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Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? #222132
03/20/2020 06:34 PM
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It was my honeymoon and we stayed at Little Bay Beach Hotel....

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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222135
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Cobourg Ontario Canada
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Mont Vernon resort on orient beach. It was lovely in 1998.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222137
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Brookfield, CT.
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Mullet Bay Resort and Casino in 1973 - it was literally heaven on earth even if a lot of it was still under construction.


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"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat
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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222138
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Rhode Island
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Our first stay over was Royal Islander La Plage

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222140
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Auburn, WA
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Belair for 10 days. Then bought multiple weeks at Flamingo.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222143
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L’Hoste on Orient Beach.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222144
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October 1999 St Tropez Orient Beach

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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222145
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In one of the six rooms behind Hevea in Grand Case. Fodor's touted them as "for self-sufficient art-appreciating types". Also cheap. Got to SXM on Pan Am where we had lots of miles. Bought at Flamingo (then part of Pelican) on that trip. Now own eight weeks.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222146
03/20/2020 07:32 PM
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Northern California
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Our first visit was on our honeymoon cruise over 39 years ago, along with a one week stay on St. Croix. Our first stay was at Club O in 1991, which is the only place we have stayed for all of our visits.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222147
03/20/2020 07:35 PM
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Middle Tennessee
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L’ esplanade in GC

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222148
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After two cruise visits, spent New Years two weeks at Club Orient

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222151
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Beacon, NY
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Little Bay Hotel, June 1983.


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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222152
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Central Florida!
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Central Florida!
First trip staying on SXM, versus on cruises, February 1995, at Green Cay Villas, Orient Village.


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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222153
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WNY
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First stayed here after we found the Resort when we came to Mullet Bay from our Cruise. That was in the mid 80's and have visited the Island over 25 times since.

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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222154
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Peaceful Eastern North Carolin...
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We stayed at Le Meridien, in Anse Marcel. The property has been a few things since, and is now Secrets.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222156
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Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Stayed at Le Flamboyant in Nettle Bay, in July 1992.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222157
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Arizona
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The Pelican - in 1999


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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222158
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Portland, OR
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Divi Little Bay


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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222161
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Attleboro, MA
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Belair 1991. Bought time share next year, still own there.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222163
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Washington State
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Feb 2001 St Tropez on Orient Village

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222165
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After many cruises, Club Orient

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222167
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Actually first I stayed in a villa at Oyster Pond overlooking the Atlantic in 1985



Villa in Monte Vista.

Wendell

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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222168
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Port Huron, Michigan
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First trip to St. Maarten was in 1995 because another vacation trip was cancelled to Mexico. Chose Divi Little Bay over Dawn Beach Resort. Thank God we did. Divi survived, Dawn Beach did not., as Louis took care of them. We bought our time share then. Have been grateful ever since.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222169
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Caravanserai Hotel, 1977.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222170
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Virginia
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We stayed at Mullet Bay Resort and Casino in February 1985. Our first winter vacation together. We loved it so much we went back in August the same year and bought a unit at Mullet Bay which we visited twice each year until Hurricane Luis wiped it out.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222171
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We stayed at Mullet Bay Resort and Casino in February 1985. Our first winter vacation together. We loved it so much we went back in August the same year and bought a unit at Mullet Bay which we visited twice each year until Hurricane Luis wiped it out.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222172
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1998 Sonesta Great Bay....Back nine times since then always stay at Sonesta Maho

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222173
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Louisiana
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Club O the first time, and we were spoiled. Never stayed anywhere else on our return trips.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222174
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Calgary, Canada
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The Westin about 15 years ago - a big disappointment - but then we discovered Orient Beach and stayed at Alamanda, L'Hoste, Esmerelda and several privately owned villas and condos. Left last Saturday but we will return!

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222179
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Iowa & Minn.
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Iowa & Minn.
Chez Martine in Grand Case

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222190
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Anguilla, British West Indies
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La Belle Creole August 1988 for a job interview.


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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222193
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Boston
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Laguna Beach in Nettle Bay in 92

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222194
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Ohio
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First time, a Carnival cruise in 1990 and then stayed at Divi Little Bay in 1993.


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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222197
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East Haven, CT
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Mullet Bay in 1971. My parents bought a unit there and took the family down. As Pat said, still under construction, but even at that time, it was heaven on earth, especially for a 14 year old. Obviously stayed there til it got wiped out, one year at Cupecoy then discovered BSV. Been staying at BSV since 1997.

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222201
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New Fairfield, CT
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La Plantation

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222205
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St Maarten
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Divi Little Bay


Elaine
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God Bless the broken road....
Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222206
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La Playa in Orient Village



Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222207
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Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222209
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Pelican during New Year's week 2000

Re: Where did you stay on your first visit to SXM? [Re: sxmmartini] #222210
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Bobben, stayed at the Summit (sp?) in 1985 and many times thereafter. Always loved the friendly staff and close to Cupecoy beach.

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