St Barths

Yeah, I’d heard it was pretty bad going but “smoother” on the return. Just looking for different experience. You’d fly back as well?

Fly both ways. It’s a lot easier especially if you have any sort of tight connection.

St. Barths is one of the more interesting and special places in the world, for my money at least. April probably a good time to visit as it switches to low season around then but most places probably still open.

Think the best advice is this. Wake up. Head to the boulangerie. Grab some breakfast, maybe a sandwich for beach, pack a cooler, drive to a different beach everyday. Spend a few hours on the beach. Have a glass of rosé or a Carib. Maybe grab lunch. Head back to villa, nap, lounge by pool. Either cook or go out to dinner. Maybe one or two nights head to one of the festive bars. Smoke cigarettes. Drink lots of wine. Speak in awful French. Get a sunburn.

Avoid Le Select their burgers suck. Black Ginger is really good. Maya’s to Go also good. L’Isola good pizza. For me Gouverneur perhaps my favorite beach in world. Could spend a lifetime there.

Enjoy

This was all pre storm, and anecdotal, but generally I found the airline that runs the flight between SXM and St. Barths, just waits until all the passengers have arrived, made it through customs, and are ready to go. I’ve always scheduled the flight for about an hour and a half after we land in sxm. On way back give yourself 2.5 hours.

It can be hard to find a parking spot in Gustavia, but just drive around and one will open up. If it is during the day use your blue parking card that should be in the glove box or you will get a ticket

In April you probably don’t need to make reservations before you go, but I would suggest making them a day or two in advance if you have a special place you want to be. Also, even for casual dinners it is appreciated if you call and make a reservation, even if it is just an hour or two before you get there