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Re: October Visit
[Re: horncusker]
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04/03/2015 01:54 PM
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Your choices are all good, yes. I would add Royal Palm Resort to the mix also, as, for walking to different bars and restaurants, I find Royal Palm to have the largest selection of places that you can walk to.
My only other suggestion is PLEASE add additional time to your trip!! That just seems such a short time to be on island, by the time you blow the whole day getting there and the whole day coming home!!
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Re: October Visit
[Re: horncusker]
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04/03/2015 04:18 PM
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There is so much to see on SXM, such a short trip seems a shame. I also suggest that you check into a car rental, at least for part of your trip.
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Re: October Visit
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04/03/2015 10:42 PM
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We are staying at the Atrium October 17th to October 24th. We have been to St. Martin the last 5 years in October, but first time staying in Simpson Bay. I understand this is a lively area and close to Buccaneer Beach Bar and Greenhouse restaurant This will be a new experience for us staying in Simpson Bay, but looking forward to it. We are moving on the 24th for a second week at Divi. We have stayed there before so we know what to expect there.
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Re: October Visit
[Re: horncusker]
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04/07/2015 10:23 AM
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Hey Nebraska Fan,
Did a quick search on Kayak.com this a.m., searching for "Packages" on their website. You can get a week at various places in October, and include airfare, saw several options in the $950 range. I am quite certain you won't see any direct flights from Omaha or Lincoln to SXM, but that is something to look at also. Try to get a flight that gets to SXM mid-day rather than late at night, same thing for flight home, don't take the first flight out, we like to fly out in mid-afternoon for the way home. You can get some more beach / bar / casino time that way. I probably wouldn't book the car on that site, you can get good deals for car rental while on the island. Some hotels will book the car for you right at the hotel, whether that be for one week or two days. As to car rentals, we pretty much stick with the smaller Hyundai cars, they are easy to park and cheaper to rent.
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Re: October Visit
[Re: RonDon]
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04/07/2015 12:22 PM
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RonDon said: Yes all are located in a heavy traffic, lots of bars and casual restaurants area.
Some would disagree with us but we don't find it very caribbean-like, just another tourist area to drink and eat. But then we're not the bar hop type. Beaches just OK. Were you planning to rent a car? We always do and visit other better beaches. I'd really agree with this. These are the right places to look for what the OP was asking but you will lack the really Caribbean Islandy experience in our opinions anyway.
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