Sonesta Great Bay Beach All Inclusive Resort & Casino

Guests can book rooms at Sonesta Great Bay Beach All Inclusive Resort & Casino for a rate that is either for the room only or for all-inclusive. All-inclusive rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes are included.

All onsite activities and use of facilities and equipment are included.

Water activities

• Snorkeling

Land activities

• Bocce
• Fitness facilities
• Horseshoes
• Shuffleboard
• Table tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Lessons/classes/games

• Dancing
• Water aerobics

The Sonesta Great Bay Beach All Inclusive Resort & Casino offers guests a superb location, near the lively broadwalk and a short journey from the nearby ocean. Open from evening to early morning, the resort's Golden Casino offers 84 slot machines. An air-conditioned activities center contains a pool table, a foosball table, board games, books, and a big-screen television. Other onsite activities include volleyball, aqua aerobics, dance classes, movies under the stars, and various night time events such as live music and karaoke. For guests with young children, the Kids Club offers a variety of activities from Monday to Saturday. Babysitting/child care is available for a surcharge, as well as supervised child care/activities. The resort also offers a computer station, retail shops, including a jewelry store, and a tour desk. Guests can dine at one of the 3 onsite restaurants, enjoy coffee/tea in the lobby, or start their day with breakfast.

Sonesta Great Bay Beach All Inclusive Resort & Casino has a full-service spa offering massages, manicures and pedicures, body scrubs, and beauty services. Serenity Spa also offers aromatherapy treatments and massages on the beach.

Self parking:

Complimentary.

Subject to change without prior notification.

The Bay View - This open-air buffet restaurant/bar serves breakfast, lunch, and themed-night dinners.

The Molasses - This informal, air-conditioned fine-dining restaurant has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Great Bay. Reservation are required. Dress code: long pants, no beach sandals for men.

(Note: the following menu is for illustrative purposes only. Specific items listed may or may not be available.)

Appetizers:

Puff pastry with spicy, creamy crab

Cod fritters with mustard-lemon aioli

Phyllo turnover with beef, Creole sauce

Christophene with ham, cheese stuffing

Soups:

Cuban black bean

Cream of sweet potato

Salads:

Tropical shrimp

Jerk chicken

Main courses:

West Indian-style chicken breast with tomato-cream sauce

Pan-fried curried chicken with banana

Chicken cubes with spicy Creole sauce

Beef stew

Ribeye steak with Creole sauce

Grilled pork chops with mango-cilantro sauce

West Indian-style curried goat

Shrimp in curried coconut sauce

Seafood stew

Snapper stuffed with conch

Grilled grouper with spicy sauce

Desserts:

Bread pudding with tamarind-rum sauce

Rice pudding with nutmeg-cinnamon sauce

Guava tart with guavaberry liqueur

Rum-flavored mango custard

The Living Room - This air-conditioned bar/lounge with views of Great Bay has a serpentine communal table and high tables with stools, patterned carpeting, and live music 3 to 4 nights weekly. It is open early evening to late night.

La Cucina - This air-conditioned fine-dining restaurant serves Italian cuisine for dinner. Reservations are required. Dress code: long pants, no beach sandals for men.

Anchor Bar - This pool bar with a swim-up side is open late morning to early evening.

Lobby Bar - This bar is open early evening to late night.

Guests may book an All-Inclusive plan. Please note the following recreational amenities may not apply to all guests (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Plan Details section for more information).

Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino lies on Great Bay and its 1.5-km (1-mi) crescent beach, which opens to the south into the Caribbean Sea. Lounge chairs, beach umbrellas, and beach towels are supplied along the resort's beachfront.

2 pools are terraced above the beach. The lower pool overlooks the bay and measures 19.75 meters by 6 meters (65 feet by 20 feet); it has an infinity edge and a swim-up bar. The irregularly shaped upper pool is 18.25 meters (60 feet) long. A 20-person spa tub also overlooks the bay.

A water-sports/dive center rents snorkeling gear (complimentary for All-Inclusive plan guests), kayaks, windsurfers, and sailboats. The center also arranges personal watercraft, parasailing, water skiing, wake boarding, banana boating, scuba-diving instruction/certification, and scuba-diving and snorkeling excursions (surcharges for all).

Tennis on the resort's lighted court, tennis racquets and balls, bocce, shuffleboard, beach volleyball, Ping-Pong, pool, beach croquet, and beach/pool lounge chair/towels are complimentary for both All-Inclusive plan and Room-Only (No Meals) plan guests.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort, in the Philipsburg area of St. Maarten; fees may apply.

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Only service dogs are allowed

No rollaway/extra beds available

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 16 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: USD 16 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in business center: USD 16 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.