Overlooking the beach, the Esmeralda Resort enjoys a seafront location on the famed Orient Bay, on the French side of Saint Martin.
Overlooking the beach, the Esmeralda Resort enjoys a seafront location on the famed Orient Bay, on the French side of Saint Martin.
This St Maarten resort offers 65 guestrooms in 18 one-story, pastel-colored villas with light-green, corrugated-steel roofs arrayed on a low, gentle slope. Each villa at Esmeralda Resort contains three to five rooms and has its own swimming pool measuring approximately 10.75 by 4.5 meters (35 by 15 ft) with jetted section. The pools are surrounded by garden-shielded sundecks furnished with lounge chairs and umbrellas. Guests walk from their rooms' furnished patios to the pools.
Rooms include kitchenettes with two-burner rangetops, compact refrigerators, and toaster ovens. Ceiling fans under peaked wood ceilings supplement air conditioning. White walls and ceilings, terra-cotta-tile floors, and bright fabrics create a tropically informal ambience. Televisions offer U.S./international cable channels. VCRs can be rented. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
Recently completed renovations include new mattresses, curtains, and flat-screen TVs in all Deluxe room and Suite categories
Guests at Esmeralda Resort may charge meals to their rooms at the five casual, open-air restaurant/bars lining Orient Beach. Wireless Internet access is available in all rooms and throughout the property (surcharge). Orient Bay Village 1 km (0.5 mi) away includes a shopping center and grocery store. The resort's staff speaks English, and U.S. currency is accepted.
L'Astrolabe - Fine-dining restaurant/bar with its own swimming pool (largely used by children while parents breakfast). Open-air dining room and covered wood deck. Bar open early morning to late night. À la carte service. American breakfasts. French/Creole dinner choices. Closed Wednesdays.
Coco Beach - Relaxed beachside restaurant that serves Creole and European specialties amid a Caribbean atmosphere.
Five other restaurants, each with their own theme and menu, are available for beachside dining.
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