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Spice Retreat: A Beautiful and Affordable Villa in Grenada

Spice Retreat is the Grenada Villa for travelers who wish to escape the tourist hotels and experience all that Grenada has to offer:

  • Friendly local residents
  • Nearby attractions
  • Shops and many more.

Grenada Villa - Spice Retreat in Lance aux Epines

Skip below to see pictures of this new Grenada Villa or to request rates and availability.

Spice Retreat is located on one of  Grenada’s southwestern peninsulas in the prestigious Lance aux Epines neighborhood. It  is a newly built family friendly house that  has perfect accommodations for the entire family – Mom, Dad and all the kids;  but it’s  still not too overwhelming for the couple that’s looking for that cozy retreat.

Unbeatable Location

In Grenada the Lance Aux Epines neighborhood for decades has been associated with an elevated standard in every regard. In this  diverse community expect to run into Grenadian professionals and business people, European and North American expats, as well as Yachties and other vacation seekers like yourself.  Lance Aux Epines is off the beaten path and yet it’s not.  You will enjoy your privacy and be secluded but you will be within easy reach of:

  • Restaurants
  • Night life
  • Grocery stores
  • Maurice Bishop International airport
  • As well as many of Grenada’s famous beaches, such as Grand Anse Beach and Morne Rouge Beach, both only 5 to 10 mins from your villa

Bedrooms, Kitchen & Dining, Bathrooms, Family\Living Room

Your Grenada Villa consists of three bedrooms, an open concept kitchen, and family and dining areas. Covered verandas surround the front and back of the house which offers additional privacy and comfort. This is a perfect home for independent living and is well equipped with everything you need.

Bedrooms

  1. Master Bedroom
    • King size bed
    • En-suite bathroom and shower
    • A/C
    • Sitting area with digital TV, DVD player
    • Walk out patio\veranda
  2. Bedroom 2 - Queen size bed, private covered veranda
  3. Bedroom 3 - Queen size bed

Bathrooms

  1. Master Bathroom
  2. Main Bathroom – large enclosed shower

Kitchen

Fully Equipped Kitchen consisting of

  • Full size gas range
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Dishware
  • Small appliances
  • Furnished kitchenette with tables and chairs
  • kitchenware and utensils, pots and pans.

Living\Family Room and Dining area

  • Room wired with digital TV
  • High speed internet
  • Telephone
  • A/C
  • Dining area – with buffet and hutch and dining room table and chairs

Amenities

  • Laundry room washer and dryer
  • A/C in master bedroom and family room
  • Hot water throughout house
  • Spacious, furnished front and back patios\veranda

All rooms have dual power European 240 and USA 110 Volts, so don’t worry about all your little electronic gadgets and accessories they will all work just fine and safe.

Photos of Spice Retreat Villa

Take a look at these pictures and decide for yourself:

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  1. What’s the Rate? And…
  2. Are my dates available?

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Christmas in Paradise Part 3

This is Part 3 of Christmas in Paradise by Oliver (Winchester, UK). If you have not read Part 1 or Part 2 of Oliver’s Christmas in Grenada you should do so first before continuing.

Culinarily speaking, our greatest triumph was the cooking of seven (yes, seven) lobsters, which we collected direct from the boat in Lower Woburn.

My New Friend

As we feasted on the delicious meat, I reflected that the cheapest lobster I’d seen on any menu was 75 EC dollars, while we’d paid just 100 EC for all those lobsters. Bargain!

Grenada Lobster Feast

Lobster Feast

We planned to eat out as much as possible but in the end (no way were we going to risk drinking and driving), we ended up walking over the hill to Le Phare Bleu on several occasions, as it was just a five minute walk from the house.

Vastra Banken Swedish Lightship

We didn’t risk the beautiful but pricey Västra Banken lightship itself but found the Poolbar restaurant a great place to chill with nice food, very cheap Happy Hour Carib Buckets and live music of varying quality.

We disgraced ourselves by allowing our guard dog to follow us into the complex, whereupon she promptly stared a dogfight in the middle of the restaurant, scattering the diners in terror.

Our Dog Coco

This is by no means the “real” Grenada, by the way, more the sanctuary of well-heeled European yachtie types, but still a beautiful place to relax.

Talking of Carib Beer, I’m afraid I’m addicted. We adventurously ventured to the brewery itself and bought two crates, which I’m embarrassed to say I single-handedly emptied in a week. It’s nectar.

Carib Girls - Le Phare Bleu Happy Hour

We just had to try BB’s Crabback in St George’s, as Giles Coren had pronounced it the “best restaurant in the world”. I don’t think even BB himself would claim that, but the food was indeed delicious and he fitted us in without a booking, even though an entire touring UK cricket party was also there. We left before it got noisy.

We sadly didn’t make the highly recommended Fish Friday in Gouyave, but other random places we tried included an incongruous but rather sweet German restaurant on the harbour, the aforementioned Mangrove Hideaway (while the lights still worked) and the more upmarket Dodgy Dock, great for plane spotting.

But none of them could match the simple majesty of the rotis at the Hard Wood Snacket in Carriacou, where we’d taken a day trip with the Osprey (shockingly referred to by the locals as the “Vomit Comet”). But that’s another story.

One thing’s for sure – no future Christmas will ever measure up to this.

Birgit and Oliver

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Some Grenada Pics circa 1970s

Here are some pictures of Grenada from the 1970′s , and more recently. They come to us compliments of Jerry Rogers in the USA. A Big Thank You to Jerry.

It will be obvious to you which photos are from the 1970s.

Jerry and his family lived on Grenada from 1976 – 1980. He was the pastor at the Westerhall Berean Bible Church. They have visited Grenada many times since, and in his words:

“We have never gotten over the beauty of the Island and especially beautiful St. Georges”.

Many of Jerry’s Pics of Grenada in this album are of the Carenage in St. George’s, and it’s easy to see the contrast between the 1970s and 2000s. But my favorite old pic is of the Old Lighthouse at Point Salines, it brings back memories from my youth.

Do you have old or new Grenada Pictures that you will like to share with us? If yes, then contact me here.

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Christmas in Paradise Part 2

This Part 2 of Christmas in Paradise by Oliver (Winchester, UK). If you have not read Part 1 of Oliver’s Christmas in Grenada click here.

We’d been to Grenada once before, but only for 24 hours on our way to Carriacou in 2003, so hadn’t seen anything of the island.

Grenada Tour Guide

Our Tour Guide Vaughn holding a Cocoa

That’s where Vaughn came in. We’d been offered a tour by Henry’s Safari Tours and jumped at the chance. We’ve traveled widely in the world, but this was the best tour we’d ever experienced anywhere.

The girls jumped into the Concord Falls, while I was slightly more interested in the Rivers Rum distillery, although the tiny sip I took of the strong stuff nearly blew my head off.

Lunch was a delicious Grenadian feast at Helena’s Ocean View Restaurant in Sauteurs, shortly after the fascinating nutmeg factory and shortly before the bizarre but charming Glebe Street Museum, full of things like a portrait of an owl, helpfully labelled “Portrait Of An Owl”.

By the end of the day, we felt we’d learnt a massive amount about Grenada from the incredibly articulate and knowledgeable Vaughn, who later revealed that his house had recently burnt down, not long after being reconstructed after Hurricane Ivan.

On that day, Vaughn was driving, but we had been lent a car and took a while to get used to driving on Grenada’s roads. I soon descended into road rage at what appeared to be impatient drivers hooting at me so they could overtake, but soon it became clear that they were merely politely alerting us to their presence.

Grand Anse Beach and Rainbow over St. George's

Nevertheless, descending the hill from the Grand Etang forest towards St George’s in heavy rain but with the sun directly in my eyes, was the scariest driving experience of my life, as I could see literally nothing but was aware of a deep gutter on my left and a sheer drop on my right. It did make for a good rainbow though.

Go to Part 3 of Christmas in Paradise.

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Christmas in Paradise Part 1

According to Oliver (Winchester, UK) Christmas in Grenada was nothing short of Christmas in Paradise. Here is Part 1 of his fun and informative Grenada Vacation Review, sprinkled with some excellent tips. Thank you Oliver

It was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Some friends who live in Grenada wanted to visit their children in the UK for Christmas and offered us a house swap. Well, would you have turned it down?

