We recently returned from St. Martin,, where we stayed for a week in the French part of the island, in the Orient Bay area. Here's what we found:
It was quite windy, only getting to "breezy" on our last day.
There were two consecutive days of intense rain, with roads in the area flooded. Parts of the parking lot flooded.
After the rain, the beach/surf was very rough--we couldn't go in (we are beach lovers and good swimmers). On the last day, we went into the ocean because it looked calmer, but it was still quite rough, and we came out 10 minutes after we had entered. My husband's hip has been bothering him ever since. He starts PT on Thursday.
The traffic was terrible, all over the island. And the roads were pretty bad. We asked, and some people said it was because it was Mardi Gras time.
On the plus side: the food was excellent. the people very pleasant.
Did we just have bad luck? Would we have done better on the opposite side of the Island, say, near Marigot? And closer to the airport?
Trying to decide whether we should give it another try. Thanks for your input!