Well, let's get this party started..we are finally able to plan a trip back to everybody's happy place..this time in season for the first time to celebrate birthday and anniversary! We are coming at the end of January and back to my beloved Le Guanahani, now a Rosewood property. After 4 years or so, we have waited and hoped it will be as good as before. They were super nice and remembered us from our previous trips. As you probably know, the hotel prices are not what they were...but you only live once and we are not getting any younger:laughing-cry:. That being said, due to coming from the West coast and overnight flights "obligent", we took the ones with the least amount of layover; unfortunately it was too complicated to come on Delta (necessitating a zillion miles and a 28-34 hr. stopover on the way back for some ridiculous reason) so we booked American with trepidation...through SXM
. We eschewed SJU because of the obligation to stay overnight in a hotel which would invoke their crazy health papers and did not want to deal with them, although we would have loved Tradewind. Who knows if it will be any easier for the paperwork through SXM by then..
Supposedly we arrive at 2:27 PM, and then we have to book a connecting flight. I have read various posts on Winair vs. SBH Commuter and we have only taken Winair with pretty good results in the past, but SBH Commuter looks to be very nice, so please let me know your opinions. Does anyone have any idea what a proper amount of time to get our baggage and recheck should be? Nowadays, it seems like everything takes soooo long wherever you go, and I am guessing Jan-Feb is a lot more crowded than normal, along with everybody checking paperwork, etc. I was kind of concerned because it gets dark rather early at that time of year and wanted to be sure not to take the last flight, either..no use spending the night in SXM if we can avoid it.
Hopefully, some of you will be down there at that time for a little meet and greet, and if Kevin is there, I owe him a nice bottle of pink Veuve and I am totally willing to pay off! I have to figure out where Albert has gone as he is no longer around the corner from us with our very loved La Gloriette..sounds like we might have to go into Gustavia, but this time, Davesdad does not get to handle the Rhum Vanille as he can't be trusted: he put it in his carry on last time and SXM was delighted to drink our Rhum Vanille themselves..! Looking forward to seeing Paradise!
. We eschewed SJU because of the obligation to stay overnight in a hotel which would invoke their crazy health papers and did not want to deal with them, although we would have loved Tradewind. Who knows if it will be any easier for the paperwork through SXM by then..Supposedly we arrive at 2:27 PM, and then we have to book a connecting flight. I have read various posts on Winair vs. SBH Commuter and we have only taken Winair with pretty good results in the past, but SBH Commuter looks to be very nice, so please let me know your opinions. Does anyone have any idea what a proper amount of time to get our baggage and recheck should be? Nowadays, it seems like everything takes soooo long wherever you go, and I am guessing Jan-Feb is a lot more crowded than normal, along with everybody checking paperwork, etc. I was kind of concerned because it gets dark rather early at that time of year and wanted to be sure not to take the last flight, either..no use spending the night in SXM if we can avoid it.
Hopefully, some of you will be down there at that time for a little meet and greet, and if Kevin is there, I owe him a nice bottle of pink Veuve and I am totally willing to pay off! I have to figure out where Albert has gone as he is no longer around the corner from us with our very loved La Gloriette..sounds like we might have to go into Gustavia, but this time, Davesdad does not get to handle the Rhum Vanille as he can't be trusted: he put it in his carry on last time and SXM was delighted to drink our Rhum Vanille themselves..! Looking forward to seeing Paradise!
