Terres Basses · Baie Rouge · Plum Bay · Anse Marcel · Orient Bay · Grand Case
St Martin Villas for Rent
One island with a French side and a Dutch side, and Anguilla and St Barts a short crossing away.
Dates not fixed yet? Tell us your 2027 month
2027 dates are open
2027 in St Martin: the weeks that book first
Luxury travelers are booking further ahead than a year ago: in October 2026 Travel Weekly reported that a leading luxury operator’s median lead time in the US market has lengthened by 20%, and at Virtuoso Travel Week in August, advisors reported future leisure sales one and two years out up 50%.
For Christmas, New Year and Easter the houses on the sand in Terres Basses and the largest estates are confirmed 9 to 12 months before arrival, so the 2027 calendar is being written now. Choose a week to see which villas are free, or tell us your month and how flexible you are.
Haute Retreats offers more than 170 luxury villas in St Martin, most of them on the French side: houses on the beaches of Baie Rouge, Plum Bay and Baie Longue in gated Terres Basses, villas above the calm bay of Anse Marcel and the hills over Orient Bay, homes on the sand at Grand Case and, on the Dutch side, in Cupecoy and Indigo Bay. From serviced homes to fully staffed estates, every booking includes a 24/7 concierge. Tell us your dates and your group: a St Martin specialist replies within 24 hours with three to five villas that fit, and their current rates.
Still open for the holidays
Three St Martin villas still open for Christmas and New Year
These three houses were still open for Christmas week and New Year’s week on October 20, 2026. Over New Year each asks for at least ten nights, so a New Year stay begins in Christmas week or runs on into January; C’est La Vie asks for ten nights over Christmas too. Availability changes daily.
C’est La Vie
On the sand at Plum Bay, with a heated pool, a Jacuzzi and a swim-up bar on the deck, and fire pits by the beach. A chef cooks two meals a day, a bartender mixes drinks at happy hour, from 5 to 7 pm (alcohol not included), and the house is cleaned daily except on Sundays and holidays. Open for Christmas week and New Year’s week, with a ten-night minimum for each.
Beau Rivage
On the beach at Baie Longue, with Anguilla across the water: three suites with king beds and ocean views, each with its own bathroom and a door onto the pool. Daily maid service except Sundays, a welcome basket and an airport round trip are included, and a chef and a butler can be added. Open for Christmas week (seven nights minimum) and New Year’s week (ten nights).
Etoile de Mer
In the gated community of Shore Point, on the French and Dutch border, with its pool at the edge of the sea. Cupecoy Beach is a two-minute walk, the restaurants and market of Porto Cupecoy three, and the airport eight minutes by car. Housekeeping six days a week, an arrival transfer and a welcome breakfast basket are included. Open for Christmas week (seven nights minimum) and New Year’s week (ten nights).
Tell us your dates and your group: we confirm within 24 hours which of these houses is still free for you, with the staff and services included set out in writing.
Signature villas
Three signature St Martin villas
A starting point, chosen to show the range: an estate for twenty on the sand at Plum Bay, a fully staffed house at the far end of Baie Rouge, and a villa for fourteen above the calm bay of Anse Marcel.
Le Chateau des Palmiers
Two houses on the beach at Plum Bay, a six-bedroom villa facing the ocean and a four-bedroom garden villa, around a large heated pool, with a tennis court and a fitness room. The estate is fully staffed: maid service seven days a week, turndown, a chef for three meals a day and a property manager on site. The ocean villa can also be taken on its own; five-night minimum.
L’Oasis
Built on three levels down the cliff at the far end of Baie Rouge, with one pool at the level of the beach, a second on the main floor and a tennis court. All six bedrooms look out to sea, each with its own bathroom, and the house is fully staffed, with a chef, a butler and housekeeping. It can also be taken with four or five bedrooms.
Privilége
Three levels set in 8,000 square meters of gardens above the bay of Anse Marcel, with an infinity pool, a fitness room and a hammam, and Anguilla on the horizon. Six of the seven bedrooms look over the water, and the beach is a two-minute drive down the hill. It can also be rented with five or six bedrooms.
Where to stay
St Martin villas by area
Most of our St Martin villas are on the French side, and the largest group of them in Terres Basses. What changes from one area to the next is the beach, the view and the distance to the restaurants and the airport.
Baie Rouge
A long beach on the gated peninsula of Terres Basses, with houses on the sand and on the cliffs at its far end, and Anguilla on the horizon.
- Villa Atabeya7 bedrooms · sleeps 14
- Serena5 bedrooms · sleeps 10
- Casa Cervo5 bedrooms · sleeps 10
Plum Bay and Baie Longue
The western beaches of Terres Basses: Plum Bay, quiet and made for the sunset, and the long beach of Baie Longue, both about ten to fifteen minutes from the airport by car.
- Le Chateau des Palmiers10 bedrooms · sleeps 20
- Grande Azure5 bedrooms · sleeps 10
- Blue Beach4 bedrooms · sleeps 8
Anse Marcel
A calm bay on the north coast, reached by a winding road through the hills, with water for swimming and paddleboarding and a restaurant on the beach.
