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Re: Low Season and Closings
[Re: wetravel1]
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06/17/2017 01:22 PM
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wetravel1 said: June and even late May, some places are open, but with a limited menu and reduced operation. Without mentioning a place by name, we went to dinner to find--the online menu, mentioning music, specific menu items, and specials--not correct at all--NO Music, the menu item we wanted--not available. Lesson learned--if you really want to be sure, call and ask the important questions. No apologies, just a shrug of shoulders. No attempt to update the website. Bad business in our opinion. This was last June. wetone, With all due respect, your complaint re the restaurant websites doesn't surprise me at all and I don't think it's so much a seasonal issue but more of a Caribbean attitude. "What? No problem, Mon". They often seem to take everything in stride and do things as the spirit moves them. With regard to the website, you are absolutely correct. A quick phone call to confirm is called for rather than depending on their websites, but that's often the case here at home, too. People throughout the Caribbean seem to take things more for granted than we do and don't stress about them. Not sure that's a bad thing, but I get your frustration! We've had similar situations all times of the year so we just learned to go with whatever, and if we're really disappointed, we move on down the road. We never go hungry on SXM! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
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Re: Low Season and Closings
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06/17/2017 01:56 PM
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Pat--Agreed, websites in the Caribbean are often not updated. As far as openings and closings in JUNE in particular, we have been coming to SXM in June for umpteumph years, because it's our anniversary. As far as flat out closings in June, there are very few. Closed one or two nights a week, maybe, not altogether closed for any restaurant, except occasionally. Mario's used to close in June. I guess Temptation is closed this year in June. But in general, everyone is open.
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Re: Low Season and Closings
[Re: edhouk]
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07/11/2017 01:44 PM
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One reason many restaurants may close or have reduced hours in September and early October may be because that is the heart of the tropical depression/storm/hurricane season for the eastern Caribbean. That makes it the time when many owners and their staffs take their own vacations because it is a "slow" time with fewer customers than the rest of the year...
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Re: Low Season and Closings
[Re: CSHAVNFUN]
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07/19/2017 07:54 PM
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They have closed for several years at that time of year. As to why? Vacation for staff, closing the resort for required renovation, closing during hurricane season, etc.
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