this condo was the highlight of our trip. it was very clean! the view out front overlooking the water was spectacular and we also used the balcony on the back at night to sit and people watch and have a glass of wine. the condo is in the heart of the food mecca of St martin. I would highly recommend renting a car. you have a one car garage which was very convenient since that area has no off street parking and it is very busy in the evening with all the restaurants surrounding the property. Philip was very nice. he really only speaks French. we got around that by having a French translator app on our phones to ask him questions. If you plan on using computers, ipads, cell phones etc make sure that you bring a converter plug to use to charge your items! additionally, if you don't want to go to the store, make sure you pack some extra trash bags. you are responsible for taking the trash down to the bin and there were not extra trash bags in the condo. we also brought our own detergent packets to do wash with the washer. There is no dryer, you hang the clothes on a drying rack outside. Make sure when you sleep and leave the condo that you put all the security gates down. I was told that you should do this and we did it every time we left. Sebastian was really helpful and answered any questions we had and we absolutely loved this place and the location is the best on st martin!