We discovered this island on the snorkel trip, but take the Ferry over and spend the day. IT IS GORGEOUS! The water was crystal clear and warm, calm. It is beautiful.

The only way to get to Pinel is by boat. You can rent a boat or pay a water taxi to take you there. They have a snack bar and bathrooms on the island. Island is only about 1/4 mile in size but the beach is great. Fun experience with great views.

If you come to St Maarten it is a must to visit Pinel Island, as a day trip. Calm waters where you can venture out and the water is only chest high. There are two restaurants that rent chairs, we ate at the one with the yellow chairs, food was excellent. There is ample free parking by the ferry. This... More

Beach is beautiful. I ate lunch at Caribini and it cost $145 for a burger and red snapper!!! I would never go to this beach again because Mullett Bay and Orient Beach are nicer and have normal priced food.

This is the place to go if you just want to veg for the day, with beautiful sand, beach chairs and umbrellas delivered to you by a very tanned very good looking beach attendant, along with beer and restaurants with fabulous food, you cannot spend a better day.

The ferry ride costs was $7.00 per person to Pinel Island. The day we went the local government was there to make sure the owners of the ferry boat was not carrying more people than was safe to transport. It took a little longer for the boat to go over to the island, however, it was good to know that... More

Great little isalnd to get away from it all, especially if you hike around the trails that take you over the hills to the north.

My wife and I visited SXM from 4-22-2013 to 5-1-2013 and we visited Pinel twice in that time. We were staying on the French side just a few minutes from the Pinel Ferry in Cul De Sac so it was very convenient. We parked our car and approached the ferry dock, paid our $7 and boated for about 7 minutes... More

Not too different than much of the whole Island. Went snorkelling in preserve, lots of fish, but many of the beaches have good snorkelling at the headlands at the ends of the beaches.