Carol has given you some great information but as is so often the case we can all look at the same things snd see them so differently.

Caveat - of the three places you’ve mentioned I have NOT stayed at Oyster Bay but only because it is so remote from the things we most enjoy, and I have also NOT stayed at Royal Palm - for my personal taste the general area outside the resort is too commercial and congested, but I’m pretty sure, once inside the resort itself it’s a lot different and you wouldn’t notice the traffic outside. Plus I want a beach that’s usable and I would never go in the water there and in fact, we were told thirty years ago not to swim in that general area.

My main issue in any place I stay is having my own beach with services where I can actually go in the water if I choose to, so that said, a couple of years ago we stayed at the Royal Islander Club Le Plage for two full weeks in a high two bedroom unit with incredible views. The unit was very nice and the balcony views were awesome. The pool is gorgeous and right off the beach so you have the best of both worlds, as long as Maho Beach is there - I’m sure you know it comes and goes. But the good news is Mullet Bay Beach is right around the corner if Maho is rocky and it’s about the best of the best IMHO. The restaurant at RICLP was good for breakfast and lite lunches or snacks and there are activities periodically that you can participate in. Or NOT! We usually chose not and they were fine with that, unlike some social directors at resorts and on cruise ships we’ve witnessed. Lots of excellent restaurants within very easy walking distance and I’m not much of a walker so you know they were close.

IMO the traffic outside the resort is a non-issue and once inside the resort you don’t even know it’s there. It’s blissfully enjoyable and you can be as involved or uninvolved as you choose. No pressure there.

To me, the only disadvantage to RICLP is the parking situation which you do have to pay for but it’s not all that bad. Even with all the things within easy walking distance - casinos, bars, restaurants, groceries, general shopping etc. - many of them just across the street - we will always rent a car and want that freedom even if we don’t use it much. I think the parking was like $30.00 a week or there about.

The best feature, according to my DH, was the easy viewing of the planes coming and going. From the balcony you have incredible views of them landing and from the outdoor hall way you have awesome views of the runways for takeoffs. The noise of the planes was an absolute non-issue to us and we would stay there again in a heartbeat if we couldn’t get reservations at BSV.

And in the event you’re wondering, my positive reaction to RICLP refers to LePlage only and not to La Terrasse, and no, I don’t own timeshare at either one. We rented through a private owner on their website rental pages.

Wherever you stay, enjoy yourselves. I’m sure this trip will be totally different from staying on your boat.