Turks and Caicos | Imamother

amother

Sat, Oct 02 2021, 11:35 pm

Has anyone ever been? Looking for hotel recommendations. We’d love a villa with a private pool but can’t seem to find one for a reasonable price. Anyone stayed there and can tell me which hotels they liked or disliked?

doctorima

Sun, Oct 03 2021, 12:01 am

I've been - one of the best vacations I've ever gone on! We stayed in a villa with a private pool. It wasn't cheap, but hotels there also aren't cheap. What's your budget? Feel free to PM me for more details.

amother

Papayawhip

Sun, Oct 03 2021, 10:27 am

doctorima wrote:

Was the villa part of a hotel or just a private rental? If it was part of a hotel, can you please say which one?

doctorima

Sun, Oct 03 2021, 11:03 am

Private rental from AirBNB or VRBO. Hotel rooms there are expensive enough; the few that have private villas charge an absolute fortune for them.

amother

Papayawhip

Sun, Oct 03 2021, 12:50 pm

doctorima wrote:

Private rental from AirBNB or VRBO. Hotel rooms there are expensive enough; the few that have private villas charge an absolute fortune for them.

Thanks! I'm reluctant to do private rental especially in a foreign country. Maybe a specific tried and true one is different.

doctorima

Sun, Oct 03 2021, 2:45 pm

I understand your hesitation, but if you rent one with lots of consistent and recent (very important!) positive reviews, and you rent through a company like AirBNB or VRBO and use a good credit card like American Express, I'd feel comfortable doing it. Maybe we got lucky, but we had a wonderful experience and would definitely do it again.

amother

Papayawhip

Sun, Oct 03 2021, 5:20 pm

doctorima wrote:

Thanks

doctorima

Mon, Oct 04 2021, 2:23 pm

There's a Chabad there - jewishtci.com - that I believe has minyan on Shabbos and during the week when there are enough tourists. I went before it opened so no personal experience with them. There are definitely the same shmiras einayim issues you'll have when going to any beach environment.

Fortunately the island isn't overrun and there are miles of seashore, so with a bit of planning and persistence, we were able to find our own private beach area. We also stayed on the quieter south side of the island, whereas almost all tourists stay in the large hotels and resorts on the more developed north side (Grace Bay Beach).

For more info on visiting T&C as a frum tourist, I'd suggest checking out the Chabad site and also Dansdeals forums at https://forums.dansdeals.com/I.....636.0

amother

Chambray

Mon, Oct 04 2021, 2:25 pm

We got our villa through an airbnb subsidiary, I think it's called Luxury villas or something like that. We were a 3 minute walk from the beach and went early morning and evening. The beaches were empty and absolutely beautiful.

There are no official minyanim, but I did hear that there is a chabad house there now. Food basics are very expensive there. We paid $8 for 2 cucumbers. We did find kosher wine in the liquor store so that was fun.

amother

Jetblack

Mon, Oct 04 2021, 2:43 pm

amother [ Cherry ] wrote:

Is there a minyan here?
And is there a shmiras einayim challenge here?

It’s a Caribbean island known for its beaches! Of course there will be an issue with shmiras eynayim!!!