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Maho & Mullet Bay.

Two neighboring moods: Maho’s famous aircraft backdrop and Mullet Bay’s invitation to linger by the water. Give each its own moment, with a leisurely meal between the spectacle and the sand.

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An enormous striped windsock unfurls into a runway ribbon above two contrasting shores.
A LITTLE LOCAL CONTEXT

A little spectacle. A lot of sea.

Maho places you close to Princess Juliana International Airport, with dining and evening entertainment nearby. Mullet Bay offers a different kind of headline: simply being at the beach. Build a day around how you want to feel, rather than chasing every arrival. Aircraft viewing calls for care: respect posted warnings and keep clear of jet blast and the airport fence. At the beach, judge swimming conditions on the day instead of expecting the sea to match a photograph.

Destination reference: St. Maarten Tourism Bureau · Island overview. Reviewed September 2026.

The illustration interprets this place through researched details and our island art style; it is not a photograph or map.

LET ONE GOOD THING LEAD TO ANOTHER

While you're wandering.

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Dutch St. Maarten beach

Mullet Bay Beach

Make this your permission slip to slow down. Mullet Bay is a Dutch-side beach stop near Maho, best enjoyed with a little preparation and very little ambition: bring water, find your spot and let the afternoon unfold.

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Dutch St. Maarten area

Cupecoy

Sandstone gives this corner of the Dutch side its unmistakable silhouette. Little coves and warm-toned cliffs make Cupecoy a place for close looking: the curve of a rock, the changing water, the color of late light.

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Dutch St. Maarten area

Simpson Bay

A beach, a lagoon and a wonderfully full evening. Simpson Bay puts the island’s maritime life in the foreground, with boats, places to eat and plenty of reasons to let lunch turn into your plans for later.

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with you.

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