Breakfast was fine. Excellent wait staff service. Included breakfast was bread, pastries, yogurt, a coffee cake type product, coffee, expresso & tea. For $5 pp a day you can sign up on arrival for American breakfast.. bacon, eggs & hash brown or you can choose standalone delicious french toast or pancakes . Other things available on a menu for additional cost

Drinking water must be obtained daily from the registration building where they have ice & filtered water… bring your ice bucket or large water thermos cups to fill 1-2x a day. It could be a 5-10 mi. Walk depending on building location. The water is fine for brushing teeth but apparently everyone drinks bottled or specially filtered water. There are little grocery stores 10-15 min walk in Orient Village so could buy bottles of water there.

The Staff is extremely friendly, as in Saint Martin in general. Response is immediate and efficient. Location is excellent, you get access to free transats at 4 beach restaurants where the service is superior. Dont forget to tip the waiters as their salary is very low and cost of livng is high.

Breakfast quality and standard could be better. It's probably due to the fact that everything is imported. Extra charge for salty breakfast. This should be included as the room price is not cheap. The island is not cheap in general. So in a way, it is understandable. Furniture is a bit tired and deserves a makeover.

The staff were all super nice and helpful. We loved L'Astrolabe and the breakfast, also the shower and the Figuier Fleur bath products provided. It's great that they have a two bedroom suite option, as we were travelling with my parents and it was great we could stay together! Excellent location, within walking distance to the beach, shops and restaurants!

The power went out a few times while my husband was on work conference calls and the lighting could be improved in the living room: it's quite dark in there at night with only 3 dim table / floor lights.

The enviroment of the Hotel is nice. It has aged a bit, but on the whole it was good. No bar on site, just a little shop to but a few essentias.

They say breakfast is included in the Price. This is a complete Joke. When you say breakfast, you have to mean breakfast. The few items you get are tea cereal, coffee, one cake, some crosounts and another pastry, orange jiuce and water, some fruit, bread and a toaster. NO CHEESE, NO HAM, AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THEY GIVE YOU A MENU WITH PRICES, FOR ANYHING THAT YOU WANT, YOU HAVE TO PAY 7 EUROS FOR AN EGG, OMLETTE, HAM CHEESE ETC. We ended up paying an extra 50 euros a day to have a decent breakfast.

We love Esmeralda. It was our second year staying there and we were in the same room as last year which was perfect. Traveled with son and daughter in law and they were in the room next to us. Very building of 4 units has its own pool. I love being able to enjoy all the places along Orient and we are away from the crowds but with easy access to Grand Case.

I would like to see the restaurant open in the afternoon just for drinks to leisurely enjoy around the restaurant pool But if that is the only negative, it is minimal and we can live without it

Beautiful beach, friendly and helpful staff, Astrolabe and Coco Beach restaurants were great. Lots of restaurants within walking distance. We had a suite,, which was quite spacious and comfortable. We also took advantage of the plunge pool, which was nice on the days when the beach was very windy.

While all the facilities were clean and comfortable, some furnishings appeared to be a bit worn.

The location is great, walk to beach and restaurants. We did rent a car to explore the island. The restaurant, Astrolab, on the premises was fantastic. Beds were very comfortable. Very quiet and peaceful.

Beaches are very windy on the French side, not the fault of the facility, just saying. But I really don't think I'd complain about anything. It was lovely.

Amazing location. Exceptional staff. Facilities are a little old but well maintained. The bed was a little too firm for me but my husband loved it. Pool shared by the villa was a lovely bonus. Easy parking right in front of your room. Quiet, safe, fantastic access to the beach and complimentary access to chairs/umbrellas at multiple beach bars. Hotel restaurant (L'Astrolabe) was phenomenal.

Beautiful beach, though a bit of a walk from our room. Very nice pool, which was shared by only three rooms. Comfortable beds. Nice patio overlooking our pool.

Poopy smell in the room on the first day. Breakfast was average; typical continental buffet, eggs were extra, and ridiculously expensive (7 euros for two eggs). Fortunately, they gave me gluten free bread, otherwise there was very little, other than fruit, that I could eat from the buffet.

We have been at Esmeralda a few times before. We love the place, the location is unbeatable, the lodging, organization, service are excellent. We love to have the pool right outside of the back porch. We'll be back again soon!

Couple of things. During our previous stays we used to go down to Coco Beach a lot. Now they have a $15/per person daily fee for just to get an umbrella and a lounge chair with a mattress. That is ridiculously expensive. We just ended up using the other areas of the beach, like KKO Beach, etc., where we got the same amenities, without the exorbitant fees. We used to love to eat at L'Astrolabe. This time we tried a couple of dinners, but the food was very disappointing.