Thanks for all the responses. In the interest of full disclosure, we have been traveling to Sint Maarten for 26 years and have been to most of the places mentioned but I wanted to hear other opinions and experiences in the hope that it would help me make a decision. Carol.....Astra is the one place we haven't been to so I would like to hear what you have to say about it. It was on my list this past April (I even ran off a hard copy of their menu before leaving for Sint Maarten) but we never made it. Their prices seemed to be on the high side although I thought their steak prices were reasonable. Not so worried about the cost as long as the food and experience matches the prices.