~Sandals Inn is renamed Sandals Carlyle and features overall resort and top-category room upgrades~

Sandals Inn has reopened as Sandals Carlyle Inn.  This is a great option for those of you who are looking for The all inclusive resort with a bed and breakfast feel.  This resort is quaint  and has gone though a major renovation.  Sandals Carlyle inn offers 22 top-category Grande Luxe Oceanview rooms. The 22 Grande Luxe Oceanview rooms now feature upgraded soft furnishings, the most up-to-date bathroom fixtures and amenities and designer color schemes.Something else to spike your interest in this lovely resort is the introduction of Sandals Resorts’ exclusive butler service for all 22 Grande Luxe Oceanview Rooms beginning April 1, 2010. Butler service is provided by Sandals Resorts’ unique partnership with the London-based Guild of Professional English Butlers, renowned for its exceptional training program and exceptional service.This is a service I recommend and indulge in whenever I am visiting the resorts.  

This property sits on a stretch of pristine beach in Montego bay and has exchange privileges with two additional Sandals properties.  Sandals Carlyle Inn offers 3 gourmet restaurants and 12 additional dining options with the "Dine Around Montego Bay" program.  (via complementary transfer running all day) They have an extensive wine list and premium liqueur.  (however when booking a butler suite you may request whatever you wish and it will be granted) The water sports are great at the resort as well.  Unlimited scuba is included in the package.  The resort is also within walking distance to shops and local entertainment for the true Jamaican experience.  

Butler packages start at just $1.500.00 per couple.  When joining the Sandals Select club you will receive all kinds of extras including a $250 credit towards your next vacation.  This credit grows with each stay at any Sandals or Beaches Resort.

Not Your Standard Couples Only All Inclusive Resort. Couples Resorts are Divinely "Authentic" With Jamacian Charm

Durring my time traveling I have spent a lot of time in Jamaica.  Each and every resort different but with the up most welcome and hospitality.  A few years back I was introduced to Couples Resorts.  Couples Resorts are only located in Jamaica and keep true to the Authentic Jamaican experience.  There are four resorts in this brand, Couples Tower Isle, along with Couples Sans Souci, Couples Swept Away and Couples Negril.  They are each unique as they are in different parts of the island and offer a variety of all inclusive experiences.  Couples like no other resort chain I have come across offers excursions built into the all inclusive package from sunset catamaran sailing, shopping tours, complementary resort scuba certification and dives, to a trip to Margaritaville.  There is also a private island with au natural sunbathing for the adventurous traveler.  

 

Below is a description of what is included at each resort:

• Beachfront locations
• No taxes, tips or other hotel fees
• Exclusive "Couples Resorts" airport arrival lounge - with refreshing beverage and restrooms
• Round trip transfers to and from Montego Bay airport
• Unlimited Golf greens fees and transportation (cart and caddy not included)
• Scuba resort course and one dive
• Watersports and activities such as scuba, snorkeling, windsurfing, hobie cat sailing, waterskiing, glass bottom boat, pool volleyball
• Swim-up pool bars
• Gourmet dining and no surcharges, featuring lobster night (July 1 - March 31)
• Premium brand liquors
• Fitness classes and tennis instruction and equipment
• Shopping shuttle
• Trip to Margaritaville
• Wifi and Internet cafes
• Day and evening activities - like crafts, cooking and dance classes
• Evening entertainment - from local new and well-known talent
• Caribbean decor rooms with air conditioning, ipod docking stations, nightly turn down service and safety deposit box
• Honeymoon gift featuring sparkling wine and 30 minute his/hers massage

In addition to all the above inclusions when you stay at Couples Tower Isle, you will also enjoy these specific all-inclusive offerings. Dunn's River Falls Excursion Sunset Catamaran Boat tour Horseback riding excursion 6 restaurants to choose from - fine dining to veggie grill 4 bars (including swim up pool bar and piano bar) Private balcony or patio in all rooms Private island with au natural sunbathing

In addition to all the above inclusions when you stay at Couples Sans Souci, you will also enjoy these specific all-inclusive offerings. Dunn's River Falls Excursion Starlight Gala evening event of dining and entertainment 4 restaurants to choose from - fine dining to beach grill In room dining available daily 6am - 11pm 6 bars (including swim-up pool bar and piano bar) Stocked mini bar in all rooms (beer, sodas, and juices, replenished daily) Separate au natural sunbathing beach section

In addition to all the above inclusions when you stay at Couples Negril, you will also enjoy these specific all-inclusive offerings. Sunset Catamaran Cruise Chocolate Sunset Cocktail Party Beach bonfire party 5 restaurants to choose from - fine dining to beach grill 4 bars Stocked mini bar in all rooms (beer, sodas, and juices, replenished daily) Separate au natural sunbathing beach section

In addition to all the above inclusions when you stay at Couples Swept Away, you will also enjoy these specific all-inclusive offerings. Sunset Catamaran Cruise 10-acre sports and fitness center 6 restaurants to choose from - fine dining to beach grill 8 bars

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Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain Top the Caribbean List as One of the 500 World’s Best Hotels

