Ten sandy paces from the sea and only a hundred more from Port Elizabeth (one of the most adorable towns in the Caribbean), Gingerbread would be desirable for its location alone. But the inn is also fabulous looking with delicate fretworks, curlicued rooflines, and gables with rose medallions - all hand-tooled by Bequian artisans. Its nine rooms are smart, styled with greenheart-wood four-posters, clay lamps, straw mats, and bright banquettes.... Travel Leisure Magazine. Centrally located on Admiralty Bay, Bequia's wide and gentle harbour, Gingerbread Hotel is within a few minutes' walk of Port Elizabeth, the island's administrative centre, where you will find shopping, restaurants and the ferry dock. Five minutes in a water-taxi brings you to either Princess Margaret Beach, or Lower Bay, two of the island's finest beaches. For more than a decade Gingerbread has been an outstandingly elegant, yet relaxed, restaurant, with a menu ranging from Caribbean to International dishes. Live, non-amplified, music adds charm several nights per week. The cafe on the bayside is a great meeting place. The new Bequia suites, completed in 1998, offer the island's most attractive accommodation. With the sea just a few feet in front of you, the Gingerbread Restaurant on one side and the Frangipani Hotel on the other, with a dive shop and a travel agency on the premises, with kayaks, tennis, and day trips to the Grenadines waiting to tempt you, your holiday at Gingerbread is yours, simply, to enjoy. e-mail:ginger@caribsurf.com

The new Bequia Suites at Gingerbread are constructed with Brazilian greenheart, Italian tiles, and the decorative trellis-work that gives the hotel its name. The bedrooms with adjoining salon open onto a large covered terrace overlooking the bay, just a coconut tree away. On the upper storey theyare furnished with a romantic four-poster kingsize bed; those on the ground level have twin beds. There is a third bed built into everysuite.Daily maid service is provided. Each suite has it own fully-equiped kitchen although Gingerbread's famous restaurant and a selection of other eating places are right nearby. There is a beautifully-tiled ensuite bathroom in each apartment with ample closet space and a built-in safe. Upper level Bequia suite. Ground level Bequia Suite. Apartment seven porch. View from hillside apartments. © Copyright Gingerbread Hotel 2004. Pat Mitchell Box 191, Bequia St.Vincent the Grenadines email: ginger@caribsurf.com. Tel: 784 458 3800 Fax: 784 458 3907

in US$ including 10% V.A.T and 10% service charge. April 16th to December 15th. December 16th to April 15th third adult in the room is $40.00 extra per day. child under 12 is $20.00 per day. US$400 will be taken on Visa or MasterCard to secure a confirmed booking. This is 90% refundable providing that we receive 6 weeks' notice of cancellation except during the Christmas/New Year period or when otherwise specified at which times the deposit is non-refundable. Box 191, Bequia, St.Vincent the Grenadines Tel: 784-458-3800 Fax: 784-458-3907

Bequia is just seven square miles but is the largest and most northerly of the St. Vincent Grenadines, a chain of islands that trails south from the main island of St. Vincent like the tail of a kite. Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island and Petit St. Vincent are all, along with a score of smaller islets, part of the country of St. Vincent the Grenadines which is independent, but still part of the British Commonwealth. Bequia's most notable feature is the large and inviting harbour of Admiralty Bay which, since the seventeeth century, attract- ed the navies of several European powers, and more recently has exerted its charms on yachts and trading ships from around the world. Gingerbread Hotel is located on the southeast shore of the harbour on what is known as the Belmont Walkway. To purchase a book with photographs and much useful and interesting information, Bequia Sweet, Sweet by Pat Mitchell, published Macmillan Caribbean, U.K., send your request via email: ginger@caribsurf.com. For additional information on Bequia check. Bequia's climate is close to ideal. Too far south to suffer the onslaught of major hurricanes, cooled by the tradewinds for most of the year, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 33 degrees celsius (70 to 90 degrees fahrenheit), there is little difference in climate over the year. Very little rain falls from January through April. Being a sea-oriented community cool, casual clothes are the norm.

 Luggage storage
 Central situation
 Credit cards accepted
 Facsimile services
 Kitchen
 Licensed bar
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Restaurant
 Safe deposit box
 Shop on premises
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 Tennis court
 Patio, summer terrace