$95 Take your spa treatments "on the rocks" at the Rockhouse Hotel. The hotel's main building sits squarely on Negril's cliffs, but its thatched-roof, open-air spa cabanas are about as far out as you can get, jutting over the ocean and teetering on the edge of Jamaica. Not feeling edgy? Get your treatments at the Zen spa pavilion. In either a cabana or the pavilion, try an Island Mint Tea Scrub with cerassie (bitter melon), island mints, aloe and brown sugar. Or choose a Jamaican Mocha-Rum Wrap, a complicated concoction that includes hemp, cocoa, rum and shea butter, finishing off with a Caribbean Drench, an all-over, warm-water body spray designed to mimic a Caribbean rainstorm (available in a special cabana). While exploring this west-coast corner of Jamaica, discover Rockhouse's eclectic architectural details: You may find yourself crossing a bridge suspended over water, climbing down a ladder to the sea or walking up stairs carved from the cliffs. Rates from $95. rockhousehotel.com kelly lack
$179 When in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, awaken with a steaming cup of joe. The aromatic bean is so cherished here produced on-island since the mid-1700s and its consumption is so rampant, that your coffee decisions may involve not only choosing con leche or black, but light pressure or firm that is, if you head 20 minutes east of Old San Juan to the 7,000-square-foot Mandara Spa at the Westin Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort & Spa. During the spa's Caribbean Coffee Scrub, a mixture of finely ground coffee, vanilla and spice oils will be rubbed onto your skin, exfoliating and detoxifying it and stimulating your circulation. Choose a 25- or 50-minute massage to follow the scrub. In the public areas of this resort, flower arrangements of orchids, birds of paradise and desert roses and the nightly lighting of candles create an intimate atmosphere. Rates from $179. westinriomar.com kl
$475 Sea is therapy, and Raffles Amrita Spa on Canouan, part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, uses the ocean to its advantage. Check in at the spa's oceanfront reception palapa, then take the funicular railway to one of the nine treatment rooms on a hilltop, all inspired by different shades of sea blue. Better yet, opt for a three-hour treatment in one of the two over-water bungalows. A dinghy will whisk you and your therapist about 50 yards from shore to this Asian-influenced haven, which has a glass floor (better for seeing fish), an outdoor veranda (where your feet will be rubbed in lavender oils) and a glass shower (if a boat passes, you better cover up). During the aromatherapy stone massage, ylang-ylang oils and volcanic rocks are used to soothe your muscles. Raffles Resort Canouan Island features a Jim Fazio-designed golf course, a Trump Club Privee casino and, surprisingly, a boxing ring in the gym. Upon arrival you get a golf cart so you can explore its 200 acres on your own. Rates from $475, including breakfast. raffles-canouanisland.com christine richard
