The lure of Grenada's Spice Island Beach Resort is the Grand Anse Beach, a delicious-looking strand of powdery sand that apparently exerts a magnetic pull. Guests at the resort, which occupies the far end of the beach, spend most of their time there, reading, napping and soaking up the sun. A low hill protects the beach on the south, and St. George's, the island's capital city, shimmers over the waves to the north. A walkway separates the beach from a long row of two-room cottages, their steps leading right into the sand from small verandas. Guests can set up their lounge chairs next to a low sea grape bush or palm tree and while away the hours, lulled into nap mode by the slap of the warm, gentle surf.
Spice Island is comfortable, and it has a quiet, almost diffident charm.
Rooms have plenty of space for a rattan couch and chair, and bathrooms have big bathtubs and separate showers. Most have whirlpool baths as well. The most popular accommodations are the cottages along the beach, but behind them is a two-story garden building with its own charms. First-floor rooms have walled enclosures with small private swimming pools, verandas and small patches of lawn partially covered with jacarandas. Second-floor rooms lack a private pool, but have ocean views and larger bathrooms.