- Privilége7 bedrooms · sleeps 14
- Villa Abaca5 bedrooms · sleeps 10
Orient Bay and Mont Vernon
The long beach of Orient Bay on the east coast, with villas on the hills of Mont Vernon above it and the islets of Pinel and Tintamarre in view.
- Villa Karukera4 bedrooms · sleeps 8
- Venus4 bedrooms · sleeps 8
- La Casa del Jefe4 bedrooms · sleeps 8
Grand Case
A village of restaurants along a calm bay, with Petite Plage 5 on the sand a short walk away and houses on the hillside of Mont Choisy, above Happy Bay.
- Petite Plage 56 bedrooms · sleeps 12
- Happy Bay4 bedrooms · sleeps 8
Cupecoy and Indigo Bay
In the south of the island: Cupecoy, by the border, minutes from the airport and the marina of Porto Cupecoy, and the gated hillside of Indigo Bay, with Saba on the horizon.
- Farniente4 bedrooms · sleeps 8
- Villa Numa6 bedrooms · sleeps 12
- Emeraude5 bedrooms · sleeps 10
Which part of St Martin is right for you?
The short answer, area by area. A specialist will refine it once we know your dates and your group.
| Area | The feel | Best for | Our villas there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baie Rouge | A long beach in gated Terres Basses | Houses on the sand, beach days | Villa Atabeya, Serena, Casa Cervo |
| Plum Bay and Baie Longue | Quiet beaches and the sunset | Large groups, a short drive from the airport | Le Chateau des Palmiers, Grande Azure, Blue Beach |
| Anse Marcel | A sheltered bay in the hills | Young children, calm water | Privilége, Villa Abaca |
| Orient Bay and Mont Vernon | Hillside views over the east coast | Views of the bay and the islets | Villa Karukera, Venus, La Casa del Jefe |
| Grand Case | Restaurants along the bay | Dinner on foot, a calm beach | Petite Plage 5, Happy Bay |
| Cupecoy and Indigo Bay | The Dutch side, the marina and the hills | Short transfers, Porto Cupecoy | Farniente, Villa Numa, Emeraude |
Find the right villa
Find the right St Martin villa
The questions guests ask us most, with the page that answers each one.
- Fully staffed villasLe Chateau des Palmiers, L’Oasis and C’est La Vie are fully staffed.
- Villas for large groupsLe Chateau des Palmiers sleeps 20 in ten bedrooms on the beach at Plum Bay.
- Beachfront villasOn the sand at Baie Rouge, Plum Bay, Baie Longue and Grand Case.
- The French side or the Dutch sideHow the two halves of the island differ, and where to stay on each.
- St Barts villa rentalsThe neighboring island, about fifteen minutes from St Martin by air.
- Anguilla villasAcross the channel, about 25 minutes by boat.
Speak to a specialist
Speak to a St Martin villa specialist
Tell us who is coming, the dates and what the week is for, from a family Christmas on the sand in Terres Basses to the week of the Heineken Regatta. The specialist who plans the stay replies within 24 hours with a private shortlist, and stays with you until you fly home. Behind every stay is our concierge team, led by Monica.
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The Haute Retreats difference
What a stay with Haute Retreats includes
Many companies rent villas in St Martin. What we add is the planning before you arrive and the people on the island while you are there.
The Haute Standard
A 21-day pre-arrival protocol on every booking: preferences and dietary needs captured, the house team briefed, provisioning set, transfers timed to your flights, and a written run-of-stay before you leave home.
Every service in writing
What is included differs from house to house, and we set it out before you pay. At Le Chateau des Palmiers, for example, maid service seven days a week, turndown, a chef for three meals a day and a property manager on site come with the stay.
A welcome in person
Every guest is greeted in person on arrival with a welcome amenity chosen for the house, and a member of the local team is on hand throughout the stay.
A concierge for both sides of the island
The boat to Anguilla, the flight or the ferry to St Barts, cars and drivers, tables in Grand Case, boat days to Pinel and Tintamarre, chefs and babysitters, arranged by your 24/7 concierge.
Destination guide
St Martin villa rentals: the complete guide
St Martin is one island with two sides: French Saint-Martin, which covers the northern two-thirds, and Dutch Sint Maarten in the south, with an open border between them. Most of our villas are on the French side, and the island’s main airport, with flights to some 34 destinations, puts Anguilla and St Barts a short crossing away.
Where the best villas are
Most of the houses we offer are in Terres Basses, the gated residential peninsula at the western end of the French side, between the sea and Simpson Bay Lagoon, where villas sit on or above the beaches of Baie Rouge, Plum Bay and Baie Longue. On the north coast, Anse Marcel is a sheltered bay reached by a winding road through the hills. Orient Bay, on the east coast, has a long, spacious beach, with villas on the hills of Mont Vernon above it. Grand Case is the island’s table, a village of restaurants along a calm bay, with houses on the sand and on the hillside of Mont Choisy. On the Dutch side, Cupecoy is minutes from the airport and the marina of Porto Cupecoy, and Indigo Bay is a gated hillside facing Saba.
