A cautionary tale, especially for returners

[Shaggy]

I'm also having a problem with the amount of time these snakes were on the property. If this did happen on the property we stayed at on the beach then its quite disturbing because as i said earlier, I did not like the fact they they sub contracted their security out. I trusted the staff since iv known them for a long time now. We may as much as it hurts stay at a different location next reach if they are still sub contracting their security out.

[jar77]

How would you ever know the full story? How do you this is not the full story? Let me ask you,do you think there are more robberies at a Sandals where they have More guests? A Sandals can have 200 guest and Zero robberies,,while a small hotel on the cliffs with 50 guest can have More victims.

Why ?? Because Sandlas has TONS of guards,so therefore the "occasional theory" does not wash. Why try to dilute a crime by saying,,oh well,it's just occasional?

I bet a Red Stripe there have been robberies at Sandals.

[thebeacher]

Sadiekat, I, too, am sorry this happened to you but I have to agree with others, including Jambarney, on certain issues. I believe that by telling us who the hotel is, instead of protecting them (why?), it might put more pressure on them to have better security. If people protect the hotel it doesn't motivate them as much to make changes as opposed to getting their name out there. Don't you think if their business suffered from being known they would do more about it? I'm also curious about one thing that is never mentioned in robberies of room. Did they also take your money and passports? If so, how do you even finish your vacation with no money or get home with no passports? Also, are there safes in the rooms? I know of hotels in Negril that don't have safes and that alone would be a big reason for not staying there. Let's face it, we all come with money and that would probably be what they really want the most.

[Sadiekat]

One clarification- I'm not 'protecting' the hotel. The fact that it happened at X resort, or Y Rooms or Zbeach makes no difference. My post is not *about* any one hotel- the point of my sharing this with you all is a PSA to everyone to remember to always lock your doors and take care for your belongings. If you focus on just one hotel, it becomes "oh, this will never happen to me because I stay at ....", instead of "crap, this happens everywhere".

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and for agreeing that it's good we weren't harmed . Our passports and wallets/credit cards, etc were locked in the safe so we were able to get home safely and without that kind of hassle.

[Jim-Donna]

Sorry to hear you got robbed, so happy you are all O.K.! Jim always lines up a few red stripe bottles in front of the door for a noise factor. LOL I guess we will hit them with the bottles~
seriously, happy you did not get harmed.

[WestEndGirl]

Donna, What a wonderful way to recycle those Red Stripe bottles!!!

[juls]

x l ent, those are the same alarms I am talking about...I got mine at Walmart and the only difference that I can tell is mine take the small round batteries..~~Jim-Donna...Awesome!! Red Stripe bottles!! I'm going to start working on that security system as soon as I get there!!!

[JahC]

I just returned yesterday from the hotel mentioned. Woke up to a thief in the room (as he was going out the door). I yelled "Hey", he took off running toward Norman Manley but then cut back down to the beach through the next property. My friend yelled for security and ran toward the beach. He reached the front as the thief passed the gate. He described him as a young man (early 20's) with short dreads tied back in a knot armed with a knife. Although he was then pursued by Security, he got away. The Security at the beach was asleep when my friend reached there -- not sure where the one was at the Security shack, as the thief passed there before he cut back to the beach. Only lost an IPhone and a bottle of perfume in the whole thing. However, I have stayed at the same place for years and have the same concerns about the "rent-a-cops" on the night shift as well as the amount of time the thief was on the property checking for open rooms. I also think that the hotel needs to update the lock system, so that the door knob always remains locked from the outside. Also, the use of the rental security company needs to be re-examined in my opinion.

[original spanky]

Holy crap!thats awful. Was it the same night as the other robbery. Gotta be an inside job. Did you have a pretty good stash of valuables that might have been stolen if you had not waken up?
Door locked?

[booger]

I just returned yesterday from the hotel mentioned. Woke up to a thief in the room (as he was going out the door). I yelled "Hey", he took off running toward Norman Manley but then cut back down to the beach through the next property. My friend yelled for security and ran toward the beach. He reached the front as the thief passed the gate. He described him as a young man (early 20's) with short dreads tied back in a knot armed with a knife. Although he was then pursued by Security, he got away. The Security at the beach was asleep when my friend reached there -- not sure where the one was at the Security shack, as the thief passed there before he cut back to the beach. Only lost an IPhone and a bottle of perfume in the whole thing. However, I have stayed at the same place for years and have the same concerns about the "rent-a-cops" on the night shift as well as the amount of time the thief was on the property checking for open rooms. I also think that the hotel needs to update the lock system, so that the door knob always remains locked from the outside. Also, the use of the rental security company needs to be re-examined in my opinion.

Looks like Rondel is the place to stay these days.