Hello Wahnfried -

Although I haven't seen your other questions, I appears that you'll be on the island as a single person. I travelled to SXM as a single male in February 2023. Rather than rent from the beach chair vendors, I rented a single chair, umbrella and cooler from Craig, the owner of Pack Light.

Via email in advance, we made arrangements to meet (we met at McDonalds Simpson Bay).

Would I do it again? HECK YES! I had more flexibility, and paid less money (I think it was $40 for all three items). I saved money on drinks, too!

The cooler was a hard-side Igloo cooler. The kind where the top tilts to the side. Perfect size.

The only downside is you'll have to schlep that stuff to any beach you visit. For me, a small price to pay. For some, that's a significant inconvenience that they won't want to deal with.

Johnny Thinwallet doesn't mind at all...