Grenada Christmas Day on Beach

Fast forward a moment. We’d been in Grenada for a week. Our daughter and her friend were meant to be flying in a few days later but got stuck at Gatwick in the snow for three days.

Now we were picking them up from the airport and had some lovely things in store for them: the warm, beautiful weather, then, on the way home, the incredible Christmas lights at the roundabout near Grand Anse, and then a meal amid the beautiful twinkling fairy lights at Mangrove Hideaway.

They’d love it! Except that, as they exited the terminal, the rain was torrential, and as a result, all the lights had been switched off. For a moment, they must have thought they’d jumped from the frying pan into the fire.

Grenada Christmas lights

But only for a moment, because our Christmas in Grenada was incredible. The internet was telling us how the UK was shivering in the cold snap, while we were fulfilling the ultimate holiday dream, spending Christmas Day on a virtually deserted Grand Anse Beach with champagne and crisps, before returning to the house for an open air turkey dinner cooked by the girls.

The evening before had been a riot of fun, partying like crazy at Prickly Bay Marina, with what we agreed was the best pizza in the world and a fantastic band led by Barracuda Man, plus the best and cheapest rum punches we found anywhere.

Go to Part 2 of Christmas in Paradise.

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Carry on Carriacou

Here is a short Carriacou Review by Oliver Gray from Winchester, UK.

Carriacou Paradise Beach Sandy Island

Sandy Island from Paradise Beach

We visited Carriacou seven years ago and dreamed of going back but never thought we’d have the chance. Here is the original article written back then.

Anyway, last week, we got the chance to revisit. We took the Osprey on a glorious day and found that nothing had changed, indeed, if anything, the vibe was even better. We spent a few hours on the aptly-named Paradise Beach and I swear the roti we had in the Hard Wood Café tasted better than the most expensive gourmet meal imaginable.

Paradise Beach Carriacou

The Crowds on Paradise Beach

The only disappointment was that the fabulous Callaloo By The Sea Restaurant has closed down. Otherwise, the trip was confirmation (and we are very widely travelled) that Carriacou is the most beautiful place in the world.

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Umbrellas Beach Bar on Grand Anse Beach

I had not heard of Umbrellas Beach Bar on Grand Anse Beach until Shara brought it to my attention. Thank You Shara. Here is her review and a few pics of Umbrella Beach Bar and Restaurant:

Hey Gooch,
Next time you’re in Grenada you should check out Umbrella’s Beach Bar, it’s on Grand Anse beach, you can get to it via the access road to the beach between Coyaba and St. George’s University (old campus). There’s enough parking at the end of the road and in front of the building.
umbrellas-beach-bar

We got there around 7:30 PM and were greeted by a friendly waitress. It’s a two level building, the seating on the upstairs has umbrellas off course; no umbrellas downstairs. We sat downstairs because it had been raining off and on that evening, although there were some people upstairs who didn’t seem to care about that.

Even though it was a weeknight it seemed to be relatively full, looked like an after work crowd was there as well as some visitors. We had our choice of sofa seating or tables, so we had our first drink on the sofa and dinner and the rest of the drinks at a table. The rum punch was pretty good, you could actually taste (and feel) the rum, (not sure if that’s a good or bad thing). My friend requested a drink that was not on the menu, gave the waitress the “recipe” and the bartender mixed it for her, it was good enough that she had two! Same with the rum punch for my sister and me.

umbrellas beach bar

The food is pretty tasty, my sister had the Grilled Veggie Salad and my friend had the Umbrellas Burger, they both said their dinner was good. I had the Catch Sandwich, on that day, the catch was Mahi Mahi and it was pretty good. It seems that you could have your choice of white or wheat bread, but on that day they were out of wheat bread. In general the food is appetizers, salads, sandwiches and desserts, all relatively light, nothing very heavy. I’m not a big drinker but from my perspective the drinks menu looked pretty good.

umbrella beach bar

Umbrellas is not open very late, it’s closed on Mondays. Fridays and Saturdays it closes at 10, Tuesday – Thursday closes at 9 and I believe it closes at 8 on Sundays. A bell is literally rung at closing time, which I assumed was simply a last call, however, the waitress hurried us up to pay the bill because they had to close out the register! They started turning down the chairs and pulling down the windows shortly after that. It almost feels like you’re being chased out, we didn’t like that at all. So it’s the kind of place that you can go to if you’re spending the day on the beach, or if you want to have early dinner and drinks.

