The meeting was at the L'Habitation, which is (was) on the French side.
If I remember correctly it was 2, maybe 3 days, and everything was self-contained at L'Habitation,
so no they did not go out and about to restaurants around the island.
Also, if I remember correctly, neither President drove around the island.
They took helicopters to and from L'Habitation back to PJIA.
The invitation was from the French President to the U.S. President, so I would assume
the French chose the location.