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Here also is the most luxurious resort in the Caribbean, Frenchman's Cove—a palm-pillared beach surrounded by soaring jungle cliffs, with a crystalline, spring-fed river sneaking into the surf along one side. One look, and Canadian Food Tycoon Garfield Weston bought the beach plus 40 acres, only to find out later that the fine print in the bill of sale had contained a stipulation that he build a hotel on the property. His son, Grainger, took over, and the result was 18 houses sited throughout the property to provide maximum privacy and view. Built for an average $50,000, each provides at least one bedroom, plus living room-dining room, bath-dressing room, and fully equipped kitchen. Each is staffed by a butler and maid, and has its own electric cart for transportation. There is no such thing as an extra charge; guests may demand a private plane or a Rolls-Royce for a drive around the island, order caviar or Dom Perignon any time they want—all is included in the rate: a cool $2,000 for two people for two weeks ($3.000 for a month). "My dream is to give a guest the nearest thing to his own house, to live in just as though he owned it.'' Grainger Weston explains.
Obviously not everyone is sufficiently inner-directed to enjoy such laissez faire; but in all that vast, palm-dotted, turquoise sea below the U.S., there is sun-filled fun for any kind of taste.