Benjamin Paluch

Review of Sonesta Resorts - St. Maarten

When I went to Sint Maarten to stay at Sonesto Mah...

When I went to Sint Maarten to stay at Sonesto Maho Beach Resort and Casino, I didn't know that it was going to be the opposite of what I thought it was. First off, the food wasn't so great. The pizza was the only good thing that they had. Even though there are lots of locations to eat food there, half of the restaurants never open and almost all of the food from the restaurants (but the pizza) taste horrible! Next, the hotel looked and was really ugly. If you got an old room like me, then it must of had been a bad experience, too. It also stunk a lot. From the entrance to my room pretty high from the lobby, it stunk! Then, there is music playing outside your hotel room and you can't sleep! The music isn't quiet and soothing, but instead it was loud and annoying. But, the reason I rated this experience 2 stars instead of 1 or -1, is because of the water. I really enjoy swimming with lots and lots of hard waves that push you so far, you feel like you are flying on the waves! The more shallow, the better and stronger waves you get. Also, for those good swimmers, the ocean water (That tastes like salt, but you get used to it) gets deep, quick! So it's faster to have fun (There is a shallow pool but who knows how many people peed in that pool). But all in all, the water is just one chapter of the story, and there are so many bad parts that I didn't include on this review. That's why my family and I left 6 nights earlier! I know, call us crazy, but that's who we are, and this vacation (or nightmare) was not for us!