Fodor's Expert Review Mariners Hotel

This small, pleasant hotel on the Villa Beach waterfront, opposite Young Island, has large rooms with either a balcony or terrace facing the water or overlooking the small pool. Opt for room 105, if it's available, for the waterfront view and wraparound balcony. The French Verandah restaurant serves breakfast and lunch with a picturesque waterside view or dinner by candlelight. Other restaurants are nearby, or you can catch the Young Island ferry to take you to dinner at the resort just across the channel. Although the beach in front of the hotel itself is narrow to nonexistent, depending on the tide and time of year, Mariners guests can use Young Island's white-sand beach. The hotel will also arrange scuba diving, sport fishing, boat charters, and other activities.