The Offseason Guide to the Caribbean

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The Offseason Guide to the Caribbean
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July 18, 2014
By: Terry Ward
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The low season in the Caribbean gives travelers the chance to enjoy a mellower version
of paradise than they’d find in winter. Beaches are devoid of Speedo-sporting Europeans
and there’s a real opportunity to mix (read: drink) with locals and the die-hard sunseekers.
The most important thing? Knowing where to go to keep cool and avoiding the haven’tshowered-for-days budget backpackers.
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From mass resorts in Jamaica to boutique hideaways in Antigua, countless high-end
Caribbean hotels are throwing in extra nights for free during the summer to tempt
vacationers to stretch their down time. It’s not only a great deal, it’s a great way to get
great service. Hotels with rooms to fill are hotels with concierges twiddling their thumbs.
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The deals are everywhere. Through Dec. 19, the oceanfront Viceroy Anguilla is offering a
fifth night free when you book a four-night stay (as well as 50 percent off a second room
if you’re traveling with friends). During the last week in August (as well as from Oct 11 – 31)
the seriously luxurious, 25-suite Hermitage Bay in Antigua is tossing in two free nights for
stays of five or seven-nights. On St. Barths – always jet set and usually hors de prix –
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rare summertime savings at tony Hotel Le Toiny entice you for six nights at the price of
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travelers up with three free nights. Remember: Money saved is money you can spend on
drinks.
And don’t forget to forget about hotels. If you can, book a spot at the Nandana Villa on
Grand Bahama. With room for 12 guests in an Asian-inspired oceanfront mansion, the
villa’s rates plunge from $14,000 per night in winter to a mere $8,500 per night in
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For surfers, sailors and paddlers of all types, the Caribbean is basically a large blue
playground. Come summer, that playground is basically empty and would be amphibious
athletes can enjoy the reefs and breaks without having to share. Despite the arrival of the
stylish W Resort & Spa on Vieques a few years back (which is offering 30 percent savings
on off-season stays, by the way), the former Army base miles off Puerto Rico remains
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relatively undiscovered by the masses – all the more so during the quieter summer
months, when the famed Bioluminescent Bay empties out. Puerto Rico’s high season for
big wave surf is winter time, but you can still find waves during the summer at famed
spots like Tres Palmas and Wilderness on the island’s rugged northwest corner.
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region’s flourishing ecosystems without clanging around the back of a busy boat. Check
out La Pura Vista’s seven-night Dive, Drive & Dine special, which includes a rental car,
daily breakfast, unlimited shore diving and accommodation from just $999 per person, or
head to Sorobon Beach Resort on Bonaire for a seven-night Stand Up Paddleboard
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More of a sailor? Book your adventure in the U.S. or British Virgin Islands through The
Moorings by July 28 (for trips through Sept. 30) and get summertime savings of 20
percent off the perfect bareboat catamaran or monohull for your island hopping
adventure. Again, money saved is rum in the galley.
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Nothing ruins the joy of a beach day like having to fight for towel space. Enter summer,
however, and exit the bulk of the scene stealers. Take, for example, Cabbage Beach on
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Paradise Island in Nassau. Just a few steps away from the sprawling Atlantis resort, it’s
the island’s finest beach and – in January – its most crowded. In August, all you have to
do is stroll ten-minutes away from Atlantis’oceanfront stretch of sand and you’ll be
largely alone.
Reggae Beach in St. Kitts, a crescent sweep of sand with a view of Nevis’s volcanic peak,
tops the list of normally-crowded beaches you can hog in summer. The other ones:
Maracas Bay in Trinidad, Meads Bay in Anguilla, and the famous Pink Sands Beach on
Harbour Island in the Bahamas, where the bar gets crowded with tanned-to-the-bones
local women. The drinks are cold; the water and the natives aren't.
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