In general I would recommend Umbrellas Beach Bar, the food and drinks are good, the wait staff is friendly and nothing beats hanging out with friends having dinner and drinks, looking at St. George’s in the distance and listening to the waves crash ashore.

—Shara (USA)

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Grenada Discovery Train

A unique new attraction is coming to Grenada!
Starting this December, Grenada Discovery Train will offer the only tourist sightseeing train in the town of St. George.

Grenada Discovery Train

This charming and unique trackless tourist train will be performing several trips during the day on a daily basis throughout the city of St. George.

Founder Gerrit Van’t dack has been working on bringing this unique Tours and Sightseeing venture to Grenada for 4 years and is really excited his venture or as he likes to call it his Child.

When asked about his motives for starting the Discovery Train concept in Grenada, here is what Gerrit had to say:

Of course I am not doing this purely for philanthropic reasons, I do hope to make a living out of it, but in creating this new and unique sightseeing service I will be contributing to Grenada’s economy in general, and more particular to the small merchants in St. George’s that often remain hidden from the cruise ship tourists, or tourists in general, simply because they are in parts of the town that are usually not visited.

He went on to add

I am convinced that this new attraction is more than just a commercial initiative. As you know, St. George’s is not very inviting to explore on foot for elderly or less mobile persons, many of whom also enjoy cruising/vacationing in Grenada. Grenada Discovery Train will be big help to this group.

The town of St. George is also deprived of really specialized city tours. Most existing tour operators look at the inland of Grenada, which is nice enough, but it’s not all that Grenada has to offer. With the city sightseeing tour that Grenada Discovery Train will be offering we will open parts of the city previously unknown or less visited. This will help local merchants to benefit and thus invest in their trade.

In the end this will be a win-win-win:
A win for the local merchant previously deprived of tourists spending
A win for Grenada (St.George) because it has an extra unique attraction
A win for the tourists because they will get to explore parts of the town they didn’t even know existed.

And I will like to add a well deserved win for Grenada Discovery Train… if they pull it off… l hope they do.

Gerrit hopes his decision to invest in Grenada serves as a reminder to Grenadians that even in dire economic times, some people still believe in the island and love it and its people so much that they want to make it their home and try to repay a little to the community.

So with that I’ll like to welcome The Grenada Discovery Train to the Spice Isle.

Check back here to find out how to get in touch with them to explore St.George’s in a charming and comfortable way. DON’T MISS THE TRAIN!

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Le Bistro at Morne Rouge

Gerrit from Belgium had some nice things to say about Le Bistro Restaurant in Morne Rouge.

There are many good restaurants and even some really fine dining places in Grenada, but one does stick out above the crowd: Le Bistro at Morne Rouge.

This restaurant offers a unique dining experience for those who really appreciate a very personal approach and a true chef’s touch. Patrick, chef and owner, marvelously joins traditional French and European cuisine with influences of the Middle and Far East. They work with local and seasonal products, thus ensuring top quality, and regularly change the menu. This way you are always in for great culinary surprises.

Call up for a reservation and he will even accommodate the strangest of pallets and design a menu that suits your taste buds.

Located at Clove Hill road, Morne Rouge, few steps from Grand Anse, call: 00473-533-1262

You will not want to eat elsewhere after experiencing this culinary delight!

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Luxury Grenada Beach Hotel

Here are three short reviews about Winward Hotel at Prickly Bay. The first is by Ricardo Harry from the UK. Thanks Ricardo.

Windward-Hotel-Prickly-Bay-Lance-Aux-Epines

Well if you are looking for a bit of Luxury then Windward at Prickly Bay is my suggestion. It’s a contemporary, spacious and exciting villa which used to be the old boatyard in Lance aux Epines and is less than 10 minutes drive from Maurice Bishop International airport.

We had a fantastic time there. Great for large families, groups and those who want the of Sea from Grenada

Here is what Devereaux, a ‘Vincy’ living in UK, had to say about Windward at Prickly Bay.

