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Home  >  World  > Caribbean  > St Maarten

Accommodation

HOTELS: St Maarten has long been a popular holiday destination and is well prepared for the year-round rush, with over 40 hotels offering a total of nearly 9000 beds. Luxury hotels are equipped with everything a visitor could ever need, from casinos to beauty parlours, and have extensive watersports facilities on the premises; even modest beachside establishments usually have their own swimming pool, restaurant and a few skis to lend. A government tax of five per cent is levied on all hotel bills and many hotels add a ten to 15 per cent service charge. Some even add a further ten per cent as an energy surcharge. For further information, contact the St Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association, PO Box 486, Philipsburg, St Maarten (tel: 542 0108; fax: 542 0107; e-mail: info@shta.com; website: www.shta.com).

GUEST-HOUSES: Several guest-houses cater for the less demanding; apartments and villas may be rented.


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