Hi,
I'm looking for recommendations for a 6 or 7 night stay stay at a resort for end of June / early July 2012. I've done a bit of research. I'm wondering if I've missed any prospective resorts.
Criteria:
1. "Barefoot luxury" suitable for divers and non-divers. My wife does not dive. The resort needs to be intimate with good or great food, excellent service.
2. Good diving -- it doesn't need to be great diving, I'm just happy to be in warm water, but great diving is a plus. Full service is a bigger plus, where I just show up in the morning and my gear is rinsed and ready to go.
3. All-inclusive is a plus. Bungalows are a plus (opposed to hotel rooms or condos). Buffet meals are ok for breakfast / lunch, but dinner should be full service.
(Yeah, I'm picky.) So far I've found two places that I think fit our criteria:
1. Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman. Looks really good, great reviews. Biking around the island sounds like fun, too.
2. Curtain Bluff, Antigua. Also looks good, a bit more luxury, but it sounds like diving in Antigua kind of, well, sucks. Also seems a bit more family oriented, and we will be without kids for this trip.
As a point of reference, we've been to Kona Village Resort in Hawaii, and we found it to be near-perfect for a diver and non-diver. The resort was intimate and relaxed with a perfect balance of casual luxury. Something like Club Med, Beaches or Sandals is the wrong direction -- don't want mass-produced mega resorts. Anything like Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton is also the wrong direction (I'm picky, but not that picky!)
Any other suggestions for resorts on other islands?
Thanks!
I'm looking for recommendations for a 6 or 7 night stay stay at a resort for end of June / early July 2012. I've done a bit of research. I'm wondering if I've missed any prospective resorts.
Criteria:
1. "Barefoot luxury" suitable for divers and non-divers. My wife does not dive. The resort needs to be intimate with good or great food, excellent service.
2. Good diving -- it doesn't need to be great diving, I'm just happy to be in warm water, but great diving is a plus. Full service is a bigger plus, where I just show up in the morning and my gear is rinsed and ready to go.
3. All-inclusive is a plus. Bungalows are a plus (opposed to hotel rooms or condos). Buffet meals are ok for breakfast / lunch, but dinner should be full service.
(Yeah, I'm picky.) So far I've found two places that I think fit our criteria:
1. Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman. Looks really good, great reviews. Biking around the island sounds like fun, too.
2. Curtain Bluff, Antigua. Also looks good, a bit more luxury, but it sounds like diving in Antigua kind of, well, sucks. Also seems a bit more family oriented, and we will be without kids for this trip.
As a point of reference, we've been to Kona Village Resort in Hawaii, and we found it to be near-perfect for a diver and non-diver. The resort was intimate and relaxed with a perfect balance of casual luxury. Something like Club Med, Beaches or Sandals is the wrong direction -- don't want mass-produced mega resorts. Anything like Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton is also the wrong direction (I'm picky, but not that picky!)
Any other suggestions for resorts on other islands?
Thanks!