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Accessability Score: 8/10

Major port for many Carribbean islands make SXM an easy-to-access hub

Direct flights out of many major cities and plentiful 1-stops through Miami

Driveability Score: 4/5

Rental car agencies are plentiful, roads are paved

Same rules apply as in France, drive on the right side of the road

5 couples in a luxury villa for New Years Eve celebrating a milestone birthday. Appetizers at the villa, catered by a private chef for sunset for an all-white party, featuring signature cocktails and birthyear wine followed by dinner, fireworks and dancing at Cocoa Beach Club to ring in the New Year. Late night cocktails and pool party at the villa running into the hours of the morning.

The rest of the week featured many trips to the beach (Mullet Bay, Maho Beach, Anse Marcel, Pinel Island, Grand Anse), beach clubs day and night, boating, fishing and a grand homecooked fish fry at the villa.

Clothing Vibes:

Carribbean-Euro chic with an elevated touch. This goes beyond linen as the deep sunsets and rowdy party-goer scene inspire silks and satins, as well as pearl accents, especially over New Years

CAN'T MISS

Rent a Villa in Terres-Basses

• Neighborhood in SW corner of the island on the French side

Lunch and swimming at Anse Marcel Beach Club (reservations strongly recommended)

• Kind of a far trek from Terres Basses - get a driver if you're going to make a day of it ($$$)

Boat day with Roberto from Boating Concept

• Roberto, from Nice, has a beautiful boat that will take you all over the island stopping for drinks and lunch at several islands and beach clubs - he supplies AM croissants (:

Day Drinking at Pinel Island

• You need a boat to get to this spectacular watering hole island off the coast of the mainland - plan a day around this

• *Note: not a nude beach but also not not a nude beach

SKIP THIS

Hiking Froussards Trail to Petite Caye Bay

• Very hard to find trail if you aren't a local and thick shrubbery surrounding the trail when you find it, long trek to the mouth of the trail as well

FOOD

Salads and crispy tuna roll at Rainbow Beach Club

Kalatua Beach Restaurant (reservations recommended)

Chef Laura, Tropical Chef SXM

• Book Chef Laura for a meal or for the week in your private villa - she makes a mean charcuterie board enhancing the French luxury experience

DRINK

Blended Mojito at Pinel Beach Club

French wine selection on the island 9/10 - some of the best in the Carribean