Coral Beach Club Villas & Marina

People were nice. Villa was primo.

We stayed at the Sea Fan Villa at Coral Beach. This was our first trip to St. Martin so, if you've never been, I'll give you our overview of the island, too. I don't do many Tripadvisor reviews but, when I do it's usually because the lodging was exceptional or horrible. Our Villa was exceptional! I also like to provide the details that I typically look for when I'm in a Tripadvisor worm-hole! Our three bedroom, stand alone building was very large and beautifully appointed The rooms have very comfortable king-size beds facing the ocean. All have floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors. The master: a huge bathroom with double sinks and the largest shower area we've ever seen. a large-walk in closet with a washer/dryer. The kitchen is fully stocked with dishes, glasses, utensils, pots, etc. There's an elevator which was great for taking our luggage up to the second floor! You don't need adapters if coming for the States. The furnishings are beautiful and the place was immaculately clean. There is a patio off the living/dining area with a dining table, lounge chairs and your very own plunge pool that runs the length of the villa. It's about 4 ft deep. They have a concierge who met us at the airport and, while we rented a car, we followed her to the resort as the roads are winding and it would've been difficult to find. It's about a 30 minute drive. This person was lovely and immediately available to answer questions throughout our stay. The google map doesn't give you turn-by-turn directions but, if there are two people in the car, one person can guide the driver by following the google map. Having a car enabled us to see the whole island. There were many road closures and detours. Roads are narrow and you drive on the right. It may have been due to the hurricane but, you should know that Dawn beach was completely covered in seaweed - like a thick blanket covering the sand and in the ocean. At times, there was a foul odor. This was disappointing as we purposely chose a resort directly on the beach but, didn't use it once. I would give our villa 5 stars but not having use of the beach was an unexpected disappointment. The units are individually owned so, it's not a resort, it's quiet at night (which we wanted) and there is no main pool however, you can walk next door and use the Oyster Bay Beach Resort. They have a beautiful infinity pool, a market and a couple of restaurants. You can get drinks and snacks at the pool bar. THE ISLAND IN GENERAL: Orient Beach is a gorgeous, white sandy beach about 15 minutes away. We stayed in front of La Playa Orient Bay. Two chairs and an umbrella are $30. We ate at their beachfront restaurant - delicious. A few vendors approached us on the beach selling items and massages. If you're not interested, give them a firm 'no". Grand Case on the French side has restaurants on the water and some boutique shops. We at at Ocean 82 and had an incredible meal overlooking the water but, it's expensive! $400 f

We stayed in the "penthouse" villa, which was fantastic. Clean, modern, well-appointed, large. Great housekeeping, friendly staff, convenient amenities. The area itself is a bit away from things so you have to want that, which we did.

Coral beach club is kept up very very well, the staff is super friendly🤩 Presley brought us 🥥 coconuts & 🥭mangoes. I needed gloves , Pandora brought those for me, she was very nice 😊 Every time we saw anyone they spoke, opened doors or gave us a ride on the golf carts….My mom thought she forgot her wallet and it was no problem, they were just going to charge her card…. Dionella helped us plane a whole trip to Anguilla and it was awesome 🏖️❤️🙏🏾 she had patience with us and made recommendations! The trip is well worth it for the pictures alone , it’s like paradise . You will however need to check the seasons because Kelp comes heavy during June through hurricane season. That’s why we had to go to Anguilla 🚤 boat 🇦🇮 tour…. Captain Omar and Cisco were great , they made it very fun 🤩 and gave us a lot of history! You get lunch 🥪, drinks 🍺 and snack I highly recommend this trip the beaches are BEAUTIFUL 🤩 also we got to snorkel 🤿, jump off the boats 🛥️! The pictures say everything!!!! Everything is near about 25 minutes. Ask the locals what restaurants are best!

This villa got cool jacuzzi, I was, simply, enjoy’ it for three days, I’d been shy, at first, also, I have felt myself, like at home, even though I was a guest, later, eventually, my sister, Margot, had helped me out, it was my excitement, so glad to swim in it, in my opinion you must feel-free to go gym, and not take an example from me 😄; there’s classy atmosphere in the nearest restaurants, I can’t recall the name, but it would remind an aquarium, to be honest, I liked the fish dish — how they cooked it so much excellent - I have no idea, since I can’t stand this food, also I ordered pasta, I can’t live without it; Dawn Beach should be accessed with the villa ID’s (given by its front desk, and the secretary will tell you passwords), and it’s minutes from your villa, we were there in the morning and at evening, around your house — you’ll see some hummingbird “Collibri” with a little next in the garden (you know!), it’s not a robot. Their food stores are far, but have tasty products, you can ask secretary for help, however they’ll deliver you in their taste from whichever store THEY will want, it’s like this everywhere, my sister, and I loved the assortment of the food and beverages, we bought a lot of course, and I liked the people out there, even though I have, never, been in Europe, except for layovers thrice. Beaches you must go in rented car too, my sister, Margot, is able to drive, and we had visited, mostly, all beaches, except for Moho beach (airplanes land, as in Aruba, very-very close to you, and this is what makes Saint Martin CLASSY, as well) , French, & Dutch flags wave with pride, when you drive to the capital of 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 or the markets on French side. „𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛" is on Dutch side, bordering very much with French one. I liked the mall in the capital, but I can’t afford it, sorry, Sint Maarten, it’s for wife of Emmanuel Macron, but, 🤷🏽‍♀️ I don’t know. You know (?), the gates in front of your room are cool - I was using the switch however I wished ☺️. No one saw me. Princess Juliana is one hour from the villa, approximately, you’ll pass through the mounts of St. Maarten, guys 😇, if I’ll go next time, then I’ll want to go hiking. I have seen in my dream (when I slept): How I sent letters to “English side” (surprisingly enough! lol 😆), and I was confused, I did not know, what to do, I was speaking with a Frenchwoman (but I was thinking, she was a Dutchwoman), and I needed to send it to French side, and I was away from the airport, where I would’ve had to go by taxi for 8 hours, I was scared much, and initially, I flied by that airplane in Sint Maarten, probably “KLM” (and I was, well, such demanding: “WHY?! ‘JETBLUE’ 🥸🤬😳” 😄), I do NOT know - why I realized it was, in particular, Sint Maarten.

The property was nice. The staff was great as well. The sister property (Oyster bay resort) needs to upgrade some of their facilities. The gym is very small and lackluster on both properties and the pool needs a major renovation. We had a dishwasher issue that forced us to cancel some plans one night but it was eventually fixed. Cleaning could have been better on the first day of our stay, found old bread under the bed from a previous stay. Nice stay overall but improvements could be made to make the stay more enjoyable.