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Re: A great new place, White Sands
[Re: JanBob]
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Was this the old 'Tahoma' and if so, is there a reasonable amount of parking there? The beach is beautiful, for sure. Any thoughts on pricing and/or comments on food, if any?
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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05/29/2015 09:37 PM
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This new beach bar is called Zafiro and is located where the old White Sands Resort used to be and more recently Tahoma. It is right next to Beachside Villas. Some friends were there recently and said it was very nice.Hopefully it will be more successful than Tahoma.The parking was not great when we were last there about two years ago, so they will need to improve on that.
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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05/30/2015 12:27 PM
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Is it called White Sands Beach Bar or Zafiro??
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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05/30/2015 12:58 PM
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Great location but like so many on the island, parking is an issue. Unless more property is purchased I am not really sure how it is improved.
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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i think we might have seen you two at the bar (last sunday)? el zafiro (name of the place you are referring, formerly white sands) is a great place that we also stumbled upon. we used to frequent it when it was tahoma. drove there last week to see if another beach bar had opened up and there it was. newly opened, we were the only ones there and took advantage of having the beach all to ourselves. we enjoyed it so much that we brought our friends, flying in from ca a few days later, and turns out that our friends knew the owners! our friends are not frequent visitors to the island, but had met the owners in st.john a couple years ago. what a small world! during the soft opening and while they get situated, the restaurant and hotel are not yet open, just the bar. for the time, they are working with piece of cake to deliver food to the beach. as for parking, the lot is currently the same as before. so far parking has been a non issue for us whenever we go there. one of the reasons we enjoy that end of the beach, versus karakter, is the low key vibe. it does not get as congested and always a relaxing, peaceful beach day. wishing ed and nicole all the best with their new venture.
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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06/09/2015 10:28 PM
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And we will see you sometime this week! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
Are there beach chairs and umbrellas for rent?
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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06/10/2015 07:55 AM
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irish1223 said: Are there beach chairs and umbrellas for rent? That would be my question as well. We liked a Tahoma a LOT. Less crowded chair to chair than at Karakter, so cigarettes and dogs weren't a nuisance. Karakter has disappointed us recently (not the food, that's still great) but atmosphere, and lack of enough serviceable umbrellas. When it was Tahoma chairs and umbrellas were no charge if you were getting drinks or food. Is that the case with Zafiro?
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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06/10/2015 10:24 PM
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We spent the day on the beach there today and really enjoyed it! We had the place virtually to ourselves until 4 other people showed up. Bartender Anthony was great. Drinks were good. There are chairs and umbrellas on the beach, along with a small volleyball net. Surf was up a bit (pretty breezy) and there was some seaweed along the beachfront and down towards BSV. The seaweed looked a few days old though, we didn't see any fresh seaweed coming up on shore and none in the water. Parking will be challenging, as usual, if they get a crowd. We'll go back for sure!
Robin & Ed
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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06/11/2015 07:53 AM
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PreK176 said: Where is Piece of Cake located? They are on Welfare Road in Simpson Bay. #68, in Plaza Del Lago. We enjoy their breakfast and crepes. There's a crepe station right out front. I would guess transporting items to the beach they would be limited to their salads and sandwhiches. [/URL]
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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06/11/2015 03:39 PM
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GaKaye said: You didn't mention food, so I assume their kitchen is still not operational? Did they give you an idea of when that would be? Kitchen not up and running yet; Anthony only said 'soon', but did not specify exactly when that would be.
Robin & Ed
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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06/26/2015 10:34 AM
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I was there June 11. Parking is fine in low season. Two other people were there besides me. Bartender was great, and drinks are good. Still no food on site. Very windy the day I was there, surf looked rough, and there was seaweed. Rest rooms include showers, which is a plus. The place has potential but, at this point, I prefer other locations. See my trip report for a couple of pictures.
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Re: A great new place, White Sands
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08/10/2015 08:53 AM
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Has anybody been to the White Sands recently and if so how was it <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />
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