Paying for beach chairs every day in St. Maarten adds up fast. Here's what beach chairs and umbrellas cost on the island, when renting your own set for the week is the better deal, and which beaches have no chairs for rent at all.

Maho, Mullet Bay, Orient Bay, Grand Case, Pinel Island and more: our local guide to the best and most popular beaches on both sides of St. Maarten.

Skip the crowds at Maho and Orient Bay. These five hidden beaches in St. Maarten and St. Martin, from Happy Bay to Petites Cayes and Cupecoy, offer quiet coves, clear water and real island adventure.