As or wanting to return. Ill take a free trip to SXM anyday. I like the place the moment the plane lands. Planes, airports, yachts, cruise ships,sailboats, resturants, beaches, au natural beaches, sailing, snorkeling, french people, dutch people, euros, dollars, natives who speak french and or dutch, cheap wine, cheap booze and wine, fancy restaurants you can wear shorts to, casinos, clubs, proximity to STB, more planes, more cruise ships,Marys Boon.
St Martin and Sint Maarten are by far and away the coolest island in the Carribean. St John and Jost Van Dyke are paradise but offer almost nothing ither than a view to SXM.
You pretty much hit the nail on the head for my husband and me. We were in Simpson Bay for a week Jan.7 -15, our first visit to SXM since 2011. Yes, things have changed and yes, there is still work to be done after Irma! But we still love it for all the reasons we used to love it and were happy to be back. There are other places in the world we want to visit too but when we need a quick week in the Caribbean, it's SXM all the way for us and will always be.
I'd like to write a trip report and I may but in case I don't, I would like to mention:
The wind was OFF THE CHAIN every single day but the very last day we were there. I am a good swimming but could not be bothered with the extra effort I had to put in to even just get INTO the water - it was so rough - so I only swam twice. Food in all restaurants seems extremely expensive! But the food was all amazing so at least there's that! So sad to see Cheri's Cafe gone! The frame of the building and the little kitchen is still there tho. It's very strange to have that space empty now. There are many homeless cats living in there. People are feeding them. There is now decent beer to be had! Dinghy Dock in Simpson Bay carries a lot of Craft beer and some "locally" brewed selections on tap. And last but certainly not least, we LOVE the Simpson Bay Causeway!!! :)))))
It was so nice to be back and we will continue visiting our favorite home away from home, SXM!!
