100 Best Resorts of the Caribbean

by Kay Showker

• ISBN13: 9780762708246
• ISBN10: 0762708247
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Choose the best Caribbean resort available within your budget with this indispensable guide that includes contact information, detailed descriptions of accommodations and amenities, rates, and distance from nearby towns and airports.

Author Biography

Kay Showker is a veteran writer, photographer, and lecturer on travel. Along with her other books, Kay's articles have appeared in Travel and Leisure, Travel Holiday, National Geographic Traveler, Caribbean Travel and Life, and other travel magazines. She has appeared as guest travel expert on both network and cable television and has served as senior editor of Travel Weekly. Kay is also a contributing editor for America On-Line's Cruise Critic.

Table of Contents

A Word of Thanks	ix
Introduction	xi
Map of the Caribbean Islands	xx
The Resorts by Island
Anguilla	1	(13)
Cap Juluca	1	(4)
CuisinArt Resort & Spa	5	(3)
La Sirena	8	(3)
Malliouhana	11	(3)
Antigua	14	(10)
Curtain Bluff	14	(4)
Galley Bay	18	(2)
Jumby Bay	20	(4)
Aruba	24	(25)
Hyatt Regency Aruba	24	(4)
The Bahamas
The Abacos	28	(3)
Green Turtle Club and Marina	29	(2)
Andros
Small Hope Bay Lodge	31	(3)
Harbour Island
Dunmore Beach Club	34	(3)
Pink Sands	37	(2)
Runaway Hill Club	39	(3)
Nassau/Paradise Island
British Colonial Hilton Nassau	42	(2)
Compass Point	44	(2)
Ocean Club	46	(3)
Barbados	49	(11)
Cobblers Cove	49	(3)
Glitter Bay	52	(3)
Royal Pavilion	55	(2)
Sandy Lane Hotel and Golf Club	57	(3)
Bonaire	60	(32)
Captain Don's Habitat	61	(3)
Harbour Village Beach Resort and Spa	64	(3)
British Virgin Islands
Jost Van Dyke	67	(3)
Sandcastle	68	(2)
Tortola
Guana Island	70	(3)
Peter Island Resort & Yacht Harbour	73	(3)
Sugar Mill Hotel	76	(3)
Virgin Gorda
Biras Creek	79	(3)
The Bitter End Yacht Club and Resort	82	(3)
Little Dix Bay	85	(3)
Necker Island	88	(4)
Cayman Islands	92	(8)
Grand Cayman
Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman	93	(4)
Little Cayman
Pirates Point Resort	97	(3)
Curacao	100	(5)
Curacao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino	101	(4)
Dominican Republic	105	(9)
La Romana
Casa de Campo	106	(4)
Santo Domingo
Renaissance Jaragua Hotel, Casino & Spa	110	(4)
Grenada	114	(13)
The Calabash Hotel	115	(2)
LaSource	117	(4)
Spice Island Beach Resort	121	(3)
Twelve Degrees North	124	(3)
Guadeloupe	127	(6)
Auberge les Petits Saints aux Anacardiers	128	(2)
Le Hamak	130	(3)
Jamaica	133	(31)
Kingston
Strawberry Hill	134	(3)
Montego Bay
Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club	137	(3)
Round Hill Hotel and Villas	140	(4)
Negril
Coco La Palm	144	(2)
Rockhouse Hotel and Restaurant	146	(2)
Swept Away	148	(4)
Ocho Rios
Grand Lido Sans Souci	152	(3)
Jamaica Inn	155	(3)
Sandals Dunn's River Golf Resort & Spa	158	(3)
Runaway Bay
Breezes Golf and Beach Resort	161	(3)
Martinique	164	(6)
Habitation Lagrange	165	(2)
Hotel Bakoua Martinique	167	(3)
Nevis	170	(15)
Four Seasons Resort Nevis	170	(4)
Golden Rock Hotel	174	(3)
The Hermitage	177	(3)
Montpelier Plantation Inn	180	(2)
Nisbet Plantation Beach Club	182	(3)
Puerto Rico	185	(28)
Drado
Hyatt Dorado Beach	186	(3)
Fajardo
El Conquistador Resort and Country Club and Las Casitas	189	(6)
Jayuya
Parador Hacienda Gripinas	195	(2)
Rincon
The Horned Dorset Primavera Hotel	197	(4)
San Juan
El San Juan Hotel & Casino	201	(3)
The Gallery Inn/Galeria San Juan	204	(3)
Hotel El Convento	207	(3)
The Ritz-Carlton San Juan Hotel & Casino	210	(3)
St. Barts	213	(17)
Eden Rock	214	(2)
Filao Beach Hotel	216	(2)
Guanahani	218	(2)
Hotel Carl Gustaf	220	(3)
Hotel Saint Barth Isle de France	223	(3)
Le Toiny	226	(1)
Village St. Jean Hotel	227	(3)
St. Kitts	230	(9)
The Golden Lemon Inn and Villas	231	(2)
Ottley's Plantation Inn	233	(3)
Rawlins Plantation	236	(3)
St. Lucia	239	(11)
Anse Chastanet Beach Hotel	240	(3)
LeSport	243	(4)
The Royal St. Lucian	247	(3)
St. Maarten/St. Martin	250	(7)
La Samanna	251	(3)
Pasanggrahan Royal Guest House	254	(3)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	257	(16)
St. Vincent
Young Island	258	(2)
The Grenadines
Bequia
The Frangipani Hotel	260	(3)
Mustique
The Cotton House	263	(3)
Palm Island
Palm Island Beach Club	266	(3)
Petit St. Vincent
Petit St. Vincent Resort	269	(4)
Trinidad and Tobago	273	(6)
Asa Wright Nature Centre	274	(2)
Hilton International Trinidad	276	(3)
Turks and Caicos Islands	279	(15)
Beaches Turk and Caicos Resort and Spa	280	(4)
Grace Bay Club	284	(3)
The Meridian Club on Pine Cay	287	(2)
Parrot Cay	289	(5)
U.S. Virgin Islands	294	(27)
St. Croix
The Buccaneer	295	(3)
Hibiscus Beach Hotel	298	(3)
St. John
Caneel Bay	301	(4)
Maho Bay Camp and Harmony	305	(3)
Westin Resort St. John	308	(3)
St. Thomas
Marriott's Frenchman's Reef and Morning Star	311	(3)
Renaissance Grand Beach Resort	314	(3)
The Ritz-Carlton	317	(4)
On the Horizon	321	(4)
The Best of the Best	325	(5)
About the Author	330