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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.