Boy I almost hate these hotel recommendation questions. We much prefer Simpson Bay and over the past 20 years we stayed at most of the hotels on that beach. Most don’t really have many or any real amenities or feel a little too much like grandmas house. We love Mary’s Boon which is a small 40 room Caribbean style beach hotel. About half of the rooms are beachfront the others are literally no more than 20 steps or so away to the beach. We’d love it because it literally has about everything we want. A small pool. Great food and service in their Restaurant and bar, They have their own USA satellite TV system, good Internet which was even being upgraded when we were there in August. Generator which is good in SXM when the power goes off which it does often. Daily housekeeping and laundry service if you need it. Most of the rooms are very nice size A little eclectic decorating of Indonesian and Bali style furniture. Kind of Ernest Hemingway feel walking around with a few dogs and cats running around the property and the little planes flying overhead. Really cool place. Huge fairy private beach. The staff is incredible and we have meet so many wonderful friends there over the years. It’s really a friendly family feeling hotel. If you’re going during high season book early even this year...as they fill up fast with a very loyal repeat clientele. Rooms for about every budget. Most people rave about it, You rarely see a bad review on Mary’s Boon. If you don’t stay there at least go by and see what you missed. Enjoy.