Villas for families and large groups
Most of our St Martin villas have three to six bedrooms. For larger groups, Le Chateau des Palmiers sleeps 20 in ten bedrooms across an ocean villa and a garden villa on Plum Bay, and Privilége and Villa Atabeya each sleep 14 in seven bedrooms. Several houses can be taken with fewer bedrooms, among them L’Oasis, from four, and Privilége, from five. For young children, the calm water of Anse Marcel and Grand Case is the natural choice, and your specialist confirms each villa’s policy on young children before you book.
Getting to St Martin, and on to Anguilla and St Barts
Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), on the Dutch side, has nonstop flights from New York, Miami, Atlanta and Charlotte, among other US cities; Grand Case-Espérance (SFG), on the French side, serves regional flights, St Barts among them. Terres Basses is about ten to fifteen minutes from SXM by car, and Grand Case, Orient Bay and Anse Marcel about 25 to 40. From St Martin, Anguilla is about 25 minutes away by boat, and St Barts about fifteen minutes by air or about 45 minutes by ferry from Philipsburg. Our arrival guide to St Martin covers the routes, and for a few days on Anguilla, our guide to Meads Bay, Shoal Bay and the West End compares the addresses.
Staff, chefs and minimum stays
Daily housekeeping, except on Sundays and holidays, is part of many St Martin villa rentals, and a private chef can be arranged through your concierge. Some houses include more: Le Chateau des Palmiers and L’Oasis are fully staffed, and at C’est La Vie a chef cooks two meals a day. Where a house sets a minimum stay it is usually five nights for most of the year, as at Le Chateau des Palmiers and Serena; over Christmas and New Year minimums run from seven nights to ten. We confirm the staff, the services and the minimum for your dates in writing.
When to go
The best time to visit St Martin
The season runs from December to mid-April, but each part of the year suits a different trip.
The holidays
Christmas and New Year on the beach, the weeks that book first, with longer minimum stays at many houses.
High season
The height of the season, with Carnival on the French side in February and the St Maarten Heineken Regatta in early March.
The quieter weeks
After Easter the island slows, and Carnival on the Dutch side runs from April into early May.
Summer and autumn
The quietest months, with the widest choice of houses. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30.
Book nine to twelve months ahead for Christmas, New Year and Easter, and six to nine months ahead for other winter weeks.
Questions
St Martin villa rentals: your questions answered
What is the best area to rent a villa in St Martin?
It depends on the trip. Terres Basses, on the French side, is best for houses on the beaches of Baie Rouge, Plum Bay and Baie Longue, a short drive from the airport; Anse Marcel for a calm, sheltered bay; Orient Bay for the long beach of the east coast; Grand Case for restaurants; and the Dutch side, Cupecoy and Indigo Bay, for the marina at Porto Cupecoy and the shortest transfers.
How far in advance should we book a villa in St Martin?
Nine to twelve months ahead for Christmas, New Year and Easter. For other winter weeks, including the Heineken Regatta in March, six to nine months ahead is usually enough. Our 2027 calendar is open: tell us your month and how flexible your dates are, and we confirm which villas are free within 24 hours.
Are there St Martin villas for large groups?
Yes. Le Chateau des Palmiers sleeps 20 in ten bedrooms on the beach at Plum Bay, and Privilége and Villa Atabeya each sleep 14 in seven bedrooms. Several houses can also be taken with fewer bedrooms, so the size of the house fits the size of the group.
Do St Martin villas come with a chef and staff?
Some do. Le Chateau des Palmiers and L'Oasis are fully staffed, each with a chef, and at C'est La Vie a chef cooks two meals a day. At many other villas daily housekeeping is included and a private chef is arranged on request. We set out the staff and services of each villa before you book.
Is there a minimum stay for St Martin villas?
Where a house sets one, it is usually five nights for most of the year, as at Le Chateau des Palmiers and Serena. Over Christmas and New Year minimum stays are longer, from seven nights to ten. We confirm the minimum for your dates in writing.
Which part of St Martin is best for families?
Anse Marcel and Grand Case, for calm water: Anse Marcel is a sheltered bay suited to swimming and paddleboarding, and at Grand Case Petite Plage 5 sits on the beach a short walk from the village. Your specialist suggests the houses that suit the ages in your group and confirms each villa's policy on young children.
How do we get to St Martin and on to Anguilla or St Barts?
Fly to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), which has nonstop flights from New York, Miami, Atlanta and Charlotte, among other US cities. Terres Basses is about ten to fifteen minutes away by car. Anguilla is about 25 minutes by boat and St Barts about fifteen minutes by air, and your concierge arranges every connection.
How much does it cost to rent a luxury villa in St Martin?
It depends on the villa, the week and the size of the group: Christmas and New Year are the highest. We quote current rates for your dates, with the staff and services included set out in writing.
The journal
Plan your trip: our St Martin guides
Plan your St Martin villa stay
Tell us your dates and your group: a St Martin specialist replies within 24 hours with three to five villas that fit, and their current rates.
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Collection updated October 2026