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St. Martin electricity, etc.
We're headed to St. Martin from 16 to 29 December, our first visit. Does the
220vac service in St. Martin use the standard French two and three prong plugs? Has anyone stayed at the Beach Plaza Hotel, and do you have any cautions or recommendations? Any recommendations for places to eat in Marigot? We generally have our larger meal at lunch time, and a lighter meal at supper. Thanks -- Larry |
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On 10/24/2007 11:07 AM pltrgyst plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and
said: We're headed to St. Martin from 16 to 29 December, our first visit. Does the 220vac service in St. Martin use the standard French two and three prong plugs? Has anyone stayed at the Beach Plaza Hotel, and do you have any cautions or recommendations? Any recommendations for places to eat in Marigot? We generally have our larger meal at lunch time, and a lighter meal at supper. Thanks -- Larry Beware! You might find yourself on the beach at lunch time and you won't want to get up from your lounge. In some tropical locations noon tends to be a time to kick back. After sunset things liven up. Don't be alarmed if you break your routine and "go native". If you don't get many responses, just use your nose and eyes to pick out a place to eat. Does it smell inviting? Is there a healthy number of people there? If they post a menu, does it fit your budget? Is the menu intriguing but comprehensible? If so, then go ahead. I'm sure that's what you do. If you find that you've eaten more than you normally would, don't panic. Find a club in the evening and go dancing! You're on vacation, enjoy, indulge have fun! -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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We went to St. Martin last year. I do not know anything about the hotel.
I really found a lot of information on a site. Traveltalkonline.com. --You can get many questions answered on resturants or anything about the island. Enjoy your stay |
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:19:42 -0400, Brian K wrote:
Beware! You might find yourself on the beach at lunch time and you won't want to get up from your lounge. In some tropical locations noon tends to be a time to kick back. After sunset things liven up. Don't be alarmed if you break your routine and "go native". Thanks for the suggestions, but not likely. We've spent a lot of time in Mexico and other Latin American countries, just not much in the islands. And we're more likely to play tennis in the morning, then walk or scooter around the island and shop for a couple of hours, then kill the first half of the afternoon having lunch, then hit the beach until sunset. Followed by a light supper and some reading. We're not really night people at our advanced ages (61 and 53). 8 If you don't get many responses, just use your nose and eyes to pick out a place to eat. Does it smell inviting? Is there a healthy number of people there? If they post a menu, does it fit your budget? Is the menu intriguing but comprehensible? If so, then go ahead. I'm sure that's what you do. Yes, pretty much. We spend two or three weeks a year wandering around France and other European countries without any set plans, and we're confirmed -- and experienced -- foodies. If you find that you've eaten more than you normally would, don't panic. Find a club in the evening and go dancing! You're on vacation, enjoy, indulge have fun! Geez, Brian, you should be a combination travel agent and cheerleader! -- Larry |
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pltrgyst wrote: Yes, pretty much. We spend two or three weeks a year wandering around France and other European countries without any set plans, and we're confirmed -- and experienced -- foodies. Then you really want to eat in Grand Case, up the road from Marigot. The places around the Marigot Marina Royale are decent French Bistros or Brasseries. I've eaten at most of them but the real food is in Grand Case but most of those restaurants don't serve lunch. You could eat for several weeks in Grand Case and never repeat a restaurant. |
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:42:17 -0700, Tamzen Cannoy
wrote: Then you really want to eat in Grand Case, up the road from Marigot. The places around the Marigot Marina Royale are decent French Bistros or Brasseries. I've eaten at most of them but the real food is in Grand Case but most of those restaurants don't serve lunch. You could eat for several weeks in Grand Case and never repeat a restaurant. Thanks. Yes, we are planning on a lot of meals in Grand Case. Didn't know that many of the restaurants there are dinner only, though. That might make us re-plan our daily schedules. But you touched on exactly what I was hoping for -- a recommendation or two for those brasseries in Marigot with the best confit, onglet and frites, etc. -- Larry |
