Carribean help

[Powerhouseei]

I am planning a vacation for Jan 2008. I am fairly set on the carribean but I am having trouble finding the best place to go/hotel to stay at.

The things of importance to me are great beaches, cleanliness of the hotel, and scenary. I am looking for more of a quiet place to relax, night life is not important. I have seen a few hotels but the prices seem very high.

Can anyone reccomend a hotel/island they think would meet my needs on a decent budget. It does not need to be very "cheap" but the top notch resorts are a little out of my price range.


Thanks for the help.

[goldilocks24]

Hiya, I went to the Dominican Republic in March. I paid �520 for the whole holiday package. I stayed in a hotel called the Serenis Tropical Beach, it was everything you want. The people are fantastic, beach is fab, weather goes without saying, food lovely. I went to just relax and it is exactly what I did, although we did a couple of day trips, I would recommend the trip to Sayona Island - Fantastic!!! I also went swimming with sharks!!!! I would go back there like a shot, would not think twice.

Hope this helps.

[Dassie]

Why not take a cruise and see a few places? You'll have a great floating hotel with great food and you can go to the beach at a different resort each day.
Best beaches in my opinion are in Bahamas, St Maarten, Barbados and Trinidad. It need not cost a fortune if you use an American travel agent as the UK just rips you off. Try Cruises 'n More or Vacations to Go then organise your own flight to Miami.

[TeriBurress]

If you want a nice place in the Caribbean the resorts can be expensive and once you get off of the beach, the actual towns in a lot of cases aren't that great. The cruise idea is a good one. Eastern or Western Caribbean. You can spend the days on the beach and then have a great floating resort with everything you need. Try expedai.com or tripadvisor.com for traveler reviews. Another good site too is igougo.com