You recognize the sounds: the mild lap of the waves, the sunshine shake of a palm tree; the rustle of a palapa. All of us really feel that connection to the seashore. We’re all drawn by its siren sound, that maritime metronome that provides our holidays their rhythm.
At some resorts, although, connecting to the seashore is simpler than others.
We prefer to name them “toes within the sand” resorts, these the place you’ll be able to open your door and step proper onto the seashore, or stroll out to your balcony and don’t have anything between you and the surf. In different phrases, they’re not the resorts the place attending to the sand is a 15-minute trek out of your room.
It’s not fairly as simple to seek out as you assume — besides at resorts like Antigua’s all-inclusive Galley Bay, the legendary all-inclusive that simply debuted its new premium beachfront suites.
The gorgeous, newly-renovated assortment of rooms on the signature Antigua adults-only resort are the last word toes-in-the-sand lodging: both ground-floor suites that embody the seashore at the doorstep, or smooth second-floor suites that supply an impossibly stunning vantage level of the seashore with a stairway proper to the sand.
It’s your alternative: direct entry to the seashore on the primary flooring, or sweeping 30-foot vaulted ceilings and personal balconies on the higher flooring. It’s prime, first-row entry to the seashore you simply don’t discover at many resorts within the Caribbean.
The interiors are brilliant and breezy, with sunken residing rooms (together with particular moist bars), huge loos and king beds, together with touches like Sensible TVs, mini-fridges and his-and-hers sinks, amongst others.
After all, Galley Bay has additionally excellent one other type of suite: the secluded, honeymoon-style retreat, which incorporates the property’s well-known Gauguin Cottages — a group of deliciously non-public bungalow-style rooms with their very own plunge swimming pools set on the fringe of the resort’s lagoon. They’re only a brief stroll from the sand themselves.
After all, the story at Galley Bay is past the seashore — it’s set on a 56-acre non-public peninsula, with scores of tropical birds, a serene lagoon, excellent eateries (a meal or three at Ismay’s is a should) and a world-class spa. (And did we point out the rum shack?)
However the days undoubtedly begin and finish with a easy, fantastic formulation: the soundtrack of the ocean, and a front-row seat to the seashore.
For extra, go to Galley Bay Resort and Spa.
