By the Caribbean Journal staff

St Maarten’s popular Oyster Bay Beach Resort has officially completed its extensive reconstruction project, Caribbean Journal has learned.

The property, which partially reopened in June after shuttering in the wake of Hurricane Irma, has now completed its final phase of reopening, meaning a total of 182 units now available.

The property said it had been seeing 85 percent occupancy during the “high-demand season.”

“It’s very emotionally rewarding to have the entire resort opened again, as well as almost completely occupied. Ownership and guests are grateful to have OBBR returned to them in great condition — and in some ways better than before Irma,” said OBBR General Manager Ricardo Perez. “To complete this substantial restoration on time and on budget was an intensive team effort by our management group and staff. As one of the first resorts to fully open, we’re proud to contribute to St Maarten’s remarkable rebirth.”

The property has more plans to come, including a transformation of “Beah Beau’s” into a beachfront bistro, bar and market.

— CJ

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You didn’t want to spend 20 minutes walking from your room to get to the beach. That’s not why you’re here.

You made the long journey so you could spend your vacation lazing on the sand, rum punch (or just rum) in hand, enjoying the most precious natural resource of the Caribbean. And time is of the essence.

Because there are hotels with beaches — and then there are true beach hotels. The latter means rooms that are decidedly close to the sand, where the entire ambience of the property is focused around the beach experience — about barefoot comfort and pure tranquility, about a vacation free from pretentiousness and vanity.

And while you may have been to some great beach hotels in the Caribbean, we’d like to present you with some that generally fly under the radar of most travelers. They may not quite be secrets, but they’re just begging to be discovered.

Here are 10 great beach hotels that should be on your travel radar.

Sorobon Beach Resort Bonaire The essence of the barefoot beach hotel. Sorobon, set on the spectacular Lac Bay, is a mix of 15 colorful “chalets” right on the sand, meaning you step out of your bungalow right onto the beach. And when you get there, you’ll find the island’s greatest beach bar, with generous cocktails, fresh fish and a common love of all things beach. And if you’re in the mood for some activity, it’s now home to a world-class windsurfing center, the Dunkerbeck Pro Center.

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