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If you’re looking for the best girlfriend getaways in the Caribbean, here are some top picks for a bachelorette party, reunion or “Galentine’s Day” tropical escape.
As a travel writer specializing in the Caribbean, I know it can be tough to find non-couple focused stays during Valentine’s Day week when everything is all about romance.
So here are my top choices for a girlfriends getaway in the Caribbean including all-inclusive resorts, beaches and activities.
Although they’re ideal for Cupid’s annual love fest, these ideas are also perfect for a girls trip weekend, a bachelorette party or an all-inclusive resort girlfriend getaway any time of the year.
These Caribbean islands are guaranteed to live up to the “girls just want to have fun” lifestyle with lots of awesome activities that don’t require two to tango.
1. Aruba: A Unique Girls Getaway
If you’re looking for the best Caribbean island for a girls getaway, One Happy Island has scads of fine dining, nightlife and awesome activities. And you don’t need to stay in one of Aruba’s big box resorts; there are many new unique options ideal for a girls getaway.
Where to Stay: Aruba Ocean Villas is perfect for a few gal pals seeking over sea serenity Tahitian style. Or gather a big group (up to 25) and settle into three-story VIP digs Villa Royale Aruba a luxe escape that looks like something out of the lifestyles of the rich and famous. (It’s surprisingly affordable with a group!)
To save money on your girls trip so you can splurge on a big night out, check out our guide to the Top 10 Free Things to Do on Aruba!
Up to eight of your girlfriends can also share an awesome abode called the Sunset Villa over the water in lovely Savaneta where the aqua sea is teeming with tropical fish.
Or, if you want to be closer to the famous Palm Beach action, yet not sardined in with the masses, then Boardwalk Boutique Hotel is the spot.
It’s a lovely tropical boutique oasis right across the street from the tourist strip with its own beach access, amenities and service. It also happens to be close to MooMba Beach Bar, one of the best beach bars in Aruba.
Check Prices and Availability on Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba on Booking.com.
For even more hotel options, browse our top picks for other luxury hotels in Aruba.
2. Montego Bay, Jamaica – Best All-Inclusive Resorts for Girlfriend Getaways
With a vast array of choices, Jamaica offers the best girlfriend getaways in the Caribbean when it comes to all-inclusive resorts. Learn to “ lime” and enjoy the “irie” life with your gal pals on one of MoBay’s best beaches at a choice of three adult-only sister all-inclusive AMResorts.
The staff at all three of these luxury all-inclusive resorts are crazy good, and so much fun. Don’t be surprised to see your room service tray delivered on your server’s head, or your pool butler walk right into the water carrying your drink with all his clothes on!
Where to Stay: For your Jamaica getaway, choose from laid-back Secrets St. James Montego Bay or more party hearty Secrets Wild Orchid Montego Bay right next door for their signature Unlimited Luxury ® amenities. The resorts share a massive dining and entertainment village and a great beach, and there is lots of space to chill by the sea or get physical in the fray. There’s a small onsite casino, a big luxurious spa, and every room has a glorious whirlpool tub!
Ideal for an all-inclusive bachelorette girlfriend getaway in Jamaica is the 150-room, all-inclusive Breathless Resort Montego Bay where you and your gang should opt for an Ocean View category room or higher and gain access to the xhale club with its exclusive rooftop pool lounge and other perks.
Lounge in a party-size Bali bed in the sprawling pool zone where afternoon foam parties and DJs keep the party happening all day long.
Check prices and availability at Secrets St. James Montego Bay on Booking.com
Check Prices and availability at Breathless Montego Bay on Booking.com.
3. Dominica – The Natural Choice
They don’t call it “The Nature Island” for nothing. Lush with emerald rainforest cover and vibrant with life, the little mountain island of Dominica has 12 spectacular waterfalls and 365 freshwater rivers plus numerous natural hot springs dotted throughout some 114 miles of marked hiking trails. In fact, one trail leads to a boiling lake!
It’s an ideal oasis for a healthy girl’s getaway! Their underwater scene is pristine and full of marvellous marine life, too.
Where to Stay: Newly refurbished and recently reopened, the lovely eco-boutique resort Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa offers an assortment of luxury cottages and is located where the Rosalie Bay River meets the tropical sea.
