Thank you, Biturbo, and yes, today it is Riu and in between it was the Radisson. I never quite got the break down of what part of that property was called what, but Le Habitation was one of the names we knew it by. We had lunch there by the pool at top of the hill and nearby there was a gourmet restaurant, an exercise room and I think also a disco. We also noted they had a helicopter pad there and offered airport transport or sight-seeing for a princely fee.

For some reason, I thought the property at the top was called L'H and the property at the bottom was LeMeridian and I don't know why I thought this. There was a beautiful reception area on the lower level. But in the end, for what it's worth, today it is definitely the Riu.

Note, please, the little guard house I've referred to is at the entrance to Riu and this is where you turn left and drive to the Anse Marcel Beach Club (or Resort?) that so many of us have fallen in love with. Jazzgirl first spoke of it here and I think it was she who caused us to revisit it the first time and allowed us to rediscover this lovely beach area.

It is definitely NOT a place to bring a cooler although I've been told there is a stretch of beach between the two places where you can do this. I'm not personally familiar with it but a member here who lives on the island mentioned it once and I think she said chairs could be rented there, too. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />