LATIN AMERICAN LOVERS’ RETREAT
Gladden, Belize
GETTING THERE: This trip involves a 20-hour flight (approx £687) from the UK, then a helicopter transfer (included). Gladden is in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America. It costs £15,645 for two for a week. WHAT YOU’LL FIND: An exquisite private sanctuary, perfect for loved-up couples, though there is a second master suite if you want to bring friends along. There is a roof terrace and floor-to-ceiling windows, and the tiny island has palm trees and golden sand. STAR SELLING POINT: Staff reside on a smaller island nearby, unobtrus unobtrusive but ready to respond to req requests in a trice. A ‘privacy vac meter’ lets rich and famous fam guests know when a worker visits the island. But beware: Belize was blacklisted b by Barack Obama O as a major transit route ro for drugs, so don’t agree ag to carry anyone else’s else bag through Customs.