Everything is as described on the website. Beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment overlooking the beach on the 2nd floor (1 level above street level), in like-new condition. There is an elevator accessible from just inside the front door, which is about 8 steps up from the street. Excellent location on really the best part of the beach with the clearest water you ever saw!. Very sandy bottom, almost no tide or waves at all and the beach is wide enough for several rows of beach chairs and umbrellas at the excellent Rainbow beach club/restaurant next door. The apartment is well equipped with the essential equipment in the kitchen. Several very nice restaurants, markets and shops within easy walking distance and the Rainbow restaurant next door is very good and right there on the beach!! Nice little pizza place right across the street, too.
Parking is available beneath the building, but it is a bit tight for a larger vehicle to get in and out. We had a mid-size SUV that we had to back out of the garage, but it worked. I would recommend as small a vehicle as possible to suit your needs, but you can manage with the SUV. You just need someone to help watch the street traffic.
Located on a narrow, one-way street and very nice, small village feel. The village is still recovering from Hurricane Irma in 2017, so expect to see quite a bit of damaged buildings in the area, but it is coming back nicely with plenty enough shops and restaurants along the road and along the beach. We really loved it.
Christophe is the local property manager and was very prompt to meet us when we arrived and when we were leaving. Helped with out luggage. Very nice fellow.
Depending on what your plans are for activities during your stay, you could easily get by without a car and use taxis. We actually never left Grand Case the whole week because the water, scenery and food/drink were so fabulous that we didn't want to miss a minute of it. We read some reviews saying that Grand Case is the best beach in St. Martin. We could not disagree. Just fabulous!!
Because we never left Grand Case during our time there, we would have been better off not renting a car at all. It is about 30 from the main airport, depending on traffic in the one town in between (Marigot) that you have to go through to get to the airport.
We would definitely stay at Calypso again. You will love it!