Let me add to the list advocating for Grand Case Beach Club. We only stayed there once and that stay was an add-on after two weeks at our timeshare on the Dutch side of the island. But that stay was delightful and perhaps the nicest of all our 'extra' days and stays on the island. We drove through the gates, checked in and never went near our rental car again until it was time to leave for the airport.
GCBC is all the best of an AI with none of the negatives. The beach is lazy and lovely; the units are very nice; the on-site restaurant is very, very good and if you want to do the GC dining venues they're but a short walk (five minutes perhaps??) or a pleasant golf cart ride away.
If you're of a mind, it's a very easy drive from there to Orient Beach. I have to say, though, we were so content we had no desire to leave and took full advantage of the beach service for drinks along with a few meals at the restaurant on site along with all the lovely little quiet alcoves for catching a nap in the shade. It is a lovely destination and I'd go back in a heartbeat. There is also an air of comfort knowing there is on site security personnel who walk the grounds in the evening hours. It's one of the few areas where I've never been aware of troubling issues although I'm sure they're not any more immune than other areas of the island and 'stuff' can happen anywhere. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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