Every morning I wake and religiously to the sounds and smell of Blue Mountain Coffee brewing in the background boot up my computer to scan the myriad of deals available for my luxe travelers.  But this morning unlike any other I stop dead in my tracks and let the celebration began.  Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain were  top the Caribbean List of Travel + Leisure's 500 World’s Best Hotels and if you have ever been you know why!  Below is what was written about them:

Travel + Leisure named both Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain as one of the 500 World’s Best Hotels. The January 2010 issue puts both resorts on the very top of the Caribbean list, restating Jade Mountain voted as No. 1 by readers. Jade Mountain and Anse Chastanet overlook St. Lucia's twin Piton peaks, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Situated in a 600-acre estate with two soft sand beaches bordering coral reefs, Anse Chastanet is the older of the two sister hotels. In the fall of 2006, Anse Chastanet's architect and owner Nick Troubetzkoy completed construction of Jade Mountain. His architectural design featuring individual bridges leading to extravagant infinity pool sanctuaries and rugged stoned-faced columns have established Jade Mountain as one of the Caribbean's most opulent resort experiences.

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Win a Trip to Coconut Bay!

There is nothing I love more than grabbing my camera, loading myself and crew (faithful husband to navigate) into the Jeep on my own safari to capture images that will line my home with images of my favorite islands to preserve memories and bring a glow and feeling of warmth to my home of my second home.  My favorite island the island of St. Lucia!

I feel so blessed that my friend Jillian at Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications who keeps me in the  know of  exciting opportunities like Caribbean Travel Magazine's Photo Contest.  Where you can win a  5-day/4-night all-inclusive stay at St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa!  I have taken the below from Caribbean Travel and Life's website.

Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa, located in St. Lucia's exotic southern coast, is a 254-room, all-inclusive casual Caribbean resort that caters to couples and families alike. Mirrored after the island's most famous landmarks, the twin Piton Mountains, Coconut Bay has its own set of twins, Harmony and Splash. "Harmony" is a tranquil adult-only oasis offering the perfect setting for a romantic escape with a palm-fringed pool, braided hammocks, intimate cabana beds and the oceanfront Kai Mer Spa, while "Splash" offers families a tropical playground featuring CocoLand Kidz Klub, a paintball facility, a watersports complex offering kitesurfing and the island's largest water park.

Win a Stay at Coconut Bay Contest

Win a 5-day/4-night all-inclusive stay at St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa!

Think you have a winning Caribbean vacation photo? Send it to us and you just might find yourself on another Caribbean getaway courtesy of St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Beach Resort. The family-friendly resort is putting a 4-night stay on the line -- including all of your meals, snacks, drinks and even resort taxes + gratuities for one lucky family of four -- and all you have to do is share your favorite Caribbean snapshot!

It's easy to enter in two simple steps: Just become a fan of Caribbean Travel + Life's Facebook page -- where you'll enjoy daily Caribbean updates like travel news, hotel and airfare deals, contest announcements and more -- then submit your favorite Caribbean travel photo to winatrip@caribbeantravelmag.com.

The entry period for this contest is October 12th through November 8th, 2009, and winners will be announced by November 20th, 2009.

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Introducing Maldives...

Though my travel and research of different destinations and resorts I come across a few that even though I have never been the sheer imagery and stories leave an imprint on my heart forever.  From that moment on I yearn to visit and experience life as the locals do.  Welcome a to slice of heaven that my mind could only imagine exist introducing the Maldives...

 

"Sun, sand and sea, a thousand ‘Robinson Crusoe’ islands, massive lagoons with different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise, dazzling underwater coral gardens; a perfect natural combination for the ideal tropical holiday destination. However there is more to the Maldives than just that." 

Perhaps the ultimate in long haul luxury, the Maldives is currently enjoying incredible growth again having bounced back from a series of disasters in the past few years including the coral bleaching wrought by el Niño and the horror of the 2004 tsunami. Indeed, so superior are its beaches, so cobalt blue its waters and so warm its welcome that the country has become a byword for paradise whether it be for honeymooners, sun worshipers or divers.

A geological eccentricity nestled in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are a series of ancient coral reefs that grew up around the sides of towering prehistoric volcanoes. These immense structures have long since sunk into the ocean, leaving behind coral islands of incredible natural beauty, now themselves being colonized by travelers seeking unbridled pampering and romance, from the modernity of Male’ to the idyllic paradise of the Southern Atolls.

This is life stripped down to simplicity – bright blue skies, all-year sunshine and fantastic diving and snorkeling in lagoons the temperature of bath water. The country embraces travelers from around the world allowing them the freedoms holiday makers require without compromising the islands’ deep Muslim faith one bit.

This is an exciting time to visit a country in developmental frenzy. Every few months brings newly opened resorts from top end boutique brands to ecologically sound back-to-nature hotels. Not cheap even at the bottom end, this is a place for a holiday of a lifetime (and that phrase suddenly takes on a new meaning here). The Maldives demands the attention of anyone looking for a uniquely indulgent break, breathtaking nature and sheer beauty that stays with you long after your tan has faded.

(The above is taken from The Maldives Tourism Promotion Board & Lonely Planet) (The images are taken from Mohamed Shareef's Photography Website, an amazing artist) 

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