66 caribbean: island by island
(£490) including breakfast. Developments planned for 2015 include a spa, Yaya Groves’ three and four-bed private villas and The Village, with its restaurants, shops, art galleries, artisan workshops and an open-air cinema.
Hot tip: Ocean Terrace Inn Resort (
oceanterraceinn.com) has reopened as a four-star resort after refurbishment. Its Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant has also been modernised and now has an open display kitchen and new bar and lounge.
Saint Lucia In the Windward Islands, sandwiched between Martinique and St Vincent, Saint Lucia’s lush tropical rainforest, mountainous landscape and white sand beaches have made the island a fi rm favourite with the British market. What’s new: A fi ve-star boutique spa resort, Six Senses Freedom Bay (
freedombaystlucia.com), is due to open at the foot of Petit Piton on the island’s southwest coast in early 2016. The property will have 12 beachfront villas, a Six Senses Spa, three restaurants and an outdoor cinema. The Capella Marigot Bay (
capellahotels.com/
saintlucia) reopened on September 1 after a multi-million-dollar makeover. Rooms and suites have been refurbished and there is an all-new restaurant and bar, and Rum Cave, where guests can taste the local tipple. C’est la Vie (
villacestlavie.com) has a new In Tune with Nature tour that takes visitors on an off- the-beaten-track trip around the north of the island. It ends at Pigeon Island, where they can walk to Fort Rodney or take a swim.
Hot tip: St James Club Morgan Bay (
morganbayresort.com) has a refurbished kids’ club with play areas and activities for youngsters aged from two to 12. The resort is also offering free tennis lessons and water sports for children.
St Vincent
com) new hillside four-bed Estate Villa sleeps up to eight people and comes with a private pool and deck, a maid service and a chef on-demand (charged extra). Prices start from £1,080 a night for eight people including breakfast.
Hot tip: A new international airport is due to open on St Vincent in 2015, paving the way for direct fl ights to the island from the UK.
& the Grenadines With everything from lush green rainforests and sandy beaches to exclusive hideaways such as Mustique and Canouan, this island nation in the southern Caribbean has something for everyone. What’s new: Bequia Beach Hotel’s (bequiabeachhotel.
Above: It’s all plain sailing in the Caribbean Sea
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