Fully agree with Carol about visiting the French side and focusing on Orient Village. As you now, GC is just a short jump from Orient and there should be no issues driving from one-to-the-other. Bistros Caraibes and Ocean 82 are two of my favorite restaurants on French St. Martin, and their quality from the past should still be there. Both had/have outstanding staffs that are eager to please, and I recommend both places very much. Personally, I wouldn't spend a whole lot of time hanging out in Grand Case (not sure what I would do there), but Orient Village is bouncing back and we'll be there in early March. After our visit I'll post a report on this forum that hopefully others will find helpful, but our time on the french side will be focused around Orient.