Hey, hope you have a great time. We just found that traveling mid week is much less crowded than on Saturdays.

We always rent a car to explore. If you think you will be content in the Orient Village area then I guess you could just try it out for the first few days then rent a car for the remainder.

Just read the posts on TTOL for restaurants, many many good ones.

You can also join some of the many Facebook pages on SXM if you are so inclinded.

Simply SXM
Pirates of SXM
Crazy about SXM
Many more.......

Have fun!