Flamands 2008

[MichaelG]

There's passage in the book, that Nemegyi (the owner) even turned away Madonna when she showed up for lunch.

and threw out P. Diddy Daddy Doo, too.

 

[PeterLynn]

Dense? I hope you mean full of juicy stories and not tightly packed, hard to read or worst of all, stupid.

The former!!!

 

[barry_h]

Yes

Just picked up the book from Amazon. Really looking forward to it and recounting all the old lore. My family started going to SBH in 2000 together, but my godparents had all kinds of stories from as early as the 1980s from their adventures sailing that colored my childhood imagination. I will be on island again soon this fall and plan to dive into reading before my return.

 

[abc]

Stayed there about2 years before it was taken over by Cheval Blanc. The hotel room was as nice as any we enjoyed and was on par with the signature suites at Le Toiny

 

[cassidain]

Does anyone know whence came the lamented hotel’s name ?

 

[le_reve]

Barbarians are in the eye of the beholder.

You must mean the "down-market" people like me who hang around Pearl Beach. lol

 

[cec1]

Does anyone know whence came the lamented hotel’s name ?

My AI search came back with the — not surprising — response: “The choice to name the hotel Taïwana was primarily a stylized, exotic branding decision by its early founders, rather than a reflection of local West Indian history. It blended the aesthetic appeal of a far-off tropical island with an international flair, a common naming convention among high-end mid-century Caribbean resorts aiming for a jet-set allure.”

Sounds about right, considering the time & source.

 

[cec1]

You must mean the "down-market" people like me who hang around Pearl Beach. lol

I’m on the same team — Pearl Beach isn’t inexpensive, but I think it’s fair value . . . with a menu offering broad attraction to diverse tastes. Management & servers also are great, in my experience — including being extremely accommodating to requests to “tweak” menu items for my GF & DF limitations.

 

[cassidain]

Not sure Saint-Barth « Villa » owners qualify as « down market » in most people’s minds

 

[elgreaux]

I think the "barbarians" are those with little taste or care for the island, yet suitcases full of freshly laundered cash rattling the gates to get their piece of the rock... just my 2 cents...