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Dear Editor,
This document shall serve as a Formal Complaint issued to Bruce Zagers, owner of The Hideaway restaurant and bar, located in Breadline Plaza, Windwardside, Saba.
We believe that The Hideaway restaurant and bar is licensed to “play music,” which now is karaoke, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. If the license is for different hours, please have your attorney send a Notice of Hours of Operations to Claire Frankel, nyclaire@aol.com
On Fridays, the “music” starts at 3 p.m. On some Friday nights and every Saturday night, the “music” or noise/music continues until 1:30 a.m. This includes boom boxes and karaoke. With the Hideaway’s windows and doors open, coupled with enormous loudspeakers and boom equipment, the noise/music is blasted throughout Windwardside village. No one can sleep, make a phone call, or have a conversation while this noise/music is blasting away. The noise/music must be kept within The Hideaway; soundproofing of the room is recommended. Informal complaints to the Police, to the Governor, to Mr. Bos, etc., have been made since January 2026.
The Saban government and police must take steps to compel The Hideaway to comply with its license. The noise/music must be turned OFF at 11 p.m. or at the hour designated in The Hideaway’s license.
Failure to comply with the license shall result in the following legal charges:
• Creation of a public nuisance
• Disturbing the peace
• Violation of the license agreement
Ultimately, if the noise continues after 11 p.m. or the hour designated on the license, further action may include suspension of the liquor license and closure of the bar/ restaurant.
Respectfully submitted,
Claire L. Frankel,
Honestly disagree with this post completely. We live in 2026….
First of all, the business goes through its legal processes, hence the reason it’s been in operation since…
If the issue with music is so concerning, why don’t you get, the writer, purchase sound proof windows/doors/ and soundproof the walls.
Unless your old aged and unable to partake in such activities, which I am positive, when you were younger you did(unless you were an outcast), I don’t see the issue with this.
You all complain that there’s nothing to do on Saba, but when people(both young and old) actually try to do something within the community to keep the majority of us engaged and not off doing some that gives Saba a bad reputation, it’s a problem….
Please get off your high horse….the world doesn’t revolve around you folks. And plus if you’re older you should have money, just soundproof your house ffs…
There’s usually governors, officers, and other government officials and higher ups who also attend the parties and it’s never been an issue.
Unfortunately you are in the Caribbean first of all, not a private resort, and though people make a joke about Saba being a retirement island, it is surely made up majority(atleast 75%) of young people.
The same young people you need services from….so please get off the high horse, you’re complaining about 2 days in the week… just 2 days.
Jeez yall need drink some tea and stop the coffee because as far as I am concerned with your post: “YOU WANT EVERYDAY TO GO HOW YOU WANT”
That is not how life works and yall are big and grown, so it don’t make sense to say grow up but I will, please grow up and soundproof your house…. Same for everyone who agreees with you…
The volume, especially the bass, is too loud for the location and its being open air even with a license. Zanzibar, another open air bar with loud music in the heart of Windwardside, is also way too loud for its location and is as is Hideaway a chronic nuisance to a number of its neighbors. If a business is a public nuisance it may not operate even with a license.