bcking2000@m wrote:
> We're about to give up on planning this vacation -- please help !
>
> After much research and planning, we were all set to stay in St. Martin
> at L'Hoste Hotel on Orient Beach. The hotel was $125 per night from
> 7/23/06 thru 7/29/06. But then we learned about the nudity at
> neighboring Club Orient and my daughter feels really uncomfortable
> about going there now.
>
> We're looking for an inexpensive hotel ($125 or less) on a really nice
> "tropical" beach with no nudity. Are there any inexpensive hotels in
> St. Martin that fit this description? We're open to considering
> other islands as well. We looked into Palm Beach in Aruba, but the
> hotels on the beach are $250 and up.
>
> Your experience and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for
> your time.
>
I'm not sure what hotels you were looking at on Palm Beach, perhaps the
Hilton or Marriott... But the Holiday Inn/Sunspree is a very decent
hotel (we've stayed there a couple of times) and your week is showing
rates starting at $130/night (plus taxes, I believe). There are others
also, such as the Mill (although not right on the beach) and several
hotels or rental condos on Eagle Beach.