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Old January 13th, 2004, 02:38 AM
jon
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Hi:

My wife and I will be staying at Le Meridien L'Habitation in March.
Many suggest renting a car due to the relative remoteness of the
resort.

Do I rent once I get there? Should I arrange ahead of time through a
travel agent? What if I won't need the car for the whole time? Will
availability be an issue? Do you buy insurance or is it figured into
the cost?

Thanks!

Jon
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Old January 13th, 2004, 05:55 AM
Lenny
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"jon" wrote in message
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Hi:

My wife and I will be staying at Le Meridien L'Habitation in March.
Many suggest renting a car due to the relative remoteness of the
resort.

Do I rent once I get there? Should I arrange ahead of time through

a
travel agent? What if I won't need the car for the whole time?

Will
availability be an issue? Do you buy insurance or is it figured

into
the cost?


Jon--

There was an informative thread here a very short time ago with a
number of posts on this topic--some directly related to the questions
you're asking. Sorry about the size of the link but I picked it up
here (if it works). It also may still be on your newsreader.


http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...r%26rnum %3D2

Many of the answers to your questions come under the heading of
personal preference IMO. Plenty of cars usually are available at the
agencies at the airport, but some people prefer to reserve ahead.
IMO, you get a better price by waiting 'till you're there, but that
may not matter. Enjoy the Meridien--but you do need a vehicle if you
intend to go out and about. And check the brakes--the hills back and
forth are pretty steep!


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Old January 13th, 2004, 06:51 AM
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In March, you should have no problem. Get one at the airport.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:55:59 -0500, "Lenny"
wrote:


"jon" wrote in message
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Hi:

My wife and I will be staying at Le Meridien L'Habitation in March.
Many suggest renting a car due to the relative remoteness of the
resort.

Do I rent once I get there? Should I arrange ahead of time through

a
travel agent? What if I won't need the car for the whole time?

Will
availability be an issue? Do you buy insurance or is it figured

into
the cost?


Jon--

There was an informative thread here a very short time ago with a
number of posts on this topic--some directly related to the questions
you're asking. Sorry about the size of the link but I picked it up
here (if it works). It also may still be on your newsreader.


http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...r%26rnum %3D2

Many of the answers to your questions come under the heading of
personal preference IMO. Plenty of cars usually are available at the
agencies at the airport, but some people prefer to reserve ahead.
IMO, you get a better price by waiting 'till you're there, but that
may not matter. Enjoy the Meridien--but you do need a vehicle if you
intend to go out and about. And check the brakes--the hills back and
forth are pretty steep!


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Old January 13th, 2004, 01:30 PM
TURDON
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Please check out www.traveltalkonline. They have a St Martin forum which will
answer all of your questions. I would rent a car, our last trip we used Unity
and were very satisfied.
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Old January 13th, 2004, 07:55 PM
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schreef in bericht
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In March, you should have no problem. Get one at the airport.


Depends on when in March, because there is the Heineken Regatta in March.

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Dulce est despirere loco
(Horatius, "Oden" 4,12,28)


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Old January 13th, 2004, 09:38 PM
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Lenny -

Thanks a ton! That thread gave me answers and more.

Jon
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Old January 14th, 2004, 12:52 AM
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Try Hibiscus. They'll usually have an auto for rent.

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 05:43:04 -0500, "joseph hintz"
wrote:

I tried to rent one once we got there and had to wait two days. That forced
us to eat at Le Meridien which was a waste since Grand Case is so close (but
$50 cab ride.) If I had it to do over I would have gotten the car ahead of
time and had it the whole time. Great vacation.
"jon" wrote in message
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Hi:

My wife and I will be staying at Le Meridien L'Habitation in March.
Many suggest renting a car due to the relative remoteness of the
resort.

Do I rent once I get there? Should I arrange ahead of time through a
travel agent? What if I won't need the car for the whole time? Will
availability be an issue? Do you buy insurance or is it figured into
the cost?

Thanks!

Jon



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Old January 14th, 2004, 03:33 AM
Just Me
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I just rented a car for a day from Avis and picked it up right next to the
cruise dock. It let us see the whole island in our short amount of time
there.

We plan on going to spend a week there soon.

Does anyone know if there is ever discount airfare to St. Martin? It always
seems like it costs $750 or more to go from LAX. Any tips on cheep air?



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Hi:

My wife and I will be staying at Le Meridien L'Habitation in March.
Many suggest renting a car due to the relative remoteness of the
resort.

Do I rent once I get there? Should I arrange ahead of time through a
travel agent? What if I won't need the car for the whole time? Will
availability be an issue? Do you buy insurance or is it figured into
the cost?

Thanks!

Jon



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Old January 29th, 2004, 09:49 PM
R J Carpenter
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"Just Me" wrote in message news:5U1Nb.7435

Does anyone know if there is ever discount airfare to St. Martin? It

always
seems like it costs $750 or more to go from LAX. Any tips on cheep air?


Talked to a fellow yesterday who had paid about $850 from Tampa to St
Barths. Subtract $150 for the SXM-SBH part and he paid $700 for TPASXM.
I've paid about $560 IADSXM. Your $700 from the West Coast doesn't sound
too bad to me.

BTW, American now includes the SXM exit tax in their fares - so you no
longer have the additional $20 to fork over when you leave the island. A
pleasant surprise.




 




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