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St. Martin Shopping

Shopping:
The best St. Martin shopping areas are located in the two capital cities, Marigot on the French side and Philipsburg on the Dutch side. Front Street, in Philipsburg, is where most of the duty-free St. Martin shopping can be found. There are dozens of shops and boutiques to choose from when shopping in St. Martin. St. Martin shopping is truly defined by rue de la Liberté and rue de la République in Marigot. This area of St. Martin shopping provides an interesting maze of houses and chic shops as well as duty-free boutiques. If you are shopping in St. Martin for cosmetics or perfume guests should head for Lipstick or Manek’s (one of the largest selections of duty-free St. Martin shopping). St. Martin shopping is a fantastic duty-free port; shoppers will find excellent bargains on a wide variety of luxury items including jewelry, cameras, perfume, designer clothing, works of art, wine and champagnes and more. Visitors will enjoy such upscale shops as Cartier and Hermes.
 

St. Martin Shopping: Customs & Duty-Free Allowances
U.S. Citizens duty-free allowances:
Departing citizens whose stay is in excess of 48 hours may on their return take back, free of duty, articles totaling up to US $600 (based on the retail value of the items in the country of purchase). Duty on purchases in excess of the US $600 exemption is 10% on the next US $1000 and thereafter.
 

St. Martin ATM'S:
While shopping in St. Martin, the Island offers ATM machines at the Windward Islands Bank that accept Cirrus, MasterCard and Visa cards. There is an additional machine at the airport and three in Phillipsburg.
 

Banks:
Banks on St. Martin are open 8:30 AM-3:00 PM from Monday-Friday.

Currency:
One island, two governments and several currencies…On Dutch St. Maarten, the Netherlands Antilles guilder (NAF) is the official currency while on French St. Martin it is the French Franc (FF). The Euro soon is now used, however and U.S. dollars are accepted everywhere.

Budgeting/St. Martin Villas:
In addition to the weekly rental rate for a villa on St. Martin, the additional costs involved include but are not limited to the following:

• Air Transportation
• Car Rentals
• Groceries & beverages:
• Tip for the maid
• Tip for chef/cook if hired
 

Business Hours:
The hours of operation vary between stores and parts of the island. Stores on the Dutch side are generally open Monday-Saturday from 9:00 or 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM…The European style is more evident on the French side where stores are generally open from 9:00 or 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM but tend to close between 1 and 3:00 PM.

Grocery Shopping:
Visitors will find the supermarkets in St. Martin are well stocked and offering a staggering array of exotic and distinguished specialty foods for the good life.

St. Martin Villa Pre-stocking:
The villas on the island are generally pre-stocked with some complementary arrival items such as coffee, bread, eggs and milk. If additional items are desired, kindly advise our staff ahead of time and we would be happy to make those arrangements (but you will be charged locally for the items etc).

St. Martin Villa Rentals

St. Martin villas and St. Martin villa rentals by Villas Caribe represent some of the finest St. Martin Villas in our Caribbean Villa collection. Typically, Villas in St. Martin are found in the exclusive gated community of Terres Basses, on French St. Martin. However we do feature St. Martin Villa Rentals near Orient Beach, as well, as St. Martin Villas on the Dutch side of the island.

Villas in St. Martin have an enticing taste of France in the Caribbean. Most St. Martin Villas afford easy access to world class shopping and first rate Caribbean beaches. Enjoy gourmet dining on the beach of St Martin…world-class duty free shopping…exciting nightlife, discotheques and casinos…water sports and alluring white sand beaches…a superb collection of luxurious St Martin Private Villas …St Martin is one of our favorite islands.

At night, St. Martin is as sophisticated, as well as lively, as any island in our Caribbean villa rental inventory. Most of our villas in St. Martin feature virtual tours. St. Martin is unique in that St. Martin Villas provide an enticing mix of European and Caribbean culture.