Good point Blandy1 about properties not allowing Jamaicans. I - based on years of travel to Negril - often thought this & have also been told this is exactly why. It opens the owners up to too many potential problems. Along the same lines, I've had Jamaican male friends tell me that properties don't like to do this because, if the relationship goes bad, they don't want the person on the grounds after the fact. This is why they don't allow them in the first place.

Also... NBCC is one of numerous entities that call the Beach Club property home. There are privately owned condos rented out by another party, privately owned condos lived in &/or rented out by their owners, hotel rooms, etc. The management of the property, not Mrs. Gaynair, is responsible for security. She can ask for more security guards but, since the current manager chose to cut back from the higher level of staffing in the past, asking isn't likely to make it happen.

Also for the person who chose to take a stab at me regarding not renting 1st floor rooms to single women. Common sense should help one figure out that there will be times this won't happen... no other rooms of the type wanted are available for the dates requested, the person wants to be closer to the beach & that's all that's available, etc. I have other female friends who choose to stay on the ground floor, period. They like being in the mix of things. I also know people who forgot to lock their door after coming in a bit wasted & lost cash & expensive jewelry. Quote from the husband, "That's what I get for being stupid." (I'm not implying you were Christine so please don't go there.)

Yes, it sounds like locks need to be replaced. I hope this will help get it done. Often though, unless the manager is told something is broken, they don't know to fix it. Yes, housekeeping should alert the management but I'm guessing they're more focused on their job. It would be good to add this to a "to do" list after a guest leaves/before one arrives. I know when I arrive for my long summer stay in my TS room I always have a list of things that need to be fixed/replaced. The previous tenants never mentioned anything so they didn't know.

My TS rooms do not have the wooden stick that the NBCC rooms have yet I feel secure, just use my window lock as an extra precaution since I know thefts can happen. When there was more security, they still happened.

Sometimes, after cleaning patios/balconies, housekeeping may not remember to lock the sliding glass door. As the person staying in the room, it is MY responsibility to make sure it is secured, just as it is at home. I have 4 sets of sliding glass doors at home w/out the wooden sticks & have never had a break in.

Leaving out facts invites questioning of credibility as do several other comments made. People talk, e-mail, share information so posting selective information is bound to come back & bite the poster. Honesty - which means all the facts, not just the ones that make the best story - is always the best policy. My mom taught me that as a child. Not telling everything is not being honest. If something bad happens, just tell the honest truth.

Thank you, Rob, for your insightful & accurate responses.