The Villas at Simpson Bay Resort & Marina

The Resort & Its Setting

The Villas at Simpson Bay Resort & Marina is a Royal Resorts property built around Simpson Bay's marina, one of the busiest stretches of waterfront in Sint Maarten. Owners and exchange guests are a short walk from Simpson Bay Beach and the marina itself, with its yacht charters, waterside restaurants and shops. It's a marina-and-beach setting rather than a resort built around a single signature pool or spa — the draw here is the location, not isolation.

The Area and Things to Do

Simpson Bay is Sint Maarten's main hub for boating and water sports, and the area has a lively, easy-to-navigate feel, with restaurants, bars and shops all close together and easy to reach on foot. Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, Maho Beach is about 2km away and well known for its low aircraft landings, while Philipsburg, the island's capital, is roughly 4km away, with duty-free shopping and a historic waterfront. Mullet Bay Beach, a few kilometres south, is a good option for swimming away from the crowds. Sint Maarten's split Dutch-French identity means a mix of cuisines and influences across the island, and with around two million visitors a year, dining and activity bookings — especially water sports through the marina — are worth arranging ahead during busy periods.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at The Villas at Simpson Bay Resort & Marina and are considering selling or renting it out, BidMyTimeshare.com works as an owner-to-owner marketplace: you list your week, set your own asking price, and interested buyers or renters contact you directly through the platform. No commission is taken from your sale — sellers pay a single, one-time listing fee to get their week in front of buyers.

Because this is a Royal Resorts property, resale transfers typically go through the resort's own transfer process rather than an open-market deed change. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, ask Royal Resorts directly for the current transfer or resale fee, whether the resort holds a right of first refusal on your week, and how long a transfer usually takes to complete — these details aren't published figures we can quote here, so get them in writing from the resort before finalising a sale. Be clear with buyers about what does and doesn't carry over with the week — for example, whether the RCI affiliation transfers with ownership or needs to be re-established by the new owner, and what the current annual maintenance fee is, since this is set by the resort and changes over time.

Renters, meanwhile, are mostly looking for proximity to the marina and beach, confirmation of unit size and view, and clarity on what's included (use of resort facilities, parking, etc.) versus what they'll need to arrange themselves, such as water sports bookings or a rental car.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

The resort is confirmed as RCI-affiliated, meaning owners can deposit their week into the exchange system to trade for stays elsewhere rather than using it in Sint Maarten every year — worth mentioning in a listing if you've used this route yourself. December to March is generally the most requested period for Caribbean weeks, so listings for that window tend to get more attention from renters and buyers planning ahead. Sint Maarten's currency situation is straightforward for international buyers: US dollars are widely accepted island-wide alongside the local currency, and most restaurants and shops take major credit cards.