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New beach bar restaurant Nettle bay!! Colour1 27 minutes ago Our dear friend Alexandra from LaPlaya beach and restaurant has got together with some friends "GP" and Carlos to open her own beach bar restaurant in Nettle bay!! Mati beach!! More details to come!!

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Pelican Grill at Flamingo SXMScubaman 6 hours ago We just wanted a casual dinner tonight as we both have a cold and didn't feel like going off property. What a treat. We opted for burgers and mine had gouda cheese. One of the best burgers I've had recently. Good service and setting on the beach. They were doing a pretty good business and the plates I saw on other tables all looked good.

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Road Town Car/Jeep rental recs? crmoores Yesterday at 01:46 PM We’ve only rented from Jerry’s in West End, friends in port want to rent a vehicle near the cruise port. They say Avis has no availability…

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Tuesday, May 19 jomarc Yesterday at 12:57 PM The weather continues to be beautiful, and today we made plans to visit with our dear friends, Bill and Elaine.

Lunch was at Mezza Luna in Nettle Baie. A first for Marc and I.
From the road, the restaurant isn’t much to look at, but once you walk through the building to the beachside dining area, it’s quite lovely. The food and service were excellent! Lunches consisted of Linguine alla vongole, Rigatoni with sausage, Gnocchi, a creamy Vegetable soup and Mussels Gratinee. The desserts of pannacotta and chocolate mousse were delicious. All of this was topped off with generous pours of Passion fruit rum. Our server was a delight, and the company of longtime friends was even better!

We stopped at the Sint Maarten Yacht Club for more conversation and lots of laughs.

It was a perfect day!

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Earthquake? TOWZERONE 05/19/2026 03:45 AM People saying there was an earthquake in Antigua felt here??
I'm.in marigot and ever.felt a thing

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Mark’s Place jomarc 05/19/2026 02:41 AM We had a great lunch at Mark’s Place today! Bitterballen, Lasagna and Baby Back Ribs. Service was spot on. 15% service charge was added to the bill, but we left extra as it was a great experience

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Greenhouse tonight SXMScubaman 05/19/2026 12:50 AM Was prime rib night and ordered it rare. Absolutely perfect with brocolli and mashed potatoes. I usually never take pictures of my dinner but this warranted one.

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Day in Philipsburg SXMScubaman 05/18/2026 06:51 PM Was on a mission to buy hard to find rhum for my son in laws birthday. Mission accomplished. Got grey goose for 22.50 lt and Glenffidich 12 for 45lt. Treated myself to an early BD present for a watch I wanted I saw last year. Lunch at Krave rounded out the day. Greenhouse tonight for prime rib.

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Villa suggestions taraavo 05/18/2026 04:06 PM Looking for villa suggestions in Orient . Important: 1 level, three bedrooms, at least 2 "toilet rooms" as they call them, pool and AC.
For context we have stayed in the past at Villa Filao which had an amazing one level layout but the pool area was really shaded without full sun exposure.

Last year we stayed at Villa Soulagia which had a killer pool area, but two of the bedrooms were upstairs and that just doesn't work for our group given age/ mobility of one traveler hauling the luggage up the steps.

In my experience a lot of the villas closer into the village are duplex style and do include an upstairs (often with windy stairs). I know it's unlikely that something will check all the boxes every time, but I'd like to see a few more for comparison.
If anyone can suggest or throw out some villa names with one level layouts and nice pools in Orient, I would be most grateful. Thanks.

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Beach bars MaggieCat 05/18/2026 12:27 PM We will be chartering and cruising from St.Lucia through to Grenada. (Bequia, Mustique, Union Island, St. Vincent, Petite Martinique). Any beach bars and restaurants that we should not miss? Any good hikes you could recommend? We will be cruising with people who will want to get off the boat. Thanks.

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