And another opinion - while I love the comfy chairs at Dreams, the real draw for us is the wonderful food options. That beach itself would never be on my list of must do beaches if Dreams wasn't there.

But by the same token, while the beach area itself at Pinel is nicer, I hate being packed in anywhere like oily sardines in a can and the last few times we went to Pinel, that's pretty much the way we felt, never mind the expense of a day there.

So if I had to choose, I'd probably pack a bottle of wine in a cooler, head to Mullet down the beach from the pre-set up chairs and eat Rosies BBQ ribs and save a ton of money.

Or else, I'd try El Zafiro and see if their menu had improved! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> we thoroughly enjoyed our uncrowded and pleasant lazy days there in December.

And worse/best case scenario, if I really wanted to spend some serious dollars equal to that spent at Dreams, I'd go to the Restaurant at Anse Marcel and have the best of all of it - a roomy set-up of comfy chairs and umbrellas, a very nice and easily accessible beach and waters edge, and great food in a very scenic and nice setting.

But that's just my take..... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> and all of which has absolutely nothing to do with the Pinel ferry schedule, so for that I apologize, but after writing all that in the first place I refuse to hit delete and start my own thread. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />