Over-water bungalows?
 

I'd love to stay in an over-water bungalow like they have in French Polynesia (but without the 16-hour airfare!)<BR><BR>Are there any islands in the caribbean that have these?<BR><BR>Thank you,<BR><BR>Pat C<BR><BR><BR>

Long Bay Beach Resort (Tortola BVI's) has cabanas, some of them right up to the surfline.<BR><BR>Porch and balcony underneath<BR><BR>

The cabanas at Long Bay are as close to the water as anyplace I've seen in the Caribbean, but I've never seen what you are looking for - which is where they are actually IN the water on pilings.<BR>I'd love to know also if there is a place like that in the Caribbean :)

Hi Pat,I've been to Tahiti and stayed in a Overwater Bungalow and it was fabulous!I'd love to see Overwater bungalows in the Caribbean..Especially<BR>on Hawksnest Beach on St John.What a great spot for an OW Bungalow!Unforutately I don't think there is a place in the Caribbean with these great little huts.When we went to Tahiti we flew from Upstate New York to Los Angeles,stayed overnight,then flew out the next afternoon to Tahiti.Beleive it or not it did not seem take that long to get to Tahiti.The flight went by super-fast.Don't know if it was the anticipation getting there,the great service on the flight or what,but we were not even tired when we arrived.<BR>Yes,it is a looooooooong trip but well<BR>worth it!!

Little Dix Bay also has some stilt accomodations but like Long Bay they are back from the water edge.

I STAYED AT LONG BAY IN THE BEACHFRONT CABANAS IN 1995. DON'T KNOW ABOUT NOW, BUT BACK THEN THEY WERE JUST FAIR (AS WAS THE WHOLE RESORT). A LITTLE DISAPOINTING, BUT MAYBE WE WERE EXPECTING TOO MUCH FROM AMERICAN STANDARDS. WE ENDED UP MOVING TO ONE OF THE TOP FLOOR UNITS ALONG THE BEACH, WHICH WERE MUCH NICER! THE BEACH IS VERY NICE....

When we were in French Polynesia four years ago we were told that the only places in the world that have over-the-water bungalows is French Polynesia. Prior to our trip, I read it in a travel magazine and was also told the same thing by the company who booked our trip. I have never heard of any islands in the Caribbean that have them. It was an unbelievable experience and wish there were accommodations like that in the Caribbean. It's a whole different experience than staying close to the water, although that's not bad either!

If you're Canadian, then take a look at the ones at the El Senador or Melia Cayo Coco on Cayo Coco in Cuba.....<BR>If you're American...scratch the above!

Daniel's Head Village in Bermuda has over-the-water bungalows. This summer their website said they were temporarily closed but it appears to have reopened.

There's a reason why you won't see overwater bungalows in the Caribbean (this is my theory...I've wondered about this also).<BR>The overwaters in French Polynesia are inside the protected lagoons of the volcanoes, at least all the ones I've seen are. Thus they're not at risk when storms come in as there's minimal wave and surge action from the ocean.<BR>There aren't many (are there any at all?) places in the Caribbean where the water is totally protected from waves and surges?<BR>With the frequency of hurricanes in the Caribe, overwaters would be torn up regularly I'd think. Big reason not to build them.<BR>Percentage wise I believe far fewer hurricanes (cyclones in the Southern Hem) hit French Polynesia.

My theory as well.

Lucy,Your right about Daniels Head Village in Bermuda having overwater bungalows.They look really nice.You can send for info but they have not set a reopening date yet. It's alot shorter flight to Bermuda from upstate New York<BR>than to Tahiti..Thanks for the heads up!<BR>Debbie

The Daniel's Head Village website says that the place is closed until further notice, accepting no reservations for future.

Its closed-most likely not to reopen in the near future! Do not hold your breath!!!

I was going to suggest the Melia Cayo coco as well, which has thier's over a lagoon as opposed to having them right on the Caribbean. But again this is great for everyone but the Americans.

Hi Pat.<BR><BR>Yes, there is a place in teh Caribbean that does have over water bungalows. Anthony's Key Resort in Roatan which is one of the Bay Islands of the coast of Honduras. The web address is www.anthonyskey.com<BR><BR>

Another place, though it is still in the South Pacific, is Coconuts Beach Club in Samoa. It only has 2 O/W bungalows & is in a protected lagoon though the entire resort was once severely damaged by a cyclone. Not as luxurious as the ones in FP we enjoyed the island, resort & people very much. The flights to the South Paicific really aren't that bad & worth it once you get there. I don't think you can get anything to compare to that particular experience in the Caribbean.

Check out Compass Point in the Bahamas. They have huts were the porch is right on the water's edge. http://www.islandoutpost.com/CompassPoint/

ttt for Honeymooner.

See puntacaracol.com/ --an overwater bungalow resort in Bocas del Toro islands, Caribbean Panama near Costa Rica border

I love those types of overwater bungalows. Unfortunately for me, they are all out of my price range but hopefully some day that will change. I literally have pictures of these on my computer desktop and dream about them every day.

So I just googled for a list of them in the caribbean, and found this site that seems to have a comprehensive list of them.

http://overwaterbungalows.net/overwa...-the-caribbean

It's interesting that this old old thread has been topped, so I'll chime in with some developments to keep your eyes on.

As far as I know, there's nothing like this in the Caribbean right now, but 9 Beaches Resort in Bermuda, which is currently closed, is supposed to reopen next year. It had/will have overwater bungalows.

And Sandals is developing overwater rooms at one of its resorts in St. Lucia. These should also open next year. There are also resorts in Belize and Panama that are supposed to have overwater rooms, but I don't know anything about them. So I think 2012 may be the year of the over-water room in the Caribbean.

The new Belize resort that's being discussed appears to be a dead-end project or perhaps a scam. There's also word that a resort in Jamaica is planning overwater bungalows for 2012, which would be fantastic. Hopefully the Caribbean will be the next host of overwater bungalows, at least in the hurricane-free zones.

Coral Lodge in the San Blas Island in Panama has 6 over the water bungalows and it is wonderfully isolated.

I think the resort in Jamaica you're thinking of is Sandals, which is a Jamaica-based company. Though the over-water bungalows they are developing are in St. Lucia. I haven't heard of anything in Jamaica, but I'll look around.

@Roger_Wade are there such a thing as hurricane-free zones in the Caribbean? If so, I think I want to move there.