Leslie,

I have to add a quick thought. I don't know where you're thinking of staying but we had a beautiful room in the new section of Passangrahan and it was only for three or four nights. I have no regrets and I'm glad we did it that one time.

But the drawback was I had envisioned leisurely strolls on the Boardwalk to and from dinner and it just wasn't happening. We used our rental car to drive 3-4 blocks to ANTOINES and back and another evening we drove to Chesterfields and back. Parking wasn't a problem since they have their own garage and small lot out front but driving from point to point defeated the purpose of the lovely evening strolls I had envisioned. The only one we got to do was the short stretch of Boardwalk from the Pasanggrahan to the Holland House and we did that one before enjoying one of our dinners at the Passangrahan.

But at the same time, we really enjoyed watching the cruise ships come and go and we thoroughly enjoyed watching Front Street come to life the mornings we were there. Its pleasant to see the island residents as they proceed down the Boardwalk as they start their day and watching the beautifully lighted ships come and go from our balcony was the best.

And it was nice NOT to have to drive all the way into town from our timeshare at the Towers for meals at Pasanggrahan and some of the other places we enjoy, and to see friends in town as well.

Pros and cons to be considered but in all honesty, I'm glad we did it and no, the chances are pretty good we'd probably not be inclined to do it again. It's nice to experience other areas of the island since most of our stays over all our years of visiting have always been in the stretch of island from Cupecoy to Simpson Bay, or off island at St. Kitts, Anguilla and Saba. It's nice to change things up now and then. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />