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Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/22/2019 12:35 PM
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Re: Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/22/2019 12:42 PM
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It's a nice write up. ...Which it should be, since I suspect that publication basically looks to be all glorified ads..
Carol Hill
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Re: Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/22/2019 12:55 PM
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It’s a nice little write-up and happy to say we found El Zafiro before it opened as such. On our first visit they were still building and then painting their bar. We’ve breakfasted, lunched, beached and actually stayed there and it’s been all good.
Nicole and Ed have created a lovely little taste of the old SXM we came to love so long ago. But I have to add, they weren’t hosting/offering the Pilates and beach parties along with the cruise ship passengers on a regular basis then. Not sure how much I’d enjoy that addition but I definitely understand their need to do so.
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pat
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Re: Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/23/2019 08:05 AM
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We learned during our April visit that they had begun taking on two "small" bus loads of boat visitors each day that the ship has takers. Many more chairs than before. The visitors stay for lunch and then move on. Not too disrupting and helps the staff stay busy and employed. Seems to be working. This week a Mega Yacht, the Voyager Bikini (name was changed from Danah Voyager) is off the shore. My guess is that it is too big to make it into the harbor so it is parked in Simpson Bay. A 92 foot supply ship transformed into a 5 story yacht. Some billionaire, unknown, paid the tab. https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/90m-voyager-completes-three-year-conversion--29937b. Marshall Island flag is mentioned on another site.
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Re: Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/23/2019 10:45 AM
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We were there in either May or November when cruise passengers came in. They were only there for a couple of hours, and didn't really disrupt our peace and quiet too much. We stayed at EZB for a few nights before one of our stays at BSV and we’re very happy with our time there. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful or accommodating and we thoroughly enjoyed all the meals we had at their restaurant, mostly breakfasts and salad lunches. We did have dinner there one evening and my DH said he thought the scallop app he ordered was one of the best he’d ever had. At that time there was a very pleasant young man, Tim I think, who was working the beach for them. The last afternoon-early evening we were there, we looked out and saw him setting up every beach lounge they had along the length of their beach. We thought at first Tim had lost it and was just bored to tears and filling up his time by possibly cleaning all the chairs? On our departure the next morning we stopped to wish him and the rest of the staff well and couldn’t resist asking what was with all the chair set-ups and were told they were expecting a hundred cruise ship guests for lunch. Yikes! I don’t know if that was for real or perhaps a bit of wishful thinking on their part but I couldn’t help but breathe a big sigh of relief we were moving that day but only because we don’t enjoy being in such a crowded situation. I’m sure, given the very warm hospitality we’ve always been shown by all the EZB staff it makes for a good day for everyone but just not one we’d choose to be a part of.
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Re: Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/24/2019 02:21 PM
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Being fans of El Zafiro, we tend to go often. We have had breakfast and lunch there but not dinner. Ed and Nicole worked hard getting things up and running. They were hit hard by Irma, as was everyone. They could have packed it in, but didn’t. They rebuilt quickly and nicely.
I understand their jumping at a cruise ship opportunity. Staying at BSV this year we were able to see how they were setting up. If we saw they were getting ready for a ship excursion day we stayed at BSV until the crowds eased.
One thing we noticed is they don’t seem to have a deal with Royal Caribbean.
Any way, I wish them well, they are 2 hardworking and very nice people.
Rick and Grace
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Re: Kudos to el Zafiro!
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07/29/2019 11:22 PM
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Fsxm,
No pool but yes to a restaurant and bar. Food seems to get mixed reviews but for us it has always been good. DH still talks about the delicious sauteed scallop app he had there last year. The rooms are not high end fancy but they are still nice. We stayed upstairs in the Sapphire Suite and enjoyed the view from our balcony. My only complaint, being very short, was the height of the bed and when I mentioned it to the concierge she camectontgecfoom later in the day with a little footstool. Pretty nice service and totally unexpected, but considerably appreciated. Free chairs on the beach, goes without saying and when we were there we had no problems using our MC for both meal and room charges. The staff was beyond excellent and Nicole and Ed are very nice to do business with.
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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