St. Martin & St. Barts

I am going to St. Marteen in October and this book gave me tons of ideas.

I went to St. Martin in 11/06 and used this book as a map. I ate in some of the places recommended and saw many of the suggested sights.

This book was easy to understand and extremely well organized. The only problem we had with it was that much of the information (such as ferry prices, hours listed, etc) is out of date, and we wish it contained more maps. However, as a basic introduction to the lifestyle on these islands, their history, and an overview of their major hotels/restaurants, this book serves the purpose extremely well.

Great Book. We have bought many books about the Caribbean over the years, but this is one of the best if not the best. Easy to read, full of up to date info and breaks it down into catagories easy to find. Does not just refer to the large hotels or famous places to eat, but also those not so famous. THE TIPS that are easy to see, are throughout the book that give short, to the point, info. This is a valuable book.

Finally! We have looked for years for a book which gave St. Barth proper coverage. We have heretofore found only books with from a few to a dozen pages. St. Martin & St. Barts Alive gives this tiny island well over a hundred pages, and it covers beaches, restaurants, hotels, villas, shopping, and considerably more. Our edition is copyright 1999, but the authors mention the damage done by Hurricane Luis several times -- do not let that dissuade you; the island had fully recovered when we visited there two seasons after Luis.The layout uses lots of free clip art, one font used for headings is rather hard to read, and there are no photographs, but the book is well- written in plain English, without gushing -- we enjoyed it. The authors have covered the island very well, and there were lots of tips which were new to us. We will have this book with us on our next trip.This book is recommended for all visitors to St. Barts, whether first- timers or old hands on the island.