After two vacations in Guadelupe, we decided to give St. Martin a try in November of 1988. We read a report that said Club Orient was loud at night (turned out to be untrue), so we got a reservation for Le Galion. We came in at night on an old school bus, and we were the last stop for the passengers. It was the last season for Le Galion, and we ended up each day at Club Orient. We stayed there the next 20 trips and watched Orient Beach grow from Club Orient, Pedro's and a few souvenier shops (The Mall). In those days you left your rental car at the airport with keys in it. The owner of the rental car business would pick it up. "It's a small island. We'll find the car." The biggest surprise was that the same people kept coming back every year. Some things are better, and some are worse. The food choices are much better.