Travel Agent - January 21, 2008 - (Page 42) DESTINATIONS A seaside pool at La Luna, a resort that consists of private cottages Access Getting there: American Eagle (www.aa.com) flies to Grenada via San Juan, and Air Jamaica (www.airjamaica.com) serves the destination via Montego Bay. Regional airlines BWIA and LIAT fly to Grenada from other Caribbean islands. International flights land at and depart from Port Salines International Airport, which is about 15 minutes from Grand Anse Beach and 20 minutes from the capital city of St. George. Most major cruise lines sailing the Caribbean have St. George as a port of call. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 41 There is one especially coveted beachside cottage requiring advance booking up to six months in advance. Contact General Manager Christine Nelles (011-473-439-0001, info@ laluna.com) for more information. Maca Bana (www.macabana.com) is an even more intimate resort, consisting of seven banas: two one-bedroom and five two-bedroom villas. Each villa has kitchens with European appliances, walk-in closets, interior and alfresco dining and private, outdoor massaging hot tubs with exquisite views of the sea. The top-notch spa provides a wide range of treatments, in the privacy of one’s own villa or sundeck. For bookings, e-mail macabana@spiceisle. com; General Manager Michaela Karger can be contacted at the same address. Getting around: Mandoo’s Grenada Tours (www.grenada tours.com) is available for airport transfers and excursions around the island. Gourmet Dining Remarkably, every one of the hotels described above can lay claim to a truly superb restaurant, each taking pride in its use of the freshest of local ingredients and home-grown exotic spices. Oliver’s at Spice Island offers continen- tal fare with a Caribbean flair; its chef led Grenada’s culinary team to a silver medal in the Caribbean’s annual competition. Blue Horizons’ La Belle Creole serves traditional Caribbean food and is popular with locals, as is Aquarium at Maca Bana, which specializes in fish and seafood. The Beachside Terrace at Flamboyant features Caribbean and American dishes, while La Luna serves up authentic Italian cuisine and vies with Oliver’s for the best wine list. All but La Belle Creole are along the water’s edge, with the relaxing sound of waves lapping on the shore enhancing the overall experience. If your clients opt to not eat at one of the mentioned restaurants, top picks for dining elsewhere on Grenada include Patrick’s (www. grenadaguide.com/patrick), The Nutmeg and the Friday-evening outdoor fish fest in the town of Gouyave (www.gogouyave.com). I CONNECTING YOU For more information on events in Grenada, visit www.travelagentcentral.com/grenada 42 | TravelAgent January 21, 2008 http://www.aa.com http://www.airjamaica.com http://www.macabana.com http://www.grenadaguide.com/patrick http://www.grenadaguide.com/patrick http://www.gogouyave.com http://www.grenadatours.com http://www.grenadatours.com http://www.travelagentcentral.com/grenada
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