Grand Case Beach Club
Amenity highlights: Two beaches lie at the Beach Club's front: one extends 1.5 km (1-mi) along the Caribbean Sea to the resort's seawall; the other is a 200-m (219-yd) stretch furnished with lounge chairs and umbrellas that also includes an area with hammocks and cushioned lounge chairs. Atop a bluff that's part of a promontory separating the beaches is a 9-by-3.75-m (29-by-12-ft) pool. Use of snorkeling gear, floats, pedal boats, and kayaks is complimentary.
Insider tip: Orient Beach (Baie Orientale) on the Atlantic Ocean 5.5 km (3.5 mi) east of the resort offers water sports, dining, and a nude-sunbathing section. It also includes a little-noticed open-air massage cabana fronting Waikiki Beach Bar & Restaurant just north of the beach's mid-point.
St Maarten's Grand Case Beach Club offers 71 guest units in five pastel buildings with corrugated red-steel roofs of two or three stories (no elevators). Balconies and patios provide garden or sea views. Decor and furnishings include bright island-motif fabrics, rattan furniture, and tile floors. Louvered doors and windows allow fresh air to circulate. Televisions with U.S./international cable channels and cassette/CD player combinations provide entertainment, with DVD players and VCRs available for rent. A complimentary bottle of wine is provided at registration. Smoking is not permitted inside rooms, only on patios and balconies.
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