Sint Eustatius is comfortably warm all year, though prices are lower during the summer months (April through August) when most potential visitors (North Americans) tend to keep to their own latitudes. When prices skyrocket on other Caribbean islands during the prime winter months (December through April), low tourism keeps Sint Eustatius affordable.
In the centre of town, Fort Oranje is an intact fort complete with cannons, triple bastions and a cobblestone courtyard. It's perched on the cliffside above Lower Town and offers a broad view of the waterfront below. One of the courtyard memorials was presented by US President Roosevelt to commemorate the fort's role in America's War of Independence
