Turks and Caicos Recs

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H and I are thinking about going to Turks and Caicos this year. Because of our work schedules, sometime near the end of October would be the ideal time for us to go. Is this a bad idea because of hurricane season and the weather?

If you have been, do you have any recommendations as to where to stay or things to do?

[wanderlustfoodie]

I'm going next month so will let others who have previously been provide food recs. We decided to stay at Parrot Cay since we wanted something isolated off the main Grace Bay drag.

[love1999]

We stayed at The Gansevoort and loved it. I highly recommend a meal at Coco Bistro. We also enjoyed The Deck at Seven Stars. For excursions we did a half day snorkel trip with Island Vibes and a horseback ride in the ocean with Provo Ponies. Both were great. I have YouTube videos of our snorkeling and Provo Ponies trips if you are interested. You will LOVE Turks!

[pippa]

I love Provo. I've only stayed at the Regent Palms and love it. It's on a great part of the beach. For food- Bay Bistro is nice for brunch/breakfast, Somewhere on the Beach is a great bar for a good sunset and decent Mexican food. I've heard good things about Mango Reef for lunch/dinner, but haven't been. DH and I just sit on the beach, read, and drink so no recommendations for stuff to do. PP has some good suggestions of things I have seen other guests do while there.

I have no advice about the weather, but if that's the only time you can go, GO! It's so beautiful there. You will love it.

[osumelissa]

Grace Bay Beach was gorgeous. We stayed at the Veranda which I believe I read was bought by Beaches. We went one night to the Grace Bay Club for drinks at their Infinity Bar - we got great pictures and just had a great time. We also did a half day snorkel trip with Caicos Dream Tours which was the highlight of the trip.

[aak0517]

Apr 21, 2014 11:23:59 GMT -5 wanderlustfoodie said:

I'm going next month so will let others who have previously been provide food recs. We decided to stay at Parrot Cay since we wanted something isolated off the main Grace Bay drag.

We are going there for our honeymoon in a few weeks! Can't wait!!!

[mich1]

Interested in this....we are going to a wedding at the Beaches this fall. We will probably just stay there, but normally prefer some place more intimate.

[kellsbelles]

Apr 21, 2014 11:40:04 GMT -5 love1999 said:

We stayed at The Gansevoort and loved it. I highly recommend a meal at Coco Bistro. We also enjoyed The Deck at Seven Stars. For excursions we did a half day snorkel trip with Island Vibes and a horseback ride in the ocean with Provo Ponies. Both were great. I have YouTube videos of our snorkeling and Provo Ponies trips if you are interested. You will LOVE Turks!

Ditto on the hotel. It is super expensive and you will see lots of girls walking around in Louboutins even at a beachfront resort but the hotel was gorgeous. I have travelled all over the Carribean and Turks was by far the most stunning. Def do Coco Bistro. Just reserve early, we got stuck with the only reservation left and it was at 10:30pm. Have fun!

[marsh127]

We went last May for our anniversary and had a great time. I would love to go back to Providenciales some time. It's gorgeous! We stayed at the Regent Grand and really liked it. It was at a good, central location and it didn't feel crowded. We ate at Bay Bistro and it was really good. We also did a snorkeling excursion through Caicos Dream Tours and I highly recommend them. As for October, the weather is hit or miss in tropical locations. We went to Grand Cayman in October and got some rain. No hurricanes, but that is always a possibility. Maybe get trip insurance just in case.

[wanderlustfoodie]

Apr 25, 2014 18:24:53 GMT -5 aak0517 said:

Apr 21, 2014 11:23:59 GMT -5 wanderlustfoodie said:

I'm going next month so will let others who have previously been provide food recs. We decided to stay at Parrot Cay since we wanted something isolated off the main Grace Bay drag.

We are going there for our honeymoon in a few weeks! Can't wait!!!

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Please report back when you return. Which type of accommodations did you select there?

[aak0517]

Apr 28, 2014 8:44:48 GMT -5 wanderlustfoodie said:

Apr 25, 2014 18:24:53 GMT -5 aak0517 said:

We are going there for our honeymoon in a few weeks! Can't wait!!!

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Please report back when you return. Which type of accommodations did you select there?

Thank you! We got an ocean facing suite That alone far exceeded our original budget but it seemed worth it. We looked into a private villa and it would have added around $6k more to do so. So we passed.

We also added the romance package which includes a couples massage (have heard the spa is amazing) and it includes all of our meals and non alcoholic beverages which I'm glad we did since I've read that the food and drinks are so pricy at the resort. We will have to pay for our cocktails though.

How about you?

