Grenada, without the padding.
The everyday traveler's guide to luxury, budget, food, fun, and flights.
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What this guide actually covers
Grenada is the island that earns the nickname “Spice Isle” — it's the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, and the spice's stylized outline appears on the national flag. It also grows cinnamon, turmeric, cloves, and ginger, and has five working chocolate factories and three rum distilleries, which is a remarkable density of artisan production for a 21-mile-long island. Add the world's first underwater sculpture park, a waterfall circuit through genuine rainforest, and some of the quietest, least-developed beaches in the Eastern Caribbean, and you have an island that consistently surprises travelers who expected something more typical.
Section 1 — Best Time to VisitQuick answer
Mid-December through April, dry season, highs in the low-to-mid 80s°F, and the best conditions for hiking the island's interior trails and waterfall routes. This is peak season, so resort prices and flight fares are at their highest.
From Section 2 — Luxury Accommodations.
"Make dinner reservations for the a-la-carte restaurants (Kimono's teppanyaki, Butch's steakhouse, and the French restaurant) on the first night of your stay — those tables fill fast."
Grenada, planned in one sitting.
Every named hotel, restaurant, and outfitter — no sponsored picks, no padding.