My new husband and I just returned from a perfect honeymoon at Grand Case Beach Club. We booked our flight and hotel through Cheaptickets.com. Initally we were looking at other hotels and once we found this deal, it made everything within our price range. I am so glad we stayed here because looking at the other hotels now, I definitely thought this was the best location. It is a short walk to the restaurant row, has it's own great beach, plenty of chairs to enjoy and amazing sunsets. Other hotels we previously looked at, once we were there, I'm so glad we didn't pick - either too far from the main strip or up on a hill with poor beach access. This place was just exactly what we wanted and perfect. Last year we had stayed at an all inclusive resort in Turks and Caicos, while the beaches were beautiful, we decided on our next vacation we wanted to have our own kitchen to have cheap breakfast and lunch and splurge on a good dinner. GCBC allowed us to do just that. We were in a 2 story ocean view loft. The kitchen was perfect. GCBC offers a great little complementary breakfast but for lunch, we just made a trip to the grocery store at the beginning of the week and made our own little sandwiches and then after a day at the beach, would have cheese and crackers and watch the sun set. It was perfect. We learned that the chinese grocery stores have better prices than the other supermarkets. As a result of eating affordable during the day, we treated ourselves to nice dinners every night (it was our honeymoon so we justified it). My all time favorite, and I read many reviews, but I agree with the locals that told us while we were there, Le Provencal was outstanding. We ate there at the beginning of the week and ate there our last night as well. The trigger fish is amazing and although all the restaurants are pretty good, this one had amzing beachfront views but the food and chef are just awesome. Definitely my number one pick. We also ate at Le Tastevin, they have a nice fixed price menu at 45 euros and pretty views. Il Pressor - for people very knowledgable on the gourmet end, I'm sure this place would impress you, but for me and my hubby, they were a bit snobby and a bit overpriced. The food was good but too small of portions. We also ate at La Spegia, I wouldn't go back there, the food was too fishy. I think if you stick with the beachfront restaurants you can't go wrong but by all means, place Le Provencal at the top of your list to eat, you won't be disappointed!
After dinner, we enjoyed a lot of the beach front bars for an after diner drink. For us, it was perfect just to have a nice long dinner, maybe an additional drink, and then off to bed at a reasonable hour. If you want to do something cheaper (most of those restaurants just mentioned were $150 - 200, that included a bottle of wine, salad or appetizer, entree and dessert). There are plenty of cheaper restaurants and one we enjoyed are the local flavor LoLo. It's in the middle of town and you can't miss it. They BBQ ribs, chicken etc and for about 10 bucks you can get a big meal. Their beer is also only $1.
Make sure to take lots of cash because some will you give you a better rate for cash dollars or maybe even 1e = 1$. If you use credit, you're definitely going to get the current unfavorable rate.
We also rented a car and this is the one thing I would change. We were so pleased with our hotel, I don't think it was necessary to have a car. We did explore the island a little bit. I had envisioned going to remote beaches and packing a picnic but looking at other beaches, you had to pay for chairs and it just seemed more of a hassel when our own beach at GCBC was relaxed, calm and free chairs. So we ended up only using our perfect little beach. Also, don't fill up the gas tank - my husband did even though I told him not too, and sure enough, we barely used any gas at all. If you decide to forego a car, we found out that a taxi ride from the airport was only $25. We did venture to Marigot and Oyster Pond as well. Marigot was neat with all the yachts and shopping, but we were spending our money on food, not shopping, so once again, we didn't really need the car.
Oh - we also took one day trip to Prickly Pear on the Scoobi Too and that was a long day trip worth the money. It goes out to an uninhabited island, Snorkeling was okay but it was a nice change and would reccommend that as well!
But once again, GCBC was beautiful - awesome air conditioning (another big plus for my husband) beautiful grounds, friendly people and guests, comfortable beds - we would go back and do everything exaclty the same except maybe eat at Le Provencal every night, haha, and not rent a car.

After booking my flights to St Martin I came on tripadvisor to try and find a hotel that would work for me, my wife and another couple, all in our early 30's. Our idea of a vacation is relaxation, sun, swimming, great food and a decent amount of booze. I couldnt have picked a better hotel for all these qualities.

A 30 min drive from the airport in our Jeep Wrangler, we removed the roof and side panels as soon as we picked it up. Needless to say, we were sunburned by the time we got to the hotel. I would definitely recommend renting one. We used it every day we were there (6 days). The only downside was that there is virtually no room for luggage to and from the airport so it went on our laps. That was an hour of inconvenience total for a 6 day trip. $400 for the week from hertz.

