We stayed at the Orient Beach Hotel... wonderful location, but a bit more than Bruno's (putting it mildly). It was perfect, especially for a person's first visit to SXM. We used the beach at KKO (right in front of the hotel) most days. One day we went to Happy Bay (at at the Friar's Bay Beach Club), and the next day (when KKO was closed) we used La Playa's chairs and ate at their restaurant.