St. Maarten Vacation Villas Rentals BlueOceanVillas is your best choice for St Maarten Vacation Villas Rentals. Saint Martin is an 37 square miles island shared by France and The Netherlands 190 miles east of Puerto Rico. It is 37 square miles of dry forested high hills and mountain peaks, low lying tropical rainforest, and beautiful white and red sand beaches. This is the smallest island in the world that is split between 2 countries.
Saint Martin is an overseas collectivity of France. Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.This island is the only place on earth where France and The Netherlands share a border.
St Maarten Amazing Duty Free Shopping Shopping abounds on both the Dutch and French sides of St Martin. The whole island is duty-free.
Many vendors accept US dollars in addition to the respective local currency. The French side (Saint Martin) uses the Euro as currency. Many places, particularly restaurants offer deals where one US dollar has the same value as one Euro. The French side has especially much to offer in respect to gourmet food, fine wines, world class perfumes, high-end cosmetics and designer clothes.
The Dutch side (St Maarten) has no local sales tax. The currency on the Dutch side is the Netherlands Antillean Guilder, but the US dollar is the most common used currency. Bargains can be found in Front and Back Street especially in jewelry, clothing and the latest electronics. Incidentally, electrical devices on the Dutch side use 110 Volt outlets where on the the French side they use 220 volts.
St Maarten after Irma On September 6, 2017 St Maarten and St Martin was hit by Hurricane Irma. The impact was severe. However, We wanted to let you know, that the island is coming back strong. Some vacation villas are already back on the rental market now and many more will be ready over the summer. There are still visible signs of the destruction, but most stores and many restaurants have reopened. The beaches are as beautiful as ever and some beach bars have reopened. We hope that you will return to our beautiful friendly island soon! Call or email Sonja for the latest information.
Sonja is well connected on the Island of St Maarten and St Martin. She knows the local players personally and she gets the deals you can’t get for yourself. She’ll find you the perfect St Maarten villa rental place or a villa rental on the French side of St Martin which ever you prefer and head you in the right direction for an unforgettable time.
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER SPECIALIST FOR ST MAARTEN & ST MARTIN We could not be more excited to announce that Sonja van der Drift was awarded for the 3rd year in a row , the “Condé Nast Traveler travel specialist” for St Maarten and St Martin. We are truly humbled and honoured as Condé Nast Traveler has added Sonja to their annual list of “World’s Top Travel Specialists” in the villa rental category.
The magazine already included Sonja on their 2016, 2017 and 2018 travel specialist list based on her deep personal knowledge and expertise of the Caribbean Island of St Maarten and St Martin.
As a villa rental company we believe we have the expertise to get you the villa with the best views, amenities and price, not to mention VIP perks.
It is our pleasure to be your upgrader, gatekeeper, mind-reader, time-maximizer and miracle worker for all your St Maarten and St Martin needs.
