Please Recommend a Caribbean Island for an Easter vacation

Cuba

Curaçao.

I second Cuba. Wonderful in spring. Beautiful people.

Cuba isn't in the Caribbean, is it? Thought it was the Atlantic. I'd recommend Anguilla.

How about Easter Island?

St. Lucia

Why Caribbean?

The water is nicer.

R8 Nicer? Warmer, more shallow, clearer...what are you looking for?

St. Barths.

Playground of the rich and famous.

Tahiti in French Polynesia is stunning.

Try another WIndward, OP, I think they're the best of the lot. You could also try Trinidad/Tobago for a change-up.

Puerto Rico.

Bonaire

ABC islands off South America.

Aruba, Bonaire, or Curacao.

Devil's Island.

Mustique to totally chill, or Cuba to have a great time...both incredibly lovely in very different ways.

Mustique

William and Kate vacationed on Mustique, so it must be a nice location.

Barbados is lovely. Very English; not that many American tourists.

Not Jamaica ..

Try Bermuda.

It's not your typical Caribbean island.

Make sure to have a "Dark and Stormy" while you're there.

[quote]It's not your typical Caribbean island.

It's not a Caribbean island at all. Might as well suggest the Falklands.

Is it not Obvious. Go to Easter Island. Duh

[quote] Is it not Obvious. Go to Easter Island. Duh

How original, R24.

Is it all-inclusive?

r5 I scrolled past yours...obviously

The only two white Caribbean Islands are St. Barths and Saba. St. Barths is for the rich. Saba is hard to get to.

St. Vincent should be dirt cheap these days.

[quote]Cuba isn't in the Caribbean, is it? Thought it was the Atlantic.

Seriously, R4?

Cuba seems the most interesting.

'Why Caribbean?'

The ocean there is calmer and much warmer than the Atlantic. The Med is cold at Easter. Our ideal Easter destination is the Maldives but they might still be off limits to UK visitors by next year. I love the Maldives for the snorkelling and the seclusion. You barely see another soul on the beaches, let alone get pestered by beach traders as seems to happen in Barbados and Jamaica.

Bermuda is in the Atlantic.

Only the south of Cuba is in the Caribbean and I've already been to Havana and Holguin.

R31 is me, OP. Thanks for the suggestions so far. How is St John after Irma?

Easter 2022 is April 17, so on the later side next year.

Some questions the previous 32 posters should have asked you, OP:

1. Where are you traveling from? (Will determine how long the trip will take you)

2. What do you want to do-- just lie on a beach or do you want to do sightseeing too?

3. Are you going for a full week? Two weeks? Long weekend?

4. Do you speak Spanish, French or Dutch?

5. How much are you looking to spend per night?

6. Do you want a hotel? A villa? A resort hotel?

7. Who is "we"? You and your husband? An entire family group?

8. How old are you?

Well LA DI DA, R33.

Braggadoccio.

I'd second Saint Vincent for an unusual vacation.

1. Where are you traveling from? (Will determine how long the trip will take you)

London - Heathrow or Gatwick airports

2. What do you want to do-- just lie on a beach or do you want to do sightseeing too?

A lot of swimming in the sea and a day or so sightseeing

3. Are you going for a full week? Two weeks? Long weekend?

Ten days

4. Do you speak Spanish, French or Dutch?

Nope

5. How much are you looking to spend per night?

Up to about 1000 pounds a night

6. Do you want a hotel? A villa? A resort hotel?

Beachfront hotel but don't mind if it's small

7. Who is "we"? You and your husband? An entire family group?

Myself and my husband

8. How old are you?

30s

Thank for responding OP

In that case, I'd look into where there are direct flights from London.

