Simpson Bay Resort and Marina Reviews & Ratings

Simpson Bay Resort and Marina is great spot for vacation. B418 is a one bedroom, one bath unit that sleeps 4. It has a full kitchen, dining room, living room and a large terrace with great views of the Caribbean. It is close to the airport. There is a casino onsite and and there are plenty of restaurants and activities available at the resort and within walking distance.

Unit B556 balcony looks out over the ocean from the top floor, (floor 5 with elevator) from top of the resort. We watch cruise ships, sailboats, and yachts coming into Sint Maarten. You look down on olympic size pool below with swim up bar. Five other pools on the resort grounds. Great restaurants and casino on the resort. Wonderful beach area with bar along with a small marina for boat trips.

Beautiful resort overlooking Simpson Bay and the Caribbean. Many restaurants and activities easily accessible, no car needed. Been going to same resort for 40 and love it every time.

Expedia rates this resort as EXCELLENT. I agree. It is one of the best places to vacation in the entire Caribbean. So many activities to enjoy. Aqua Mania Marina is on-site for all types of boating and water excursions. The beaches all over the island are fantastic. St. Maarten is known for its wonderful restaurants.

This is my wife and I favorite place to stay. This is where I met her and proposed.

We have been happily married for 30 years.

Unit was newly refurbished. Staff is always friendly and accommodating. Pool / swim up bar adjacent to our beachfront unit was updated 2024. On site Mexican, Italian and steakhouse restaurants were fabulous! Onsite casino was fun.

Simpson Bay is a beautiful facility. There are tennis courts, multiple pools, and the beach is fantastic. The resort is beautifully landscaped and well maintained. The food and the shopping on Saint Martin are awesome!

Wonderful resort on the friendly island of Sint Maarten, the Dutch side. Great sunsets, beautiful turquoise water, wonderful resort staff makes for a most memorable vacation.

I purchased my first unit at Simpson Bay Resort and Marina, St. Maarten in 1983. I love the Island and the friendly people and the beautiful resort. There is so much to do on the Island. They have a fun-loving booze cruise to the French side and there is a Casino on the resort for your entertainment.

This is a top resort on St. Maarten, close to airport, beautiful well-maintained facility, beach, pools, restaurants, casino (we haven't sampled), on-site Aqua-Mania for boat excursions, and more and more. Our timeshare is spacious, full kitchen, dining area, large comfy bed, A-C, wifi. We love it!

Great location. Marina bldg. recently redone.. Short walk to pool, pool bar, ocean, onsite restaurant and grocery store across the street. Everything within walking distance. Great place for a vacation.

WE GO TO SIMPSON BAY RESORT EVERY YEAR FOR 4 WEEKS A YEAR. WE ABSOUTLY LOVE IT, THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT THE FOOD IS EXCELLENT BEACHES ARE FANTASTIC,.

DEBBIE & STEVE

Great location for kids and adults to get away things to do and see and service at the resort is excellent staff is very attentive and pleasant.

Simpson Bay Resort & Marina has come along way over the years. The rooms have all been furnished & the grounds are being well maintained. The Buildings that are standing have withheld through the worst hurricane. It has multiple pools. Great restaurant(s) on site, grocery. Would highly suggest a car. Many good restaurants around. Great views of the bay.

I own several weeks at this resort over perhaps the busiest time of year, Christmas and New Years, and have found that the staff works hard to accommodate and please their guests. The grounds are beautiful and continuously being maintained and the old buildings and units have been almost entirely renovated to meet the gold standard for timeshare resorts. Besides, they are much larger than any new construction would be. I look forward to going back year after year for the friendly service, sunny location, and relaxing time in a very comfortable unit high on the hill, over looking the sea.

I exchanged through Interval and booked a two bedroom villa. Upon my arrival they tried to check me into a one bedroom with a detached Studio. After many go rounds and I refused to accept two seperate accomadations they agreed to have me pay an upgrade cost of $695.00 to get the two bedroom villa that I should of gotten to begin with. When they told me they did not have the inventory it was funny it was only available for an extra $700 bucks.

I was given two one bedrooms in the same building but it started out our vacation on a very bad note. It felt terrible having to leave my family and walk down the hall to a seperate room each night. It took away from our enjoyment.

I was locked out three times and had to make the trek to the main building at all hours to replace keys that never seemed to work. The management should all be replace with more customer service oriented personal. People who can make corporate decissions and service the customer.

Know the difference between what is right and wrong and above all not blame the upper management and talk about how terrible they think thier company policy is but not able to do anything about it.

It was very disappointing the whole check-in process the speed at which they all work. They make it obvious they are not happy employees and all tourist can just wait at a snails pace in a hot check-in area. 30-40 people in line and the manager sitting in the back room for whatever.

It took me two hours to get to the desk the first time. After I saw my one bedroom and it was un acceptable becuase I was lacking the second bedroom. I had to wait another hour in the line .

It was so frustrating. I lost the entire first day of my vacation just trying to get checked into a two bedroom that never did pan out. I was told I could call interval and find another resort through them.

This resort is in the best location and has a beautiful beach. I loved the area. I just wish they would get rid of the lazy staff. Get people in there that know how to work and check people into a resort that doesnt take 5 hours.

It is a very friendly Island where did they find their managers. They seem to be there for a paycheck only not obligated to provide any type of customer service, and completely uncapable for making a management decision.

If they weed out the bad seeds and clean house and get some people who want to work it would be a great resort.

Pelican Resort was the base of our best vacation ever. Our suite was large, well furnished and had a great view, and the location was beautiful and convenient.

The beach and swimming were great. Multiple pools, grocery, casino, and spa on site. Base for many excursions including watersports, scuba and day sails.

Get a rental car and see the whole island. The Pelican is also a great place to spend a relaxing day.

We are going back next year.

March 23, 2004 Update.

Just got back from another 8 night stay at Pelican. There are improvements happening around the resort. They have re-finished and updated the Marina pool, and started on the C pool this last week. Three other pools are available too. The grounds look great.

The kids came this time, and had a great time as well. Lots of room, and we used the full kitchen and bar-b-q a couple of times.

What can I say, we're owners now. We'll obviously be back.

January 26, 2009 Update.

We now own 3 weeks at Pelican. We love the island, and Pelican is a great base for exploring St Maarten. We walk to many restaurants, bars, and the theater.

We usually pick a beach to visit each day, and we're always finding new restaurants, for us at least, to try.

Visitors at Pelican can walk over to the Marina, for some only 1 flight of stairs, and catch daily sails and ferries to Saba, St Barths, Anguilla and more.

December 2011 Update.

We continue to visit Pelican Resort, Simpson Bay Resort now, twice a year. We have been on a tour of the new Marina Residences, which are some of the nicest rooms we've seen anywhere, not just in the Caribbean. The new Marina Residences are only a few hundred yard walk to the Marina, and slightly more past the Marina building to the beach.

The new resort management has raised maintenance fees, and is collecting special assessments in an attempt to bring the resort up to the newer building's standards. We hope they succeed. While the rest of the resort is as nice as any hotel we've visited in the Caribbean, it will be nice to have the older units upgraded with newer kitchens, etc.

The resort has something for everyone. Nicer units that cost more for people who demand that type of accommodation. Some people prefer the views from the upper buildings. We like being on the beach. We own three units in the Flamboyant building, which is the only beachfront building, and it really is our favorite.