La Samanna
St Maarten hotel with views of Caribbean Sea
Sea-view cliff
Overlooking the Caribbean Sea from St Maarten’s westernmost tip just north of the French/Dutch border, this 81-room resort on the French side occupies a limestone cliff above a long beach.
See this hotel on a mapSpa rejuvenation
A restaurant with panoramic sea/sunset view features French cooking, a hillside pool/sundeck offers repose, and a health spa with outdoor showers provides rejuvenation at La Samanna.
More hotel informationCaribbean ambience
St Maarten’s La Samanna guestrooms and suites with sea-view balconies or patios include flowers and mahogany, rattan, and bamboo furniture as well as TV/VCRs and high-speed Internet.
More room informationHotel review summary of La Samanna, Marigot Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 100% of travellers (3 of 3) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | ||
| Scores are based on a 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) rating system. | |||||
Most recent reviews and ratings for La Samanna in Marigot
All reviews displayed are submitted by customers who stayed at this hotel. Only the 3 most recent reviews are shown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1st trip to the islands and have nothing to compare it to- not sure if I will go back
Beach front room with patio was the high point of our stay- we opened up the screened windows and door and listened to the waves roll in all night. Romantic and beautiful! Service was inconsistent- 1 example: after waiting for our lunch to be served for 1 1/2 hours, we realized that it wasn’t just slow- they had forgotten us. While the pools are open until 10:30 pm, the attendant covers all the lounge chairs, closes the umbrellas, and takes away the towels at around 5:30 pm. Beach erosion causes a sharp 9-10’ sand bank down to the water. To swim, you can slide down the bank but getting back up is very difficult- not good for small children, handicapped, pregnant women, or average me. There is only 1 restaurant serving dinner. The menu is very limited with over-the-top prices, delicious and well prepared, however. Think twice if you are feeding teens!
Traveller's tip on saving a few bucks
The buffet breakfast is substantial and good, serving until 10:30 am. You can have a large brunch which is included in the room rate and then have dinner at 7.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Jewel in St. Martin
Wonderful five star place to stay. The hotel, 2 pools and beach are beautiful and the rooms are wonderful with big bathrooms. Excellent service in all aspects, food was also excellent. The pictures do the place no justice, looks better than the pictures. Flat screen tv’s, dvd’s and all of the perks. There doesn’t appear to be anywhere on St. Martin this nice. That said there isn’t anywhere on St. Martin as expensive. Be ready to open your wallet. A soft drink is $6.00 and that inflation carries over to everything else you have to buy. Room rate however did include a very nice breakfast. Rent a car if you want to explore the island but this hotel would be a great place to hang if you don’t.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Wonderful Honeymoon!
My husband and I just got back from a very relaxing honeymoon at La Sammana. The hotel is beautiful and very romantic. You must try the beach cabana rental at least once - worth enjoying the day on the beach (bottle of champagne included) but without baking in the Caribbean sun! We enjoyed the continental breakfast on the terrace, lunch by the pool and beach bar/cafe. You absolutely must spend some time at the pool bar with one of the island’s signature drinks the "pain killer" (rum based and very tasty), the bar has the most interesting decor and overlooks the pool and out to the ocean. A must is the main dining room for dinner (request an outside table) - ask for the custom wine selection and share all the courses with each wine! We took brief trips into Marigot and Phillipsburg for souvenirs but were not overly impressed - I guess nothing beats the relaxed feeling of La Samanna! A quick note on other reviews on 5 star service: we certainly agree that La Samanna teeters between a 4 and 5 star hotel but if it’s reviewed as the best hotel on the island it is certainly worth it - it’s not Paris or New York City...it’s the islands and we highly recommend it - enjoy!
