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Re: water issues
[Re: icycooler]
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12/14/2023 07:54 PM
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We just returned from spending two and a half weeks in orient village with no water issues. Hopefully they have things under control.
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Re: water issues
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12/14/2023 08:41 PM
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I have seen some recent reports of no water, so I really don't think the issues have been resolved. If it were ME, booking a place on the French side right now, I would require an alternate source of water, OR I would make sure I could back out of a booking with no penalty, at any point.
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Re: water issues
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12/15/2023 06:50 AM
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Our first day on the island staying in orient village we lost all water at about 6:00am. Locals said it was a water main break and about half the french side was without water. Think it lasted around 4 hours. Our property manager said when they repair one water main break they discover another immediately after they repair it when the water is turned back on. That was on Sunday December 3rd.
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Re: water issues
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12/15/2023 08:23 PM
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We were still in orient village on Dec 3 and did not have any water outages. I know people are concerned about this problem,but people commenting without actual knowledge is a disservice. I will book our spring trip in orient village without worrying about the water.
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Re: water issues
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12/15/2023 09:45 PM
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We were still in orient village on Dec 3 and did not have any water outages. I know people are concerned about this problem,but people commenting without actual knowledge is a disservice. I will book our spring trip in orient village without worrying about the water. Not sure who that is aimed at, but the problems with water on the French side are very well documented. Glad you are not concerned, but I personally would be very concerned with it.
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Re: water issues
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12/16/2023 04:10 PM
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Steve I was not doubting what you said…you were actually there and experienced the problem. I was referring specifically to someone who doesn’t stay in orient but always has an opinion. We were there on Dec 3 and were fortunate that we didn’t have a problem. Our villa was on the opposite side of the restaurants across from the entrance to Alamanda. Sorry I wasn’t clear in the first place.
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Re: water issues
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12/23/2023 02:09 PM
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hi, all!
looking into a last minute stay over the holiday. we've been to the island a handful of times over the years.
have the option of a stay on either side. how severe, unpredictable, has the water issue been?
we're bringing along our young kids and the water issue would make for a big dent to the holiday.
terres basse (french side) vs cupecoy (dutch side)
thoughts regarding reliability of water on either side or either part of the island?
thanks in adavance! cheers
Last edited by cipher77; 12/23/2023 02:20 PM. Reason: syntax
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