My wife and I own at OBBR and have gone to SXM 11 times over the last 20 years. We have fallen into a bit of the "same thing each time', visiting our top 8 beaches and 10 restaurants. We are returning in Feb for 9 days, bringing 6 long time friends along to introduce to SXM. Each day, for the last 2 weeks, I have been sending them a brief report (along with photos) of one of the 36 beaches located on St Maarten. This has caused me to want to get out of my comfort zone and visit a couple of "off the beaten path beaches".

So a couple of questions:
1) I think we will explore Petite Plage (Little Beach) and Bay Rouge this trip. Any reason not to try either of these?
2) I have figured out how to access Bay Rouge (via Chez Raymond) - but haven't figured out how to get to Little Beach. Any suggestions.
3) Do you have a favorite "off the beaten path beach" that you would recomend?

Thanks!