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bryangle_ATT said:
Hello all, my wife and I have planned a 7 day trip to SXM in May staying at Divi Little Bay. The more I read the more I'm concerned with our safety and getting things stolen from us. Hope some of you can shed some light on this issue. How secure are the hotel safes? I will be bringing my laptop but to only use out of sight in the hotel room. Can I leave items in the hotel room safe without fear of it getting broken into? We also plan on doing snorkeling. Do we need to be worried about our belongings being taken from the beach when we're in the water? Are some beaches safer to go than others? Is the Divi beach safe? My wife also likes to run outside in the morning. Is it safe to run anywhere in the Divi area? We're not late night partiers but will be going to evening dinners of course. Anything we should know in regards to safety.

I assume it's best to rent a car if we're staying there for 7 days. Do you recommend a GPS to get around as to not make any wrong turns that will take us into harms way?

We are planning on doing a private fishing charter and a day trip to Anguilla. Thanks for your help and insight!


We stayed at the Belair Beach Hotel which is next door to Little Divi. My wife and I walked the beach from end to end very early every morning. We felt safe doing so. If you walk in the morning, stop and talk with the lady that has the "digging" dog. You can't miss them and she is very nice and helpful.

We rented a car and felt safe during our travels. We did VERY little driving after dark and we were careful to stay on the main roads. We had no safety issues. We did not rent a GPS because I didn't feel it was necessary and I didn't want to tempt someone to break into the car. We were fine without the GPS.

DEFINITELY go to Anguilla and visit Shoal Bay Beach. We absolutely loved Shoal Bay Beach and Elodias Beach Bar. Go early so you have a full day:)

I can't speak for Divi but we had no issues with theft at Belair. I took a tablet and my notebook computer. The tablet was locked in the safe when not used however my notebook would not fit in the safe so I hid it in the room and had no issues at Belair.
We snorkeled at Belair and had no issues with our belongings. When we snorkeled at other beaches, we used our KYSS bags to secure our stuff. We don't usually take much to the beach anyway.

Best advice is to use the same common sense you would use in the city at home.