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Re: cost of St. Barts for a day
[Re: RonDon]
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01/17/2016 03:56 PM
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d_fish
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We visited St. Barts last year by plane. If I remember correctly it cost roughly 70 Euro each way on a commuter plane from the L'Esperance Airport, St. Martin. We did not rent a car in St. Martin, don't know if I would bother. But it depends on what you are planning to do there. We ate a late lunch at a great restaurant for ambience and people watching. http://www.tombeach.com/la-plage-restaurant/ It is a 7 minute walk from the airport. It is pricy but quite the experience. I believe lunch for the four in our party was approximately 400 Euro which included 2 bottles of wine and the lunch lasted 3 hours. We were not rushed out but lingered while we were waiting our return flight. Quite the experience! To give you an idea of our day there, we took an early flight from St. Martin. We walked into Gustavia, spent most of the day there, ate a light breakfast, window shopped, walked and explored. We then took a cab to La Plage for our late lunch. Then walked back to the airport for our flight back. It was a spectacular day - well worth every euro!! Would I do it again - YES in a heartbeat!!
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Re: cost of St. Barts for a day
[Re: d_fish]
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01/17/2016 04:20 PM
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I use Gumbs Car Rental on St Barth. You can find pricing at http://gumbs-car-rental.com They have a booth at the airport, or will deliver a car to the ferry terminal. My advice is to do as d_fish suggests, and fly St Barth Commuter out of the Grand Case Airport. Lunch can vary from $30 for cheeseburgers, fries, and beers for two at Le Select to $400 - $500 for two after pillaging the wine list at a 5-star beachfront hotel.
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Re: cost of St. Barts for a day
[Re: zoe]
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01/18/2016 06:38 PM
01/18/2016 06:38 PM
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zoe said: Can anyone give me a ballpark figure for what I can expect to pay for a day to St. Barts by plane?... $17,000!!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/thinks.gif" alt="" /> funny article about St. Barth...(link to another forum since the original article on the Miami Herald site doesn't seem to be available anymore)... Dave Barry Visits St. Barth
Last edited by IslandBoi; 01/18/2016 06:40 PM.
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Re: cost of St. Barts for a day
[Re: IslandBoi]
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01/26/2016 07:28 PM
01/26/2016 07:28 PM
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SXMDEE
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Loved this -- My experience, the first trip I took.
"...Fortunately the ferry ride lasted only an hour and 15 minutes -- or, translated into Seasickness Time, eight years..."
Dee
Hope this helps
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