Comments on: St. Maarten’s beach looks so relaxing…

By: Lavergne

Lavergne — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:09:54 +0000

Spent an awesome week at Great Bay Sonesta Resort in early January 2011. Great place to take a relaxing vacation. Beaches are the best; people very hospital & friendly. The one day trip to Anguilla B.W.I. via catamarand is certainly worth it. Definitely going back soon to tour the whole island next time around.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:17:51 +0000

I honeymooned in St Maarten (Pelican Resort?) a few years ago…I recall a WEIRD takeoff (very sharp turn almost immediately) but a BEAUTIFUL landing….absolutely gorgeous from the plane’s window…I know the place is tiny but I seriously do not rememeber being annoyed or even noticing the planes…maybe it depends on the beach?! Or perhaps I was too busy being a newlywed to care…?! Either way, we are ABSOLUTELY already planning another vacay there…its only rival in my book is Oahu and this is a WAY shorter (like half the time or less!) flight than HI is!!!

By: Gman

Gman — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:01:35 +0000

14 square miles of land mass, covering 36 square miles of land and water. 85,000 residents and a million tourists a year…put the landing strip anywhere you want, you’re going to end up with the same result when you’re talking about having a land mass that is 3.74 miles by 3.74 miles to work with.

By: Jeri

Jeri — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:29:08 +0000

I went to st. maartens for the first time last year….it was FANTASTIC! I found the planes going over the beach a surprisingly pleasant thing to watch…. We are taking our two kids there in a couple of weeks and plan on taking them to watch the planes come in! i would totally recommend st. maartens as a place to go for vacation!

By: St Maarten Info

St Maarten Info — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:30:00 +0000

I live on St. Maarten / St. Martin which is a dual nation, small, Caribbean island. This beach is located at the strt of the runway of Princess Juliana International Airport. This beach is called Maho Beach, as it is also the beach of the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort. This picture is taken from the Sunset Beach Bar (where topless ladies drink free). If you want more information about St. Maarten/St. Martin, visit www.stmaarten1.com

By: David

David — Tue, 08 May 2007 20:17:00 +0000

Revere Beach near Boston is very much like that, except the planes fly parallel to the length of the beach. It’s actually pretty trippy how big the planes are and how slow they look like they’re flying.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:13:00 +0000

You may or may not have noticed this, but St. Martin is a tiny island. I am not a geography expert, but I’m guessing that landing a plane on a tiny island involves flying over a beach at some point. And I’m also going to assume that, since it is a fairly popular international tourist destination and all, there is more beach to enjoy than the 30 foot strip directly underneath the flight path. It almost looks as if the people in the photos might even seem to be enjoying that “civil engineering atrocity.”