Things to Do in Petit St. Vincent

Mopion Sandbar picnic

A ten-minute boat ride from the main jetty drops you on a literal speck of sand. One thatched palapa. No bigger than a tennis court at low tide. Smaller at high. The resort packs a wicker hamper with chilled rosé, lobster sandwiches on still-warm bread, and a chilled coconut cracked open with a cutlass. You have the whole horizon to yourself while reef sharks ghost the dropoff thirty feet away.

Snorkeling the Mopion and Pinese reefs

The fringing reef on the windward side tends to be the livelier of the two. Elkhorn coral, skittish blue tang. The lee side runs deeper, quieter. The occasional spotted eagle ray cruises the sand channel. Water sits at a bathwater 26-28°C most of the year. Visibility hovers around 25 metres outside the rainy weeks.

Hobie Cat sailing to Petite Martinique

A mile off PSV's eastern shore lies Petite Martinique, the Grenadian boat-building island. You can reach it on the resort's Hobie 16 in maybe twenty minutes. Pleasingly damp work. The crossing rewards you with a working harbour full of half-built sloops smelling of fresh-cut white cedar. A rum shop or two will pour you a glass of jack iron. Then a slow walk back along a beach. Goats outnumber tourists.

Hilltop sunset at Goatie's Cottage lookout

An unmarked path runs behind cottages on the northern ridge. It climbs maybe fifteen minutes through dry forest of frangipani and white cedar to a clearing. From there you can see Union Island, Carriacou, Petite Martinique, and on a clear evening the smudge of Grenada itself. The wind up there carries the faint diesel hum of a fishing boat heading home. Bananaquits chatter. They settle in for the night.

Spa cottage treatments in the cliffside pavilions

The Hibiscus Spa occupies an open-sided treehouse on the southern bluff. It perches above the surf. Massage tables sit close to the edge, close enough that you'll hear waves slapping rock under the rhythm of the therapist's hands. The signature treatment uses warm conch shells and locally pressed coconut oil. Crushed bay leaves drift in. The scent comes from a small herb garden the spa keeps by the changing pavilion.

Beach Cottages on the western shore. Closest to the water and the Beach Bar. Best for sunset-watchers and anyone who wants the lagoon two steps from their hammock.

Hillside Cottages on the central ridge. Quieter, breezier, with the best views toward Petite Martinique and a longer (but pleasant) walk to dinner.

Cliff Cottages on the southern bluff. Most dramatic positioning above the surf, near the Hibiscus Spa, and the rooms get the longest stretch of evening light.

Two-bedroom villa on the northern point. The family option, with its own plunge pool and enough privacy that you might not see another guest for days.

Garden Cottages tucked into the interior groves. Slightly cheaper. Frangipani-shaded. Once you open the shutters, the trade winds funnel through nicely.

The newer Goatie's Cottage. Perched highest on the hill with a private path down to a near-empty stretch of beach. The choice for honeymooners who want serious seclusion.