Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino Reviews

I visited Sonesta Great Bay Resort in 2007 with a group and was impressed with everything about the resort. I got married last summer, and convinced my bride it would be a beautiful honeymoon vacation. We booked through CheapCaribbeam.com. They noted that I was a returning customer and it was our honeymoon. Sonesta Great Bay Resort upgraded our room to a suite. The location, the room, the view, the service, the food, and everything else was fantastic. We walked daily down the beach into town to shop and enjoy the sun and local culture. We are already planning to return next year.

Food and drinks were sub standard even for all inclusive.The resort would run out of beach towels,coffee cups, and locks for in room safes.The bartenders could not make a simple mix drink.Could not have our in room fridge stocked(even with bottled water)although other guest could.The people of St Martin were great and very helpful.Would go back to the island but NOT TO THE RESORT.

The Sonesta is an older hotel with a great location on a calm, sandy, deep swimming beach. There is a one step down cliff a half a foot off the water's edge, which can be seen if you watch the tide go out. i found it easier to float out than walk out, and the water is over your head almost immediately so you should know how to swim. However the water is very calm and clear. There beach is beautiful and they keep it scrupulously clean, however there are not enough beach umbrellas. The food is fine, and better in the buffet than at the restaurants. I purchased the all inclusive package, and was disappointed to find that they only had cheap off brand alcohol and that it was impossible to get a bottle of water. Small bottles were available for purchase from the gift store which was not open at night. You had to walk to town to get a large bottle of water. If you needed a drink of water to take nightly or morning pill, you had to go downstairs to one of the bars where they only option was to get a small cup of water and take it back to your room, or drink from the bathroom faucet as I was advised by hotel staff. The rooms were clean and the beds comfortable, but the first room I was in smelled strongly of mildew. The hotel was very acomodating and changed my room after I complained.