“We imagine being on the heights of Los Angeles and we are overhanging Baie Longue, east of Saint-Martin. It is one of the eight villas in the Belmond La Samanna hotel (83 rooms and suites also), the only 5-star on the island, ”we can read in the first lines of the journalist’s article. from Figaro Jean-Pierre Chanial, who stayed on the island during the 2016 carnival. A flattering text for our territory, which remains however shunned by French vacationers, according to him.
“All together, we must compose the image of Saint Martin with the French. They ignore everything about its character and its singularity. While in the United States, it is a dream, big sun and clear lagoon, shopping, parties, great restaurants… In short, the good life. ” The majority of the 500.000 annual visitors are actually American. 70.000 “only” French people arrive at Princess Juliana International Airport, drawn on the Dutch part of the island. ”
The article has been available, since yesterday, on the Figaro website, travel section.
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