Pasanggrahan Royal Guesthouse

#19 Front Street

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

pasanggrahan@caribserve.net

599-542-3588

The Pasanggrahan Royal Guesthouse is St. Maarten's oldest and most charming inn.

 Formerly a rooster farm, Governor's home, V.I.P. guest house, and Dutch Royal Residence, it is ideally located in Philipsburg on a white sand beach amidst enchanting tropical gardens and enclosed within its original stone walls: a green oasis hidden on Front Street. 

A national landmark and one of the last bastions of West Indian culture, the Pasanggrahan is secluded and offbeat in the heart of St. Maarten’s capital, and it's a minute's stroll to shops, restaurants, casinos, banks and other institutions and activities.

 This authentic, colonial style inn has all the special features of a larger hotel including concierge service, the Sidney Greenstreet Bar, boardwalk beach bar, complementary chaise lounges, beach towels, and social hour. “A special place for special people”

"As befits a major town, Philipsburg offers plenty of places to stay. One charming alternative, the Pasanggrahan (which means guesthouse in Indonesian), is the island's oldest hotel, nearly lost in the Front Street shuffle. A throwback to a more gracious era, it has peacock chairs in the lobby and a portrait of Queen Wilhelmina on the wall. With a beachside bistro, tropical gardens, and the Sidney Greenstreet Bar, it qualifies as an oasis. Blithely ignoring the hustle beyond it's stone wall (but occasionally peeking out to make sure its still there) the Pasanggrahan is one of the best of the old and new worlds. Naturally they serve afternoon tea" (FODOR'S Fun on St. Maarten)

"The island's best bargain..." (ASU Travel Guide)

"An island landmark..." (Get 'Em and Go Travel Guide)

"A small, charming, informal guesthouse...many national magazines have written how 'in' it is to stay here, and they are right" (Caribbean Bargain Book)

"There are not many authentic old West Indian guesthouses still in business, but this is one of them. Pasanggrahan...it has the right ring about it for this delightful little keepsake of an inn" (Ian Keowan's Caribbean Hideaways)

"For a small and informal place in the sun...and with a beach at your doorstep, we like Pasanggrahan...admittedly its not for everyone but we loved it" (FODOR's Editor)