The Sea Palace was great. Front desk was always helpful and the accommodations were amazing. We had a one bedroom unit with 2 full baths and a nice kitchen and living room. The view from the balcony was a 180 degree view of the bay and ocean and you could see Sana’a off the coast very clearly.
We rented a car and spent our days exploring St Martin and then came home each night to the amazing resort. Swimming at the resort beach was great too.
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We stayed in the Sea Palace, which is at the further end (less desirable) of Front Street. The hurricane damage was evident more at this end of town. The staff were friendly. The cleaning staff kept the hallways and stairs very clean, The room was overlooking the beach and ocean, which was lovely. The room was well-equipped with fridge and stove, and two showers, and one bedroom / separate living room. All in all, we had a pleasant say in the hotel. There was some mild drain smell on some days, but it was not enough to detract from the room, which was really nice. There is an additional electricity charge of minimum $35, which I was less thrilled about. The Chinese restaurant on the ground floor I cannot recommend, based on quality / price. It was quite expensive even for noodles. We ate better and cheaper at every other restaurant in town. The beach was very nice, the sea was warm, and the beach attendants were helpful in setting up umbrellas and chairs. The swimming outside the hotel was great. Our room was next to a bar, and it was slightly noisy, but just on Friday and Saturday - no problem.
Hard to beat that million dollar view if you happen to get an ocean front unit ! The high end interior finishes are almost as nice as the staff. Sure we had a couple issues, but the staff worked hard to address them as best they could. Great location on the bay !
We had a great time. We enjoyed the island life as well as vacationing. The resort is right on the beach located also right on the shopping strip and restaurants for the day. Every suite either had a full ocean view of a partial. At night you need a car or taxi to go out to dinner because most of the restaurants in Front street are closed.
The resort was nicely located in Phillipsburg. The recent renovations were very nice, unit was very spacious with plenty of storage and a very nice size outdoor balcony overlooking the ocean. The unit was cleaned mid week, with daily trash removal. Bedroom is large with an on-suite bathroom and comfortable queen size foam mattress. There is an air-condition unit in the bedroom and TV. The living room has two pull out sofa beds which are fairly new and as comfortable as sofa beds can be. The kitchen is well equipped with granite countertops and full size refrigerator. It was very nice to have a washer and dryer in the unit, to wash clothes and towels, especially with the hot weather. Beach chairs and umbrellas were set up early in the am and always available.
Improvements can be made on shower maintenance as both had mold build up on the doors and tile. The hot water was anything but hot - it is preset by the facilty and was only very warm. The front desk staff was not very imformed about things like cost of taxi's to certain places, rental car costs, etc. There is a closet where they sell some drinks and snacks - with each unit having a full kitchen the facility could do very well to have a larger selection of basic foods for purchase. Things like eggs, bread, butter, milk, larger water bottles. We walked to the grocery store many times, but could not carry much in each trip. Also, many hotels give you one starter pack of coffee, salt and pepper packets, sugar packets and the like. The restaurant onsite is Chinese. It would be nice to have a restaurant with a breakfast option available.
All in all this is a very well located resort with nice size rooms, newly renovated and clean. There are plenty of restaurants on the boardwalk, grocery stores within walking distance and a car rental at the end of the boardwalk. We enjoyed this facility.
If you want to spend time on the beach, in the water, eating local food and enjoying the local lifestyle, the Sea Palace is for you. If you want all the bells and whistles then look elsewhere. We spend the week after Thanksgiving here yearly and love it.
