I can't speak for Club O and that's okay since others have, but I would suggest Grand Case Beach Club is possibly one of the safest places on the island. As I recall our stay there, your vehicle has to be buzzed in by someone at the main office. I know there was staff all around the grounds all day long and at night there were security people on the grounds all night. We never felt at all unsafe while there and truth be known, there are many other places we've stayed around the island I can't say that about. I wouldn't hesitate to walk the grounds there at night and I won't even do that at my own timeshare anymore.

Another very safe property, so I've been told and having only dined but never personally stayed there, is LaSamana but be prepared to pay dearly for the added sense of security.

And as a general comment and addressed to no one in particular, I don't have facts to support the following but over many years it seems to be the case.........

As to which side of the island has more crime, please, it's one very small island with open borders. Much of the crime is crime of opportunity and it happens all over and on both sides.

I don't know if the changes ever happened but there was much talk about the need for improved cooperation between the police of both sides of the island because too many Frenchside residents were committing crimes on the Dutch side of the island and fleeing across the border and likewise, people from the Dutch side doing the same thing, with the police from both sides failing to cooperate with each other to apprehend them.

Another thing I've gathered over the years is the French are more apt to deal with apprehended criminals swiftly and more severely while all too often it seems as though the Dutch court system seems to mete out more slaps on the wrist than dire punishment if one can believe the things written in the island papers. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />