Frommer's Portable St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts [Paperback]

Jordan S. Simon (Author), Marc Nadeau (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Portable | Publication Date: January 10, 2007

Put the Best of St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts in Your Pocket

• Insider tips on having the best island experiences, from finding idyllic beaches to zip-lining through virgin rainforest.
• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
• The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices.

Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Put the Best of St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts in Your Pocket

• Insider tips on having the best island experiences, from finding idyllic beaches to zip-lining through virgin rainforest.
• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
• The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews.

Frommer's. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices.

Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com

About the Author

As a tot, Jordan Simon’s artist mother spirited him all over the Caribbean. He’s authored and/or collaborated on several cookbooks and travel guides, including Frommer’s Irreverent U.S. Virgin Islands, Frommer’s Irreverent Las Vegas, and Frommer’s Madrid & Barcelona by Night. He’s gone tropical for Condé Nast Traveler, Cooking Light, Town & Country, Diversion, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, USAir, Caribbean Travel & Life, Art & Antiques, Modern Bride, American Way, Food Arts, TravelAge, Palm Beach, and ShermansTravel. com. He’s currently Caribbean editor for I&MI and associate editor of Caribbean Escapes. Jordan codeveloped Wine Country International magazine as founding editor-in-chief of Wine Country Network, has served as food/wine or travel editor for national and regional publications, produced film festivals, and conducted corporate wine tastings/tours. He needs R&R and visits the Caribbean frequently—alas, to work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 1 edition (January 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470049006
• ISBN-13: 978-0470049006
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #973,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The most complete guide book for St. Martin, February 19, 2007

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Yuni "nut_stud" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Portable St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts (Paperback)

I was looking for guide books for St. Martin in late 2006 but wasn't able to find one that I sufficiently liked. It was either one of those guide books for whole Carribean and would gloss over this small island in less than 10 pages; or concentrate solely on the outdoorsy/adventure aspect of things, which is not something I wanted. Fortunately, this book was published about a month before my trip to St. Martin and I was able to get a copy of it before then.

This is the most complete and comprehensive guide book for St. Martin that's out there, so I really liked it. I enjoyed reading about the island's history and it has helpful facts to help you prepare for your trip. The book doesn't list and review even half of the accomodation or the restaurants on this small island. For that, you should consult the internet, eg. Tripadvisor and such. Rather, the book highlights for readers what restaurants they shouldn't miss or which hotel they should book in different price ranges.

I wish that there was a price guideline for rental cars that tell you what the average compact car rental would cost. I also wish there were more restaurant review but that's just the foodie in me talking. Overall, the maps of the towns were quite good and helpful but the overall map of the island is not that great to refer to when driving. You can just get a better island road map when you're there anyway. Nevertheless, the book still offers helpful tidbits such as preparing your own medicines/sunscreen and other pharmaceutical needs because it can get tricky to find a complete pharmacy. The Anguilla/St. Barths section looks rather small but I'm not sure of its helpfulness or usefulness because I didn't go there.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very superficail, November 6, 2007

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Marc Pifko (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Portable St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts (Paperback)

Used this for a trip to St. Barts. Was very superficial. Really did not have any info that could not be found spending an hour on the internet.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great info but already in Frommer's Caribbean guide, October 8, 2007

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Title 35 (Greenville, DE USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frommer's Portable St. Maarten/St. Martin, Anguilla & St. Barts (Paperback)

I agree that it's got great info, but if you already have the thicker Frommer's Caribbean guide, this might not be quite a deal since it looks like most of the info is already in the thicker guide. Of course, this is smaller, which might appeal to those who want to pack light and only have Anguilla, St. Martin, etc. as their specific destinations.