Laluna featured in Grenada: Quintessentially Caribbean
Handfuls of hotels and boutique properties are scattered like bougainvillea throughout the island, camouflaged within the lush setting. I choose to stay at the plush La Luna, concealed in a historic cove with an iconic untamed beach. At the end of the beach is Grenada’s most celebrated restaurant, The Beach House. Dinner here is a fairytale, pure and simple, with the best gourmet meals. For a more casual affair, BB’s Crabback serves authentic Caribbean fare with family-owned recipes passed down through generations.
For picturesque Caribbean seclusion, with individual villas on a hidden outpost, La Luna ticks all the boxes. It is the premier high-end boutique retreat. The motto is, ‘sometimes the absence of luxury is itself a luxury.’ That’s not to say it isn’t plush. But it retains an authenticity that’s true to Grenada, whilst mingling influences with its Balinese spa and Italian restaurant. Breakfast finishes at 3pm. That sold it to me. And with just 16 sea-facing villas climbing a lush hillside, intimacy is paramount. The beachfront cottage is 40 metres from Portici Beach, which is largely empty and peppered with natural driftwood and washed-up coral. By day, recline into thatched daybeds and sofas with a book from the library, whilst white linens billow in the breeze and, later, sip sundowners to intense sunsets.