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341 reviews
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May 03, 2025Great week at Playa Orient Bay
Just finished a week with my wife at Playa Orient Bay. This was our first time at this beach and St.Martin. Our experience was very good. Quick summary below. Hotel: clean, spacious rooms with all the gadgets you need. The staff was very friendly and breakfast was plentiful. Beach: very big, wide and long. Only downfall was the seawood, which was cleaned, but found in the water and did not make for a pleasant swim. Pool: very small and no music at all - this was disappointing. Area / Restaurants: Excellent!!! Within a 2 min walk, you had the luxury of 10 different restaurants with a variety of choices - the French Cuisine were very good. Weather: overcast a few days, but hot with a nice cool breeze Nightlife: not busy and noisy (like the bigger Hotels) , so if you are looking for quite atmosphere, this is it.
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Apr 16, 2025
Excellent Stay
My husband and I just returned from a wonderful time at La Playa. It was our first visit and won't be our last. The room was spotless and quite roomy. The shower area was a good size and thank you to the previous poster who suggested to bring soap. They did have lotion, shampoo and body gel that got replaced every day if you used it) and only a tiny little soap for your hands by the main sinks. No facecloths, only hand and body towels. There was a small cooktop, microwave, sink and a large (not a mini sized) fridge in the room which was very handy; also a Nespresso machine with two pods a day. We really enjoyed the breakfast but wished it got changed up a bit over the course of our 6 day stay. There was scrambled eggs, boiled eggs (you did them yourself with this cool little egg cooker machine), various breads, sausage and bacon, pancakes, fruits, ham and cheese. There was also an automatic coffee machine where you could select from various style coffees and hot chocolate. The pool was always quiet and we did miss some music around the pool area; sometimes they had music on in the beach bar area but not all the time. The beach chairs were very comfy and right in front of the hotel. Note that this beach can be quite windy at times so not optimal for smal children..the surf got quite rough. The drink service to your chairs was very fast! We only ate lunch there once and it was delicious. They delivered our lunch to us at the pool. We LOVED the little area that was super close to the hotel where all the restaurants were. I think there was about 9-10 restaurants to choose from and we had excellent meals at all. I think our favourite meal was the lamb shoulder for 2 at Maison Mere. So tender and delicious. We had excellent service everywhere. This hotel is about 30 mins from the airport and cost us 40 euro each way. Thank you La Playa!
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Apr 15, 2025Nice hotel , good location , beautiful beach
Great hotel! Friendly staff who were helpful. Very clean. Fun bar with great bartenders (GP has a dry sense of humour! 🙂) Breakfast staff Carlos was nice too. Reception super helpful . Liked having a kitchenette . The street nearby had many great restaurants. Check out Maison Mere
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Apr 01, 2025
Lovely resort
We had a lovely stay at LaPlaya Orient Bay. The room was clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The location is great-within walking distance to several excellent restaurants and a beautiful beach. I only gave 4 stars for a few reasons. The beach umbrellas and covers were worn and stained. There is supposed to be beach restaurant service, but the few times we ordered we had to find somebody to come over and once they brought our food/drinks, never came back to ask if we needed anything else or wanted another drink. We did tip well each day but it didn’t seem to make a difference. The breakfast isn’t very good, but there is a nice restaurant just outside the gate. We enjoyed our stay but not enough to return.
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Mar 20, 2025
Our favorite St.Martin Hotel
My husband and I love St.Martin and we stay at La Playa orient Bay every time. The hotel is beautiful, the staff is professional and attentive and the rooms are large and comfortable. We also love that there is a restaurant attached and the beach is right there. Love this hotel and love St.Martin, we have another trip booked in May 2025, can't wait to go!