The only redeeming value for the Sonesta Great Bay is that its within walking distance to downtown shopping. Otherwise, its worn and tired. Rooms are basic with no upgrades (i.e. 20" Gold Star TV, etc.). Bathrooms are a cheap remodel (?) with ceiling only 3" above my head. The beach is large with poor sand (gravel?) with worn out ...

ROOMS WERE CLEAN WEATHER WAS NICE ,BARTENDERS HAD THE WORSE ATTITUDE OF ANYWHERE WE HAVE BEEN .HAD 2 GOOD MEALS THE WHOLE WEEK .FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY LOST WEIGHT AT AN ALL INCULSIVE .WOULD NOT GO BACK EVEN IF IT WAS FREE

The staff at the resort could care less. They do not service the client. We went to dinner and had to serve ourselves for water/ coffee/ or anything else. Same went for seveal meals at the buffet. No one would ask us what we needed. The service was horrible. The bright spot was the activity center, very caring and got our desires right. The ...

Probably not.
The motto on license plates in St. Maarten is the "friendly island". Not the case at the Great Bay or the St Maarten people in general. No one was nasty but there was little warmth from most everyone. We stayed in a one bed room, time share "apartment" at the Great Bay. Room was very clean and the pool for the ...

The vegetation on the beach smells of dog urine. The was dog excrement on the beach.

We were told that the hotel does not control the animals on the beach.

There were flies the open air buffet.

The mollases restaurant was excellent.

The view on the beach was beautiful.

We changed hotels after our 1st day unfortunately because of the dogs and the flies.

Just average, and not enough to be called Sonesta. Because almost everybody is all inclusive does not mean you can become sluggish in your service. This needs a stricter management.

I enjoyed my stay at this hotel. We were there August 19-25th. They were treated us very well during our stay there. The rooms were clean and comfortable. There was constant activities going on in the hotel. I would definitely go back to this hotel. It was like one big happy family. We really enjoyed our stay there.

My husband and I stayed here because one of our friends sold us their timeshare week. We went for our 10 year anniversary and our needs were pretty minimal. We wanted to be on a beautiful beach, at an all-inclusive resort with a casino and swim-up bar. Got it!

The Great Bay is not a 5-star resort - the food is ok, the bar is not top shelf, the ...

They recently invested $10M into it, and except for a few normal maintenance items it is a very nice resort. When you travel to another country, some expect everything to be perfect or possibly Americanized. Some people complain about everything. Let me assure you that the location is great, beach is very nice, pools are great, housekeeping is ...