… I’ve seen you mentioned some great villas in Grenada but not any “Luxurious ” ones. My recommendation is Winward at Prickly Bay http://www.windwardpricklybay.com

Having left the Caribbean over a decade now, the British weather makes me appreciate that back home. It’s not your typical holiday hotel – It’s living the life some movie stars enjoy. The boat is great sport…for men -leaving the wife behind to enjoy herself at the spa.

Tom from Cornwall also had similar sentiments about the place.

Winward Hotel Grenada at Prickly Bay

Windward, part of the Prickly Bay development, is just awesome. Worth getting a few couples together then pitch in together – it’s literally right by the sea, the villa has has 5 large en-suite bedrooms and is immaculately clean. The facilities are amazing. Highly recommended.

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The Healing Effect of Grenada

Sometimes a Grenada vacation can be more than just fun, it can be restorative, and even transformational.  Here is a review by Amanda from Spain. She shares a bit about how she felt before and after her Grenada Vacation. Thank You Amanda.

The answer to the question of “shall we go to Grenada?” is definitely, resoundingly, a deep and heartfelt OH YES!

noid-grenadaI went to Grenada, in my own words, a broken person. I had reached a crisis point in my life that I couldn’t see a way round. Life had become unworkable, and I needed to get away from everything to try and find some perspective.

Grenada, in many ways, might have thought twice about having me had they known just how exhausted and out of touch with myself I had become. I have to give incredible credit and thanks to the Grenadians who put up with too many rants, and to the wonderful Mandy Burton, one of Gerry Copsey’s fabulous team of employees at Just Grenada for listening so carefully to what I needed – you don’t often see that kind of love in today’s internet-based tourism industry and it was exactly what I needed.

THANK YOU – ALL of you.

You will simply never know what you gave me, and I will never be able to repay either for your kindness or your tolerance of my often exasperating and unfair rants. I am embarrassed with hindsight that I was so exhausted that my mouth ran away with me … Message to Self : Next time you’re in that bad a state, please take a bus to the MOON and don’t come back …..

To the amazing Grenadians I met, with your lovingly dignified, gracious and forgiving way, I can only say that you are wonderful. You put up with me as I floundered around trying to find myself again. Words fail me.

To Just Grenada, Blue Horizons and Petite Anse, a huge healing process has, without question, begun … And you have all helped me reach this point. I am so very very grateful.

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Big Waves on Grand Anse Beach = Fun for the Boys

If you know anything about Grenada, you know that in December the beaches lose their tranquility as bigger waves pound the shores.

I happened upon this group of boys on Grand Anse Beach who wanted it no other way. It was entertaining to watch them, not to mention nostalgic.

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Magazine Beach Pictures

If these Magazine Beach Pictures don’t make you want to head to the beach then nothing will.

Magazine Beach is another one of Grenada’s Beast Beaches, and it’s number 3 on my list of Favorite Grenada Beaches.

These photos were taken from the water looking inland, and moving from north to south. Click on the first picture of Magazine Beach below to start the slide show.

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Morne Rouge Beach Pictures

Here are some pictures of Morne Rouge Beach, one of Grenada’s most popular beaches.

BBC beach as it’s locally called also happens to be one of my favorite Grenada Beaches, and after you see these pictures of Morne Rouge you will understand why i love this beach so much.

You can learn more about Grenada’s Morne Rouge Beach Here!!

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Rhythms and Flavours at Belmont Estate

If you are in Grenada on Sunday November 8th, then check out Belmont Estate for music, food and fun at this years Rhythms and Flavours Music Festival.

Here are some of the performers that you will see at this years event:

  • Treo Entertainment
  • Tonka Being
  • Curtis St. Bernard
  • Croquetta
  • Black Wizard
  • Conception Dance Theatre
  • Our Perspective

This events promises to be a treat for the entire family. Look out for tickets coming on sale shortly at three different prices:

  1. $70 Ticket – Includes their delicious three course lunch & music concert
  2. $25 Ticket  - Covers children lunch (Concert Free)
  3. $30 Ticket – Concert Only

For further details call 442 9524.

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