La Samanna 

This must be the most beautiful restaurant setting in all the Caribbean and one of the best beaches. If it wasn’t for the view why else would you hurry to breakfast whilst on holiday?

Situated on 55 acres of beachfront in St Martin, La Samanna is a secluded haven set on two-mile Baie Longue, considered one of the finest beaches in the Caribbean. Amid graceful Mediterranean architecture and tropical foliage, the 81 guest rooms, suites and villas, each have customized mini bars, air-conditioned bedrooms, living rooms and a private terrace or patio with restful sea views.

The Premium category offers a higher level of luxury including completely different interiors, oversized bathrooms and CD players. The luxurious Terrace Suite has a phenomenal, panoramic view of the beach, pool, courtyard, lagoon and intoxicating sunsets. It is famed for its unusual terraces including the open-air octagonal terrace, offering complete privacy.

The cuisine at La Samanna masterfully reflects St. Martin’s European heritage. The restaurant offers Chef Torsten Rumprecht’s world-class cuisine combining fresh, lively island flavours with classical French techniques. The wine list is one of the most extensive in the Caribbean. Enjoy a private dinner carefully selected by their chef and sommelier in their wine cellar among 10,000 bottles of wine from around the world. The poolside bistro serves lunch and beverages, offering the most perfect spot for sunset viewing.

La Samanna’s Champagne Bar provides a cosy spot for cocktails before or after dinner. Plush upholstery is off-set by a multi-hued Indian Wedding Tent that hangs from the ceiling providing exotic ceiling art. The Beach Bar offers al-fresco dining for lunch allowing you to keep your feet in the sand while enjoying snacks, salads and cocktails as well as providing beach beverage/lunch service to the beach sun loungers. The Beach Bar also features a weekly lobster barbeque.

The Fitness Pavilion has state of the art fitness equipment and offers private fitness training. Beauty treatments are available at La Samanna’s full service European spa, Elysees. Watersports, including snorkelling, windsurfing and kayaks, as well as three championship tennis courts are all complimentary. Other activities such as scuba diving, fishing, sailing, boating and outer-island picnics may be easily arranged at an additional charge. La Samanna is one of the Caribbean’s best kept secrets, if you enjoy your food in beautiful surroundings, you’ll struggle to better the location and ambience.