Hotel L'Esplanade was the perfect place for our honeymoon, the only regret I had was not staying there the whole time we were on the Island. We had stayed at another hotel for the second half of our trip to be right on the beach.

We went with high expectations and was not disappointed. There is a lot to say for that. We were always skeptical with the pictures shown on websites, in this case we felt we were walking right into the picture. Pictures we took looks just like the ones on the website, so we won't bother posting ours.

Booking directly with the hotel over email was easy, our loft was clean and comfortable, beautiful balcony view, short walk to the restaurants.

There were a few minor inconveniences, but it was not crucial to us. Such as the phone did not work for a day, one of the afternoon receptionist staff was not as knowledgeable as others, our balcony lounger was broken and never fixed though we brought it to the hotel's attention.

The sum of the overall experience would still be a pleasant, relaxing, and enjoyable stay. We would definitely come back in the future. In fact I recommended it to my boss and she will be going there with her family too.

When we checked in the staff told us that we were a prince and princess on our stay and if we should need anything to just ask. That is quiet a way to start a honeymoon. The hotel was perfect. The rooms are beautiful and the location is perfect.

My husband and I spent the first week of our honeymoon in St. Martin, at L'esplanade. This was such a wonderful experience. It is clean, beautifully kept, with a friendly and knowledgable staff. Our favorite was having breakfast delivered each morning and eating croissants and drinking coffee and fresh oj on our terrace, looking out at the beautiful water. Also, their pool is fantastic! Small and intimate, but with a great bar which serves yummy drinks and snacks. The location was the only SLIGHT drawback, as it is not right on the water, but we didn't care too much! We didn't rent a car and wish we had, it would have been easier and less expensive to explore the island than taking cabs, which we did.

Wow!
This place is truly special. We took advice from TripAdvisor members and chose this place for our honeymoon-it was wonderful! From check in to check out, the staff here not only took care of every need,question, or reservation we needed but you felt like you were staying with friends whom had known them for years.

You have to check out the pool bar at the hotel-the bartenders completely embody St. Martin's reputation as the 'Friendly Island"
as well as the in-room breakfast service-delicious!

Don't miss the street festival in Grand Case every Tuesday night in high season and make the trip to Orient Beach-one of the best beaches we have visited.

We are already planning a trip back, especially since returning guests receive a discount!