Favorites on the Coral Bay side of the island
Looks like you have plenty of food and beach suggestions. I just wanted to say we stayed at Island Dreams and I think you will love it. It is a nice location, easy to get around from and quite a lovely villa, nicely appointed. We stayed there before the lower level was complete, so all living was on the main floor. The grounds are lovingly cared for as is the house itself. If you have any specific questions I'd be more than happy to answer offline.
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Just returned from a week on Coral Bay and I will not stay anywhere else on the island from now on. This was our first time staying in Coral Bay and absolutely loved it! Saw innervisions across the street from Island Blues and they were great, meet some awesome locals and Sharon one of the bartenders at Aqua Bistro is the best and I must say that the Bistro Grouper at Aqua Bistro was the best I have ever had! We have stayed on the Chocolate Hole side of the island the last four years and although those trips have their own special meanings Coral Bay is a whole different mind set that I love reminds me of living back in the 60's & 70's. Anyhow have a fantastic trip .
Agree on all the items above, especially Vie's and Tourist Trap in regards to the food and I'm big a fan of the Rams Head Hike/Blue Cobblestone beach snorkel...only other thing I didn't see was a stop by Sloop Jones gallery.
If you're looking for something uniquely STJ, his colorful clothing line is a good start.
The gallery is another much further past Vie's.
If you're looking for something uniquely STJ, his colorful clothing line is a good start.
The gallery is another much further past Vie's.
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Here's another vote for Tourist Trap. We are there every day of our trip around 4ish except for Sunday and Monday when he is closed. Some of our best memories from our trips have been made right there. And Larry's grouper tacos are positively delish!
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Sunny, regarding Blue Cobblestone...the cobblestone beach is about the halfway point (half of mile by land) on the hike out to the tip of Rams Head, in fact about 300 yards of the trail is actually on the Cobblestone beach.
You can snorkel all up and down it, but I believe most people like to enter from the very right side of the cobblestone beach (if looking out into the bay) and snorkel back towards Salt Pond Bay beach. There are a lot of steep cliff walls going way down into the water, like 30 or 40 feet deep in some places.
You can also get to this point swimming directly from Salt Pond beach out the right side of the bay, but that's a pretty good swim distance wise.
One sidenote: My wife and I encountered a ton of mini jellyfish out there the last time we did it. They didn't sting, but kind of freaked my wife out a little.
You can snorkel all up and down it, but I believe most people like to enter from the very right side of the cobblestone beach (if looking out into the bay) and snorkel back towards Salt Pond Bay beach. There are a lot of steep cliff walls going way down into the water, like 30 or 40 feet deep in some places.
You can also get to this point swimming directly from Salt Pond beach out the right side of the bay, but that's a pretty good swim distance wise.
One sidenote: My wife and I encountered a ton of mini jellyfish out there the last time we did it. They didn't sting, but kind of freaked my wife out a little.
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I third the Ponzu!!! And it was on Friday nights when I was there in the fall. The appetizer portion is big enough and a lot cheaper.
Also, try Kiddle Bay for snorkeling.
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Also, try Kiddle Bay for snorkeling.
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PS. I'm pretty sure Big Ben's is out of business now. A friend of mine that lives out by Concordia said they closed and the building was for sale.
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