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Actually, I think they are right about not 'loitering'. If I remember correctly the law say's "wide enough for a man and his (either cart or ox) to pass through". That is unless it is declared public beach like central park or Boca del Rio. These are maintained by the town. All others are maintained by the adjacent property owners.

I am not really a person who responds to gossip, but in the 10+ years I have been here I have never had anyone post anything even remotely negative about me, something I said, or in this case, something I did NOT say on this site.

"They" never claimed anything about the beach. SnowWhite5080, you are misquoting me on a public forum, we did NOT even discuss the beach which is what I informed Mayor Danny of when I spoke with him earlier.

As you mentioned that you and your HOA plan to have a registered guests only policy in place for your pool at Barrier Reef Resort, it surprises me that you cannot respect that other resorts may have the same policy in place. Whether the policy is put in place at the time a resort opens, at the time a resort is renamed as is the case with the property you represent, or whether the policy is put in place somewhere along the evolution of a property is irrelevant.

I do understand that policies may not be agreeable to everyone. Never the less, policies, and those whose profession requires them to uphold and/or communicate said policies, deserve to be respected.

Businesses should not be subjected to negative/false comments in public forums by non-guests simply because they have rules in place which the majority of their counterparts also operate with. The needs and wishes of paying guests/owners must always come before the general public when it comes to the use of private facilities.

When I first saw the original post I was going to post something along the lines of - it's private property and if they want to keep it private it's their prerogative. Now I find out more about the story I find it pretty distasteful that someone would try and create bad publicity for a resort when their own resort is implementing the exact same rules. You really should be ashamed, your own resort has had enough negative publicity and I would have thought you would have learned from that.

I remember another resort many years ago used to allow visitors to use their pool but had to stop after it was splashed up on the message board as an answer to a question (probably by me). Their own guests were being pushed out of the pool area because so many non-guests were showing up. It was only a short while after the information got around that the pool became guests only. That's probably the same reason Barrier Reef Resort (not Residences) has decided to have a no visitors policy when in the past it used to be open to the public.

im trying to shut up.....

am I reading this thread correctly, does snow white own a resort on the island tht does not allow walk in visitors to her pool, or have I got it all mixed up? if this is the case, it sounds like vendetta!

I don't know any of the participants here and have no " dog in this fight"... Simonb has it right... The person who purchased the resort and spent many many hours trying to improve it, CERTAINLY has the right to make their own rules. If those rules "cost" the sale of a few beers to the locals; that's the "fun" of having an investment.

As I see it we all live in a tourist destination. Those of us that rely and work in the industry have come to the understanding that resorts are entitled to make their own policies. It is true that not all policies seem to be fair but they are there for a specific reason and in the end they help avoid many problems. I guess you will understand that after you are forced with dealing with outside guests going to your pool and ignoring your policies!

It seems to me that attacking an employee of the resort is uncalled for just because you didn't get your way! Stacey in my opinion went above her duty to extend a courtesy call to you and should be applauded.

I asked you "...so, what you are saying, no one is allowed to use any of your grounds?" Your reply was "yes." The beach front I personally laid my towel down and a person with your logo told me to move. Do not blame me of misunderstanding a resorts "grounds." Your resort cleans the beach. Your guards are on it 24/7. So don't post "we didn't discuss this." I told you I was getting my notepad at the beginning of our call because, something like this ALWAYS happens, the "she said, they said." I had specific questions because, I respect any manager who would give me a callback. I didn't want to waste more of your time than needed. (So much for respect) I do live in my own condo (I don't rent) and do respect the rights to a resort, to handle it in their best interest. I told you "I understand the HOA's feelings and will respect them." That didn't mean I wasn't going to let others not know your rules. Changing them without posting them on your property and leaving it up to your employees to tell visitors, I find that to be unfair to both. Our property, just like many here, have signs to explain the rules and guidelines once they have entered the property. WHERE IS YOURS? It's not by the pool. It's not at the entry onto your property. It's not on the beach.

I'm done. I wish you all the best in the future with all your properties.