TravelTalkOnline Forums Thread Like Summary - It's been a while - how is SXM?

Hello all, we used to go to SXM every years for 2-3 weeks, we had timeshares but gave them up. We visited from 2000-2014 but hubby had to retire due to illness and travel became untenable. I was so very sorry when Irma devastated the island and am wondering how SXM has recovered over the past few years? I know Club Orient has not been rebuilt, and that Busby's/Daniel's By The Sea and Captain Oliver's were wiped out. What other institutions didn't make it? How has the island changed in general?

That's a hard question to answer, how the island has changed. It is definitely more built up and I personally do not care at ALL for the high rises in Cupecoy. There are more cars. But I think the essence of the island is the same, if you ignore the 'noise'. I still can't imagine anywhere else on earth I'd rather be.

No, actually, SSBB to begin with was cool, when Neil owned it.