You misunderstood. I didn't say I disliked the whole island because of the accommodations, I said "Comfort Suites was a very nice place to stay with a great buffet breakfast and 24 hour-day-coffee included in the cost." What I didn't like were the crowded beach at SMB (which as I said, was not just in front of the Comfort Suites), expensive, and the proximity to North America which made it colder than Sint Maarten. We went to a couple other beaches on GC, but weren't impressed. Couldn't find a beach where the sea didn't have a lot of rocks and coral. Maybe missed them.

Clearly, GC is more of an upscale island than most Caribbean Islands.

I never smelled burning garbage in SXM. Must be because of where we stay.