The

Best Beaches
In The Caribbean

By Lin Stone


What can beat

a Caribbean beach vacation?


 

Families flock to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic for their all inclusives with water sports, water parks and kids clubs. At some resorts, you will find the kids programs are outstanding, with separate leaders and activities for many different age groups.

The prices can be high, although they will drop from May to December. Hurricane season is in those months as well, although most resorts offer weather guarantees.

Family Beach Vacation At Atlantis

The Atlantis Paradise Island of the Bahamas offers so many activities that it's probably one of the only resorts in the world where you'll need a map to even get around! It offers a resort experience like no other, amidst the world’s largest open-air marine habitat, second only to Mother Nature. Eleven exhibit lagoons in 34 acres of water scape are home to over 50,000 sea animals representing over 200 species. Guests can explore the ruins of Atlantis in The Dig, challenge the Mayan Temple’s water slides, enjoy 11 swimming areas, and discover endless action in the innovatively designed Atlantis Casino. Resort facilities include the Marina Village, Atlantis Kids Club, Mandara Spa, a sports center, world-class marina, haute couture shopping, and a vast array of restaurants and lounges.

The accommodations here range from moderately priced to very expensive. Families on vacation here should consider staying in the Coral Towers, which is the most centrally located tower at Atlantis. The Coral Towers is also closest to the Predator Lagoon and the Lagoon Pool as well.

Atlantis Paradise Island Resort is also packed with activities for guests of all ages. The eleven pool areas, miles of sandy beach, and Neptune's Water Toys Hut give guests access to many water based activities. Neptune's provides non motorized water sports which include water bikes, pedal boats, kayaks, and even snorkeling equipment rentals.

Parents will adore Atlantis has two different programs for children, the Aqua Tots program and the Discovery Channel Camp. The Aqua Tots program was designed for children 3 years old and up, while the discovery camp is for kids 4 - 12 years old and ranges from a 1 hour program to one that includes lunch and even dinner.

Kids love Paradise Island. They love the six different water slides and the marine exhibits. This can keep kids busy for hours and hours, and are pretty good fun for the parents as well. In order to enjoy the slides, kids must be at least 48 inches tall.

A beach vacation at Atlantis is something your entire family will love. There is something here to keep everyone occupied, from the beaches to fun on the slides. If your family enjoys the best of fun and the beach, Atlantis is something your whole family will enjoy - and love coming back to.


 

The Cotton House Resort

The Cotton House Resort is located on renowned Mustique, a private island estate in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. Situated between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the 1,400 acre Mustique Island offers a tennis club, nine secluded and beautiful beaches, which are perfect for scuba diving, windsurfing, and even snorkeling. The Cotton House provides one of the most pristine holiday locations in all of the Caribbean.

As the only hotel on the exotic island of Mustique, the Cotton House offers luxurious service, privacy, and plenty of secluded beaches. You can spend your days exploring the marine life, relaxing by the pool, or getting pampered by the enticing spa.

The spa at the Cotton House offers an amazing array of services, such as massages, facials, reflexology, wraps, and fully body treatments. You can catch a spa in one of the four treatment rooms, just steps from the beach, or even in the privacy of your own room.

Rooms and suites The Cotton House offers just 19 luxurious guest rooms, cottages, and suites, most offering private patios and panoramic views of the ocean. The amenities offered by the Cotton House include soft French cotton linens, a pillow menu, air, flat screen televisions, and maid service twice a day.

If you are planning a honeymoon twist to your beach vacation, you can splurge on one of the cottages with a private plunge pool, or even book the two bedroom Cotton Hill Residence which offers a private swimming pool and its own staff that are dedicated to you.

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From dining in your cottage, ordering a picnic basket and going to an empty beach, or just having a romantic candlelit dinner, Mustique leaves the choices up to you. A traditional afternoon tea is served each day in the Great Room, while there are weekly cocktail parties held by the Cotton House as well.

There are three ways that you can fly to Mustique. You can go via Barbados, via Martinique, or via Saint Vincent. From Barbados, you can take a Grenadines Airways flight to Mustique for around $400 per person - round trip flight.

Cap Juluca In Anguilla

Cap Juluca is thoroughly insulated from the outside world, yet only minutes away by air or motor launch from St. Maarten. It is a private self-contained enclave along two miles of the best pristine white-sand beaches in the Caribbean. Spacious Moorish villas, five-star restaurants, exotic landscaped tropical gardens, and friendly and abundant service professionals provide an unparalleled level of luxury for vacationers.

It is an exclusive Caribbean hotel that is located to the southwest coast of Anguilla, of the British Virgin Islands. The resort is set on 179 tranquil acres, and surrounded by white sandy beaches, palm trees, and water so clear that you can see to the bottom.

Cap Juluca features a comprehensive array of entertainment amenities, including a fully equipped fitness center, private golf carts and bicycles, aqua golf driving range, bunker and putting green, croquet lawn, Junior Olympic-size swimming pool, a library, tennis courts with a full-time resident pro, and water sports, including snorkeling, wind surfing, water skiing, and sailing.

Guests of the Cap Juluca resort are accommodated in 18 beach front style villas which will house no more than six rooms each. The rooms measure at least 700 square feet in size and feature large marble bathrooms, white tile floors, and louvered doors which will open wide to let in the cool sea breezes. During the morning, guests can enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast that is served on their own private terrace.

The Cap Juluca also offers six pool villas which are surrounded by foliage on the edge of the beach. The pool villas offer either a private or shared swimming pool, sun deck, and even golf carts to help you travel around the property.

To keep your neck twisting, the resort design features exotic arches, domes, turrets, and parapets. The white villas, which are situated along the white sands of the mile long Maundays Bay, is surround by tropical flowers, palm trees, and breathtaking fountains.

Your beach vacation also offers a number of great activities which include water sports, croquet, a health club, herb and endangered species gardens, children's program, nature trails and even tennis. Cove and Maundays Bay offer a mile of beach, where you can enjoy kayaking, sail, snorkeling, waterski, and even windsurfing.

You can also arrange for island tours at the Cap Juluca in Anguilla to explore the many beaches. Natives will be glad to help you set up to go scuba diving, or even deep sea fishing. When it comes to fun on the water, this resort has something to offer everyone in your family.

The spa services at the Cap Juluca include specialized treatments such as Cap Juluca for two, a Thai massage, aromatherapy, reflexology, and even kinesiology.

Cap Juluca offers guests two restaurants and a 24 hour room service. One restaurant, George's, features pool and beach front dining, serving guests contemporary tropical cuisine that includes salads, seafood, burgers, and even sandwiches.

The other restaurant, Pimms, is decorated with white Moorish arches and serves French-Asian cuisine. It is located within walking distance of the Caribbean Sea.

The Cap Juluca in Anguilla will provide just what you need from a vacation. There's something here for the entire family, no matter what your family likes to do. Waking up on an island with the ocean at your back door is truly an amazing feeling – and that is what Cap Juluca is truly all about.

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