Its name is a gentle reminder of history past, when Grenada was the civilized world's most treasured source of exotic spices like cinnamon, mace and clove. Today, the name serves as a metaphor for the touch of spice we regularly add to the lives of each of the guests. For to be a guest of Sir Royston Hopkin, K. C. M. G. and his family, at the world-famous Spice Island Beach Resort, is to live in elegant luxury on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. It is a life experience like no other, with a choice of accommodation from the superb to the spectacular.

This is the Life of Spice! Sprinkle a generous helping of life's greatest pleasures onto your book of fondest memories.

Every visit to this family-run boutique resort is a vacation to be treasured. And yes, many of the guests return time and time again. They come to be pampered by the resort's gracious family. They come to be renewed body and soul at the spectacular new spa. And they come for the beauty of it all.

Stroll just a few yards from the luxury of your suite and you are walking along the golden sands of world-famous Grand Anse Beach. Beyond are lemon, almond and sea-grape trees. Then the lush natural beauty of the Isle of Spice - Grenada.

A year-round natural resource, with a AAA Four-Diamond Rating. The sprawling eight acre property is located just 10 minutes from the airport on world-famous Grand Anse Beach. The fully inclusive Spice-of-Life experience offers; Golf green fees, tennis and cycling, non-motorized water sports including snorkeling, hobie-cats and ocean kayaks, state-of-the-art Cybex equipped fitness center, breakfast and spectacular dinners at Oliver's Restaurant, lunch and pre-dinner cocktails at the Sea and Surf Terrace & Bar, Friday night's Caribbean Buffet accompanied by live Steel Band entertainment, all premium label drinks and an excellent selection of house wines. *An extensive wine list is also available (billed separately), afternoon tea, complimentary room service, complimentary high-speed Internet access in every room.

Choose from a wide selection of culinary creations featuring garden-fresh produce and island spices.

Oliver's Restaurant, located seaside, features excellent Creole and international cuisine, and a vegetarian selection. Guests have the opportunity to savor authentic local specialties in a fine dining atmosphere, while enjoying the very best of Grenada's calypso, reggae and steel bands. With or without the accompaniment of sweet island sounds, every meal is a delight, and every evening you will choose from a wide selection of culinary creations made with local produce and spices, beautifully presented to the highest standards.

For body and soul - the restorative pleasures of Janissa's Spa. Newly redesigned by America's top architect and interior designer, Kobi Karp, Janissa's offers the very best of the Isle of Spice, harnessing the restorative powers of local herbs and spices. Here you can submerge yourself in the mysterious fragrance of nutmeg, the soothing calm of ocean seaweed and Aloe Vera or the refreshing zest of orange and coconut. This chic and elegant spa is an oasis of serenity tucked away behind private walls and tropical gardens. It features a trendy reflection pool and outdoor relaxation lounge. Treatment options include wraps, body polishes, facials and massages. Janissa's Spa also offers hair salon services, waxing, spa manicures and pedicures.

As Caribbean leader in environmentally friendly practices, Spice Island Beach Resort has taken the initiative of making the resort completely smoke-free. Effective 15th December 2008, smoking would not be allowed in ALL areas of the resort.

Child 0-4 years inclusive: free of charge, Child 5-11 years inclusive: US$165, Child 12 and above pay adult rate.

The Sea & Surf Terrace & Bar offers a wide selection of culinary creations featuring garden-fresh produce and island spices. The Sea & Surf Restaurant serves lunch and afternoon tea.

Grenada overwhelms every single one of your senses, and you ask yourself if you were ever really this alive.

Discover an island where the scent of spices, fruit and flowers intermingle to awaken your senses, even before you raise your head from your pillow each morning.

And before you put your head back down each evening, you look up and see more stars than you can count, shining bright and vivid, dancing to the chorus of tree frogs sending each other promises of everlasting love.

Just 12 degrees north of the equator, bathed in the cooling Trade Winds, Grenada lies sleepily shrouded in a canopy of greenery. So quite and tranquil, it seems to many as if time has almost forgot she is here.

Then there are the people, so charming and friendly, you feel they must have met you somewhere before.