JulieandKarl said:
Not at all surprised. Stay on the French side - Frommer's advice
JulieandKarl and all,
With all due respect, Frommers was written at least forty years ago and is occasionally updated. I know we purchased it for one of our earliest trips and that was at least forty-three years ago. Five years after Mullet Bay Resort was destroyed they were still recommending restaurants there. For them to suggest one stays on one side or the other should have more to do with one's enjoyment level and the amenities and life styles of the visitor, and really not much of anything to do with crime, IMHO.
Crime, such as it is on St. Maarten/St. Martin, is on both sides of the island and sadly, neither side is immune from it. If they're suggesting someone would be safer on one side over the other - A. -
the chances are the vast majority of visitors coming to the island will be safe on EITHER side, and - B. - saying something like that might lead to a false sense of security for an island newbie.
The truth is, 'stuff' happens across the island with neither side being more or less immune from it.Just one person's opinion but we've been visiting for over forty years at least once and usually twice a year over most of those years. We've yet to be a true victim on either side though we did have our car vandalized once at the beach at Mullet Bay - on the Dutch side. <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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