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Re: Returning in May
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04/19/2019 02:32 PM
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Palm Beach, LaPlaya and Pedro's are NOT open. LaPlaya they are supposed to be opening possibly in July. The other two, as far as I know, no definite plans to reopen. Waikiki they are supposed to be working on. Not idea when it will reopen. Bikini, Kontiki, and Kakao are open, as well as L'Astrolabe at Esmeralda, Café Plantation, and most of the restaurants in Orient Village are open.
Most of the restaurants in Grand Case are NOT open. There are only a couple of restaurants, Rainbow, and a couple of smaller ones, open on the water side in Grand Case. Grand Case Beach Club is currently open, but is supposed to close for renovations around June 1. Calmos is NOT open, allegedly supposed to be reopening around the end of this year, although no repairs have been started there, to my knowledge. Auberge Gourmande, as well as most of the rest of the LAND side restaurants, are open.
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Re: Returning in May
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04/20/2019 10:37 AM
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Re: Returning in May
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04/20/2019 01:03 PM
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Some open restaurants in Grand Case: Bistrot Caraibes, L'Auberge Gourmand, La Villa, Le Cottage, Piazza Pascal, Spiga, "something" Cerise's, the old Il Neptuno- the new name slips my mind,Le Pressoir, the Lolo's, and I think there's a few more that I'm forgetting now. Certainly a good variety to choose from!
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Re: Returning in May
[Re: travelstar19]
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04/20/2019 07:45 PM
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Also will be there in May for our third time since Irma. Can’t get enough of St. Martin. carib cheers from the frozen tundra of Maine. doctorj 28 sleeps left.
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Re: Returning in May
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04/21/2019 02:30 PM
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Isn't Waikiki the restaurant on the beach at Esmeralda?? Wait, I think maybe that's Coco?? Old age setting in. The restaurant at Esmeralda on the beach is definitely under construction, whatever the name is!
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Re: Returning in May
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04/23/2019 11:25 AM
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Marigot looks great. Not so for Grand Case.
The airport is far from being back to what it was but at least they are using some of the inside building. Not long ago everything was under tents.
Last edited by RonDon; 04/23/2019 11:25 AM.
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Re: Returning in May
[Re: travelstar19]
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04/23/2019 11:28 AM
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The airport? Not at all back to normal, but functional. When your plane lands, there's no jetways to disembark. You go down the old-fashioned outside stairs and board a bus that takes you to customs & immigration. Depending upon how many planes are landing at that particular time, this can go fairly well or take a while. The day we landed -- a Tuesday -- the lines were decent and we got through in about 20 minutes. Then, it's over to baggage to claim your luggage and you're on you way.
When leaving St. Martin I would suggest getting to the airport about 2 hours before your flight takes off. Any earlier is basically unnecessary, and cutting it too tight can be stressful. The airport has 24 temporary service windows set up covering the various airlines. Once you find yours, you can check your bags and get your boarding passes. Then, it's over into another room for security (and another checking of passports) before you enter into a larger room where you can wait and have a bite to eat before heading down to your departure gate. The bathrooms in this area are quite small, so give yourself extra time if there's a line going into the ladies' washroom. From here, you can head down to your respective gate where there is additional seating before you get inline to exit the facility and board your flight. Once again there were no working jetways when we we there last month, so they typically board the planes with two elevated stairways in the front and from the back. To their defense the people working here are doing the best they can until things return to normal someday.
Didn't visit Marigot, but I'm sure others on this board can fill you in.
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Re: Returning in May
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04/24/2019 04:51 PM
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Sorry, I meant just the restaurant was closing, but that wasn't what I said... Anyway, that's good news that they will remain open. Wonder who will be taking it over? Wouldn't it be wonderful if it were Bruno from Dreams!!
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Re: Returning in May
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04/25/2019 03:09 PM
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Wondering if Anse Marcel beach is open to the public or only people staying at the resort ? All the beaches in Saint Martin are public beaches. As of the end of March, there was no resort in Anse Marcel.
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