What are the Benefits of a Private island Resort?
Dear Lovetripper,I'm planning my honeymoon for August 2009 and have been reading about private island resorts. The places I've seen look great...but what's the benefit of staying at a private island resort rather than another small resort? Thanks, Patti, Seattle, WADear Patti,
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Private island resorts are a popular option for honeymooners because they do have two very important assets that many honeymooners are seeking: privacy and an island setting.
Since the public isn't allowed on the island, you'll find a quiet atmosphere any time of the day, giving the island a home away from home setting. Private island resorts are generally small properties so the limited number of guests also keeps the mood quiet (no games of Marco Polo at the pool). Couples have the amenities of a larger hotel but their villa or cottage becomes home base rather than busy public areas. Tucked away from the mainland, there's no traffic noise, no beach vendors. Security is almost a non-issue.
Also, the privacy afforded by this type of resort means you can ask for special extras that wouldn't be possible at other resorts. For example, at
Petit St. Vincent, a romantic private island getaway in the Grenadines, you can opt for private dinners for two anywhere on the island--you can enjoy champagne and lobster under the stars on your own white sandy beach, hammock or dock. In the photo above, honeymooners Danilo and Thais Teixeira selected the Windward Dock gazebo to celebrate their new life together.
Other private island options? A few others include Peter Island in the British Virgin Islands,
Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys,
Cayo Espanto in Belize.
Photo courtesy Petit St. VincentLabels: Caribbean, Honeymoons
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Where Should We Honeymoon?
This week we've had two requests from readers looking for a special getaway...but they don't know where to start. What should you do when the two of you want to plan a special getaway but you don't know where?
I am having a very hard time trying to find the perfect location that I can afford. Do you have any suggestions.
We are happy to help. We’d suggest first asking yourselves some questions:
- What time of year do we want to travel?
- How many days will we travel?
- How much is our travel budget?
- What do we want from the trip: relaxation, sightseeing, adventure, etc?
- Do we want to stay in the country or travel internationally?
With that information in mind, you can decide if you’d like a car trip or something further from home so you can begin to narrow down your list of options.
We had a similar question from a reader in Guatemala:
Please give me real romantic and good places to our honeymoon; we live in Guatemala so we will prefer in in North America or Caribbean.Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. We’d suggest first asking yourselves some questions:
- What time of year do we want to travel?
- How many days will we travel?
- How much is our travel budget?
- Do we want seclusion and privacy with a country or a resort getaway or do we want to be in the middle of the action with a city getaway?
- What do we want from the trip: relaxation, sightseeing, adventure, etc?
With that information in mind, you can decide on options. A few top North America honeymoon options are New York City, San Francisco, Niagara Falls, Quebec City, Colorado ski country, Santa Fe (New Mexico), Miami, Orlando, the Florida Keys, and others. In the Caribbean, you’ve got lots of choices depending on how busy you’d like the vacation to be and what activities you’d like (nightlife in Puerto Rico and Aruba, privacy in the Grenadines, scuba diving in Grand Cayman, etc.)
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