I'm not an owner there, but did stay there once and eat at the Gingerbread cafe there sometimes. I can understand people having a sentimental attachment to the resort and wanting to return, even with an inconvenience. It's a small funky kind of place, with a great beach and staff, and I can understand its appeal to many people. In some ways it feels like a step back in time to when SXM wasn't so overdeveloped and I suspect it feels like home to many regulars.
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