Anse Marcel is lived primarily in beach relaxation mode — swimming in the translucent lagoon, leisure, paddle (€15-25/hour), kayak (€10-15/hour), snorkelling along the rocks at the bay entrance. Hotels Le Domaine and Riu Palace offer a wide range of activities to their clients: pools, tennis courts, gym, spa, restaurants, evening animation.
The marina offers private boat trips (€80-150/person to Anse Mary's, Tintamarre, north coves), full-day catamaran rental (€300-600/day with skipper), diving with Scuba Fun (try-dive €80-110, exploration €70-95).
Spa and treatments: Le Domaine and Riu Palace offer spas accessible to non-residents on reservation (massages €80-150, full body treatments €150-280). La Plage Restaurant (next to the marina) is open to non-residents (lunch €30-50, dinner €40-70).
The excursions from Anse Marcel: Orient Bay (10 min, animation and sports), Grand-Case (15 min, gastronomy), Marigot (20 min, Creole capital), Pinel via Cul-de-Sac (15 min, shuttle then 25 min). Saint Barth (domestic flight from SXM, 10 min). Anguilla (ferry from Marigot, 25 min, legendary British beaches).
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- North-east of Saint Martin — Orient Bay, Anse Marcel, Pinel, Tintamarre.
- Orient Bay, iconic beach — 10 min away: the 'Saint-Tropez of the Antilles', lively and festive.
- Grand-Case, gastronomic capital — 15 min away: 30+ restaurants by the beach.
- Saint Martin — Complete guide to the Franco-Dutch island.