[i3utaphly1]

We went last mid-October and again just a few weeks ago... we preferred October.  It was warmer and a much quieter time of year.  A lot of the restaurants were closed but we still found a lot of great places to eat.  Depending on when in October you are going a lot usually reopen about mid-to late in the month.  We've been staying at Seven Stars and love the central location - close to the grocery store and a lot of great restaurants.  Some of our faves other then ones already mentioned are - Caicos Cafe, Magnolia Wine Bar, Seven, Le Bouchon in Regent Village, Crackpot Kitchen (a local tv chef recently opened and it is fantastic), and Las Brisas.  We did a vespa guided tour with Paradise Scooters, Rosa was our guide and it was a lot of fun!  It was approximately 6 hours and included lunch at Bugaloo's - I think we paid $99 each.  We also did kayaking through the mangroves with Big Blue Kayak Tours or something like that which we enjoyed too. The island is pricey but so worth it, it is definitely our favorite in the Caribbean!

[wanderlustfoodie]

Apr 28, 2014 9:16:26 GMT -5 aak0517 said:

Apr 28, 2014 8:44:48 GMT -5 wanderlustfoodie said:

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Please report back when you return. Which type of accommodations did you select there?

Thank you! We got an ocean facing suite That alone far exceeded our original budget but it seemed worth it. We looked into a private villa and it would have added around $6k more to do so. So we passed.

We also added the romance package which includes a couples massage (have heard the spa is amazing) and it includes all of our meals and non alcoholic beverages which I'm glad we did since I've read that the food and drinks are so pricy at the resort. We will have to pay for our cocktails though.

How about you?

We chose a villa since we were only going for a few days; no extra packages but I'm sure I'll be checking out the spa (which I also heard was great). Hope you have a wonderful honeymoon!

[northeastern]

We stayed at Seven Stars on Grace Bay in 2011 and it was wonderful! We rented from VRBO and got an oceanfront room much cheaper than direct from the resort. I have nothing bad to say about it! Most beautiful beach you'll ever see! Have fun!

[aak0517]

Apr 28, 2014 13:53:49 GMT -5 wanderlustfoodie said:

Apr 28, 2014 9:16:26 GMT -5 aak0517 said:

Thank you! We got an ocean facing suite That alone far exceeded our original budget but it seemed worth it. We looked into a private villa and it would have added around $6k more to do so. So we passed.

We also added the romance package which includes a couples massage (have heard the spa is amazing) and it includes all of our meals and non alcoholic beverages which I'm glad we did since I've read that the food and drinks are so pricy at the resort. We will have to pay for our cocktails though.

How about you?

We chose a villa since we were only going for a few days; no extra packages but I'm sure I'll be checking out the spa (which I also heard was great). Hope you have a wonderful honeymoon!

Nice! yeah with the package and the room- a villa would have almost doubled our cost.  When do you go? we arrive on the 19th and are staying 8 days.

[kirstinb]

I few years ago we did a split between Grace Bay Club and Parrot Cay. We loved both so much we are returning this July, same resort split. Parrot Cay is amazing. DH and I don't have children so we splurge on all vacations...5 star all the way. Parrot Cay is one is probably my #2 resort out of all them. But I have to admit, it's largely because of their beach. The best beach anywhere. Ever. Great feeling of solitude and renewal there. Spa is very nice....not the nicest I've ever been to (the facilities aren't extensive....we love steam rooms and cold plunge pool and all the bells and whistles and they didn't really have that) but super nice treatment rooms w/ gorgeous window walls and spectacular massages and wraps, etc. Rooms are small and really need some refurbishing, but overall, it's such a special place...I can't wait to return! Grace Bay Club is very nice as well but so so service. The infinity bar rocks. We also did the half day with Island Vibes and it was so much fun. Rent a car and go to Taylor Bay for a short afternoon and then lunch at Las Brisas (one of our favorite meals of the entire trip). Our second favorite meal was at the nice restaurant at The Regent (grant or palms?). The fine dining restaurant at GBC was not good at all (Anacona?). It's a terrific island for relaxing. I'd love to hear more about that kayak tour as well as the Vespa tour!

[aak0517]

Apr 28, 2014 13:53:49 GMT -5 wanderlustfoodie said:

Apr 28, 2014 9:16:26 GMT -5 aak0517 said:

Thank you! We got an ocean facing suite That alone far exceeded our original budget but it seemed worth it. We looked into a private villa and it would have added around $6k more to do so. So we passed.

We also added the romance package which includes a couples massage (have heard the spa is amazing) and it includes all of our meals and non alcoholic beverages which I'm glad we did since I've read that the food and drinks are so pricy at the resort. We will have to pay for our cocktails though.

How about you?

We chose a villa since we were only going for a few days; no extra packages but I'm sure I'll be checking out the spa (which I also heard was great). Hope you have a wonderful honeymoon!

We got back from our honeymoon last week and it was incredible. I absolutely cannot say enough nice things about Parrot Cay.

I hope you enjoyed your time there and can't wait to hear what you thought! We cannot wait to go back someday!