Their unique sand beach is soft black and sparkles like diamonds in the sun, and the vibe is seriously more South Pacific than Caribbean.
The owners are all-in on the healthy eating front and offer delicious choices of locally sourced fare. There’s also a spa, yoga on the beach, and even a meditation wheel.
Insider’s Tip: This is also a popular spot to see sea turtles laying their eggs, and home to the island’s important sea turtle preservation foundation.
4. Curaçao: A Girlfriend Getaway for Marine Life Lovers
For those who want to channel their inner Celine Cousteau, there’s tons of amazing diving in Curacao. Swim with sea turtles, dive through healthy coral reefs and even dive from shore.
No need to be certified to dive if you and your girlfriends want to get up close and personal to marvellous marine life!
In addition to the diving, Curacao also has two very unique experiences. Aquafari is a cool eco-friendly underwater scooter that allows you to breathe normally while trekking around down to 20ft below.
Substation Curacao’s Curasub is an incredible 4-person submersible that travels down into the depths to 1,000 feet below without your even getting wet!
Love underwater adventure? Learn about how you can go swimming with wild sea turtles in our post Top 15 Free Things to Do in Curacao.
Where to Stay: Having turned 70 in 2019, the historic Avila Beach Hotel is the legendary Grand Dame of the island. Even the royal Dutch family stays when they visit.
But the old girl has seriously kept up with the times with beautifully renovated rooms, an epic Blues Jazz bar on a pier and trendy dining.
Their full-board option makes it an honorable mention on our list of the best all-inclusive resorts on Curaçao.
Their beach is great for snorkeling, and now one wing is adult-only. It’s located downtown within the hip, neighbourhood of Pietermaai that boasts scads of cosmopolitan bars and restaurants.
It’s also close to the colourful Handelskade, a great spot for local food in Curaçao.
Check prices and availability for Avila Beach Hotel on Booking.com.
5. Bonaire: Windsurfing and Wellness for Women
Although best known as a diver’s paradise, and the Caribbean island of Bonaire does boast some of the best shore diving in the world; it’s a best-kept secret that it is also one of the best spots on the planet to learn to windsurf!
And kite board, too! The calm, shallow waters at Lac Bai provide optimum conditions and have produced world champions, making it a great choice for an active girls getaway.
Where to Stay: There’s a wide range of hotels, villas and apartments for a girl’s group getaway in Bonaire, but one of our favourites is Delfin’s Beach Resort & Villas. This awesome sprawl of barefoot luxury villas surrounds a lovely water circuit with Bali beach beds and spacious suites.
On site dining ranges from trendy food truck style tapas (think a flight of ceviches) to the island’s absolute best new gourmet fusion dining spot called Brass Boer an offshoot of Michelin Star chef Jonnie Boer’s operations in the Netherlands.
There is also a five-star diving operation should you wish to learn, and superb snorkeling right offshore in front of the resort.
Fun outings might include a trip to the tasting garden at the artisan Cadushy Distillery in Rincon, some mini-golf, hot tub soaking, fun beach bars, Dutch pancakes at the crazy kitschy Flamingo Adventure Golf, and the cute little downtown area of Kralendijk is well worth a trip as well.
Insider tip: The legendary Frans Brothers from Bonaire have just opened their own windsurfing school. It’s not every day you can get lessons from world champions!
Read our post on the Top 7 Things Every First-time Visitor Should Do on Bonaire for more great ideas of activities for a girlfriend getaway.
Check prices and availability at Delfin’s Beach Resort & Villas on Booking.com.
6. Anguilla – Barefoot Luxury Girls Trip
A long-favored escape for the rich and famous, Anguilla boasts some of the world’s most spectacular beaches and upscale luxury resorts. Yet this tiny little island still welcomes all with a warm and friendly vibe rather than a snooty attitude.
So, gather your girl pals and stroll the miles of pristine baby powder sands and frolic in the warm aqua waves to really escape from your daily stress, and then don’t miss a chance to ride gorgeous horses right in the sea with Seaside Stables.
It’s a surreal adventure and you need not be a professional rider to partake. A day trip out to tiny Scilly Cay Island (a few minutes by boat) is also a must for their famous fresh lobster lunches, potent rum punches, and an insanely beautiful beach.
