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Here Are 18 St Maarten Hotels You Can Stay at Right Now

By: Bob Curley - September 19, 2020
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The Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino: Flagship, full-service 420-room resort on Maho Bay is slated to reopen on Oct. 29.

Open attractions on St. Maarten include:

  • Parrot Ville Bird Park
  • Rainforest Adventure Park (opening in October)
  • TriSport Cycling Tours
  • Thopper’s Rhum Distillery Tour
  • Sea Grape Historical, Art & Hiking Tours
  • Sea Side Nature Horse Back Riding
  • Blue Bubbles Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
  • Loterie Farm
  • Aqua Mania Adventure Day Sailings & Snorkeling
  • Piratz Gourmet Day Charter
  • Quality Day Charters
  • Rhino Safari Self Driving Boat Tour & Snorkeling
  • TriSport Kayaking Tours
  • Boomerang Day Charters
  • 12 Metre Racing Challenge
  • FunSXMGo Jetskiing & Flyboarding
  • Fly Addiction Parasailing

Airlines currently flying to St. Maarten from the U.S. include American Airlines, JetBlue (which is adding new service from Newark on Nov. 19), United Airlines, and Spirit Airlines. WestJet is flying from Canada.

The borders of nearby Saba remain closed, and the Anguilla ferry is not running. However, flights to St. Barts remain available along with private charter boats. The Great Bay Express ferry is not operating, however, and while the Voyager ferry is running, it departs from Marigot on the French side of the island.

Visitors to St. Maarten are required to complete a health declaration form and take a COVID-19 PCR test within 72 hours of departure, with proof of a negative test result required to travel. Arriving travelers will be required to submit to temperature checks; those with an elevated temperature will be required to undergo a COVID-19 PCR test.


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