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Do the Honeymoon Hop!

"
The popular Barcelo Bavaro
Beach boasts open-air cabanas
at the pool, and
most guestrooms offer a
spectacular ocean view.
The over-water bungalows
at Sandals Royal Caribbean,
Sandals Grande St.
Lucian, and Sandals South
Coast, [meanwhile],
are a fabulous and
romantic honeymoon
destination choice.

"

-- Heidi Golfman,
Virtuoso Accredited Travel Consultant

30 june 2017

This Sandals Resorts concept is not
really new, nor is it even a conventional
package, but it's so appealing that I can't
resist mentioning it. The idea is to split the
honeymoon between two resorts on the
same or different islands. It's a good option
for couples who "collect" Sandals or need
the stimulation of multiple resorts or even
different islands that have different vibes.
I priced this out for a hypothetical 1-week
honeymoon in order to keep the Hop
consistent with the other resorts'
rate quotes, but remember that the
Honeymoon Hop is especially appropriate
for longer honeymoons.
A same-island Honeymoon Hop might
begin with low-keyed Sandals Negril, where
entry-level rates would start at just under
$2,000 per couple for four nights. Of course,
I'd recommend one of the Butler Level rooms,
which start at about $630 a night (figure
$2,500 for four nights), for this special
occasion. The morning after that fourth
night, there's no charge for the transfer to
the next resort-say, Sandals Montego Bay,
"the beachfront resort where the party never
stops." Rooms there start at about $470

a night, but again, honeymooners should
spring for Butler Level if they can. At Sandals
Montego Bay, rates in those rooms start at
little more than $600 a night.
For an island-hopping Honeymoon Hop,
Barbados-to-Grenada works well because of
the flight connection (on LIAT; $145 each
for a 1-way ticket) and the contrast between
somewhat Anglophilac, flat Barbados, and
hillier, more forested Grenada. The most
basic room at Sandals Barbados, a Caribbean
Village Deluxe, would start at roughly $600,
or $2,400 for four nights. (As you've heard,
in December Sandals will debut a second
Barbados option, too.) Rates at Sandals
LaSource Grenada start at about $500, but
there are so many tempting upgrades. I'm
partial to the Pink Gin Beachfront Honeymoon
Club Level Suite (from roughly $800 a night)
and the South Seas Grande Rondoval Butler
Suite with Private Pool Sanctuary (rates start at
about $1,200). ■
Contact Information
Barcelo Hotel Group: barcelo.com
Melia Hotels & Resorts: romancebymelia.com
Sanctuary Cap Cana by AlSol: sanctuarycapcana.com
Sandals Resorts: sandals.com

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