I'm in my 70s and my wife is catching up so we are similar in ages and we love the French side of the island. Did visit on the Dutch side before, but too hectic for us. We had stayed for years at the Alamanda in Orient Village, but decided to rent a villa with our own private pool. We stay about 5 minutes from Orient Beach and love it. We have been to Grand Case Beach Club before and found it nice, but not in the same class as Orient Village as far as I'm concerned. The restaurants in the village are getting close to matching those along Grand Case row. Orient village is a protected community for safety if that's a must for you. And, you are only 10 minutes to Marigot, 15 to Philipsburg and perhaps 25 minutes to the airport. Check out my blog link below to see some of the villas we have rented in Orient.