Name: Saskia de la Fuente
Age: 41
Position: Secretary / front desk / Reservation
I’m from: Suriname
I’m on the island since - until: 1998
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
My favorite hobby is:
Reading, Puzzles, Crosswords, Sudoku, Jigsaw

My favorite movie is:
The Sound of Music

My favorite sport is:
Swimming, Dancing

My favorite drink is:
Surinamese ‘Ginger Beer’ / Indonesian ‘Dawest’

My favorite beach is:
Le Gallion, Friar’s Beach, Pinel Island

My favorite activity is:
Going movies or beach with my kids

My favorite romantic restaurant is:
Non in particular

My favorite family restaurant is:
Lee’s Roadside Grill / Taloula Mango

My favorite club is:
I used to go to ‘The Castle’ Night Club

If I would spend three days at Sint Maarten, I would go to (why):
Day 1: I would visit the spa @ Maho for a relaxing massage.
Day 2: Lotterie Farm. The restaurant is great and the fly zone for the kids is fun.
Day 3: Snorkeling at dawn beach, after that have diner at Taloula Mango’s on the Boardwalk in Philipsburg.

When I would be on this island for 7 days I would spend my days by visiting (why):
Day 1: Visit Anguilla, I heard that they have nice Sandy beaches.
Day 2: Visit Saba, do hiking
Day 3: Visit Saba, Learn to dive. Great underwater marine Park.
Day 4: Go to Marigot. French Cuisine.
Day 5: Visit the fort St. Louis in Marigot
Day 6: Visit St. Kitts. Sugar plantation.
Day 7: Deep sea fishing.

Name: Michelle Brendel
Age:  19 Years
Education: I am studying Facility Management on the Academy in Holland called Saxion.
Position: I am working at the front office. I am also responsible for the planning of the maintenance and landscaping.
I’m from: Deventer in Netherlands
On the island since: 28 January 2012

My favorite holiday destination:
Sint Maarten, Italy and Spain. All three are countries with wonderful climates and special cultures. 

My favorite drink is:
My favorite drink is a Vodka Sprite. The cocktails at the beaches are good. The bartenders can explain you what’s in the drink and they recommend the best drinks for you.

My favorite spot of the island:
Simpson Bay, because there are a lot of people, nice restaurants and nice bars. 

My favorite beach is:
Pinel Island, there is a beautiful tropical beach. The water is blue and calm.

My favorite activity is: 
Going to the beach.  I did the Rhino Safari and really liked it. It’s a 2,5  hour snorkeling adventure with your own watercraft. I also enjoyed the Captain Alans Snorkeling trip. With this trip you are going to different places and when I was snorkeling at Tintamarre Island, there were turtles underneath me.

My favorite restaurant is:
le California located in Grand Case. They have great service and a beautiful beach view. The foods taste good.

My favorite club is:
Soggy Dollar, it is a casual club, with different kinds of music. It is the best on Friday evening.

Name: Mexime Veldhoen
Age: 18
Education: Tourism and Leisure
Position: Front desk
I’m from: The Netherlands
On the island since: February 2012

My favorite holiday destination:
New York City and Italy

My favorite drinks are:
Rum Punch at the Boat Bar and Red Vodka Red Bull

My favorite spot of the island:
Maho beach, seeing the planes come and go

My favorite beach is:
Pinel Island

My favorite activity is:
Going out and hanging out on the beach

My favorite restaurants are:
Jimbo’s Rock & Blues Café and Mark’s Place

My favorite clubs are:
Soggy Dollar, Tantra and Bliss

Name: Sylvia Cornelissen   
Age: 22
Education: Tourism & Leisure
Position: Front desk
I’m from: Holland
On the island since: 01-31-2012

My favorite holiday destination:
St. Martin, Turkey & Italy. Further, I would like to go to Curacao and Greece.

My favorite drinks are:
Strawberry Colada, Malibu Pineapple & Mango Daiquiri

My favorite spot of the island:
Simpson Bay, here you can hang out on the beach, watch planes land and take off, have drinks at the Sunset beach bar, have dinner and after that party in one of the clubs.
Pimkie in Marigot is the 2nd best spot on the island! I think it’s the only good place to buy clothes on the island.

My favorite beaches are:
Maho Beach – watching airplanes and there are 2 nice beach bars. Pinel Island - it’s like a small paradise. Dawn Beach – a nice beach with beautiful clear water. Mullet Bay – there’s a beach bar and this is more of a quiet beach.  As well, on this beach you can watch planes arriving. Great Bay – good atmosphere with nice staff, boardwalk and the Front + Backstreet where you can shop and eat before or after going to the beach.

My favorite activities are:
Shopping, partying, jet skiing, going out for dinner & relaxing at the beach

My favorite restaurant is:
The Sunset bar at Maho Beach and Topper’s, because of the cozy atmosphere and the karaoke & live music

My favorite clubs are:
Tantra & the Roof Top Bar near Philipsburg

Name: Ilona van Gaalen
Age: 21 years old
Education: Tourism and Leisure
Position: Front desk
I’m from: The Netherlands
On the island since: The 29th of January, 2012

My favorite holiday destination:
Barcelona and the Caribbean

My favorite drink is:
Strawberry Margarita, Goldstrike, Vodka RedBull and
the best Rum Punch of the island at the Boat Bar (Maho)

My favorite spot of the island:
Maho

My favorite beach is:
Pinel Island, Mullet Bay and Great Bay

My favorite activity is:
Visit Pinel Island for a day of pure relaxation and going out in one of the nice clubs or bars with Dutch and local friends.

My favorite restaurant is:
Jimbo’s Rock

My favorite club is:
Tantra, Bliss, Soggy Dollar and La Bamba

Name: Kitti Kolmont
Age: 25 years old
Education: Tourism and Hotel Management
Position: Front desk
I’m from: Hungary
On the island since: End of January, 2012

My favorite holiday destination:
Spain, Especially Canary Island

My favorite drink is:
Cuba Libre, lemonade, cranberry juice

My favorite spot of the island:
La Bamba Beach Café, where you can enjoy listening and dancing latin music on Tuesdays.
If you are interested in Zouk music (traditional music from the French Caribbean) I advise you to go to Boo Boo Jam Café in Orient Bay, which gets really crowded on Fridays and Sundays.
Grand Case is always a nice spot for several reasons.  You can have a nice meal in one of the restaurants located at the main street or just watch the sunset from the beach sipping a Mojito in a beach bar. The bar called Moon offers a unique French spot for those who cannot stay away from parties on Mondays.

My favorite beach is:
Baie Lucas, Coralita beach, Mullet Bay, Happy Bay. Beaches on Tintamerre island are beautiful, but you can only have access to these beaches if you arrive on boat or on catamaran during the day, since there is no residents on this island and belongs to the French Saint Martin Natural Reserve.

My favorite activity is:
Catamaran tours to anywhere around Saint Martin, chilling on the beach. 

My favorite restaurant is:
LoLo’s in Grand Case, beach bar at Mullet Bay, where you can for $10 per person, Greenhouse Restaurant in Philipsburg where you cannot miss the crab rolls.

My favorite club is:
Bliss, Tantra, Sky Bar in Maho area, La Bamba and Soggy Dollar in Simpson Bay, Moon in Grand Case, Boo Boo Jam in Orient Beach.