Leave gear in hotel room or bring to the beach?

jonneymendoza

jonneymendoza

jonneymendoza

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Hi. i am planning to go to miami beach in september and will stay in a hotel there for a couple of nights as well.

i will be bringing all my gear as i will be going to other places besides the beaches.

my question is should i leave my gear in the hotel whenever i go to the beach for a swim with my wife(just two of us going so no one to look after my gear in the beach) or take it with me, hide the bag amongst towels or something and keep a eye on it once in a while while in the water having fun?

Thoughts?

btw it is all insured but the catch with the "theft" part is that it is not covered if its unattended and got stolen(i checked many insureres and most ar elike that) im with photoguard by the way

http://www.photoguard.co.uk/coversummary.asp

What is not covered
We are committed to providing you with clarity on the cover you are looking to purchase and aim to tell you the key exclusions of this policy before you buy.

Exclusions relating to theft of your equipment

Theft if the equipment is entrusted to someone else
Theft of your photographic equipment if left unattended when away from its usual insured location unless it is in a locked room, locked cupboard or locked luggage compartment of a vehicle
Theft at the insured location unless there is forcible and or violent entry
Theft when the security requirementshave not been met
The matching of a collection
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How much are you taking exactly?
Are we talking a camera bag with a body, a couple of lenses and a flash?
Or Peli cases full of lighting gear and lenses?

If its the former, then most hotels tend to have a safe, which you can usually fit an SLR and some lenses in.

If you don't have a safe or are taking Peli cases of gear, then a lot of hotels offer a safe keeping service, so you may be able to leave your gear with them. Obviously though, if you are staying in a dodgy 1 star motel, then you might not trust leaving it with them, compared to a 4 or 5 star place.
 
Nexus said:
How much are you taking exactly?
Are we talking a camera bag with a body, a couple of lenses and a flash?
Or Peli cases full of lighting gear and lenses?

If its the former, then most hotels tend to have a safe, which you can usually fit an SLR and some lenses in.

If you don't have a safe or are taking Peli cases of gear, then a lot of hotels offer a safe keeping service, so you may be able to leave your gear with them. Obviously though, if you are staying in a dodgy 1 star motel, then you might not trust leaving it with them, compared to a 4 or 5 star place.
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3 star hotel i will be looking at. not no 4/5 start or 1 star motel
 
in terms of the insurance the obvious answer is in your hotel room with at least the door locked, as that is covered.. I would think much less likely to be stolen there than on a beach as well. Hopefully they would have a safe but you can't know really
 
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