My family and I spent May 5-12, 2007 at the Royal Islander La Terrasse and it was just great. Although the hotel is close to the airport there were no night flights to disturb us. The hotel staff was courteous and the security was very helpful, especially one by the name of Eggland.
I have one complaint though i.e. check out was 10.00am and our flight was 5.35pm so we had about 5 hours to wait before going to the airport. Check in is 2.00pm and I suggest that the hotel change the check out time to at least 12 noon. Other than that we had a fabulous time and would definitely visit again in the future.

We just spent a most enjoyable and relaxing week at La Terrasse during mid December. Very nice suite type rooms, we had a 2 bedroom with 2 baths. Beautiful pool area overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
Everything we needed including restaurants, food market, casino, tennis, spa and golf course was all within a 5 minute walk.
We rented a car at the front desk and toured the Island, we would advise you only travel the island in the day time since the roads and drivers can be precarious at best. One other day we took a taxi to Phillipsburg for extended shopping, we estimated it to be a 25 minute ab ride.
Needless to say based on a most enjoyable experience we will be back at La Terrasse once again in 2007!

Stayed here 2nd week of December and really enjoyed ourselves. So, convenient to shopping, food market and many restaurants. The pool was wonderful. We liked the fact that the pool area is on the terrace level where we could see the Maho Bay and surronding mountains. Rooms were spacious with all the conveniences. We also liked the fact that the complex is less than five years old, everything felt new. Will go back in 2008.

We booked this hotel through RCI. The online reviews were a bit scary but we were determined to have a good time so it turned out okay.
The Front Desk staff were not as polite and accommodationg as expected for the 'friendly' island. I work in a hotel in Barbados so my expectations for the level of service were quite high. I was diappointed in this area.
At check-in the Receptioinst argued with the security guy right in front of us and then a member of the housekeeping staff ranted at one of the receptionists without a single care as to who heard! However, the security guys are really helpful.
We actually enjoyed seeing the planes land and take off and the pool was very well maintained and clean at all times.
Even though room service was provided only once for the week - you need to pay extra for daily service - the room was stocked with plenty of towels and cleaning items so we just did it ourselves. Poor reception on some TV channels and long response times for in-room problems were among the few hitches that were easy to ignore.
There is a mini-mart just downstairs that serves wonderful meals daily at a fraction of what it costs to eat in the general Maho area and in the hotel restaurant. This was definitely or favourite eating spot!
The Maho area is absolutely beautiful at night, the shops are open until late and there is a great little pizza place behind the casino that is quite nice.
We took the public bus from right outside of the hotel to go into town on several occasions - this was extremely convenient and the town is very beautiful. It will take a few days to see everything ther. The shopping was good for clothes, shoes etc. You can barter for lower prices.
Sigh up for the island tour provided at the hotel next door - la Plage - it is a wonderful way to see the island and get a good commentary on it's history from the bus driver.
Very expensive to eat and shop on the French side!
I would definitely stay at this resort again sometime.