more dining and shopping.

The romantic beachfront units of this hôtel de charme are steps from the fun of Baie Orientale yet private, quiet, and stylish. The immaculate, spacious rooms have accessories and color schemes that suggest Morocco; all have a fridge, a microwave, and a big balcony with loungers. There's an attractive pool in the manicured garden and a palapa where breakfast is served. The upper-floor units have water views, but lower-level units offer immediate access to the pool and garden. Guests get signing privileges at all the related beach bars. 

Be lulled to sleep by the sounds of the ocean in one of the spacious units of this tidy complex set on a sliver of Grand Case Beach. Studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments (the biggest accommodates six people) all have great views—with big sliding-glass doors to showcase them—and are beautifully furnished with blue or green accents. Apartments are accessible to those in wheelchairs by elevator, and there is both outdoor and indoor parking. You can request a crib or high chair, but availability is limited.

Esmeralda has traditional, Caribbean-style, kitchen-equipped villas, each with its own pool and all just steps from the beach. The activities desk can arrange everything from snorkeling and tennis to car rentals and babysitting, and signing privileges are offered at some restaurants and outfitters on the Baie Orientale beach. The resort restaurant, L'Astrolabe, which offers breakfast plus fine dining for dinner, is a long-time island favorite.

Not only does this resort have a stellar location—on a small peninsula, with access to Grand Case Beach on one side and Petite Plage on the other and views of Anguilla and Creole Rock in the distance—it also has many amenities, including free Wi-Fi, a fitness facility, a pool, and a small spa. Each of the spacious, well-appointed studio and one- or two-bedroom units has a balcony. Room service is available from the on-site Sunset Café.

Rebranded and updated after Hurricane Irma, Hommage offers a modern, art-filled escape with spacious, bright, and airy rooms. Amenities include a large pool with a separate kids' section and a water-sports center that offers motorized activities like Jet Skiing.

Tucked away in a tropical oasis overlooking turquoise water and distant islets, this family-owned and -operated boutique hotel offers well-designed rooms. Take a dip in your own plunge pool, lounge in the hammock swaying in the Caribbean breeze, or hop the free-for-guests ferry to Îlet Pinel for a delicious lunch at the popular Karibuni restaurant with complimentary beach chairs and umbrellas. In addition to its six suites, this intimate property also offers two villas that are good for larger groups and/or those who want even more privacy.

This classic property on 148 acres of lush gardens borders the exceptionally beautiful and secluded beach in Anse Marcel. The modern rooms have lots of efficient and thoughtful touches like glass shelves with plugs for electronics, ample his-and-hers closets and dressing areas, high-tech kitchenettes, flat-screen TVs, and in-room safes that can accommodate laptops. Most have round whirlpool tubs for two. If you like the French Riviera or St. Barth, you will love the pool area, which seems lifted directly from a hotel in Nice. Perched above the sweeping arc of sand are chic lounge-beds around the convivial bar, where you can lunch or even have a massage in a tented cabana. Three restaurants, one of them a beach bar, serve beachy classics with a French flair.

Each of the guestrooms at this intimate boutique hotel is thoughtfully and uniquely decorated to provide a luxurious, immersive experience. Although it's not on the beach, it has a lovely, if small, pool and is very close to the ponton (small bridge) over to Îlet Pinel. Breakfast features dishes inspired by cherished grandmère recipes.

Some of the rooms at this intimate, boho-chic hotel on Grand Case’s sandy beach have sea views and others overlook the lively village boulevard. Each has an airy decor and a private terrace or patio. Relax by the Caribbean Sea or book a snorkeling, diving, or boat excursion to nearby coves. 

Secluded and intimate, this adults-only all-inclusive has accommodations that range from partial-ocean-view rooms to swim-out suites. There are lots of activities, and dining options include Asian, Italian, and French restaurants; a café; and a poolside grill. The resort also offers day passes with unlimited food and drinks.

This cluster of older pink bungalows is perched high on a hill above a lagoon with lots of lush landscaping and a fine view of the Caribbean and St. Barth. Many guests find it convenient to be here near the marina if they are going to be boating or taking the ferry to St. Barth. Rooms are clean but dated and very simple, with private verandas. The restaurant often has live music.