We arrived at the hotel and were thrilled with the grounds and the exterior of the hotel. Exotic plants and flowers everywhere. Really made you feel like you were in a tropical paradise as soon as you passed through the gates. We had a 2 bed 2.5 bath oceanfront duplex. I cant imagine a better room for us. 2 bed and bath upstairs, downstairs was a half bath, full kitchen, small dining table, couch and a club chair. We had a patio and terrace. We sat on the patio every night from about 6-8pm, drinking wine, eating cheese, crackers and olives and chatting. 4 of 5 nights we went to Grand Case the other we went to Maho Beach. All 4 nights in Grand Case were fantastic, the night in Maho was mediocre but a good change of pace. We ate at Spiga(italian) Talk of the town(lolo bbq), le pub(pizza and beer) and Il Nettuno. All 4 were excellent with Il Nettuno(italian) being the best and priciest. The lolos and spiga were 1 for 1 so that was nice as well.

On the first day we went to the market in Marigot (10 min drive) called Match. We loaded up on cheeses, crackers, beer (hmmm carib), wine, chocolate and some rum and scotch. With a full kitchen and refigerator it would be dumb not to stock it. Every day we brought our own cooler of carib beers and rum punch to the beach. 24 beers for about $20 at match or about $4.50 per beer at all the local beach bars. Same thing with rum punch, buy a bottle of quality rum for $10 and a half gallon of punch and you are all set. We saved a fortune on that. Especially since our group likes to drink.

The hotel beach is very nice, albeit not that large, but more than sufficent for at least a day or two at the hotel beach. We also went to Pinel Island Beach, which is an island about 500 yards off the coast of st martin. $7 ferry ride out, spent the day. Very nice and relaxing. We also went to orient beach one day, as expected, lots of people and tourists, pretty loud and not quite relaxing but a lot of activities and action going on there. We also spent a day at friars beach which is a 5 min drive from grand case. It was also nice to spend the day at, they have 2 restaurants that serve food and booze. All the beaches on st martin are very nice with white sand and not too big of waves.

The only part of our trip that was mediocre was the night to maho plaza. It was a nice enough hotel but the casino was very shady and run down. The whole area was just too loud and bright for my taste. It was nice to get back to quiet sleepy Grand Case.

The walks to and from the village are 10 minutes and while there are security guards we never felt unsafe even for a moment. The entire resort is enclosed by gates.

Sunset cafe had a nice breakfast each day which was complimentary. The staff was very nice. Good pastries and coffee. We ordered off the menu a few times including lunch and there wasn't one thing that wasn't enjoyable.

Hmm, what else can I say, Free miami herald every morning, very friendly staff, great housekeeping staff who did our dishes and washed our glasses each and every day. Free bottle of wine on check in. Nice big beach towels to use each day. Flat screen tv's which we turned on exactly once to check a college basketball score. A/C was incredible, our room was like a meat locker.

Negatives???? um, none really. I think there was a pool, we never even looked, what do i need a pool for when I have the ocean and sandy beach. I really have nothing bad to say.

Anyway, the Hotel was absolutely wonderful and I have nothing but great things to say about it.

Quite, pristine property within walking distance of Grand Case restaurants. One of the best restaurants is at this hotel, Sunset Cafe. Great food greater sunset views.

This property has access to two beaches. Grand Case Beach ends here curling into a lagoon-like end under shade. A short walk across the property or through the restaurant brings you to Petite Plague when sun shines all day. Beach lounges are cushioned and have flags to raise when you want a drink or a bite to eat. So you can let "sand gravity" take over.

We stayed in a tastefully decorated spacious efficiency with full refridgerator, stove, table & chairs, king sized bed, hairdryer, iron and board. The shower was large European style (hand held sprayer) tiled. The large balcony allowed us to eat lunch in privacy and shade.

We just returned from a wonderful get away at Grande Case Beach Club. Upon arriving, we were very disappointed in the location of our room and the parking lot view; however, once we decided we wouldn't spend any time in the room, we were fine. The room, by the way, was perfect - very clean and comfortable. The beaches are very nice, though not the best for long walks. The highlight of the hotel is the wonderful Sunset Cafe. Enjoying breakfast there in the morning with the ocean view was a beautiful way to start the day. The staff was friendly, the food great and the sunset during happy hour cannot be beat! The town of Grande Case is so close and a great walk to and from dinner. The staff at the restaurants were so nice and again, the food was outstanding - definitely the best we have found outside of France. For lunch, we went into the Bounty which is a little grocery store with wonderful cheeses, patés, breads, etc. That was a treat to take back for lunch each day! If you want a quiet get away with beautiful water, great food, incredible sunsets, this is definitely the place!! P.S. Be specific and pay a little more for a good view. We will definitely go back!!