St. Maarten 205 is a lovely choice for a couple who appreciates the close location to the pool and to the beach. However, if you stay longer than a few days, you might miss the amenity of a washer and dryer within the unit. Overall, the property--including the beach-- is safe and clean. The resort personnel are also accommodating. However, we had a short, unpleasant encounter with a large cockroach (aka "palmetto bug") in our kitchen but the part that was most disturbing was the lack of response I received from the Compass Resort representative when I called her to let her know about our buggy intruder. Not only was she unsupportive of our discovering a four-inch critter in our kitchen, but when I told her I just wanted to notify her about a possible infestation, she became dismissive and said it wasn't a cockroach but a "palmetto bug." After Googling "palmetto bug," I discovered her response was a slight version of alternative facts. But that did not bug me (pun intended) as much as the rude treatment from the Compass Representative. This was not the only time I was unimpressed with the less-than-welcoming attitude demonstrated by Compass employees, whether I spoke to them on the phone before arriving or when we were checking in.
To be fair, after making a few calls before our stay to Compass, they let us check in early, which was appreciated since we had driven 15 hours to Destin. Overall, we had a very pleasant stay at the St. Maarten, but my few encounters wirh the Compass Resorts representatives force me to rate our stay three stars rather than four or five.