Caribbean Escapes

So we're in Montego Bay, lounging across the squeaky bed at the Ritz-Carlton (see more on that in our previous post), when we come across this massive tome tucked away in the nighttable. Too big to be the Bible and too pretty to be the yellow pages, we had to investigate further.

The book, roughly the weight of the stone tablets God gave to Moses, is a stunning journey through top luxury resorts throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Culled from the ranking lists of Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Elite Traveler and other luxury travel publications, the resorts in here are the creme de la creme of the Caribbean, with a few select choices from Latin America. The writing comes from top travel writers in the industry, but we were really wowed by the large pages with impressive photos, which helped us to imagine ourselves on-site with particular vividness.

The great thing is that the company's website allows you to do more than just dream - they'll help you get there. Caribbean Escapes is a full-blown marketing company, with a website booking engine that helps you to stop dreaming and start packing. If you're not ready to go but still want to dream, you can order the book online. (We really wanted to steal ours from the Ritz but it was too damn heavy and big to fit into our already stuffed bags - bummer for us, good for the people at Caribbean Escapes, who would surely be replacing these at a higher rate if it was more portable).

In the spirit of full disclosure, we should point out that we know the publisher of the book and the owner of the company. However, we didn't realize that he was heading up this venture until well after we'd started pawing through the book and salivating. A former colleague from our days of corporate serfdom, he's gone on to create an impressive company, with the book as merely one facet of a multi-pronged marketing plan that focuses on giving you, the consumer, one definitive place to go for all your luxury travel research. Hie thee to the website and order a copy. While we can't promise that every resort in here is family-friendly, there are more than enough to keep you occupied for several trips to come.

www.caribbeanescapes.com
$45.00