Hotel Information: This vacation rental resort also offers guest suites for hotel guests, providing tranquil beachfront holidays for families and couples. The resort is located on Simpson Bay adjacent to a bridge spanning the narrow channel connecting the Caribbean Sea and Simpson Bay Lagoon. Staff members speak English, and U.S. currency is accepted.

Amenity highlights: A 100-m (109-yd) crescent beach that's part of the 3-km (2-mi) beach fringing Simpson Bay fronts the resort. Water in the bay remains calm in most weather. A sundeck furnished with cushioned lounge chairs flanks a swimming pool with swim-up bar. A water-sports center rents snorkeling gear and, for charges, offers activities such as kayaking, parasailing, motor boating, sailing, scuba diving, fishing, and motor boating.

Insider tip: Located at the base of the island's signature 455-m (1,492-ft) Paradise Peak (Pic Paradis), a 150-acre nature preserve 12.5 km (8 mi) from the resort called Loterie Farm offers guided and unguided forest hikes and features an obstacle course through treetops.

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Rooms

Royal Palm Beach Resort offers 140 guest suites in a six-story white building with blue trim. Balconies and ground-floor terraces with dining sets and cushioned lounge chairs provide views of the Caribbean Sea. Kitchens include four-burner stoves, microwaves, refrigerators, and two-stool breakfast bars.

Living/dining rooms include dining sets, sofa beds, and wing chairs. Tile bathrooms contain stall showers (no tubs). Ceiling fans supplement air conditioning. Televisions offer U.S./international channels. DVD/VCR combinations supply entertainment.

One mid-stay cleaning is provided for stays of four nights or more.

Room Amenities

• Cable/satellite TV
• Premium TV channel(s)
• DVD player
• VCR
• Climate control
• Ceiling fan
• Complimentary newspaper
• Air conditioning
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Voice mail
• Coffee/tea maker
• Kitchen
• Wake-up calls
• Turndown service (on request)

• Shower only
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Clock radio
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe
• Television
• Window opens
• Sofa bed
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking rooms

Recreation

Royal Palm Beach Resort lies on a 100-m (109-yd) Caribbean Sea crescent beach that's part of the 3-km-long (2-mi) beach fringing Simpson Bay adjacent to the airport on the island's southwest side. Water in the bay remains calm is most weather. The resort's beachfront is furnished with lounge chairs and thatched shades.

For freshwater swimming, the resort offers 15.25-by-10-m (50-by-33-ft) pool flanked by a sundeck furnished with cushioned lounge chairs. Complimentary aerobics are offered in the pool during busy seasons.

A water-sports center rents snorkeling gear and, for charges, offers activities such as kayaking, parasailing, motor boating, sailing, scuba diving, fishing, motor boating, and cruising.

Use of Royal Palm Beach Resort's large air-conditioned fitness center with cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights is complimentary.

From early morning to early evening, complimentary shuttles transport guests to a companion property in St. Maarten, Flamingo Beach Resort, 1.25 km (0.75 mi) away. There, guests have complimentary access to a pool, a lighted tennis court, and a beach on Simpson Bay.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

• Golf - driving range nearby
• Personal watercraft on site
• Snorkeling on site
• Swimming on site
• Sailing on site
• Scuba diving on site
• Motor boating on site
• Tennis nearby

• Aerobics on site
• Volleyball on site
• Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
• Bicycle rentals nearby
• Horse riding/rental nearby
• Parasailing on site
• Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
• Fishing on site

Property Amenities

Royal Palm Beach Resort's retail arcade includes a beauty salon offering massage; a grocery; and an Internet center with seven computers providing high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Use of outdoor barbecue grills is complimentary.

Depending on demand, a limited scheduled of children's arts and crafts activities (surcharges) are offered. Complimentary family activities include crab races and bingo.

A laundry room contains coin-operated machines. Self parking is complimentary at this Sint Maarten hotel.

Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.

• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Poolside bar
• Swim-up bar
• Massage - treatment room(s)
• Concierge desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Fitness equipment
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (limited hours)
• Bar/lounge
• Parking (free)
• Self parking
• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Number of rooms: 140

• Multilingual staff
• 24-hour front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Security guard
• Number of floors: 6
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Shopping on site
• Tour assistance
• Medical assistance available
• Beauty services
• Dry cleaning service
• Laundry facilities
• Grocery
• Barbecue grill(s)
• Elevator/lift
• Supervised child care/activities
• Wedding services

Policies

Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Pets not allowed
• Check-in time is 4 PM
• Check-out time is 10 AM

Know Before You Go

Accommodations receive one mid-stay cleaning for stays of four nights or longer. Daily cleaning may be available at additional cost.

Guests must provide a credit card to cover the required damage deposit. The deposit is refunded after guestrooms have been inspected following the guest’s departure. If damage or missing items are discovered, guests will be charged.

Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at either check-in or check-out.

• Damage deposit: $100

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Dining

A complimentary rum-punch party is offered on Mondays.

Cabana Beach Bar & Restaurant - Casual open-air restaurant/bar with wood floor and ceiling serving breakfast, lunch, dinner. Dinner choices such as conch chowder, grilled lobster, fish, shrimp, steaks, rack of lamb, curried chicken, roast duck. Wednesday-night barbecue buffet and live entertainment.

Pool Bar - Open-air bar with swim-up side open late morning to early evening.

Address

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Airport Rd, 3035

Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten 32835

Netherlands Antilles

Nearest major airport:

Philipsburg, St. Maarten (SXM-Princess Juliana)

Area:

Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles