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Hello! I sent Dreams a message last week about a small quick renewal of vows on their beach in early November with a dinner and drinks for four people afterwards but have not got a response. I see they are a sponsor here. Should I wait a little longer for an answer as it is island time? Thanks, Matt

Have you tried contacting them via their Facebook page? They usually responds very quickly.

I agree with contacting them via their Facebook page. Bruno monitors that, as well as other restaurant staff.

Thank you! I will try that route.

You could also call. 590 690 759 105 and talk to Bruno. Not sure how to call the number from the us unless it's just adding 011 in the front?

Sent them an email a week ago - no reply.... I'm not on Facebook , so is there any other was contacting them, any other email address that they check more often? I need to make a reservation for March 2017....

Sorry, for a reservation for the restaurant in March 2017?? Regardless, did you try to call them on the phone???

Yes, for March 2017. There is a large group to accommodate and everything has to be perfect for a big event. I tried calling but something is wrong, I seems to can't connect correctly.. It's ok, I will ask somebody with the Facebook account to give them a shout.

I went on Facebook and sent them a message. He replied and said to send him an email at dreams.sxm@gmail.com I did and he replied. We are communicating back and forth now. Thanks, Matt

When in March 2017 is this "BIG" event?

I ask because they usually close the place for events and we're going in March and would hate to decide on a day and find we couldn't eat there? Thanks.

Being as we are on the Dreams topic...can anyone give me specific directions to the place? I have been to SXM a few times and have never been yet,,,so on my bucket list for this January. Take me driving from the Sapphire resort,,,as I think I head out that way. We are staying at Royal Palm this time, but I have a "fairly" good idea of the island....really appreciate your help...have heard so many good things about Dreams, that we def want to try it. Thank you!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/circle.gif" alt="" />

Dreams is very close to Sapphire. Just make a LEFT out of the resort, headed toward Port du Cupecoy and the French side. Go basically straight through that little roundabout directly in front of Port du Cupecoy and then you will be on the French side. From that point, it is maybe only about 5 minutes to Dreams. Keep going on that road. Eventually you will see a big sign on the left hand side of the road, that says Dreams (and Le Sand, I think). If you actually arrive in Marigot, you have gone too far, so turn around and go back. The sign is pretty big, so fairly hard to miss, but like I said, if you get to the speed bumps in Marigot, you have gone too far..

Meg,

Carol is spot on......just turn left out of Sapphire and head to Sandy Ground/Marigot and it's about halfway there on the left hand side of the road. There's a big sign and it's pretty hard to miss - you'll have no problem finding it. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />

Thanks Carol and Pat...I have a real good idea where it is now. I want to have a nice dinner there. What is the beach like there? or is it mostly for dinner and entertainment?

Not the best beach for swimming or sunning as the sun usually sets behind you off to the side. Hard to position your lounger to enjoy both the sun and water. Usually a large slope to the waters edge.

Unfortunately Dreams is not on the best beach for swimming , but it is a delightful place to enjoy good food and drinks and spend a relaxing day. Some days there is musical entertainment and fashion shows.There is a nice little boutique there for shopping for beach items as well.Lots of parking and friendly service.

This is purely MY opinion, but I don't personally feel Dreams Beach on Baie Nettle is much of a swimming beach with all the great ones the island has to offer on both sides. It's not terrible, but certainly not one of the best either. But the Dreams staff rakes it every morning and certainly keeps it very clean and inviting.

Dreams Beach itself is relatively small by comparison to Orient, Mullet or Simpson Bay Beach although it's very long; the beach furnishings are outstanding but the slant of the beach doesn't allow for great sunning exposure; but OMGoodness, the food there is absolutely incredible and the service has been very good each time we've gone.

In my own personal dreams I would like to take the kitchen of Dreams along with some of their furnishings and combine these with the actual beach at the Anse Marcel Beach Club along with the uniqueness of the physical restaurant itself and I would be in my personal idea of heaven on the island. The restaurant at Anse Marcel is a nicer setting and the food is very, very good but I've always found the food at Dreams to be mostly exceptional.

Truth is - I love them both for very different reasons. But make sure you check with Dreams because I don't believe they're open every night for dinner although this may just apply to the time of year we're usually there.

I'm going to disagree with my friends Pat and Elizabeth, only because I don't go to the beach for either the sun or the water. I know I'm probably in the minority there. I love that I can sit in the shade under an umbrella, but get up and take a nice long walk along the shore if I choose. There's lots of good sea glass hunting there too. The comfort of the lounges and the proximity of the bar are great there too. And of course, I can't say enough about Bruno and his staff, along with the delicious food.

As far as a nice dinner there, he's not open for dinner every night during the low season; so depending on when you're going, you'll want to confirm that.

As others have said, the beach there isn't the best. We don't go there for the beach, but for the ambiance and the delightful food. And as others have said, they are usually not open every night for dinner. Check with them to see which nights they are open for dinner.

That said, their menu is very extensive and I think that perhaps the menu at lunch offers everything they offer at dinner. So what we do is to go there for a magnificent lunch on the beach, and several hours in their comfy chairs, then have a light dinner at 'home'. Either way, you should enjoy yourself!

We had gone there once before Bruno took over so knew not to expect a lot from the beach. Our sole purpose was to eat and eat we did. We had one of the longest lunches I can remember in a long time and it was wonderful. From the service to the food and ambience we were extremely satisfied. David was hesitant to go for lunch because he would rather be at the beach sunning and in the water than taking the time out of the day to formally sit down and eat. He was just as thrilled as I was and it was an extra special lunch as we got to see and talk with Bruno. It will not take any convincing in the future on my part to get him to go for a "sit down leisurely lunch."

Thank you for that! Just fired up an email to him again.

Thanks everyone,,for sure going there...we are on the island in January, so should be good.

Just to let you guys know that Bruno finally replied to me. It looks like they are closed for a renovations till October 15...

Now that I read your post I realized perhaps it's why we enjoy Dreams so much. We too are not swimmers nor sun worshipers. We go to SXM for the food and ambience of places.

Me too. I like to be ON the beach, but I am actually not out in the sun much. I generally hide under the umbrella and really don't get in the water much. Love to LOOK at the water, but all that sand all over and sea salt doesn't appeal that much. I love a nice dip in the pool though, then go hide under the umbrella! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

I agree. When we stay at Divi we want one of the units facing Great Bay so we can eat, drink on the lanai and watch activity on the water and the cruise ships arrive. We sometimes go to the pool if we can get shade. I'd hate to have one of Divi's units on the beach because they have sun all day.

Dreams for the food and shade in a "clam-shell" or Zafire to enjoy the beach under the shade of an umbrella. We've considered BSV in the past but always thought we'd in in full sunshine.

RonDon--BSV has a porch for each unit which is fully shaded, basically all the time, with two chaise lounge chairs, and a small dining table with two chairs. Or, on the sand itself, we always rent an umbrella from Craig at Packlight, for about $10 a week for a huge big sturdy umbrella.

Also, you can sit in the main living room, as I usually do, in a huge big comfy chair, smack dab in front of the slider, and have a full, unobstructed view of the water. Also, there is a lovely shady gazebo by the pool with two large dining tables with several chairs around them. We generally go off season, but I can usually sit there in the shade by the pool and read, with a view of the ocean AND the airport, and have the place all to myself. Next time you're on island, you should go check out the units.

I agree absolutely with Carol. The place isn't glass and chrome and glitz but totally comfy. My DH is NOT that much off a sun worshipper but he thoroughly enjoyed napping on the porch and he also enjoyed the gazebo area on the pool deck. You really should check it out, Rosemary. The thing I most enjoyed was hearing the sounds of the waves crashing at night - you could hear them in the bedroom even with the sliders shut and locked.

Thanks Carol & Pat.

I had thought there was no shade but now I can consider booking there. Hubby has had several incidents of skin cancer so shade's a must.

You can look at some of my trip reports, or even their website, there are pictures of the covered deck.

here's a shot of the deck at BSV
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Thanks fabila.

If waking up in the morning to a lovely bright sun with the , Turquoise ocean at your feet and peace and quiet. BSV is the way to go!! We love hanging out with our BSV friends of many years by the pool at the end of the day. Yes, it has a shaded deck. I'm "there" right now!! LOL!! Yes it is our home away from home every October/Nov! http://beachsidevillas.com/

BSV looks very impressive! Love the video Gene. I have heard a lot of people talk about it on this forum but it is truly a gem and one of the nicest and closest to the beach on the island. Very reasonably priced as well for the proximity to a nice beach. Too bad we are locked in at OBBR for our trip in November, but will look into it for our next trip.

If you want glitz and glamour and marble and granite and dishwashers and rainfall showers, Beachside Villas is not for you. If you want your own 'private' beach, two steps from your private shaded porch, with a full unobstructed view of the beach, then BSV is for you.

Carol, just watched the video and that's exactly what the caribbean should look like--not like the Westin.

Thanks, Colour1 for sharing the video.