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the most of the beachfront setting. An indoor/outdoor buffet, pizza station
and jerk hut on the beach join two other open-air options, one of which specializes in fresh seafood. Three bars and a smoothie bar for all ages round out the food and beverage offerings at Alexandra Resort, but resort-hopping to Beach House Resort is what maximizes the choices.
This adults-only waterfront hotel provides
gourmet style at Kitchen 218, featuring
farm-to-table dining with produce from its
own hydroponic garden, and offers more
decadence with a Champagne and caviar
bar. On the casual end, Beach Deck
provides casual à la carte fare and theme-night meals.
It’s not just the cuisine that’s elevated at Beach House, though. This all-suite member of the Turks and Caicos Collection is just as remarkable for its barefoot elegance as it is for its distinctively blue tiled-roof. Spacious rooms given names instead of numbers all have expansive private balconies and sitting areas equipped with queen sofa beds. A stocked kitchen area, daybeds for lounging and luxury bath amenities are merely the minimum of what’s offered in one- and two-bedroom layouts with pool or ocean views.
However, the crown of this family of resort brands is undoubtedly Ambergris Cay.
Yes, there are tremendous benefits to staying right on Grace Bay ... but the idea of a private island escape, 20 minutes by complimentary private air transfer directly
from the international airport, is one that’s hard to let go of once you latch on to it. Gourmet meals — including free 24-hour room service — and premium beverages are par for the course, but what puts this option over the top are extras like daily complimentary spa treatments; catered lunch on a nearby deserted island; access to the Club House Activities Center or Explorer’s Hut Arts & Crafts Room for kids; and use of the resort’s golf carts and powerboats ... plus lessons on how to use them as well as how to hunt and catch bonefish and kite surf.
But the most valuable lesson guests to Turks & Caicos learn? That the paradise of your dreams is not quite as far or unreachable as you’d think.
Alexandra Resort
Beach House Resort
Su-Jit Lin is a travel, food and lifestyle writer based in Long Island, New York.