Orient Beach Bars - Are they all the same?

[chipeneezer]

Any recommendations on which beach bar to taxi to and spend the day?  Is it just same stuff different color chairs or is one better than the other?  Are some more fancy and some more wild?

 

There are 9 of us going in mid June - 7 adults and 2 teens.  Just looking for a good laid back vibe - good food, drinks, tunes, sun and sand.  

 

The last time 4 of us were on St Martin (10 years ago) we rented a Jeep and drove all the way around the island to Maho Beach and back.  There was time left, so we stopped at Orient on our way back and just threw our towels down on the beach near the first parking lot we found.  We walked up and down the beach stopping at several beach bars along the way.  It was a great time.  I'm sure 10 years and a hurricane have changed things.  

 

Any suggestions or comparisons from one to the other are greatly appreciated!

 

[PelicanBill]

There are only a few places up and running after the hurricane as compared to before, but it's gradually coming back now. None of the places was ever "wild" during the day... party time was evening and only a few stayed open the year I was there for evening time. The differences were in the quality of equipment, and selection of food and drink.

[Ronaldo807]

I would also like to know this. It appears as of now that there are three open and from what I can find, the chair/umbrella rental prices are the same. I would be more interested to know if the drink prices/specials are different?