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pltrgyst wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:42:17 -0700, Tamzen Cannoy wrote: Then you really want to eat in Grand Case, up the road from Marigot. The places around the Marigot Marina Royale are decent French Bistros or Brasseries. I've eaten at most of them but the real food is in Grand Case but most of those restaurants don't serve lunch. You could eat for several weeks in Grand Case and never repeat a restaurant. Thanks. Yes, we are planning on a lot of meals in Grand Case. Didn't know that many of the restaurants there are dinner only, though. That might make us re-plan our daily schedules. But you touched on exactly what I was hoping for -- a recommendation or two for those brasseries in Marigot with the best confit, onglet and frites, etc. -- Larry Start he http://www.marigo****erfront.com/ I've eaten at Le Village, La Belle Epoque, Main a la Pate, Chanteclair and several of the others. Drink any home made rum punches that they offer. http://www.grandcase.com/restaurants.html is decent info on Grand Case. I have a very long dining report that I can post or send you from a trip 3 years ago now. |
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Your hotel is at the north end of the village of Grande Case. Right now the Grande Case rest. are having a snit about North Americans as the president of France is using Canadians to help him cut out the feather bedding, union power back in France. ie those retiring at 50 at full pension. Grande Case was too expensive for us to eat there. A dead town at lunch time. Tiss a far way to Marigot, have not seen any cars or scooter rentals in Grande Case, lots of car rental companies at the airport. we use www.netscape.com for our car rentals. Almost all day on the island is rush hour traffic. email if you want more info. darrom1 at shaw.ca We are back there in Dec for our monthly stay. One site with a bit on St Martin is www.geographia.com Caribbean St Martin. "P L" wrote in message ... We went to St. Martin last year. I do not know anything about the hotel. I really found a lot of information on a site. Traveltalkonline.com. --You can get many questions answered on resturants or anything about the island. Enjoy your stay |
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:33:12 GMT, "Darby" wrote:
Larry Your hotel is at the north end of the village of Grande Case. I hope not -- the Beach Plaza Hotel Web site thinks it's at the south end of Marigot. You might be thinking of the Grand Case Beach Club. Right now the Grande Case rest. are having a snit about North Americans as the president of France is using Canadians to help him cut out the feather bedding, union power back in France. ie those retiring at 50 at full pension. Grande Case was too expensive for us to eat there. A dead town at lunch time. Tiss a far way to Marigot, have not seen any cars or scooter rentals in Grande Case, lots of car rental companies at the airport. we use www.netscape.com for our car rentals. Almost all day on the island is rush hour traffic. Thanks for the info. -- Larry |
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Larry
Found your hotel, is on the road going south out of Marigot. It is the 220 volt on the French side, can not remember if our friends with a house on the other coast use 2 or 3 plugs. Remember they had a large converter for their 110volt computers etc. If you want to buy in Marigot where the locals shop, (instead of tourist prices) there is a shop called Forum, about two blocks south of the main east west road and about two blocks in from the ocean. North of the post office. Perfume very cheap, clothing and just about everything else. We are back to our suite on the east side of the island, Pointe Blanche, Dutch side. We arrive on the the 16th. Might see you there, might work out a guided tour around the island. Minor snorkelling at Isla Pinel and Orient beach. cheers Darby "pltrgyst" wrote in message ... On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:33:12 GMT, "Darby" wrote: Larry Your hotel is at the north end of the village of Grande Case. I hope not -- the Beach Plaza Hotel Web site thinks it's at the south end of Marigot. You might be thinking of the Grand Case Beach Club. Right now the Grande Case rest. are having a snit about North Americans as the president of France is using Canadians to help him cut out the feather bedding, union power back in France. ie those retiring at 50 at full pension. Grande Case was too expensive for us to eat there. A dead town at lunch time. Tiss a far way to Marigot, have not seen any cars or scooter rentals in Grande Case, lots of car rental companies at the airport. we use www.netscape.com for our car rentals. Almost all day on the island is rush hour traffic. Thanks for the info. -- Larry |
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