Puerto Rico has great beaches and because it's part of the US, it's easy in general once you leave the beach. There are two islands off the coast-- Vieques and Culebra that are great, though you'd likely need to rent a villa--hotels are smallish. But lots of beaches where you'll be the only ones there and a real "away from it all" vibe. If you stay on the main island, Old San Juan is a bit touristy but still a fun night out and very well restored. There's also a great national park called El Yunque with hiking but not sure how well it's recovered from Hurricane Maria

Barbados has some beautiful resorts and is more old school English than some of the other islands. Some old sugar plantations to visit in the interior

Aruba is a desert island, so no rain, but it's a lot of big resort hotels. Still, in April, the no rain piece may be worth it and you can find a smaller or more upscale hotel.

Turks and Caicos is also great-very safe, beautiful beaches, hotels are smaller and more upscale. Not much in the way of sightseeing though other than snorkeling or those "Swim with the Sting Rays" type tours.

The Sandy Lane in Barbados is where all the British royals stay.

^^Parrot Cay is the place we stayed in T&C, though that was with my parents/family about seven years ago. Was really nice, private, amazing service. Depending on exchange rate, it may come close to your £1K/day

WHET to Montserrat? Did she ever spring new life after the volcano?

'Turks and Caicos is also great-very safe, beautiful beaches, hotels are smaller and more upscale. Not much in the way of sightseeing though other than snorkeling or those "Swim with the Sting Rays" type tours.'

This sounds promising as we both love snorkelling. Is Grace Bay the best place to stay or is there something more off the beaten track? We've been to Barbados already and stayed on the west coast near Holetown. We walked along the coast and saw Sandy Lane's beach and fancy sunbeds.

Will check out your other suggestions too, thank you.

No one mentioned Grenada. I know a hurricane hit it some time ago, has it recovered at all? My British military family actually lived there back in the 1700's and I'd love to go look up gravestones, if they still exist.

Yes R43/OP -- Grace Bay is where all of the main hotels are and they are all sort of right next to each other as you walk along the beach, though they are there because it's a beautiful beach with relatively calm waters.

Parrot Cay where we were was off the beaten path some, though not very far from Grace Bay-- maybe 20-30 minutes by taxi

I'm looking at Tripadvisor now and there's an Aman hotel that's also off the beaten path, but it appears to be crazy expensive, like $2K/night or more.

Isla Bonita

Mustique or Cuba...both incredibly lovely in very different ways.

Aman hotels are ridiculously expensive.

Gilligan's Island. Please! I'm old and alone.

Sorry, Tina, your island is somewhere near Hawaii.

I love T&C Grace Bay. Also try St Martin French side-- check out a little boutique hotel right on the sand called Bleu Emeraude.

Try Miquelon - it's [italic]divine[/italic]in January.

The.Grenadines

Vieques

gillian's island

Curaçao, Turks & Caicos, Antigua, St. Lucia

All have five-star resorts on the beach, some of them all-inclusive.

Avoid: Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas. We’ve been to all three and they can be hostile to gay couples. USVI and Caymans seemed rundown to me. St. Martin, both sides, is pretty ghetto.

I second Anguilla, or Barbados if you can afford Sandy Lane which is heaven. T&C Grace Bay is way too overdeveloped and too many families; I made the mistake of going there instead of Parrot Key, don’t do the same.

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[quote] St. Martin, both sides, is pretty ghetto.

You can say the same about all the Caribbean islands, R56, including the 4 you mentioned at the top, once you go outside those five-star resorts.

R59 True, but you won't get gay bashed in them. In Jamaica, DR, and Bahamas, you're on your own.

St. Martin feels safer than many islands, but the poverty is front and center, which makes me uncomfortable. Yeah, yeah, I know. But if I'm shelling out thousands of dollars for a vacation, I don't want bad vibes. I've been to Punta Cana twice, once I booked, another by friends after I objected. The employees of the resorts really lay it on thick about how poor their families are and how rich we are. Bitch, I'm not rich!

I would go to Vieques, especially to support after the hurricane a few years back. Sounds like the W Hotel would be a good fit for you. Be sure to rent a 4WD.