Le Phare Bleu Marina & Boutique Hotel

The water in the marina basin sits flat and clear, ringed by masts and the low roofs of Le Phare Bleu's villas. The hotel occupies Petite Calivigny Bay on Grenada's south coast, an independently owned property built around a working marina rather than a stretch of open sand. It is a small, informal place. Villas and apartments are scattered through gardens thick with tropical planting, each fitted with its own kitchen and living space, so the feel is closer to a village than a resort block. Guests fish, dive, and sail from the marina, or simply watch the boats from a lounger by the pool. The Deck Restaurant serves casual meals through the day, and the bars bring in live local music in the evenings, drawing both guests and the marina's boating crowd. A therapist runs spa treatments on site for anyone who wants stillness instead of a boat deck. Rooms come with tea and coffee facilities, a flat-screen television, DVD player, and Wi-Fi throughout. Check-in and departure both work around the marina's rhythm, with charter boats and day trips setting the pace of the place as much as the tide does.