We just returned home from a perfect trip to SXM. We stayed for the first time on the Dutch side at Beachside Villas. The villas were clean, very Caribbean, safe, and perfect for us! Drew and Tracy were WONDERFUL to work with. Their staff is AMAZING. Friendly and so loyal and dependable. When we are there, it really is Heaven on Earth..just steps right into the beautiful blue ocean. Hope to go back in November.

Thank you Carol for your advice on several items. Thank you Lesley Bruce for the usual convenience and ease of renting a reliable rental car.

Almost forgot..there is a GREAT new little restaurant called el Zafiro on the Beacon Hill end of Simpson Bay. ABSOLUTELY wonderful place for breakfast or lunch. Owned by a lovely couple from the states who fell in love with SXM and got married there.

ALSO..We are looking to buy a small 1 or 2 bed piece of our own Heaven there like BSV. Simpson Bay or Maho area. Not quite sure how to go about it though. Any further advice would be appreciated.

We LOVE St. Maarten/St. Martin.

Thanks Folks and I just sent you a pm.

Glad you enjoyed your stay at BSV!!! It's our home away from home! Best wishes with your quest to find your own piece of the pie!

Isn't BSV wonderful . We will be there in Oct-Nov.

Excited to be going back in November 10 to November 20. Retired works pretty good. We were just there in August. So excited to be on our way back to our home away from home so soon.