Beukeboom Posted January 26, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 26, 2020 My wife and I will be on a cruise soon with stops in St. Maarten and Puerto Rico. We are not going on any excursions at either port and just plan on walking about. My wife is concerned about finding a public restroom either in general or in a restaurant. We need advice and information on where there are restrooms near the Boardwalk and Front Street in Philipsburg (which is where we will be mostly) and also in Old San Juan. I expect most restaurants in Old San Juan would have public restrooms and I would make some sort of purchase (drinks and an appetizer most likely) prior to using it. Am I correct to assume that most restaurants around the Boardwalk and Front St. in Philipsburg have restrooms available for customers? Are there some that require a fee (coin operated)? Also are there public restrooms in both locations that are not in a business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted January 26, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Google knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea36 Posted January 26, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 26, 2020 40 minutes ago, Beukeboom said: My wife and I will be on a cruise soon with stops in St. Maarten and Puerto Rico. We are not going on any excursions at either port and just plan on walking about. My wife is concerned about finding a public restroom either in general or in a restaurant. We need advice and information on where there are restrooms near the Boardwalk and Front Street in Philipsburg (which is where we will be mostly) and also in Old San Juan. I expect most restaurants in Old San Juan would have public restrooms and I would make some sort of purchase (drinks and an appetizer most likely) prior to using it. Am I correct to assume that most restaurants around the Boardwalk and Front St. in Philipsburg have restrooms available for customers? Are there some that require a fee (coin operated)? Also are there public restrooms in both locations that are not in a business? Try the Caribbean ports of call board: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/456-caribbean/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHana Posted January 26, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 26, 2020 The water taxi landing on Front St. in Philipsburg has a free public restroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted January 26, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 26, 2020 San Juan is tight, but both the CVS and Walgreens have them. So does Senor frogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted January 26, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 26, 2020 St. Martin has a few right off the cruise ship. They have a nice shopping area before you board the water taxi. The boardwalk area has plenty especially near the beach. Mets123 is right about PR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph2017China Posted January 26, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Beukeboom said: My wife and I will be on a cruise soon with stops in St. Maarten and Puerto Rico. We are not going on any excursions at either port and just plan on walking about. My wife is concerned about finding a public restroom either in general or in a restaurant. We need advice and information on where there are restrooms near the Boardwalk and Front Street in Philipsburg (which is where we will be mostly) and also in Old San Juan. I expect most restaurants in Old San Juan would have public restrooms and I would make some sort of purchase (drinks and an appetizer most likely) prior to using it. Am I correct to assume that most restaurants around the Boardwalk and Front St. in Philipsburg have restrooms available for customers? Are there some that require a fee (coin operated)? Also are there public restrooms in both locations that are not in a business? Been in 38 different countries, and only did I have an issue in Paris finding a place to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting out there Posted January 28, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I needed to use a restroom in Old San Juan. The resturant I went to wouldn't let me because I wasn't a customer. They pointed me down the street to a public bathroom. You're supposed to tip, but don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Barracuda Posted January 28, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 28, 2020 In St. Martin many of the jewelry stores will offer beverages and bathroom access if they think you might buy something. There is also the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justalone Posted January 28, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Are you ok with using squat toilets? Edited January 28, 2020 by Justalone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted January 28, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Are not both City's next to the water? just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beukeboom Posted January 30, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 4:51 PM, Tulsacoker said: Are not both City's next to the water? just sayin' That's no help! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beukeboom Posted January 30, 2020 Author #13 Share Posted January 30, 2020 BTW, thanks for all the useful info. We figure we could stop at one of the restaurants in both ports and order an appetizer and drinks so my wife could use their restroom and the restaurant wouldn't have any issues. That sound reasonable, fellow travelers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizeemom4 Posted January 31, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 1:21 PM, Beukeboom said: My wife and I will be on a cruise soon with stops in St. Maarten and Puerto Rico. We are not going on any excursions at either port and just plan on walking about. My wife is concerned about finding a public restroom either in general or in a restaurant. We need advice and information on where there are restrooms near the Boardwalk and Front Street in Philipsburg (which is where we will be mostly) and also in Old San Juan. I expect most restaurants in Old San Juan would have public restrooms and I would make some sort of purchase (drinks and an appetizer most likely) prior to using it. Am I correct to assume that most restaurants around the Boardwalk and Front St. in Philipsburg have restrooms available for customers? Are there some that require a fee (coin operated)? Also are there public restrooms in both locations that are not in a business? They have some inside the fort if you are going to be touring that in OSJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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