What a great way to start your holiday with a private launch to Palm Island in the Grenadines.  I have just come back from staying on this very natural island with loads of rustic charm.

The hotel is the only one on the island. I stayed in a Palm View Room which is very spacious with a limited sea view. You can walk all round the island if you wish to or do as we did and get someone to drive you around in a golf buggy.  For the more active, you can also get a bike and get around. Some of the views are breathtaking and the Atlantic side is very beautiful. On the Caribbean side, the snorkelling is very good, I chose to just have a snooze in one of the many hammocks dotted around.  We ate mostly in the Royal Palm restaurant which offered a wide choice and every day they offered one typical Caribbean meal one the menu (one day I had the Conch). This is a very peaceful island with the emphasis on just getting away from it all.