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La Samanna

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<p>La Samanna is perfectly placed: equidistant to the nightlife on the Dutch side of St. Martin and the shopping and restaurants on the French side. Best of all, it's perched above Baie Longue, the island's most beautiful beach (made even more appealing by the recent addition of ipewood cabanas, outfitted with preprogrammed iPods and flat-screen TV's). The 81-room resort's Restaurant is also famous for its innovative French-Caribbean cuisine; reserve a table either on the terrace overlooking the ocean or in the expansive new wine cellar (for private dining, by prior arrangement), a cool respite from the tropical heat.</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2005

Guests on St. Martin have two more ways to indulge themselves at La Samanna: in one of the four private beach cabanas or during dinner in the resort's expansive wine cellar....MORE>>

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Last updated June 2005