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Kon Tiki Sol é Luna Calmos Café Orient Beach Octopus Diving Wind Adventures Baie aux Prunes Taloula Mango's Guavaberry Emporium Pasanggrahan Royal Guest House Friar's Bay Beach Great Bay Beach Roland Richardson Gallery Chez Coco/ La Maison Créole Mary's Boon Beach Resort (FRANCE) ST.-MARTIN (NETHERLANDS) ST.-MAARTEN Philipsburg Marigot Grand Case HAITI CUBA DOMINICAN REP. COLOMBIA JAMAICA VENEZUELA GRENADA DOMINICA ST. MARTIN Caribbean Sea Atlantic Ocean PUERTO RICO Miles 200 Where to Stay PASANGGRAHAN ROYAL GUEST HOUSE 19 Front Street 599-54-23588 www.pasanhotel.com A former governor’s house, this hotel is the island’s oldest inn. MARY’S BOON BEACH RESORT 117 Simpson Bay Road 599-54-57000 www.marysboon.com The hotel offers 35 plantation-style units that either face the beach or a garden with a small pool. SOL É LUNA 61, Mont Vernon 590-590-29-08-56 www.solelunarestaurant.com This Mediterranean-style inn has six suites built into a hillside with lush tropical vegetation. Where to Eat TALK OF THE TOWN Boulevard de Grand Case 590-590-29-63-89 Eat ribs, barbecued chicken or fresh seafood straight off the grill at this open-air restaurant. CHEZ COCO LA MAISON CRÉOLE 13, place du Marche 590-590-29-36-69 This filling and inexpensive restaurant serves up a delicious curried conch. TALOULA MANGO’S St. Rose Arcade, Front Street 599-54-21645 www.taloulamangos.com Order an excellent chicken curry, accom- panied by two half-price piña coladas (during happy hour). Cheap Beaches GREAT BAY BEACH IN PHILIPSBURG Bordering the busy Dutch capital, the beach is not lacking in diversions. BAIE AUX PRUNES (PLUM BAY BEACH) This beach on the French side is perfect for what it lacks: no tiki bars and no raucous watersports. FRIAR’S BAY BEACH The perfectly calm water is ideal for toddlers to splash around. ORIENT BEACH ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE OF ST. MARTIN A steady onshore breeze makes it a haven for windsurfers and kitesurfers. Where to Party CALMOS CAFÉ 40, boulevard de Grand Case 590-590-29-01-85 The cafe offers live music and draws a young crowd of locals. KON TIKI Orient Beach 590-590-87-43-27 For rowdier action, check out the Sunday night beach party at this bar. What to Do WIND ADVENTURES 590-590-29-41-57 www.wind-adventures.com Rent a two-person kayak and snorkeling gear. OCTOPUS DIVING 15, boulevard de Grand Case 590-590-29-11-27 www.octopusdiving.com Take a snorkeling excursion to dive sites where a pair of friendly octopuses hang out. What to Buy GUAVABERRY EMPORIUM 8-10 Front Street 599-54-22965 www.guavaberry.com Pick up a bottle of Guavaberry liqueur, made from rum, cane sugar and island- grown guavaberries. ROLAND RICHARDSON GALLERY 6, rue de la Republic 590-590-87-32-24 www.rolandrichardson.com This artist’s paintings have been described as Caribbean impressionism. THE NEW YORK TIMES Miles 2
Transcript of 0125 tra AC ST.MARTINprint - The New York...
Kon Tiki
Sol é Luna
Calmos Café
Orient Beach
Octopus Diving
Wind Adventures
Baie aux Prunes
Taloula Mango's
GuavaberryEmporium
Pasanggrahan RoyalGuest House
Friar's Bay Beach
Great BayBeach
Roland Richardson Gallery
Chez Coco/La Maison Créole
Mary's BoonBeach Resort
(FRANCE)ST.-MARTIN
(NETHERLANDS)ST.-MAARTEN
Philipsburg
Marigot
GrandCase
HAITI
CUBADOMINICAN
REP.
COLOMBIA
JAMAICA
VENEZUELA
GRENADA
DOMINICA
ST. MARTIN
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
PUERTO RICO
Miles 200
Where to Stay
PASANGGRAHAN ROYAL GUEST HOUSE 19 Front Street 599-54-23588 www.pasanhotel.comA former governor’s house, this hotel is the island’s oldest inn.
MARY’S BOON BEACH RESORT 117 Simpson Bay Road 599-54-57000www.marysboon.comThe hotel offers 35 plantation-style units that either face the beach or a garden with a small pool.
SOL É LUNA 61, Mont Vernon590-590-29-08-56www.solelunarestaurant.comThis Mediterranean-style inn has six suites built into a hillside with lush tropical vegetation.
Where to Eat
TALK OF THE TOWN Boulevard de Grand Case 590-590-29-63-89Eat ribs, barbecued chicken or fresh seafood straight off the grill at this open-air restaurant.
CHEZ COCO LA MAISON CRÉOLE13, place du Marche590-590-29-36-69This filling and inexpensive restaurant serves up a delicious curried conch.
TALOULA MANGO’SSt. Rose Arcade, Front Street 599-54-21645www.taloulamangos.comOrder an excellent chicken curry, accom-panied by two half-price piña coladas (during happy hour).
Cheap Beaches
GREAT BAY BEACH IN PHILIPSBURG Bordering the busy Dutch capital, the beach is not lacking in diversions.
BAIE AUX PRUNES (PLUM BAY BEACH)This beach on the French side is perfect for what it lacks: no tiki bars and no raucous watersports.
FRIAR’S BAY BEACHThe perfectly calm water is ideal for toddlers to splash around.
ORIENT BEACH ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE OF ST. MARTINA steady onshore breeze makes it a haven for windsurfers and kitesurfers.
Where to Party
CALMOS CAFÉ 40, boulevard de Grand Case590-590-29-01-85The cafe offers live music and draws a young crowd of locals.
KON TIKI Orient Beach590-590-87-43-27For rowdier action, check out the Sunday night beach party at this bar.
What to Do
WIND ADVENTURES 590-590-29-41-57 www.wind-adventures.com Rent a two-person kayak and snorkeling gear.
OCTOPUS DIVING 15, boulevard de Grand Case590-590-29-11-27www.octopusdiving.comTake a snorkeling excursion to dive sites where a pair of friendly octopuses hang out.
What to Buy
GUAVABERRY EMPORIUM 8-10 Front Street599-54-22965www.guavaberry.com Pick up a bottle of Guavaberry liqueur, made from rum, cane sugar and island-grown guavaberries.
ROLAND RICHARDSON GALLERY6, rue de la Republic 590-590-87-32-24www.rolandrichardson.comThis artist’s paintings have been described as Caribbean impressionism.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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