Hotel L'Esplanade

Loved our stay and time in SXM. Attentive and friendly staff ensured our stay was amazing! Hotel L’Esplanade was a tranquil and luxurious retreat in SXM. Its combination of elegant accommodations, exceptional service, and prime location near Grand Case’s culinary delights made it an excellent choice.

Absolutely exquisite boutique hotel with gorgeous landscaping and very attentive staff. Walking distance to awesome restaurants. Beautiful pool bar area. Walked onto our balcony and watched bananaquits flitting in the century plant outside and hummingbirds sipping nectar while the doves called softly. Great yoga classes and delicious breakfast options. And, the scent of flowers drifts through the property. Wonderful architecture and charm. Will absolutely be back!

Absolutely perfect! Everyone is so nice and attentive. Kristin and Mark are the owners and treat everyone like family. The staff is amazing! Shout out to Marie! She was so helpful and such a joy at the front desk! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️plus some to all the staff, the taxi and shuttle drivers and the pool bartenders! Thank you! Can’t wait to return!

We returned after a multi-year absence and found L'Esplanade much the same, thankfully. It is a truly well-thought out hotel with welcoming rooms and wonderful helpful staff., with the owners on site as well. They have added complimentary breakfast, which is delicious and can include freshly squeezed orange juice and quiche or warm croissants for a nominal additional fee. The swimming pool and lunch offerings from the excellent bar staff are such an asset. Yes, it's a bit steep returning from a delicious dinner in Grand Case, but it's worth it.

Like going home. As always the comfort of a wonderful staff, perfect room and always a smiling welcome. The grounds are beautiful and the staff always looking to be helpful. The morning breakfast is a great benefit and the weekly cocktail party is a great way to meet your fellow visitors. We are looking forward to returning next year.

We lucked into a week at l’Esplanade when its sister hotel (Le Petit Hotel) could not accommodate us. I was very, very pleased things turned out that way. All of the good things others have written previously stand true for our experience. I am happy to confirm them and to recommend the place unreservedly. Our studio (Unit #2) was well and tastefully furnished, comfortable and complete (even to the point of having a couple of French standard/NA standard power plug adaptors on hand). Up on the hill overlooking the sea with a lovely view and refreshing breeze, the property came near my ideal tropical retreat, without the down sides of the sand, salt water and associated mess. We were well treated by all staff members, who were super helpful and accommodating. The pool is big enough for a reasonably good work out, super clean and well kept. The pool bar drinks, food and service are all first class. The hotel has a modest boutique that carries very good quality souvenirs and other merchandise. I can well understand why so many people come back for longer and longer every year. All things being equal, I would be very inclined to do the same. Just sitting on my private balcony, reading, watching the view or the birds, moving only to visit the pool or a local restaurant once in a while is my idea of paradise. A few advisory comments for those who may be considering coming for the first time. (1) Be aware that there are LOTs of stairs from one place to anywhere else on the property. It is part of the charm and character of the place. But if you are mobility challenged or have sore knees you will find getting around hard. I loved it, but my wife had real difficulty by the end of our week. (2) Walking anywhere other than down the hill to Restaurant Row will not be a pleasure. St-Martin is decidedly not a pedestrian-friendly place. To go anywhere other than right downtown Grand Case, you will want either to take a taxi (which can be expensive) or to rent a car (if you are happy to negotiate the island’s omnipresent heavy traffic and crazy drivers). (3) I thought Grand Case would be more up-scale than it is. Most restaurants are good, but if you want buy anything more than tourist oriented beach shlock, you will have to go to Marigot and/or Philipsburg. The island’s best shopping and highest quality jewellry stores are located there. (4) The hotel grounds are excellent for anyone interested in birds. The island’s best regulars can be seen from your balcony or the pool. Our first morning, while swimming in the pool, I caught sight of a Peregrine Falcon atop a tree. The Crested Hummingbird visited the flowers on our balcony numerous times every day, as did Bananaquits, Grassquits and a very curious Zenaida Dove. Both Green and Purple-throated Caribs made regular visits. Frigate Birds, Egrets and Pelican were overhead all the time. Down the hill to the Etang de l’aeroport, there are White-cheeked pintail, egrets, herons and other