Where to Stay: The Zemi Beach House (now a Hilton LXR property*) on glorious Shoal Bay is the ideal mix of seaside cool and rollicking fun. They have their own rum bar plus their awesome glassed-in infinity pool is amazing. (They also have an adult-only pool.) On site is also an incredible multi-storied Thai spa adored by locals and visitors alike, for an ideal girl’s day of ultimate pampering. Their casual and fine dining on site is also noteworthy.
Insider’s Tip: Don’t forget to seek out Bankie Banx’s famous beach shack, the Dune Preserve, for live music. You never know who’ll drop in to jam or barefoot bop on the beach- it’s a legendary celebrity magnet!
*Hilton LXR Hotels & Resorts are comprised of unique properties with unprecedented services and unrivaled experiences designed for luxury travelers with a taste for adventure. Each location is a one-of-a-kind destination with a character of its own.
For tips on where to eat on Anguilla, check out Unplugged Anguilla: Best Beach Shacks and Food Trucks
Check prices and availability at Zemi Beach House on Booking.com.
So, with all these fabulous Caribbean girlfriend getaways to choose from, take a girl’s getaway and celebrate you!
Travel Tips for Planning the Best Girls Getaway in the Caribbean
Here are some tips on how to find a deal for your next girls getaway:
1. Subscribe to receive updates or newsletters from your chosen hotel. For example, if you register (it’s free) to receive updates on all-inclusive girlfriend getaway vacations from AMResorts, you’ll hear about deals and specials direct in your in-box.
2. Travel in the off-season and you’ll escape the crowds and enjoy lower prices as well!
Looking for vacation ideas on Caribbean islands not affected by sargassum seaweed? Check out our Guide to Caribbean Beaches without Sargassum Seaweed for 2021.
More fabulous beach escapes for an all-inclusive girls getaway in the Caribbean, Mexico ( and Canada!)
- Best Beaches and All-Inclusive Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 5 Reasons Nevis Might be Your Next Favourite Island
- Top 7 Things Every First-time Visitor Should Do on Bonaire
- How to Plan a Girls’ Getaway in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Sue Campbell is an award-winning Canadian travel writer specializing in the Caribbean and other tropical hot spots.
She’s authored major guidebooks for Fodor’s (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba) and countless magazine articles about the Dutch Caribbean for their on-island guides and websites.
Her work has appeared in Reader’s Digest, USA Today 10Best, Forbes, Montreal Gazette, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, National Geographic, Afar, Business Insider, Journey, Matador, Delta Sky Magazine, Costco Travel and many more. Follow her journeys on social here.
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Susan Campbell
Thanks for all the great comments, you cannot go wrong with any of them!
Sue Reddel
While all these spots look like they’d make a terrific getaway the Curacao aquafari really captured my attention. That looks so different and so fun!
Patti Morrow
How fun! I love girlfriend getaways to tropical places and these are some of my favorites. Anguilla, haven’t been there though, but now I want to!
Carol Perehudoff
I think the key to Valentine’s Day solo when travelling is to turn it into adventure. That’s what I did in Paris. I forced myself to talk to people, went to sociable places (Shakespeare Book Co.) and ended up having a wonderful time. It might not be so easy in the Caribbean, but if you’re on a girls getaway you’ve got it made, especially with these are fabulous tips.
Jenny Freedman
One of the hardest things for Australians heading to the Caribbean is to know which island to go to. They all look fabulous places to go but I think Curacao might be my first stop! I’ve never done a dive certificate so I love the idea of going on the Aquafari.
Donna Janke
Sign me up for all of these! If I had to pick just one, the Tahitian style bungalows in Aruba would be choice.
Iftekhar Idris Asif
Though I am not a girl, I liked every of these very much. Lets see when I can make a journey there.
Leslie
These look like beautiful and relaxing destinations. I love how blue the Caribbean looks in these photos. Great suggestions!
ann phelan
Thanks for the Bonaire love. Bonaire truly is a wonderful destination for the girls.
Alexandra Ogden
Going to subtly leave this post with my boyfriend… and by subtle, I mean I might be printing off some of the pictures and pasting them all over his house!