We went by today and some locals were doing something - maybe scavenging. It is kinda depressing looking at those places and in the back where some locals sold their wares. We went by Bikini and it was fixed up quite nice. It seems that all of the ones past where the construction is to happen are already of higher quality. I don't feel either way about what they do or don't do, but hope it works out for the best of the people of St. Martin. We haven't patronized any of the places that still exist, but have nothing against it except that we stay on the south end of the beach for the most part. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Blush.gif" alt="" /> We will go up there on a future trip and decide if we want to stop.