GUYS DRIFT WOOD BAR at Maho

[mitsugirly]

I know several times, years ago, I remember Gary mentioning this place on the other side of Maho Beach. I have been trying to find information on it and the website the place started looks to be unfinished.

 

I think we will be heading to Mullet Bay and walking back toward Maho to watch the planes come in. From the looks of the map, we will come to Guys Drift Wood Bar before Sunset and thought we just might stop here.

 

Can anyone (or Gary) answer the following questions:

 

1) Do they have a restroom?

 

2) I heard others mention they have food...anyone know what the prices are and what they might have?

 

3) I read they have beach chairs, do they cost?

 

4) Is there plenty enough seating here? It seems like a small place.

 

5) How much do they charge for sodas and mixed tropical drinks? (I hear they are cheaper on beer, but I don't drink beer)

 

6) Is swimming in front of Guys about equivalent to swimming there beside Sunset?

 

7) Is it easy to get a taxi from Guys as it is from Sunset?

 

Thanks in advance. :)

[alexmom]

I know several times, years ago, I remember Gary mentioning this place on the other side of Maho Beach. I have been trying to find information on it and the website the place started looks to be unfinished.

 

I think we will be heading to Mullet Bay and walking back toward Maho to watch the planes come in. From the looks of the map, we will come to Guys Drift Wood Bar before Sunset and thought we just might stop here.

 

Can anyone (or Gary) answer the following questions:

 

1) Do they have a restroom?

 

2) I heard others mention they have food...anyone know what the prices are and what they might have?

 

3) I read they have beach chairs, do they cost?

 

4) Is there plenty enough seating here? It seems like a small place.

 

5) How much do they charge for sodas and mixed tropical drinks? (I hear they are cheaper on beer, but I don't drink beer)

 

6) Is swimming in front of Guys about equivalent to swimming there beside Sunset?

 

7) Is it easy to get a taxi from Guys as it is from Sunset?

 

Thanks in advance. :)

 

We stopped at Guy's after a 10 minute walk from Mullet Bay Beach and Guy's is pretty small, but so is Maho Beach. Maho is tiny, rocky, crowded and the beach is often badly eroded creating massive drop offs within a few feet from shore.

 

Guy's was a really cool venue. I didn't see a bathroom but then I had just used the one at the casino as I walked past on my way to Maho. The food was good, we just had burgers, and the waitstaff was so funny and friendly. I don't remember what it cost but I also don't remember having any sticker shock when we got the bill.

 

There's not a lot of beach chairs anywhere, the beach is too tiny to hold them! I understand that people want to see the planes but to spend a whole day there seems tragic to me after experiencing Mullet Bay.

[mitsugirly]

We stopped at Guy's after a 10 minute walk from Mullet Bay Beach and Guy's is pretty small, but so is Maho Beach. Maho is tiny, rocky, crowded and the beach is often badly eroded creating massive drop offs within a few feet from shore.

 

Guy's was a really cool venue. I didn't see a bathroom but then I had just used the one at the casino as I walked past on my way to Maho. The food was good, we just had burgers, and the waitstaff was so funny and friendly. I don't remember what it cost but I also don't remember having any sticker shock when we got the bill.

 

There's not a lot of beach chairs anywhere, the beach is too tiny to hold them! I understand that people want to see the planes but to spend a whole day there seems tragic to me after experiencing Mullet Bay.

 

Thanks for the info. We have been to Maho before and would never want to spend the entire day there since there's not much of a "beach" to begin with. Trust me, I know the small, rocky area there quite well...I fell and broke my hand there in 2010. :eek: We stayed over at Sunset the last time we were there. I was hoping maybe this place was a little cheaper and good food.

 

We are planning on going over to Mullet Bay since it's very close and just walk over to Maho around noon to watch some of the bigger planes come in before heading back to the ship.

 

Since you have been to Mullet, can you share your thoughts? We will have 2 "smaller" children with us that are 5 and 6 years old. I have seen pictures that looks like it's very calm water and then I have seen videos with people actually surfing in the water there because the waves are so high. :eek: Does this vary depending on the time of year? I really hope we don't go there and it end up being a beach that we can't use because of the waves being too high for the smaller children.

