Caribbean Room With A View: Virgin Gorda’s Biras Creek Resort

By: - October 23rd, 2014

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

The Grand Suites at Virgin Gorda’s Biras Creek Resort aren’t short of luxurious details.

At 1,100-square-feet they feature spacious bedrooms, a walk-in closet, an ocean-view soaking tub, as well as an outdoor garden shower large enough for two.

Still, we’re most impressed by this private plunge pool, which has pride of place on the suite’s wraparound deck.

We can just imagine ourselves floating sunny-side up, a rummy cocktail perched poolside, our cares whisked away on a balmy British Virgin Islands breeze.

We’ll swim, we’ll sun and we’ll sip, and since Biras is all-inclusive we’ll feel free to order up a few more libations. Our only concern: How will we ever make ourselves leave?

From $975 all-inclusive

— CJ

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