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Where to stay
#154205
02/01/2018 11:35 PM
02/01/2018 11:35 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 528 Charleston, SC
StMartinMike
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Hello. everyone. We did not go to SXM last year as we did a staycation and had lots of events and weekend trips with the grandchildren. Did a lot more fishing as well.
Then along came Irma and we thought 2018 was a wash as well. Reading all of the positive reports from you folks has us thinking differently now. However, where does one stay now? We prefer the Dutch side, preferably in on near Simpson Bay. I turn to the experts for your advice.
Thank you, Mike.
"All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean...And when we go back to the sea...we are going back from whence we came." >((((º>
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: StMartinMike]
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02/02/2018 06:54 AM
02/02/2018 06:54 AM
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Joined: Mar 2001
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Atrium is up and running for one option. La Vista Beach has units available from what I understand.
J.D.
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: Beachnut82]
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02/02/2018 09:07 AM
02/02/2018 09:07 AM
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Yes, another good option that slipped my mind.
J.D.
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: lbksxm]
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02/02/2018 12:06 PM
02/02/2018 12:06 PM
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StMartinMike
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Thanks for all of the ideas and I did not realize there were this many. Atrium is interesting as we have always driven by it but never considered it. What should we look for as far as room location? We are looking at the last week of April extending into May, maybe ten days. Baker's Suites is another one. We have stayed at La Vista but I was thinking their folks would flock there after repairs. Been to Beachside as well and enjoyed it.
"All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean...And when we go back to the sea...we are going back from whence we came." >((((º>
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: StMartinMike]
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02/02/2018 12:20 PM
02/02/2018 12:20 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 18,728 Auburn, WA
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The Atrium two bed lockouts that I have seen are nice. The smaller lockout side is quite small with a microwave and small office type refrigerator.
Last edited by SXMScubaman; 02/02/2018 12:20 PM.
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: GaKaye]
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02/02/2018 01:17 PM
02/02/2018 01:17 PM
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Posts: 82,725 Central Florida!
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Actually, not, with regard to Atrium, unless you count leaning out from the side of your balcony and looking down Billy Folly Road toward the ocean, as being 'ocean view'. The rooms on the ocean side have nice views. The rooms on the other side have a view and the SOUND of the huge a/c units on the top of Market Garden. The noise is so loud, it makes it somewhat difficult to be on your balcony from some rooms. My room that I had at Atrium that I described above, was a nice room despite no view, but I only stayed there one night. If you're staying there for a week or so, do try your best to get an ocean view room. I moved to another, much better room after that. I would stay at Atrium again without any issue, if I had an ocean view room. I personally would do Beachside first, or Mary's Boon, as the beach is better. Right now, I do wonder whether Kim Sha is just way too busy for me, personally, with the cruise ship people coming there.
Carol Hill
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: RonDon]
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02/05/2018 09:32 AM
02/05/2018 09:32 AM
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BSV has finished two or three more rooms in the past week, so they are up to 6 or 7 at least by now. El Zafiro has always been overpriced for what it is.
Carol Hill
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: BeachKitten]
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02/06/2018 06:43 PM
02/06/2018 06:43 PM
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I don't need a restaurant onsite. I need my own grill and my own full kitchen, which is what BSV has. And I don't use the pool a lot, but I do use it, and I sure enjoy sitting out there underneath the gazebo, one of my absolute favorite places on earth! And personally, I don't like the modern look that El Zafiro has. I much prefer the Caribbean feel of Beachside. To each their own.
Carol Hill
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Re: Where to stay
[Re: StMartinMike]
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02/07/2018 02:13 PM
02/07/2018 02:13 PM
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We booked an apartment through VRBO.com. Found a nice apartment 60 feet from Orient Beach. carib cheers, doctorj
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