Help me plan a vacation

[preppy]

We want to go away for a few days around thanksgiving but don't know where we want to go. Will prob go Tues-Sun so we want to atleast gets flights soon since its such a popular travel time. We have no idea where we want to go, but we want to be warm and on a beach. We are considering Key West but we go there a lot and want other ideas. Mostly FL or the Carribbean. Any ideas for hotels or locations? We would like the whole vaca including flights for under $5000. Thank you!!

[preppy]

Oh and we prefer no all inclusives:)

[LoveTrains]

Oh my you have lots of options with a budget like that. I will give you my list of dream places to visit in the Caribbean. You should also check out www.luxurylink.com because they often have many of these places (or places like them) on sale there.

St. Lucia
Ti Kaye - www.tikaye.com/
Stonefield Villas -
Ladera - www.ladera.com

Grenada
Spice Island - www.spiceislandbeachresort.com/
La Luna - www.laluna.com/

Nevis
Nisbet Plantation - nisbetplantation.com/

St. Vincent
Petit St. Vincent
Young Island Resort (I actually went here when I was 7 and it was pretty amazing, but then again, I was 7)

Then its either Anguilla or Antigua but I hear that the CuisinArt resort is very nice.
I have also always wanted to go to Mustique. The Cotton House Resort is there.

I know that your budget is enough to go to these places in the summer, not sure about over Thanksgiving because the price goes up then.

[preppy]

Thanks for all the recommendations!! I will look into these places. I appreciate it!

[vtdiamond]

Ill recommend the Turks and Caicos. There are tons of hotel options and you can take direct flights from Boston.

Anguilla looks gorgeous, I'd love to visit sometime but it is expensive and a bit difficult to get to.

[noodleoo]

We went to Curaçao last year and loved it! Great restaurants, beautiful beaches and very easy to get around. The only downside is no direct flights I believe. We loved our hotel, it was the Marriott I believe. Such a beautiful resort, one of the best ones we've been too.

Aruba is supposed to be wonderful too and I think you can fly direct from Boston in like 4 hrs.

Here's our hotel, oh it was so amazing!  You can snorkel right off the beach and see a ton of fish!

www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/curmc-curacao-marriott-beach-resort-and-emerald-casino/

we rented a car and drove the entire island.  It is very easy to get around, safe and the locals are very friendly.  We went to an ostrich farm, aloe farm, underground caves and the west side has a gorgeous coastline. Known for scuba diving if you do that. There is also great shopping and again the restaurants are really great.  If you end up going, I can send you a list of our favorite places that we ate.  

[preppy]

These ones with direct flights are really peaking my interest, especially considering the short amount of time we will be there for. I will be doing some research on these suggestions tonight!

[LoveTrains]

If you want a direct flight from Boston, you could also look at Aruba. We honeymooned at the Tara Beach Suites at the Bucuti Hotel and it was GORGEOUS.

[rikki]

The Hyatt in Aruba is really nice, too!