We love Baie Longue and only discovered it many, many years ago when we stayed at La Samanna. It is very hard to get to, but the privacy, soft sand and beautiful views make it worth it. The water is very rough here and there are tons of rocks of all sizes that make it difficult to enter and exit the water. There are no amenities, but we bring our beach chairs and a bottle of wine and some snacks and just chill out at the end of the day. We never walk down towards the resort because unless you are a guest they don't want to know you. It is much nicer to walk from Baie Longue to Baie Plum or vice versa. Most days you will have most of the beach to yourself. Note: it is a very short distance to the beach from the security post, but the guards near La Samanna make you go back and all around the other way which takes forever even if you know where you are going. And the roads are bad.

I don't understand why people like this, unless they are staying at the crazy expensive resort. It was the worst beach on the island we visited. We walked from Plum Bay all the way to Samanna resort, an hr walk in deep sand. Water access is impossible except a few places and at Samanna. With the hill blocking the trade winds, it is so hot. There is a reason it has no people. AVOID!