It’s hard to think of a better location in St Maarten. 

You’re right near the border, a bit less than 15 minutes from the culinary capital of the Caribbean (and the island’s best markets) in Grand Case. 

It’s about the same to get to the waves and beach bars of Orient Bay, or the bustle and shopping in Philipsbugh. 

In many ways, here in Oyster Pond, you’re at the epicenter, the jumping off point for exploring the delights of this marvelous bi-national island. 

So why is so hard to leave the Coral Beach Club?

Rum in hand, bobbing in your own plunge pool right at the edge of the sand, it’s an easy answer. 

There’s just something captivating about this place, about the serenity, the calm, the quiet. 

There are just 24 units at this Mediterranean-style villa resort on the edge of Dawn Beach, all with stunning views, some with the aforementioned plunge pools. 

Others are tucked on the edge of Oyster Pond, where you feel like you’re floating above the water in an ultra-modern bungalow (with a private infinity pool just a few steps away).  

It’s just that kind of place, where from the moment you drive through the gate you feel like you’re home. 

And the latter is precisely what this resort is about. 

In keeping with the hottest trend in travel, this is a residential resort, meaning you have all the amenities of a hotel but with a residential layout — think full kitchens with Bosch amenities, Nespresso machines, washers and driers and, most importantly, space– and two, three or four bedrooms. 

It’s the best of both worlds, particularly in the age of social distancing. That means you can stock your villa to your heart’s content with the best food from France 15 minutes away and only decide to leave when you want. 

It’s a haven for independent travelers, for those who understand St Maarten/St Martin and how best to enjoy it. 

Plainly, it’s the best luxury resort in St Maarten; but it’s more than that; it’s so relaxed, so breezy, so sophisticated that you get the feeling of staying in your own private resort. 

It’s exactly what travelers want right now.

And isn’t that what we’ve always wanted? 

For more, visit the Coral Beach Club. 

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It’s called Nobody Knows. 

But clearly someone does. 

It’s just past twilight at Nobody Knows, the signature rum bar at Antigua’s renowned Hammock Cove resort. 

Erick is pouring a diverse selection of some of the Caribbeans finest rums, from marques like Havana Club; Abuelo; Mount Gay, El Dorado and English Harbour. 

It’s all here, a wide-ranging Caribbean rum bar. 

And the best part? It’s all-inclusive. 

This is the all-inclusive Caribbean rum bar, a concept cultivated and perfected by Elite Island Resorts, the Caribbean resort brand that has turned all-inclusive into an art form of its own. 

And that’s nowhere more true than at bars like this one, where you can devise your own journey through the world of sugarcane spirits or enjoy one of the regular malt-course tasting classes on offer. 

And if you head over to Galley Bay, another Elite Island Resorts all-inclusive in Antigua, you’ll find the concept executed just as brilliantly. 

Here, just off the expansive lagoon is the resort’s Rum Shack, modeled on a West Indian jerk shack, open several nights per week for a nightly rum journey. 

And at the “Rum Shack,” the list is just as vast: English Harbour Sherry Cask and 10-Year; El Dorado 15; Angostura 1919; Trois Rivieres Blanc; Mount Gay XO; even a rare bottling of Pyrat. 

It’s hard to find rum menus as diverse as this anywhere in the Caribbean — let alone one where the pours are limitless.

But the point here is not excess; it’s about an introduction to the art of fine Caribbean rum, about the rums that are meant to be sipped, to be savored; about the highest level of artisanal rum-making in the Caribbean. 

And that’s what makes it so special: you have a great opportunity to try the wonders of Antigua’s English Harbour rum and to explore the whole Caribbean through its most famous export, enjoying the spirits that tell the story of the Caribbean evening; and getting an authentic education on the tastes of the islands. 

After even one evening, you’ll definitely know. 

For more, visit Elite Island Resorts.

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