With winter on the horizon, Grenada is tempting travelers to trade in their jackets and boots for bikinis and frozen bellinis with a host of fall, winter and holiday getaway packages. Whether traveling for a romantic getaway, a family-fun vacation or simply need some ‘me time,’ Grenada is ideal to wait out the winter.

Grenada’s spectacular natural topography is complemented by a charming selection of luxury boutique hotels and villas, cuisine infused with exotic local spices, 40 white sandy beaches including the world-famous Grand Anse Beach and15 breathtaking waterfalls. Additional treats include six chocolate factories, three rum distilleries and more than 30 unforgettable dive sites, including the largest shipwreck in the Caribbean, the ‘Bianca C’ and the World’s First Underwater Sculpture Park.

Below is a roundup of the hotels offering holiday and winter packages for travelers:

• Silversands Grenada, one of Grenada’s modern resorts, is offering a special “Time to ‘Fall’ For Grenada” package with 25% off stays through December 17, 2021 with breakfast for two included. The resort is also offering a 25% off discount on room and breakfast for Winter Early Birds who book by December 17, 2021 for travel between January 8-April 30, 2022. For both the “Time to ‘Fall’ for Grenada” and Winter Early Birds special, to confirm reservations, a three-night deposit is required, along with the full payment due 14 days before arriving. Travelers cannot combine other offers, and there is no cancellation fee up to 14 days before arrival. A 10% VAT and 10% Service Charge may apply
• Mount Cinnamon Resort, a luxurious hotel with 37 villas and suites, is offering a Yoga Spice Package, which includes a five-night stay in an Ocean View Cinnamon Suite, daily breakfast, daily yoga classes, a signature massage at the Cinnamon Spa, a Spice School cooking class, complimentary WIFI and access to water sports, tennis and fitness facilities, and Mount Cinnamon’s beach club. Valid for travel until December 20, 2021 with rates starting at US $2,100.00 including taxes. Prices are based on double occupancy
• Mount Hartman Bay Estate Private Resort, a seven-acre estate, is offering a winter special with a free upgrade to “all inclusive.” This includes all meals, all beverages, use of boats, yoga, and water aerobics. Travelers must book a stay between the dates of October 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. The minimum stay is four nights, or ten nights if it is over Easter. Guests can book now with a 25% deposit fee
• Laluna Boutique Hotel and Villas, a 16-cottage romantic hotel, is offering a 7-night Honeymoon Package, which includes a cottage suite with private pool and veranda, daily yoga/meditation sessions, Balinese couples massage, an additional spa treatment for each, candle lit dinner at the beach, bottle of prosecco, daily a-la-carte breakfast and dinner not including beverages, a walk in the rainforest with waterfall swim, a $1000.00 resort credit, along with an upgrade to a Deluxe Cottage for $95 USD/night. Rates begin at US $5,417.00 (may vary on the season). An additional 20% tax and service fee may apply
• Calabash Grenada, an elegant boutique hotel, is offering its 2022 Two Centre Packages, with a winter stay featuring a trip to both Grenada and Barbados. Guests who book a 7-night minimum stay between January 5-April 5, 2022, at Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel, Grenada and Cobblers Cove, Barbados will get complimentary inter-island air transfers for two travelers
• 473 Grenada Boutique Resort is offering a 20% discount on all villas or 30% on the 3-bedroom deluxe with the promo code “WINTERSUN22”. When booking directly, guests will receive a complimentary villa upgrade, complimentary water sports such as paddle boarding, kayaking, and snorkeling, free room service delivery, best rates guaranteed, complimentary laundry services, local partners discounts, complimentary resort & villas WIFI, early check-in and late-check out option, and free car parking
• Guests can receive 30% off their stay at one of the Caribbean’s eco-friendly resorts True Blue Bay Resort when booking directly on their website. Use promotion code “30OFF” here when traveling now until December 15, 2022
• The lavish accommodation Blue Star Apartments & Hotel is offering a 25% off discount on a week + stay to all vaccinated travelers who book a direct stay by December 15th. Other bookings such as nonvaccinated travelers will receive 10% off. Guests must travel within the dates of November 1, 2021-January 15, 2022.
• Book direct at Petite Anse Hotel, a boutique hotel, and receive 10% off your stay. This special only applies to new bookings

For more information about Grenada and the experiences it offers, visit puregrenada.com.

Airlift

There are non-stop and direct flights to Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport from North America on American Airlines, JetBlue and Air Canada. JetBlue Airways offers daily service from John F. Kennedy Airport, American Airlines offers service twice a week (Wednesday & Saturdays) from Miami International Airport, and once a week (Saturdays) from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Air Canada will launch direct flights from Toronto starting October 31, 2021.

Pure Safe Travel

All persons entering Grenada either by air or sea must be fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccination and present a negative PCR test result, taken within three days of arrival. Exemptions to fully vaccinated status include citizens, residents, persons under 13, diplomats and airline crew on layover. A ‘Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate’ is needed by each traveler, including children, arriving in Grenada. Fully vaccinated travelers are only required to quarantine until clearance is received from Health Officials within 48 hours, pending a negative PCR test on entry. For more information on travel mandates, visit: puregrenada.com.