Vogue ’s Giles Hattersley decamped to Bequia in the Caribbean, and found an under-the-radar island with refreshingly laidback charm. Read his full review of Bequia Beach Hotel , here. The Vogue review: Bequia Beach Hotel Mustique’s earthier, more everyday, but no less zenned-out cousin across the bay – the island of Bequia – has been an out-of-the-way bolthole for those in the know for some years now.
With a population of just 5,300, nestled on seven square miles near Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Barbados, there are but a scattering of options of where to stay, and none so well placed as the extremely chill Bequia Beach Hotel. The joy of the island is enormously enhanced by the fact it’s slightly tricky to get to. A ferry ride from Saint Vincent (with its international airport) takes an hour, though it’s a lot of fun to swoop in on the hotel’s own PJ, which does pick-ups from Saint Lucia (15 minutes) and Barbados (30 minutes) before landing at Bequia’s mini airport by the ocean.
Hardly super taxing on the travel stakes, but an effective extra beat that puts an explorer’s spring in your step – to say nothing of keeping the island’s inherent atmosphere gorgeously protected. Bequia Beach Hotel, sitting on a fair stretch of coastline facing Mustique, has pretty, tree-filled grounds dotted with greenhouses and a riot of flora. In the era of the cut-and-paste, high-glitz, ultra-smooth resort, there’s a sense of lost magic about the pace, with a laid-back a.
