lassy Posted December 11, 2006 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2006 We will be in St. Martin in January and we were wondering which would be a better place for shopping and siteseeing, Phllipsburg or Marigot and how far to each? Can you take the water taxi to eithr city as well? Any information would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Booper Posted December 11, 2006 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2006 The water taxi from the pier only goes to P-Burg. To get to Marigot you have to go by taxi or rental car. Depending on traffic the trip takes 30-60 minutes. P-Burg is similar to Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. Marigot is, well, French; lots of higher end French goods. It helps to speak French, tho not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris1863 Posted December 12, 2006 #3 Share Posted December 12, 2006 completely agree with The Big Booper.... one more thing to add...if ur looking for jewelry, liquor, or even any deals, your probably much more likely to find them in philipsburg because of the volume of stores...and the intense competition = better deals for consumers... oh and on the french side u may want to consider the euro exchange rate issue u will find in some stores...not all..but a decent number of stores... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EggDropErin Posted December 12, 2006 #4 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I agree with the OPs. Another vote for Philipsburg. The shopping there was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lassy Posted December 12, 2006 Author #5 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Thank you all for your imput i do appreciate it, sounds like Phillipsburg is the best bet, any opinions on a good beach spot as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Booper Posted December 13, 2006 #6 Share Posted December 13, 2006 If you plan to just sit on the beach Great Bay Beach at P-Burg. is fine. If you want to go in the water this beach is not a good choice as there is a lot of marine traffic and the water could be dirtier than at the pristine beaches found elseware on the island. There are a lot of fine beaches on this island, Orient Beach on the french side being the best known. It is a short 20 minute cab ride from P-Burg to Orient. Lots of cabs hang out at Orient so you would be able to go right back to the ship in 25-30 minutes and bypass the water taxi. The more people in the cab, the lower the cost per person so be prepared to share. A loaded cab will be $6 per person each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor Posted December 13, 2006 #7 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Best choice for shopping and sightseeing depends entirely on what you might be looking for. Especially with that last question of a good beach. Too many variables to answer yet! gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lassy Posted December 13, 2006 Author #8 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Thanks again for all the information. I think we will start with the shopping and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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