New Hoo Diver
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My wife and I got certified on our honeymoon in Grenada and St. Lucia in July and are now hooked. We are planning a one week vacation in the Caribbean and would like to do some diving, though we are by no means hardcore (probably will do a one or a two tank dive only every other day).
We obviously want good diving. My wife is a big beach person, so we want a hotel on a nice beach (preferably white sand). We prefer smaller hotels (less than 30 rooms) and want to avoid touristy islands. We really don't care about nightlife, but want decent food either at the hotel or nearby and a decent hotel bar. Since we are not just diving, I'm not sure if a "diver hotel" is the way to go since presumably they don't care as much about the beaches, rooms, etc. but I may be wrong about this.
There are so many options I am a bit confused as to where to start, even after reading the posts in this section going back the last 6 months or so.
In doing some research on the web, I noticed something called "Rodale's Readers Choice Awards" for certain islands, dive sites, hotels, etc.
Are these a good place to start or is it just a marketing gimick? If so, does anyone have the complete list so I can start a top-down process. I've looked all over Rodale's site and can't find it.
In addition, if you have any specific islands or hotels to recommend, I'm all ears. Two places that sound interesting so far are Grand Turk and Salt Cay, but I would love additional suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
We obviously want good diving. My wife is a big beach person, so we want a hotel on a nice beach (preferably white sand). We prefer smaller hotels (less than 30 rooms) and want to avoid touristy islands. We really don't care about nightlife, but want decent food either at the hotel or nearby and a decent hotel bar. Since we are not just diving, I'm not sure if a "diver hotel" is the way to go since presumably they don't care as much about the beaches, rooms, etc. but I may be wrong about this.
There are so many options I am a bit confused as to where to start, even after reading the posts in this section going back the last 6 months or so.
In doing some research on the web, I noticed something called "Rodale's Readers Choice Awards" for certain islands, dive sites, hotels, etc.
Are these a good place to start or is it just a marketing gimick? If so, does anyone have the complete list so I can start a top-down process. I've looked all over Rodale's site and can't find it.
In addition, if you have any specific islands or hotels to recommend, I'm all ears. Two places that sound interesting so far are Grand Turk and Salt Cay, but I would love additional suggestions.
Thanks in advance!