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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
[Re: boucharda]
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02/10/2015 08:34 AM
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Anybody remember when the Indiana Beach Bar was there? Same location as The Greenhouse and VERY LOUD just about every night.
Staying at Royal Palm we get some noise but it is usually done by a somewhat reasonable time. Noise abatement is pretty good in the units at Royal Palm so it is not so much an issue most of the time.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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lcote said: Sadly, BOTH of our Divi timeshares have this problem. The one in St Maarten faces Little Bay and the music at Gizmo's travels across the bay. We started requesting a room on Great Bay because the sound from Phillipsburg doesn't travel as much. Our unit at Divi faces Point Blanche and we sometimes hear music from across the bay but nothing too loud. Once a schooner was docked across the way, had mast lighted and a rocking party going on but no other noise problems.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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02/10/2015 02:25 PM
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I remember reading something in the Daily Herald a while ago (maybe a year or more) about officials cracking down on noise from Soggy Dollar and some other places. At that time, it was people from the area who complained. Sounds like people need to complain again..
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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When we were staying at the Atrium, the noise was bad also. We asked management if there were noise ordinances and were told there was nothing they could do.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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02/12/2015 07:41 PM
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Actually, that is a much more recent press release than I remember, but it does seem to at least give somewhere for people to complain. I would suggest that people do complain. There is nothing worse to me than trying to sleep at night, when there is a boom-boom-boom bass drum going somewhere, or even worse, audible music.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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Re: Noise pollution at Simpson Bay (continued)
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Mpant said: That's why you need to stay on the French side! I'm guessing this was meant as a tongue in cheek comment, but if not, you have to know there are a great number of Dutch side locations where noise pollution is a total non-issue. We stay on the Dutch side in one of the most convenient yet peaceful areas you could possibly want. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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02/12/2015 10:51 PM
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Sorry, noise pollution has zero to do with cruise ships. I have no clue why you would think that is remotely related?
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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Carol_Hill said: Sorry, noise pollution has zero to do with cruise ships. I have no clue why you would think that is remotely related? Some arguments just aren't worth having....... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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Carol_Hill said: Sorry, noise pollution has zero to do with cruise ships. I have no clue why you would think that is remotely related? I agree with you (and that's one of the firsts <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />), cruisers have no impact on noise pollution or crowding at night. They are long gone by the time all the night life begins.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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Having over forty years of annual trips to this island I'm thinking its a little late to start worrying now. Many of us were singing that song twenty-five years ago.
There are a lot of islands, many of which I've been blessed to visit and still more I havent, but based on my own experiences year after year, there is no other Caribbean island, IMHO, that offers all that SXM has to offer at the same prices and convenience levels.
We all have to do what works for Us individually, but when all is said and done, the bulk of my money is still on St. Martin. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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02/13/2015 09:51 AM
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Mpant, if you want to discuss saving the island, please start a new thread for that. The reason people are objecting to your posts is that this thread is about the specific topic of noise pollution.
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Re: Noise pollution at Simpson Bay (continued)
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02/13/2015 10:51 AM
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raftmaster1 said: A member of the management team at The Villas @ Simpson Bay told me that there are no noise ordinances on SXM and that when the authorities are approached about the blaring music, their response is "Well they have a permit." This is yet another insult to timeshare owners and renters that SXM scorns even as they suck up their cash to the tune of $50 a week for timeshare tax. Outrageous! Do you think residents enjoy the noise? I live close to LaVista where they have karaoke on Wed. night. I'm sick to death of the caterwauling going on over there. It's so nice to have a nice breeze blowing through the house at night while watching tv or having a late dinner but then someone who had a bit too much to drink starts to "sing"! We always end up closing the windows to keep the noise out. So it's not an insult to timeshare owners or renters. It's an insult to everyone who doesn't enjoy this type of thing. A lot of the places that feature live music or karaoke think this is what the tourists want. On another note, I saw the double decker bus giving a tour to some older tourists. As it neared me, I could hear rap music blasting from the bus. The riders didn't look impressed. In my opinion, they should take a poll on what people actually want or expect on a Caribbean island.
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Re: Noise pollution at Simpson Bay (continued)
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02/13/2015 10:56 AM
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<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> Inside joke! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Personally, I don't care for Kareoke, anywhere on the planet.
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Re: Noise pollution at Simpson Bay (continued)
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02/13/2015 11:20 AM
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pat said: We stay on the Dutch side in one of the most convenient yet peaceful areas you could possibly want. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> Ditto Pat.....though the tranquility is occasionally broken by that darn party boat that traverses the lagoon...blaring music.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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02/13/2015 12:05 PM
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axd0424 said: It's probably just me but staying at the villas I love sitting outside listening to the music and remembering my younger days. Unfortunately, the music from my younger days didn't include Rap "music" blasting or bass so loud that it makes my heart "thump" in time to the bass. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Give me some good reggae music any day but played at a decibel level that is not going to break my eardrums.
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Re: Noise pollution at the Villas at Simpson Bay
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02/13/2015 12:21 PM
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Ditto on the reggae which we'd love to hear more of on the island along with more steel drum and pan, and I personally would be very happy to do without the loud rap and blasting base combo!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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