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SXM Picture Sharing Forum? Brian q 2 hours ago I'm curious if there is a good spot for people to post all their st. martin related pics? There used to be a dedicated orientbeach forum that has since gone belly up. I do see a reddit SXM thread with some pics and they have the adult beach themed subreddit as well. I did find the jimmy sheik artwork online, but love to see others candid shots. Just curious if there is a good spot where people post their pics.

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Trip Report sxmmimi 2 hours ago Trip Report June26 - July 3 "Girl's Trip" - Myself, my daughter, and two teenage granddaughters. Perfect!! United Airlines flight nonstop from Newark was delayed but otherwise pleasant and uneventful. No problems going thru immigration. Car rental with Hertz - fast and easy. Check in at Royal Islander also fast and easy thanks to Nina who is always wonderful ! Our first night's dinner is always at Le Moulin Fou as is our last night's - so nice to be welcomed back and as always, excellent food and service. Our other meals were at Roma, Sale @Pepe, Izzi's, Skip Jack's, and Portofino's. Will definitely keep them all on our "must go" list except for Skip Jack's. which was so so this trip. Tortuga was our go to for lunch or snacks and of course Happy Hour. Breakfast in our room which included croissants and pastries from Zee Best. Weather was perfect and ocean very calm at Mullet Bay and calm enough for everyone but me at Maho. Our days were just what we wanted them to be - breakfast, pool, ocean, dinner, repeat. The only negative thing for us was the flight home. Left Royal Islander at 11, returned the car with no problem, immigration quick and easy as was check in at United, And then came the first delay and the next..... then when we were finally within 45 minutes of landing at Newark we were unable to land due to bad weather and were diverted to Dulles Airport. Global Entry made immigration fast and easy. Then came all the delays. Finally arrived at Newark terminal at 1:30 a.m. But we arrived safe and sound and that's really the only thing that matters. Another wonderful vacation in St. Maarten !!!!

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Moving day mahokid Yesterday at 10:23 PM Enjoyed our week in Orient especially the limited drive to gran case.
Awesome weather and besides chilling in the pool, we didn't do anything except dine out.
No beaches, no lunches out, not even a bakery.
Did meet Barbara and Leo which was awesome!!

Met property manager precisely at 1030 am and onto maho.
Just past gran case traffic is pretty back up and call the audible to go through nettle bay, sandy ground, the low lands and cupecoy.
Although it took 45 minutes, much quicker if I had followed traffic and over the bridge.

For what it's worth, absolutely nothing to worry about when driving through Sandy Ground. I sometimes think the worries are exaggerated.

The blue mall is gutted to turn into individual units and mullet looked beautiful with the sun shining down.

Our unit was not ready but property manger of Royal Islander La Plage changed us to a unit next door for the next ten days so we could more in immediately.
Unpack, quick lunch of leftovers and into the empty pool since it is check in- check out day.

Nice to be home but man what a change.
I mentioned early about the sonesta clientele and it seems worse this year.
It seems more are out walking the street in thier tiny bikinis and huge bodies.
Not a pretty sight.

Wanting to chill, we catch happy hour across the street at the Ossais bar between Roma and Mr Chow.
We order exactly like last year, calamari, tuna tataki and huge oriental style wings.
All as good as remembered.
My Italian style bulliet old fashioned were well balanced along with wifes aperol spritz.

3 appetizers and 3 drinks was $65 before gratuity

Service was attentive and friendly as expected with any restaurant that Marco oversees.

We enjoy the same world class champion juggler at casino royale and walk out with an extra $20.

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Top 10 defunct SXM eateries? TJTrippe Yesterday at 01:21 PM Stole this thread theme from the BVI forum

Not sure we know 10, here is a start

1) Papagayos
2) Baywatch Andy & Cheryl
3) Pedro’s (In process of reincarnation)
4)Roxys
5) Le Tastevin
6) BooBoo Jam

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Boxphore restaurant mahokid 08/29/2026 01:21 PM For our last night staying in Orient, we just wanted something simple.

It seems only Roasty's and SAO have been to only two restaurant ls open in the village all week and would never consider a return to Yellow Sub.

Boxphore in Hope estate was very close by and has been open Only since July,.
Owned by a young charming couple who we wish the best as they may become a hidden secret perched on the second floor overlooking the main road.

