GRENADA ON $159 A DAY*
HOTEL
Average $112 in low season ($148 high)
Blue Horizons Garden Resort
Grand Anse
From $155 ($210 high season)
473-444-4316; grenadabluehorizons.com
Coral Cove
Lance aux Epines
From $110 ($145 high season)
473-444-4422; coralcovecottages.com
Flamboyant Hotel
Grand Anse
From $147 ($197 high season)
866-978-8013; flamboyant.com
Lance aux Epines Cottages
Lance aux Epines
From $110 ($155 high season)
877-444-4565, laecottages.com
Siesta Hotel
Grand Anse
From $80 ($95 high season)
473-444-4646, siestahotel.com
BREAKFAST
La Boulangerie, Grand Anse; $10 for eggs, toast, bacon and hash browns; 473-444-1131
LUNCH
La Sagesse Nature Centre, St. David; $14 for fish or chicken sandwich and fries; 473-444-6458; lasagesse.com
DINNER
De Big Fish, True Blue; $19 for grilled fish with sides; 473-439-4401
ACTIVITY
Day trip to Carriacou: $60 for the round-trip ferry transfer
WORTH A SPLURGE
Just off from Grand Anse, 32-room Blue Horizons Garden Resort is infused with gentle West Indian ambience that fosters a subdued setting for couples and young families. Sprinkled around six acres of well-tended lawns and gardens, the cottage-style rooms include generously sized studios and suites with balconies, all with full kitchens (supermarkets are nearby). Free Wi-Fi is available in some rooms, and some verandas boast a sea view, making them great spots for relaxing with coffee or a book. There’s an open-air restaurant, with less expensive dining options not far away. By day, lounge at the attractive swimming pool or stroll the 300 yards to Grand Anse, where the hotel maintains a collection of chaise lounges on the beach.
OUT + ABOUT
Laid-back to the nth degree, Carriacou (pronounced CARE-ee-uh-coo) is the largest of the Grenadines, the string of idyllic outposts lolling between St. Vincent and Grenada. Carriacou is worth a visit for anyone who breaks out in a cold sweat at the sight of personal watercrafts or theme parties; instead, snorkeling and hiking to deserted beaches lead the list of activities for day-trippers. Get around using the local bus – $1 to the farthest spot on the island – or rent a 4x4 for the day (about $50) from Ade’s Dream Guesthouse, next to the ferry dock, allowing you to explore castaway coves and sleepy beach bars. Get there on the twice-daily ferry from St. George’s; the trip is 90 minutes each way.
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GETTING THERE
American flies from Miami and San Juan; Delta flies from New York-JFK.
TAXI
From airport to Grand Anse or Lance aux Epines, $20
RENTAL CAR
Indigo Car Rentals from $63 per day (including tax), with discounts for multiday rentals; 473-439-3300; indigocarsgrenada.com. Drive on the left; a local driver’s license is $12.
TAXES
Hotels add a 10 percent service charge and 11 percent tax; car rental tax is 5 percent; departure tax is $20.
INFO
473-440-2279; grenadagrenadines.com
*per person in low season ($177 high), based on double occupancy and excluding airfare, car rental, airport transfers, tax and service charges (US$1 = 2.70 XCD)
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