Mercure Coralia Simpson Beach

Frommer's Review

This is one of the most stylish hotels in its price bracket on the French side of the island. The complex occupies a flat, sandy stretch of land between a saltwater lagoon and the beach, 8km (5 miles) west of Princess Juliana Airport. Decorated throughout in ocean-inspired pastels, its five three-story buildings are each evocative of a large, many-balconied Antillean house. In its center, a pool serves as the focal point for a bar built out over the lagoon, an indoor/outdoor restaurant, and a flagstone terrace that hosts steel bands and evening cocktail parties. Each unit offers, in addition to the kitchenette, simple, durable wicker furniture, plus a tiled, shower-only bathroom. The most desirable accommodations, on the third (top) floor, contain sloping ceilings sheltering sleeping lofts, and two bathrooms.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; outdoor pool; tennis court; dive center; kayaking; snorkeling; water-skiing; windsurfing; bikes; car rental; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; rooms for those w/limited mobility

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