If the French border were closed, but I could get to and stay on the French side, yes I'd go. For a one week stay, yeah, I could stay on the Dutch side, but we really like a 3 week plus stay, and I could not bear that solely on the Dutch side. I say this, assuming we could stay at Mary's Boon, which for some inexplicable reason, holds a special spell over me. What really brings us back to St. Martin year after year is GCBC and the Grand Case restaurants, but with a decompression stop at Mary's boon prior to departure. (And, from what I've seen posted here, BSV would be an alternative)