Christine,
Thanks for sharing your experience! We will be at NBCC as of next week and be more alert now then we would have been otherwise. Only the thief knows what exactly happened... We live and learn. Sorry you had to go through such an experience, hope you will soon be able to leave all this behind and then enjoy your next stay in Jamaica!
Take care,
Anke
Maybe your trip insurance will compensate you?
Not sure who they will find at fault though the hotel for not providing adequate door lock or you for not locking it.But if it was broken and you never noticed what then?
Thank you, San Fran Janet for coming here & posting the rest of the story. It certainly clarifies things when someone who was there at the time provides more thorough, complete information. We all know when we stay at a property & something like this takes place, guests talk w/ one another.
Again, Christine, I'm sorry this happened to you. However, your credibility has been damaged - not by you lack of English skills which, BTW, are fine - but by your decision to leave out significant, important details. Being honest means not leaving out facts. Not using the wooden stick, not locking the door... pretty crucial facts to alter. Although your friend may be very honorable, this is not always the case. I've known of more than one occasion when it's been a guest of a guest who is has been the thief.
I had a nagging feeling of discomfort from the start about your story because I know Mrs. Gaynair does not place a single woman traveling solo on the ground floor. My UK friend has a friend stay w/ her & that - plus a medical condition - is why she has a ground floor unit. Leaving out the recovery of your testing unit was an unnecessary omission.
I can only hope that people who read your incomplete report will come back to read the rest of the story.
Who returned the testing machine?
I believe Christine said "she did use the wooden stick" - more than once, actually- so there is evidence of people's interpertations of what they have just read.
Anyways..... Christine - Thanks for posting - obviously there have been a number of cases of robberies in "Negril" and elsewhere and you can't be too careful - your posting reminds the rest of us not to become too relaxed about our safety and valuables, at any time.
i think it should be pointed out that Ms. Gaynair is among the most respected -- and consistently praised -- hoteliers in Negril ....
[QUOTE=irie always;19415]I believe Christine said "she did use the wooden stick" - more than once, actually- so there is evidence of people's interpertations of what they have just read.QUOTE]
You're correct. She did post that here on the board. However, when it happened, she told other hotel guests she fell asleep & did not/forgot to use the wooden stick. It's not an interpretation. It's the difference of how she reported the event at the time & what she's now reporting here on the board.
Regardless of the board version of the story vs the story she told guests at the time, the lesson to be learned is to be vigilant whenever you are on vacation. In a way, I guess I was lucky to have been close to a break in early on in my visits to Negril. Because of that I have always been very careful, always made sure my doors were securely locked, haven't left windows open or doors cracked, carried a lock, use my pacsafe, etc.
"i think it should be pointed out that Ms. Gaynair is among the most respected -- and consistently praised -- hoteliers in Negril ...."
I agree. All the more reason for the original, complete story to be told.
I am glad the story was told--and regardless of whether she used the stick or not and whether she had a JA friend with her or not--it is a terrible thing to have items stolen, no matter how it happens. I have stayed at NBCC 6 times and a couple of times I had people pounding on my door late at night and did not feel safe. Jean is lovely, and always had me in an upstairs room--but those sliding doors to the patio/veranda are very shaky security, even with the wooden stick.
It is a good reminder to be security-minded no matter where you stay. And yes, be careful because some island friends do not have your best interests at heart.
Am I the only one that thinks that it is NOT OK for a hotel to compensate a broken door lock with a wooden stick? If a lock is broken fix it, and don't rent out the room until it is fixed. Period.
"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver and gold" R.N.M
Finally...Finally...Finally....some good ol fashioned common sense!!!!! Thank you Rastagal. I was *wondering* how long it would take! lawd have mercy....I mean>>> a wooden stick????
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