St. Maarten / St. Martin Island Hopping Blog

The island of St. Maarten / St. Martin is in the middle of a beautiful and diverse archipelago, with many islands small and large within eyesight from our island beaches. As a hub in between, the island offers a perfect base for a day of island hopping. See below blog posts to inform you about news about our surrounding islands and the connections to those.

sunset at the beach in philipsburg

February 24, 2025

Photo Of The Week: Sunset In Philipsburg

On this picture, the Fort Amsterdam peninsula seems to be wholly separated from mainland St. Maarten by the fierce sunlight right before sunset, reflecting in the surf of Great Bay Beach. It is a great reminder that many new bars and

Some houses on top of a hill in Statia/St Eustatius

February 23, 2025

TIME TRAVEL IN HISTORIC STATIA

Explore Statia!   Explore the mysterious and quiet shores of Statia. This hidden treasure, officially known as St. Eustatius, is a blend of natural beauty and rich history, with ancient structures and ruins scattered across its landscape. Statia, along with

La Belle Creole sign at entrance

February 21, 2025

La Belle Créole: A Most Ambitious Project

Claude Philippe’s Visionary Ambitions   The quality of visionaries is not always that their dream image becomes reality, but rather that they inspire others in the pursuit of a goal. Just like John F Kennedy with his goal of putting

Great Bay Beach in Philipsburg, St Maarten / St Martin with sunny St Maarten weather

February 21, 2025

Great Bay Beach Makes It To Another Top 10

Great Bay Beach has made it to another top ten of must visit Caribbean beaches, right after it was considered one of the ten best regional shorelines for 2025 by USA Today. Digital outlet Newsbreak has now selected the beach amongst the

boats in the sea at sunset

February 17, 2025

Photo Of The Week: Red & Blue Sunset At Big Bastards

Taken some weeks ago, this picture does not cease to inspire. In this amazing photo by Big Bastards beach club along the Philipsburg  Boardwalk, the sky depicts almost a rainbow of colors, flowing from blue via orange into red. A