Rum Point

Rum Point Review

This North Sound beach has hammocks slung in towering casuarina trees, picnic tables, the thatched Wreck Bar and Grill, a "fancier" dining option, well-stocked shop for seaworthy sundries, and Red Sail Sports, which offers various water sports and boats to explore Stingray City. The barrier reef ensures safe snorkeling and soft sand. The bottom remains shallow for a long way from shore, but it's littered with small coral heads, so kids shouldn't wrestle in the water here. The Wreck is ablaze with color—yellow with navy-blue trim and lime-and-mango picnic tables—as if trying to upstage the snorkeling just offshore; an ultracasual hangout turns out outstanding pub grub from fish-and-chips to wings, as well as lethal mudslide cocktails. Showers are available. Just around the bend, another quintessential beach hangout, Kaibo, rocks during the day.