Caribbean on a budget?

Question

My boyfriend and I want to take an inexpensive trip to the Caribbean for a few days in the fall. What are some good islands to visit? I've been to several islands on cruises but I'm still not sure which island would be the best to visit for a few days straight. Cruises are great but this time we want to get away from the "touristy" aspects of cruising. Ideas anyone?

Answer 1

It depends where you live, if your on the east coast Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic or the USVirgin islands are close by. You don't want to spend your vacation days traveling 4/5 hours on a plane each way.

Can you give us more details, where you are traveling from and what is your budget.  You will get better answers with more details.

Good Luck)

Answer 2

I suggest you read the article in the link below. It has budget friendly hotels in the Caribbean with nightly rates and links to the websites for the hotels.

Also, the are four other articles on budget friendly hotels in the Caribbean where you can find other hotels not mentioned in the article I recommend.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Consider  Boca Chica or Juan Dolio in the Dominican Republic. Boca Chica is the biggest protected bay in the caribbean, natural reefs prevent the waves from the sea  to enter, creating a calm body of water all year long.

Casinos, gift shops, restaurants, clubs, bars and you'll be 45min from the first founded city in the americas, Santo Domingo. You can go see the first church, the first city hall, the first university and many other buildings from the 1500's as well as one of the most booming cities in the caribbean.

If you want to check more about this area please visit

oceanicreviews.com

a site created to make a lot easier looking for reviews of my country's resorts. Even though is mainly dedicated to the D.R. from the main search engine you can search for any location you want.