 

Thanks in advance for any info. :)

[alexmom]

We were there in late May of 2012 and the water was calm and perfect, but I have also heard about it being rough. I wonder if the storms that rake the area during hurricane season have anything to do with the swells and waves? The caribbean is pretty warm all the time but there must be a rainy season that would affect the surf. I will do some googling and see what I can find out.

[mitsugirly]

We were there in late May of 2012 and the water was calm and perfect, but I have also heard about it being rough. I wonder if the storms that rake the area during hurricane season have anything to do with the swells and waves? The caribbean is pretty warm all the time but there must be a rainy season that would affect the surf. I will do some googling and see what I can find out.

 

 

Good point. We will be there in May and hopefully it will be pretty calm. Last time we were at Maho, it was September and the water was kinda rough (which I assume Mullet would have been too). Since that's hurricane season, maybe that's what makes the difference.

[alexmom]

June to November is hurricane season and September is the worst month ! The rainy season might also be a factor and that peaks in August. I know that the last live posts from the Royal Princess stated the winds on the lower decks were 20 knots and the upper decks were 40 knots ! I'm not sure how the OP knew exactly how many knots, maybe the info was posted in daily ship stats.

 

I'm going to assume that Mullet Bay will be as perfect this April when we are there as it was in May of 2012. Your kids will love it. Make sure you walk out on the rocky "jetty" on the left side of the beach. My husband got some great photos of my son checking out urchins and other wildlife.

 

The walk to Maho from Mullet has you on a sidewalk from the time you leave the Mullet parking lot until you cut down through the edge of the resort to the beach. That's where Guy's is. Guy's is not as fancy as Sunset but we liked it a lot.

[mitsugirly]

June to November is hurricane season and September is the worst month ! The rainy season might also be a factor and that peaks in August. I know that the last live posts from the Royal Princess stated the winds on the lower decks were 20 knots and the upper decks were 40 knots ! I'm not sure how the OP knew exactly how many knots, maybe the info was posted in daily ship stats.

 

I'm going to assume that Mullet Bay will be as perfect this April when we are there as it was in May of 2012. Your kids will love it. Make sure you walk out on the rocky "jetty" on the left side of the beach. My husband got some great photos of my son checking out urchins and other wildlife.

 

The walk to Maho from Mullet has you on a sidewalk from the time you leave the Mullet parking lot until you cut down through the edge of the resort to the beach. That's where Guy's is. Guy's is not as fancy as Sunset but we liked it a lot.

 

What is a "jetty"? Is it a good snorkeling area I assume? How deep is it there? It will be awesome if that's what it is.

 

I have looked up pictures of Guys and I can see it's not like Sunset, but that's ok. Good food and cheap drinks...I'm in. :D

[alexmom]

When we were there 2-3 different catamarans came and parked out in the bay to off load snorkelers. I call it a jetty because it goes out into to ocean, but it is land that once held a building. The only thing left of the buildings are some knee high pillar thingies. It is very rocky as the land drops off into the ocean. The waves were breaking on the rocks so my husband thinks it would be dangerous to jump into the water there.

 

The water was amazing clear, even in deeper water, and it was very calm. As much as I love the ocean, I rarely go out very far over my head.

 

I have heard that, except for Creole Rock off of Grand Case, snorkeling isn't what St. Martin is known for. Bottom line, even with the snorkeling catamarans, Mullet is no Sapphire for snorkeling.

 

The dive shop closed at Sapphire and the resort owner blocked the parking lot. People still go, if they can find a cab that will drop them off there. Have you ever been to Coki ? We went to Sapphire in 2012 because of your photos. We really wanted to go again but the possibility of getting stranded by cabbies and missing our cruise departure has us taking the tram to Paradise Point.

 

Maybe you should start a new thread asking Gary and Karysa about snorkeling. Those 2 are my go-to people for information. They truly know it all, and then some !