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Maho Bay, on the southwestern shore, is Sint Maarten's main resort area. It feels a bit like the Las Vegas strip: while little more than a block long, it's dense with multi-storey buildings, exclusive jewellers, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and a huge resort and casino.

Maho Bay could be said to have a nice enough beach - if it wasn't at the very end of the airport runway. And it's not as if beachgoers can simply pretend it's not there - the area is even marked with a sign warning that 'low flying and departing aircraft blast can cause physical injury'!