Ahhhhhh, west side?????? The developed side of AC is the east side. The west side is mostly mangrove and lagoon (and I wouldn't swim in it--I've been told there are 'itchy things' in that water by locals). And as far as taking a golf cart, well you can walk EASILY from the east side to the west side--it's not very wide, and in some places south and up north, you can see from 1 side to the other.