Barbados
This Caribbean island has a little bit of everything: hopping nightlife, top-notch restaurants, and fine white beaches that extend along a coral shore. The best beaches are on the calmer west and action-packed south coasts.
SPLURE Just five miles from Grantley Adams airport, the brand-new Almond Casuarina Beach Resort is a kid-friendly all-inclusive retreat with plenty of room to luxuriate in its 10 tropical acres. From $319/night; almondresorts.com
VALUE For more than 120 years, guests have flocked to Barbados’s first resort, the historic Crane Resort & Residences. Perched on a cliff, the mansion has kept its old timber ceilings, marble bathrooms, and old-world charm even as it has modernized its amenities. From $150/night; thecrane.com
GETTING THERE Direct flights from Miami (3.5 hours); New York (5 hours); Toronto (5.5 hours)
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