I was traveling with collegues and we had to stay a couple of nights in Travel Inn hotel in Sint Maarten. I can summarize our experience as follows:
- the local car rental wouldn't rent a decent car when I informed them that I would be staying there (I got an old car with better locks and alarm system instead of the one I requested);
- reception was unfriendly (when checking in and checking out);
- our rooms were very poor maintained (no maintenance for a few years probably);
- our rooms smelled very bad;
- balcon sliding door is very difficult to close and lock;
- water from toilet from upstairs leaked on the bed the whole night (sewage water?)
- shower area is very filthy (mildew on shower door, floor and walls);
- one of the toilet seats was not clean (dry urine on the seat)
- the pillows were very uncomfortable (I slept very bad, waking up each hour during the night)

(It seems like the hotel is a place to rent per hour. In the room you get one folder offering sex toys and across the road there is an adult entertainment club.)

The rooms prices was $117 per night - the next day we checked in at Sonesta Maho for only $132 (which is a very good hotel!)

My recommendation is that if you are not able to get a better hotel room, sleep in your rental car!

and hat is no exaggeration…we were stuck in SXM for the night because we had a 6:30am flight the next day (our original flight was cancelled due to weather). Our sea charter set us up in this hotel (dump) and when I went to pay the woman at the desk asked if we could pay cash instead of credit card. I stupidly said, oh ok…and did. When we got up to our “room with a view” (that only meant there was a window...which I was unaware there could be rented rooms without windows due to fire hazards, but ok)…my eyes welled up. My husband and I were traveling with our 2 young children and I almost threw up when I realized I just spent $130 CASH on this room that there was NO WAY we were staying in. The room smelled like the strongest and most disgusting perfume/air freshener I have ever smelled, the AC barely came on, we were sweating through our clothes and I would have been more comfortable using a bathroom in the NYC subway in comparison to the one that was in our room. Needless to say, we found another hotel to stay at, right up the road called the Maho Sonesta (which was lovely and $9 more than the Travel Inn). We high-tailed it out of the Travel Inn, but when I went back down to the front desk, not but 30 minutes after we checked in, I asked for our money back (at least some of it), the dirt bag who runs the hotel said he would not give us a dollar back, we used the room and it was not his fault it didn’t meet our standards. It was a horrible experience and I hope that this review saves another family the stress and money that we had to deal with.

After spending a day trying to leave St. Maarten our flight was cancelled. The airport tourist information office helped find us a hotel. We did not seem to have a choice in where we would be sent as the TO only made one recommendation which was described as a hotel with a balcony view of either the ocean or the bay. Either one sounded pretty good after a long day of standing in line. We arrived at the hotel, paid for our room and handed a key. Upon entry to the room we were shocked to find four concrete walls and a bathroom, with two beds and a light on the wall. That;s it! The front desk did not seem to care as they already had our money. We were too tired to fight the issue so we just went to bed, being cerain to set our alarm for an early departure. At 07:00 after a night of sensory deprivation, except for the running toilet, we left as quickly as we could. Just before exiting, I noticed the broom closet (storage room) at the end of the hall was the same size only with different ammenities. Next time we'll take our chances with the recommendations from a taxi driver and won't pay him unitl we're satisfied with the accommodations. Recommendation to all weary travelers, STAY AWAY, SLEEP ON THE BEACH.

We stayed at Travel Inn on our Anniversary. Though it was a great step up from the place someone had suggested to us it was not without it faults. there is a distinct small of decay which may be animal (i hope not human),lingering in the hall. The brochure promises an ocean view, being trusting folks we spent many hours looking for it. We were sadly disappointed.

The room though was fairly clean. The receptionist who checked us in was exellent. And very importantly the water pressure was great.

Then we woke up!!! At the front desk was the most unhelpful rude person it has been my misfortune to come in contact with. He turn unhelpfulness into a fine art. He knew nothing about St. Maaten (or so he would have us believe),and he was quite proud of that fact.

What made our trip wonderful was the bagel shop downstairs.The staff made you feel welcome discussed your order with you and were practically tripping over themselves to make sure you were okay. On closer investigation we found they were not natives.

The Pasta cafe across the street is great though. It is also situated in an ideal spot.