It is the best Turkish restaurant on the island, also the only Turkish restaurant on the island but their menu fit exactly what we were looking for.

Both mezes (appetizers) were delicious, a smooth creamy hummus and a pureed eggplant dish.
A Turkish bread similar to a thicker pita was served.

My wife's chicken skewers were moist while my kefta wad a house blend of freshly ground beef and lamb formed into small patties.
They were cooked with just a touch of pink and extremely moist and tasty.

Both dishes came with a large bowl of rice and slightly pickled o ions.

Simple food prepared properly.

We shared a generous portion of a caramel soaked cake topped with a firm custard and a cream topping.

As full as I was, it disappeared.

Dinner with a cocktail and a beer was about 70e.

Wishing the best as we certainly would return next year.

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First 16 days in December? bran 08/28/2026 08:09 PM Just checking if anyone here going to be around that time?

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2 1/2 hours of FABULOUS SXM drone footage shieneehead 08/28/2026 04:57 PM I like to keep this on when I am in the office. It has helped me through some rough patches!

Enjoy!

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Grand Lido Au Naturel Jamaica ChuckG 08/28/2026 02:54 PM Has anyone looked into the renovated Grand Lido Negril Au-Naturel? LinkCertainly expensive but it seems to be one alternative to Club O, until the reboot comes on line. It looks like they divided the old resort into 2, Grand Lido Au Naturel and the textile Royalton. Hopefully it will survive!

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Le Pressoir mahokid 08/28/2026 01:33 PM We have been enjoying le pressoir for many, many years before Gil and Milaure transformed the restaurant into what is ranked the best in the Carribean.

The creole cottage is very cozy and inviting with about 15 spaced out tables filled with couples, families with well behaved and dressed children, along with friends enjoying the wonderful food and company.

Just two days in from their vacation, with a new chef and some new staff, they haven't missed a beat.
Gil spends most of his time doing the tableside service, from flabaing sauce and crepes suzette, deboning large whole fish to carving our tomahawk steak.

While this is a dinning experience similar to a Michelin restaurant, it comes with similar pricing.

Wines by the glass start at $16 and they have about 10 coravin wines available to try going into $60 or some a glass.

For the consasure it is a great opportunity to try a wine without having to purchase a bottle.
The price per glass is actually in line if you bought the whole bottle and divided it by 5 glasses

With an already steep bill, I kept to the "simple" wines by the glass.

All offerings our on a tablet which may not be familiar to our older generation but I learned to navigate the wine list and separate food menu.

Besides the caviar there were only 4 appetizers but will be adding more with the new chef from France.

An amuse of asparagus veloute awaken our palates.

A bread basket offers three types with thrre different butters although tonight the truffle butter was not available.

Our first shared couse was the unbelievable egg.
Served in a large bowl was a " poached" egg with truffle, mashed potatoes, aged parmesean cheese, foie gras, porcini mushrooms, asparagus and truffle shaving.

This was atleast the fourth time enjoying this dish and unless you try it once, you'll never understand how good an egg can be
First course $30 something

Second couse was creamy buratta with peach tar tar and pistachio.
While tasty the presentation did not compare to last years.

With limited main courses and not big appetites, we opted for the small tomahawk chops that was about 37 ounces knowing we would only make a small dent in the chop but would enjoy the leftovers for lunch.

Cooked perfectly medium, it was carved tables with sides of potatoes along with a foil gras sauce and a truffle sauce .
Both sauces were heavenly.

For dessert we shared a chocolate cake with fruit flavors which was made by thier friend Sebastian.
You know it had to be good.

This is a very relaxing evening with plenty of time to enjoy the experience

Damage for the evening was $350 but actually one of our safety bills from Le Pressoir since we no longer have the room for either of thier two tastings.

I would confer, Le Pressoir deserves it ranking.

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High Season AndyPIT 08/27/2026 08:09 PM Hello All,
Been a while since our last charter... I used to just grab Owner's time from Moorings, and Sunsail but it looks like the best time for Family to do a sailing vacation this year is after Christmas... other than Conch, I don't know much about 2nd/3rd tier companies. Has anyone used BVI Yacht Charters before? Any other recommendations for a monohaul?

-Other questions... looks like things have changed at Leverick and Scrub as far as TTOL deals... do the dock masters or mgrs monitor this site anymore? I see Nick left ;( he was awesome).

I've been trying to catch up a bit on new after my hiatus!

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