Hilton Vacation Club Debuts Two Resorts in St Maarten 

By: - September 20th, 2022
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The new Hilton Vacation Club Royal Palm.

Hilton Grand Vacations has officially expanded to St Maarten. 

The company has rebranded a pair of resorts in St Maarten following the company’s acquisition of Diamond Resorts. 

The company is holding ribbon-cutting ceremonies this week for its new resorts: Flamingo Beach and Royal Palm, both of which are under a new brand Hilton Vacation Club. 

Flamingo Beach.

The 240-suite Flamingo Beach, a Hilton Vacation Club, set in Simpson Bay, has a mix of studios and one-bedroom suites, with amenities including a pool, a hot tub, a sports court, palaces on the beach and an on-site cafe. 

The 118-room Royal Palm, a Hilton Vacation Club, has a mix of larger one, two and three-bedroom units, 

.The newly-Hilton-branded Royal Palm

The Royal Palm also has beach palaces, a restaurant, a poolside bistro and a recently-upgraded gym. 

While both are vacation ownership properties, they can be booked for hotel stays as well.

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