Belmond La Samanna hosts incentive trips, company retreats, conferences and destination weddings for up to 200 guests, with several indoor and outdoor event settings and the option of a full resort buyout. The resort sits on Baie Longue, in the Terres Basses on the French side of Saint-Martin, about 15 minutes by car from Princess Juliana International Airport.
Seminars and company events
The resort sells business events and incentive travel through a dedicated events team that plans each program in detail. It has modern meeting spaces alongside outdoor settings for receptions and dinners, and it serves working breakfasts and working lunches on meeting days. Groups that want the place to themselves can book an exclusive buyout of the resort. For free time, the hotel proposes private wine experiences, island-hopping excursions, deep-sea fishing, trips to neighboring islands and spa sessions, which gives an incentive program a full set of activities within easy reach.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are part of the offer. Couples can hold the celebration in settings on the cliffs above Baie Longue, with views over the bay and the open sea. The events team handles the planning, and the size of the venues, up to 200 guests, suits a wedding of family and friends who stay on site for several nights. Requests go through the same celebration form as business events, where couples state the number of guests and rooms they need.
Rooms and capacities
The resort states event venues for up to 200 people, split between indoor and outdoor settings. It does not publish the names or individual capacities of its rooms on its website. A groups and events factsheet is available from the hotel for organizers who need floor plans and layouts.
Accommodation
La Samanna has 74 rooms and suites, made up of 24 rooms and 50 suites, plus 8 signature villas. Each villa covers 427 sq m and sleeps up to 10 guests. Three-bedroom cottages sleep up to 7, two-bedroom suites up to 6, specialty suites and suites up to 4, and the deluxe ocean-view rooms up to 3. This range lets a group place executives, speakers or the wedding party in villas and cottages, and other guests in rooms and suites.
Catering
Food is prepared on site. L'Oursin serves French cuisine, La Spiaggia is the Italian restaurant and Laplaj offers French fusion cooking, while the Baie Longue Bar covers drinks and aperitifs. For groups, the events team builds tailored menus and culinary experiences around the program.
History and setting
The resort occupies a long stretch of Baie Longue on the French side of the island. Facilities include two pools, La Samanna Spa, a fitness center, three tennis courts, a watersports center, a boutique and beach cabanas. The hotel closes for part of each year: for the 2026 to 2027 season it reopens on November 15, 2026, so organizers should check the season before fixing dates.
Getting there
Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), the island's main airport, is about 15 minutes away by car. Marigot, the main town on the French side, is about 20 minutes by road. Anguilla is a 20-minute ferry ride from Blowing Point, which makes a day trip easy to add to an incentive program.
