GRENADA

Grenada is basically my home away from home for the next two years . My fiancé goes to medical school here so I’ve been visiting every month. Most people haven’t heard of Grenada— it’s very south in the Caribbean near Trinidad and Tobago and on top of Venezuela.

Jet blue is the the only airline that flies there straight 3x a week from JFK so flights are pretty limited. The key with Grenada is too book way ahead of time. Flights on average are $350 round trip. But if you book it last minute it will end up being 800+.

I’ve never stayed at a hotel in Grenada since my fiancé has an apartment here. But I’ve used the facilities in the Radison hotel located on grand anse beach and it’s beautiful— I would highly recommend staying here.

My life on this island really consists of using the university gym and going to the beach. I most recently got PADI certified so I’ve added scuba diving to all my future trips down here.

If you’re interested in scuba diving I highly recommend Dive Grenada. I did my e-learning online at home since I only go there for long weekends. And I was certified in 2.5 days. My certification consisted of two pool dives and 4 open water dives. They are extremely nice, professional, and really welcoming as you essentially join their scuba family.

Grand Anse Beach

April Trip to Grenada

As per usual my trip consisted of the beach , the beach and the beach. I went with my friend who is scuba certified as well so of course we got some dives in with Dive Grenada. They are always welcoming, safe and make sure you have a ton of fun. Dive rates are pretty cheap and they have good deals on dive packages that can be found all on their website. Also when you scuba dive you’re allowed to use Mount Cinnamon’s hotel facility next door which is a cute hotel. They have a great lunch menu at SAAVY which is their restaurant right on Grand Anse Beach.

This time my friend, fiancé and I decided to get a day pass at a hotel called La Luna. A lot of hotels offer day passes for people who aren’t staying at the hotel but would like to use their amenities. I highly recommend La Luna to either stay there or just to get a day pass. It was a romantic and peaceful boutique hotel. The day pass which can be purchased in advance or day of is $120 USD that consists of a yoga class, 30 minute massage, paddle boarding, 2 drinks, a two course lunch and using their facility at your leisure all day.

There are other hotels such as sandals that offer day passes. That’s next on my list 🙃..

As I continue to go down I will venture out and update any recommendations I have 🙂

Tips/Recommendations: 1. Stay at the Radison hotel

Go to Grand Anse beach
It’s not necessary to exchange to their currency if you’re from America — they will take USD.
Go scuba diving at dive Grenada
IGA is their popular supermarket which is where all the students do their food shopping

Food/ bar Recommendations: 1. Umbrellas — great beach bar/restaurant highly recommend during the day!