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    Orient Bay Beach

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    #4 of 12 things to do in Orient Bay
    Beaches, Nature & Parks, Outdoor Activities
    Orient Bay, St Martin / St Maarten
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    Orient Beach Parasailing in St Martin
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    “bars and restaurants” (93 reviews)
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    review of Club Orient Beach

    First thing to know is that Club Orient is effectively destroyed, and it will take some time to recover. The shared facilities are either gone or sustained major damage. For the lodging facilities, all furniture, fixtures, equipment is all gone. For most, windows, roof, doors...More

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    Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile
    Perfect Clear Water and White Fluffy Sand

    We came her for a day when our cruise ship, Adventure of the Seas ported in Philipsburg St. Martin. The taxi was 8 dollars per person each way not including a tip. The taxi took about 20 minutes. Due to the hurricane I don’t believe...More

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    Reviewed 5 days ago via mobile
    Irma eradicates all concessions from Orient

    We stopped by Orient early in our trip and were gobsmacked by the damage wrought by Irma. Iorient Beach is now just a strip of sand. No beach chairs, umbrellas, water sports rentals, beach bars, restaurants. It’s all just gone. We thought a bulldozer or...More

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    Reviewed 6 days ago
    my beloved beach has been destroyed

    My family went to the beach in mid April 2018. Almost all the bars, restaurants and hotels have been totally destroyed. I want to go back ASAP to help support the restoration. There were many umbrellas at what is left of Club Orient with many...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago
    stay away

    love St Martin and have stayed many times BUT do not go. the last hurricane destroyed the beach restaurants and bars, nothing to do, if you want a beach with absolutely nothing to do its for you lots of damage to island, we were sad...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Currently gone

    Writing this review in case anyone was planning a trip and wanted post-Irma update. Orient Bay was one of our favorite spots to visit while on the island. We loved the restaurants, the views, the people. Currently the entire strip has been demolished. Most was...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Nude Beach

    Place is good for relaxation with eat and drink. Soak in the sun. Get a good tan and watch the activity on the beach with the nude people.

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    Reviewed 2 weeks ago
    Recovering from Irma

    Had a great couple weeks on the naturist side ( right side) of the beach. Beach and water has been cleaned of hurricane debris, and some of the former Club Orient folks have done a wonderful job of setting up a beach chair concession and...More

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    Reviewed 2 weeks ago
    Still Beautiful, but so different!

    We love St Martin and our favorite beach is Orient Beach. This was our first visit after hurricane Irma. We knew the beach was devastated. It is a work in progress as the clean up and rebuilding will go on for a long time. The...More

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    Reviewed 2 weeks ago
    Bare necessities

    Definitely the prettiest beach on St Martin/St Maarten. We drove there from Simpson Bay and it was well worth the drive. For those that like to bare all this your place.

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    SUZANNAH S
    February 19, 2018|
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    Response from Brenda B | Reviewed this property |
    We booked a shuttle bus from here on trip advisor. I don’t remember the company name. But they are all excellent and very friendly. We used several during our stay last year. We paid $20 US each. Each way. We stay at... More
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    mlbcruiser
    February 15, 2018|
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    Response from weezie68 | Reviewed this property |
    We were one of the first to arrive--we made sure that we got off the ship as soon as we arrived at the port and could disembark. the nudist beach and the regular beach are attached....they are along the same beach. At... More
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    Cindy D
    February 2, 2018|
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    Response from Suyen D | Reviewed this property |
    yes. someone will approach you once you have picked your spot. a nominal fee. we paid $20 for the day I believe.
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