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[quote=Anonymous]The ones I've visited from your list:

Cayman: PROS: really beautiful beach; safe to explore; easy with kids; resorts close to airport; US-style grocery store; great options for condos and villas; fantastic snorkeling and scuba diving; good restaurants. CONS: kind of bland and Americanized, the beaches by the big resort hotels get very crowded.

Puerto Rico: I've only been to Dorado Beach, and the Ritz there may be the nicest resort I've ever visited. I would like to get back there and explore the other parts of the island.

Barbados: surprisingly excellent restaurants and excellent hospitality; lively nightlife, if that interests you; fun and safe to explore; feels like a "real" country and not just a nice place for Americans to go on resort vacations. The beaches vary---on one side of the island they are very rough and not swimmable (although stunningly beautiful), while on the other side they are calm with clear water.

Other islands I liked were Eleuthera and Harbour Island in the Bahamas. They require an extra flight to get to, but are worth it if you want a more low-key vibe and perhaps the most beautiful beaches I've ever visited----sugary sand (often with pink hues) and the clearest stunningly-blue water you can imagine. I also really enjoyed Anguilla---lovely beaches, low-key vibe, foodie-level dining. Virgin Gorda was also really nice, although I think that and the other British Virgin Islands are best explored by boat and not by spending your entire stay on one of the islands.

I didn't really care for Turks & Caicos. It's very similar to Grand Cayman in a lot of ways (similarly lovely beaches and very Americanized), but it felt a lot more crowded. This may be because we stayed at a resort and did not rent a condo like we did in Cayman, but I just prefer Cayman to it in general. If you do go, make dinner reservations well in advance of your trip.

I did not like Jamaica at all. We stayed at Round Hill, which was nice enough, but there were safety issues leaving the resort and we felt kind of stuck there. At night, our villa literally had armed guards and a guard dog.

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