ZiNG Caribbean – May-June 2019

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HOT HOTELS

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ST JAMES’S CLUB,
ANTIGUA
BEST FOR... ALL-INCLUSIVE TREATS
WHERE: MAMORA BAY, ST PAUL’S
ROOM RATES: FROM US$292
(MINIMUM STAY USUALLY APPLIES)
INFO: +1 954 949 2133;
WWW.STJAMESCLUBANTIGUA.COM

The on-site watersports centre
means you can simply pick
up your snorkel and fins and
get straight into the beautiful
waters of Mamora Bay. The
Club, Premium and Beachfront
rooms at The Club area of the
resort all have private terraces,
the latter looking straight onto
the beach, while spacious St
James’s Club Suites have terrific

views, and there are even more-

spacious private villas on the

hillside above. St James’s Club is

at the south-eastern corner of

Antigua, giving access to both

Mamora Bay and Coco Beach on

the Atlantic coast. Windsurfing,

sailing and kayaking lessons and

equipment are complimentary at

this all-inclusive resort, and there

are tennis courts, a golf course

and a well-equipped fitness

centre. Most of Antigua’s better

dive sites are on the southern

and western coasts, with a

number of enticing wrecks.

Though there aren’t the extensive

coral gardens found elsewhere,

you might swim with turtles,

eels or needlefish.

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MARINERS HOTEL,

ST VINCENT

BEST FOR... BOUTIQUE BRILLIANCE

WHERE: VILLA BAY BEACH

ROOM RATES: FROM US$85

INFO: +1 784 457 4000;

WWW.MARINERSHOTEL.COM

This 20-bedroom boutique hotel

is nestled at the southernmost

tip of St Vincent, at a spot

where you can walk into the

ultramarine wonder of the

Caribbean Sea practically from

your bedroom. There are plenty

of watersports on offer from

the resort’s jetty, including

sport fishing and chilling out

on a catamaran. Divers of all

levels are well catered for here,

with a host of special packages

arranged via Dive St Vincent,

including multi-tank dives,

complimentary gear and various

discounts. Scuba novices can

learn with a resort course, while

the more experienced can enjoy

a variety of wreck and reef dives;

expect deep drop-offs and

walls, black coral, swaying eels

and, farther afield at dive sites

in the Grenadines, turtles, reef

sharks and seahorses. Rooms

have the mod-cons you’d expect

• free WiFi, 32-inch plasma TV,
  refrigerator, en-suite bathroom
  and air-con. The French Verandah
  Restaurant overlooking Villa
  Beach serves a mixture of classic
  French-style and local flavours,
  and there’s a seaside pool for
  kicking back post-plunge. ●

This image: Indulge in a host of watersports

at the all-inclusive St James’s Club, Antigua

Below left: Dive among kaleidoscopic

marine life off the Antiguan coast

Pool or cool Caribbean –

which blue will you choose at

Mariners Hotel, St Vincent?