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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: mrdogz]
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07/30/2018 03:06 PM
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When there in April 2017,we never saw any topless or even remember seeing the sign. The menu had changed a lot and the service was not good.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: KGB]
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07/30/2018 03:47 PM
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It is not what it used to be. There are no late night parties and they are closed by about 8:00 PM. Once they started catering to the cruise ship people, they didn't need the night life people.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: candj]
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07/30/2018 04:02 PM
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It is not what it used to be. There are no late night parties and they are closed by about 8:00 PM. Once they started catering to the cruise ship people, they didn't need the night life people. Incorrect. THey have Jam sessions scheduled for every Sunday in April that starts at 7:00 and goes till late. Long after the cruise people have left.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/31/2018 08:40 AM
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That may be correct for April, but in the old days in December, every night was a late night and we didn't leave until 1 or 2 in the morning. In 2016 , when we were there in November/December,for three weeks, every night the place was closed at 8:00 PM. We had to start going to the Red Piano for any late night music and dancing. When we asked the manager why they didn't stay open late, he said he didn't need to since they had the cruise ships during the day. We will check it out again when we go this November/December but it will probably not be like it was back 5 years ago.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: candj]
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07/31/2018 10:50 AM
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I tried to edit my post to state August instead of April but it was to late. I would think part of the reasoning behind them not being open late when you were there was due to the lack of turism post Irma.
Last edited by SXMScubaman; 07/31/2018 10:51 AM.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: mrdogz]
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07/31/2018 02:13 PM
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Generally it is only busy on the week-ends for the night part with a lot of the locals. During the week Monday to Friday in the evening they do close very early. The current flow of Tourists are only from the Cruise Ships and that's only for the daytime .
Last edited by Kennys; 07/31/2018 02:13 PM.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/31/2018 06:28 PM
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candj
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Irma happened in 2017 and we were there for the 16 years before Irma. So what we were experiencing had nothing to do with Irma.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/31/2018 08:24 PM
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I would rate it very low. Kind of like Cheri's that is way past its prime compared to what it used to be. Poor service, poor attitude and mediocre (at BEST) food.
When you spend what you spend there, most will not admit it was for a lost cause.
J.D.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: mrdogz]
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07/31/2018 08:54 PM
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Sunset Beach Bar misses Neil Rooney. After Neil left, SSBB expanded, blew out and lost it's personality. Not saying growth is bad because the business grew. But it lost the personality it had as the Bar at the End of The Runway where you could watch airplanes and where Topless Women Drank For Free. It just became a Commercialized place to go.
JMHO
Rick and Grace
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/31/2018 08:57 PM
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That's another subject all by it's self. Let's not go there. Why, you love timeshares and you responded to the wrong poster.
J.D.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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07/31/2018 09:02 PM
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I love timeshares, they give me the opportunity to rent for around or less than the MF and I pay nothing upfront.
Isn't Sunset located on a timeshare property?
J.D.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: GaKaye]
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08/01/2018 10:20 AM
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Same experience as you Georgia. We went a few times when we first visited because it was a "must do", but learned quickly it wasn't worth the gas to get there, and we only live 5 minutes away! Lousy service, lousy food.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: BillandElaine]
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08/01/2018 11:25 AM
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I go back to when Neil/Brad had it and there was not much to it. It grew, food was pretty decent and new owners took over. As it continued to grow, food went downhill, service went from bad to very bad and it lost the "charm" that made it a great spot.
Last several times I was there, it continued to go downhill and I would be hard-pressed to return.
J.D.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: islandgem]
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08/01/2018 04:26 PM
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I totally agree. It is definitely not the place it used to be. It really started going downhill about 6 years ago. I forget when the guy from PA (John?) took over but he was the first to start running it into the ground and I think that was well longer than 6 years ago. Regardless, it is nothing at all like it used to be.
J.D.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: mrdogz]
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08/01/2018 08:29 PM
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For me, Maho beach is for drinks, watching both surf and planes and killing time. It doesn't need to be the 'coolest bar' or have great food. There are plenty of other places to experience that offer that.
Dolfer
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: ruralcarrier]
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08/02/2018 10:01 AM
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I totally agree. It is definitely not the place it used to be. It really started going downhill about 6 years ago. I forget when the guy from PA (John?) took over but he was the first to start running it into the ground and I think that was well longer than 6 years ago. Regardless, it is nothing at all like it used to be. Yes it was way longer than 6 years ago when John was there. He's the one that changed the name to SSBB & G. Didn't he then go do BBB? Then left island?
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: irina]
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08/02/2018 10:07 AM
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I totally agree. It is definitely not the place it used to be. It really started going downhill about 6 years ago. I forget when the guy from PA (John?) took over but he was the first to start running it into the ground and I think that was well longer than 6 years ago. Regardless, it is nothing at all like it used to be. Yes it was way longer than 6 years ago when John was there. He's the one that changed the name to SSBB & G. Didn't he then go do BBB? Then left island? I don't think he was ever at BBB but he did leave, or was forced to leave, the island. He had some anger and legal issues from what I recall.
J.D.
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Re: sunset beach bar
[Re: mrdogz]
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08/02/2018 11:16 AM
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Parking is the same as before. If you can find a spot out front, you are very lucky!!
Carol Hill
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