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Re: SXM article in local paper
[Re: HillsideView]
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03/16/2015 07:56 PM
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I honestly am not a big SBR fan, but many of their complaints seem way overexagerated. As far as rats, there are rats in the Caribbean for sure, but again, the whole story seems somewhat overblown. SBR is not some flea ridden motel, but a large resort, which overall provides a decent product. Does the internet work like high speed internet at home? No. Are there occasional electric/water/cable/whatever outages anywhere on SXM? Yes. As far as maid service, SBR is a timeshare, which means that in general, maid service is ONCE per week, not every day. As far as the keys not working, not sure what the story was on that, but keys are often de-magnitized, if you keep them in your pocket with metals. And no, there is nowhere in the resort which is a half MILE from the reception desk. Lots of hyperbole here..
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/16/2015 08:05 PM
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My first impression of the story was "those folks need to stay out of the Caribbean". Kind of cracked me up with how he kept referring to "what the website said". Wonder if this guy ever saw the photos of Cane Garden Bay on Tortola that the cruise lines use. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: SXM article in local paper
[Re: HillsideView]
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03/16/2015 09:29 PM
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I have to say, re-reading the note, I think most of it is [email]cr@p.[/email] They got mosquito bites??? Oh the humanity!
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/16/2015 10:13 PM
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Yes, you're probably right, which is a shame.. And of course, the travel "writer" had no obligation to investigate anything these poor people said, who were so totally duped and taken by SBR... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 07:02 AM
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Sadly, that is the majority of "journalism" today. One sided and without proper investigation.
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 08:10 AM
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axd0424 said: I've been staying at this resort for 10 years and there is no way this is true. Rats running all over the place? Give me a break. Jumping from the bar to the pool? I don't think so. We had our electricity go out in our unit one night. Just ours. every time the breaker box was reset it would last 5 minutes. We were in the middle of cooking dinner. Not only did they help us pack up our belongings and move is to the new villa but the gave us a voucher to get dinner at the stone restaurant to replace our ruined dinner..there were 5 of us so it wasn't cheap. They've come along way since I started staying there years ago. Their employees have always been wonderful---well not always but noticed a HUGE improvement when I went twice last year. Shame on the newspaper for publishing that. Maybe you should share this with Jet Blue OR with that newspaper. I know someone who always claims to get mistreated and gets refunds. I don't think that's right so if I had 1st hand knowledge of SBR I would certainly "out" that guy. Oh, by the way we saw a rat on the rocks at a resort once. These are known as water rats. And that was at a very expensive place in Glochester Mass during a Tuna tournament. That's one reason when we stay at Divi I'm very glad to see cats walking the wall. Bugs, rodents, animals exist everywhere---sometimes they become visible.
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 01:32 PM
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SBR apparently re-did their website and I can't find it now, but there used to be a webcam with view of a pool that had a bar in the middle of it. Not sure which pool that was though.
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 02:39 PM
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axd0424 said: Lol Beerman Never seen one there and hope I never do. April should be fun as now I'll be more aware of looking for them. It's their island so who are we to judge lol. I think the trick is NOT to be aware. We didnt see any at NBBC, but Im sure Ben was out there. I do look for the big black bait traps, that means the management is proactive. Once when my daughter was very young and sitting on the great room floor of a beach front villa we saw a tarantula working its way through a patio door, its dead, that one still wigs me out! And I've learned to shake out my running shoes....scorpions! It is the tropics, cant have thin skin! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 03:30 PM
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omg! we have been here since 1985...from the B building to the Marina and now the Villas....what a crock of crap...he's just looking for a free ride 100% of it. We've seen roaches maybe 2 times in our room and have been moved with no problems..anyway at least he's getting over 1k from jet blue.
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 03:32 PM
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...now if that story had been about Caravanseri or Sapphire a year or so ago, everyone here would have probably been in agreement! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: SXM article in local paper
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03/17/2015 06:19 PM
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I put it up to get input from people who go there, to see if this story has any bearing on reality. Problem with that?
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