The Liming Bequia

The Liming Bequia is a small resort with 13 rooms, aimed at travellers who want sea air, room to spread out and a proper base for exploring Bequia. English-speaking staff make the practical side straightforward from the start.

The feel is more private villa retreat than standard hotel corridor. You can choose between rooms, suites, cottages and villas, including larger options for families or groups, while the gardens, terrace and direct beach access keep the sea close at hand.

Pets are welcome, and the resort also offers free Wi-Fi throughout, concierge support, luggage storage and help arranging excursions. Useful things, rather than decorative promises.

You are in Port Elizabeth, on Bequia in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with the resort set directly beside the sea. The beach is reached directly from the property and has golden sand and sun loungers.

Port Elizabeth town is around 3 miles away, so you are not planted in the middle of town, but neither are you cut off from it. That leaves you with a sea-facing base for the day and access to the town when you want more movement.

The setting also lends itself to getting out on the water. Kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, boat excursions and island trips are all part of the activity offer.

The choice is unusually broad for a 13-room resort. Couples can look towards the double junior suites or one-bedroom villas, including versions with sea or ocean views. Families and groups have two- and five-bedroom villas, with some options accommodating four guests and others designed for larger parties.

The more fully equipped junior suites and luxury villas bring the practical comforts you want when the salt has dried and the day is catching up with you: air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a mini-bar, safe, television, shower, toiletries, towels and a hairdryer. Some also add a patio, soundproofing, bathrobes and slippers. Private bathrooms run through the accommodation range, although the exact equipment depends on the category.

The sea-view choices are the obvious route if the view matters more than squeezing every last function into the room. For a couple, a double suite or one-bedroom villa keeps the arrangement simple; for a family or diving group, the larger villas offer separate bedrooms and, in selected categories, a dining area. Pets are accepted, with pet-friendly categories available.

The Liming restaurant serves lunch and dinner on a terrace above the Caribbean Sea. Its cooking follows the island rather than pretending to be somewhere else, with locally sourced ingredients, island-picked fruit, aromatic vegetables and ocean-to-table seafood.

Breakfast comes as either a buffet or à la carte, served from 08:30. The standard formula is bed and breakfast, so the morning meal is built into the stay while lunch and dinner remain more flexible.

There is one named restaurant and no bar listed separately. Meals can also be served privately inside your villa or suite, which is handy when you have had enough of socialising for one day and would rather eat with the sea outside and nobody asking about your dive profile.

Three pools give you different ways to cool down: an infinity pool, a plunge pool and a freshwater pool. The golden-sand beach sits directly by the resort, with sun loungers for the classic post-dive decision between shade and one more chapter of the book.

On the water, you can take a kayak or paddleboard, go fishing, join a boat excursion or head out for a snorkelling trip. Masks and fins are available at the resort, and the pier and surrounding rocks have become a place where marine life gathers.

Back on land, the choices include tennis, yoga, hiking and cultural excursions. Island trips are also available. If the legs have had enough, the gardens, terrace and beach are enough to make doing nothing a perfectly practical plan.

Check-in runs from 15:00 to midnight, with check-out by 11:00. Reception is open around the clock, and the resort can help with tickets, excursions and concierge requests. Laundry and dry cleaning are available, with some services carrying an additional charge.

An airport shuttle is available. It is complimentary for stays of five nights or more; shorter stays use a paid shuttle. If you are driving, parking is free except for non-4x4 vehicles, so the type of vehicle matters before setting off.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, PayPal and bank transfer are accepted. The resort is non-smoking, offers babysitting and child-care services, and allows pets. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property.