My wife and I visited the island for the 13th time arriving on April 5 and leaving April 21
A few general comments to keep it short: (please remember these are our opinions based on past experiences starting in 1992).
We stayed at Bruno's bungalow's; they were adequate accomodations but rustic; Bruno and Gerri were great host's.
The weather was perfect the first 14 days; the last two days it was windy and uncomfortable. The storm brought in lots of grass which was a problem.
We spend most of our waking hours on Club O beach. The beach has lost much of it's unique appeal. Maybe because it's lost a lot of beach due to erosion; maybe because it is "older"; maybe because it's changed so much with the rockery and loss of palm trees; the "vibe" on the beach is different; don't know but it has changed which we don't like.
We don't care for the look on the other end of the beach - lots of sea grass just raked into the sand - ugly. The new buildings, the rockery, and the stairs give the beach a different feel - don't like that either. We were big, big fans of the whole beach as it was about 10 years ago.
In the past we didn't have to think twice where to go for a long vacation - SXM was the only place - but now we would have to think a long time before we decide to go back and spend our 5K.
Just a few thoughts and our opinions.
TandP