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Sister wants to go on a solo beachy trip...
She's 26, single, all of her friends are paired up and want to go on spring break with their SOs, so she's looking for somewhere where it won't be totally weird to be on her own. She'd like to go for 4-7 nights, can spend up to $2k (if it's for a week), and wants somewhere warm where she can relax and chill out with a good book.
She's pretty concerned it would be awkward for her to travel alone. I've done big cities in Europe on my own but never a beach trip. I think she'd love to do something like Miraval - she could do some yoga in the morning (she's really active and athletic and probably wouldn't mind some hiking or classes), chill out by the pool, relax, read a book, eat some good food - problem is there's no beach and it's suuuuper expensive.
I bet she'd stray from the beach idea if I could find her a cool spa retreat place, kind of like Miraval, but I'm really unfamiliar. Any ideas?
OR, any recs for hotels on the beach? If she goes that route, I'm thinking an AI would be good for her.
She's kinda bummed that she's single and her friends aren't interested, so I'd love to find her something she can be excited about.
Re: Sister wants to go on a solo beachy trip...
I love the beach, my H, not so much. When I was in my mid-20s I particularly enjoyed visiting the following beaches solo:
St Martin (I stayed on the Dutch side-- very quiet, I enjoyed it. More lively on the French side, which is cool, but I liked the quiet/calm of walking on the beach and enjoying coffee in the morning w/o a scene of hung-over casino goers (FR side)).
Costa del Sol/Gibraltar in southern Spain. I didn't LOVE the beaches themselves, but lots of pretty towns and interesting history, stuff to see beyond the beach. Ronda and the mountains are easy day trips.
I didn't have any problems traveling solo (ie nothing from weird stares to feeling unsafe). I've found solo beach vacations in the States can be less enjoyable b/c people will actually ask why you're alone/want to get into your business. For instance, I could sit in Malaga and have a drink at a bar and no one said anything to me (just fine w/ me); whereas when I've hung out solo in Key West "friends" abound (can be fun, but can also be annoying, if you're just looking to relax).
I think this would be so awesome to do! It is a yoga retreat in the Bahamas. It seems like soemhting she would benefit more from if she were to go alone. HTey have morning and afternoon classes, with a break in between. The accomodations are reasonable, and they have all types of healthy/organic food.
http://www.sivanandabahamas.org/
Also, the Bahamas has all types of flight credits right now, to encourage tourism. We booked through them last summer, and saved a ton! If it exprries soon, don;t worry, they will put up a new special.
http://www.bahamas.com/bahamas/400-instant-savings-winter-2012
how about costa rica? we are planning a trip there in april and there are a lot of activites to do that she could do alone/join a group tour, like ziplining and canyoning. i have a friend from high school who was there a few weeks ago and she was posting a lot of pictures of her doing yoga there too. it looks amazing and i don't think she would have any problems doing those things alone. And then she can do the beach/pool at wherever she decides to stay. WE are staying at the marriott
Well, I guess it's good to talk to the source and get the details on what they're looking for. I got really excited and started telling her about my/your ideas.
She balked at the idea of going to a spa/yoga retreat place - basically, she said she'd like to go somewhere where she doesn't have to eat healthy or work out, be active at all. She mentioned that she wants to eat and drink umbrella drinks all day on the beach!
Also, when I mentioned going somewhere aimed at young, single people, she basically said she wants to avoid talking to anyone and just have some time to chill out alone.
I guess she wants something different from her norm and she's opening up to the idea of just being by herself. We're going to look at AIs in Mexico.
Yeah - I would think some of the AIs in Cancun would be a good choice - it's relatively safe, easy to get to, easy to get around, good shopping. I would go there by myself no question.
I prefer Playa del Carmen and Tulum to Cancun - which are also pretty easy to get to and the areas are a little quieter - but very pretty. The beaches are gorgeous. Just stayed at my first AI in Playa this past fall (Paradisus) and it was pretty great. I usually am the type of person who has to be running around all the time - but this vacation, I parked it at the pool and did not leave for most of the week.
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