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stayed there last April and I would again. The 2 bedrooms are tight and ceilings are angled and low but you dont stay in bedrooms much.

Danny--no, we don't have a handicapped sticker

Alain's email is TRIPAAASXM@GMAIL.COM

Not sure what's on the sponsors page. Sorry.

We stopped there on our first trip to Tortola in 1984.Mrs S. gave us a hard time for not calling ahead so we never got to try her cuisine.I ran into a relative quite recently and they said there was talk of it reopening.I believe Mrs S passed away a few years ago.It would be great to get a good local place back in Carrot Bay..I miss Gene's (now in Sea Cow's Bay)and Palm's Delight. Coco Plums from Apple Bay was going to open there but ran into Gov problems..boy do I miss those skillet mushrooms!!

Well, the grandfather clause made this happen. Surprised they didn't try to void it like everything else !

Thank you!

From what I experienced we were all sent to the same line, no separation. However, I will say there were really no directions.

Hello all, for the last two days security in the Village of Orient beach has been writing multiple tickets for people parked along the stretch of "Yellow Sub" and "La Peite" convince store. Another cruise ship was in today plus the holiday made beach access a challenge. Also they are asking people going to Orient Beach (club O) parking area if they want to rent chairs / umbrellas and charging $30 at the gate/rope. I don't think you have to pay if you bring your own chairs. First day here I just waved and drove in to park. Then I thought maybe I should park outside the gate in the lot so they could make money.

It was partly cloudy and windy off the ocean. The breeze was cool and some left early afternoon because the sand was blowing. Sea weed (Sargassum SP?) is also getting worse.
Hope tomorrow will be better.

Short notice trip to paradise from 4/8- 4/15, the stars aligned for a cheap non-stop R/T on Jet Blue from Boston, and BSV had an opening during that window....... it was a no brainer. Even though we had just left there on 2/6 we can never get enough island time.

Flight: Jet Blue RT Non-stop from Boston, great wheelchair service and early flight. Arrived @ PJA before 11:00 a.m.
Lodging: Beachside Villas in Beacon Hill, great location and staff.
Car Rental: Alain at AAA great price and service.
Activities: Rain Forrest chair lift (fantastic views) Rendezvous' Sunday Jazz (great performances by all) Sand Gravity (can't get enough, what can you say???)

Restaurants Good:
JAX, never disappoints great French onion soup with surf and turf (Maine lobster) and Lamp lollipops for the boss.
Lee's, first time at newer location, pleasantly surprised, 3# grilled lobster smothered in garlic butter and 1st taste of grilled Wahoo for the boss. Great friendly service.
BBB, Arrival grilled cheeseburgers and fries hit the spot, surprisingly good service for how busy they were. Would never swim at Kim Sha......
The Palms, Filet grilled to perfection, garlic mashed could have used some help, ribs for the boss. (she loved them)
Tortuga, two great breakfasts and one fantastic thin crusted pepperoni pizza. (best we've had on the island) Great friendly service with fantastic views.
ZeeBest, two great breakfasts as usual along with the service. Did not realized that they have added indoor seating with bath access, nice addition.
Re'veil Matin, Great breakfast and service (super large portions, could not do it daily)
Altro, Decent sirloin and Lamb for the boss. Nice setting with good service.

Restaurants Bad:
BBB on a Sunday afternoon. Completely different quality and service than the arrival lunch. Well underdone cheeseburger and a skewer of shrimp in the boss's chicken & beef bbq. Waiter disappeared from the premise after he delivered incorrect orders and forgot the boss's wine.
Sunset Beach Bar, no front row seating unless you order food and somewhat pushy waitstaff. I'll take Tortuga any time.
Driftwood, feel like I need a shower after going there, but not there. Porta Potty and no real wash sink is a big turnoff for us, but not for the overflow over served crowd.

Great week of weather only rained briefly one morning, remainder of the time mid 80's with a nice cooling breeze. Already planning for the next trip.

Yikes. We just had lunch at Main a la pate and shopped afterwards, a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks cruzer. I made pdfs of our registration info and the notice that they received both of them.

I found Roma to be the same in quality to Sal E Pepe.

That is a good question. We put our wine bottles into a box in the hopes that they do recycle.

Bar at GCBC looks a little disappointing. I do realize it's not finished yet.

He is risen indeed. (traditional response to Scuba post)

Thank you Linda

Esmeralda guests had access to several spots on Orient for free. Coco was an option but I believe a charge of $15 per chair. Coco used to be free for Esmeralda when it was run by Sophie and before it got destroyed by the hurricane

TJ--yes, I also have a lot of Delta miles, but it never seems to be any kind of a deal, versus a trip on AA.

Thanks all. We opted to arrive in late July and depart early August. Decided did not want to risk mid to late august.

Manpot - I think he is referring to generally windier conditions than the norm for this time of year. I was down in Feb for about a week and it was really nice. But, talking with others who have been there all season, its been rougher and windier = more challenging to find protected anchorages.

The airlines always win, it seems.

Hi Carole,

Thank you for your message. Unfortunately we don’t do anything in St Martin. But I am sure there are rescues that do. Perhaps post in the St Martin forum and somebody can hopefully link you to a rescue there.

Have a wonderful time.

Anyone riding two wheels without a helmet involved in an accident needs what's left of their head examined.
It may sound harsh but it's what any trauma medic who treats the victims of these incidents will tell you.

Stand corrected, Jax not Jai

Still should be a nice addition to the Dutch side eating choices