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Returning home from the LaSource resort on Grenada is an odd experience. Reaching for your wallet feels awkward. Menus with price listings look strange. Service lacks smiles. Food tastes sub par and, worse, daily activities aren’t structured around complimentary spa treatments. Indeed, reality bites – especially because it doesn’t necessarily have to. That's because the price of paradise at LaSource makes going back well within reach.
 Cutting to it – LaSource has extended their summer rates (starting at $225 per night, per person) through December. If that price sounds steep, consider this: LaSource is an all-inclusive resort. Food, drinks, spa treatments and activities are included in the price. Tips are too, and there’s no need for a rental car. LaSource treats guests to limousine airport service and offers island tours. That said, it’s difficult to venture far from the property. Not for lack of opportunity, but for lack of desire. The LaSource experience assaults guests with a pleasant, pervasive, ever-present maxim: Stay.
 Below is a taste of my visit there last week. You’ll hear more about it in our Jan/Feb Romantic Retreats issue. For now, however, seize this special deal. Hurricane Ivan closed LaSource in 2004. If there’s a silver lining, it’s that the closing allowed an extensive resort makeover almost four years in the making. LaSource is hungry to spread the word they’re back in business. My guess is it won’t take long, and that this special rate is a one-time steal. theamazingholiday.com
 Behind these archways is where each LaSource guest receives a complimentary spa treatment each and every day. Facials, skin exfoliations, aromatherapies, skin wraps and Swedish massage are all on tap, with a friendly, capable staff happy to work around the most dire of scheduling emergencies (read: when yoga class overlaps a “Float On Air” foot massage). Couples massage rooms exist, and additional spa treatments such as manicures, pedicures, hot stone treatments and hydrotherapy are available for an extra fee.
For activities, there’s diving, waterskiing, windsurfing, water volleyball, archery, tennis, fencing, snorkeling and golf and more. There's also holistic activities like thai chi, yoga and meditation. To be sure, everything is offered on-site -- including a ski boat, a dive boat, catamarans and a nine-hole par 3 golf course. Of course, all these activities are optional, and all are part of the all-inclusive price. Instructors too.
 For dining, four options exist. Oscars (shown here) stood out for its beachside perch, cooling sea breeze and sunset seating. The Garden Restaurant was popular for breakfast, which includes eggs cooked to order, and fresh local fruits like mangos and passion fruit. The Cafe Deli is open throughout the day, and satisfies with smoothies and light snacks. The Great House restaurant provides elegant fine dining, with a grand view of the resort and Grenada's capital of St. George's. Again, meals and drinks are included in the price, although there are finer vintage wines and a la carte offerings for those looking to splurge.
 Oddly, LaSource doesn't offer arriving guests a map of the resort. Instead, guests are encouraged to interact with the staff to get around. Doing so is a genuinely pleasant experience. And unlike some all-inclusives, LaSource doesn't require wrist bracelets to mark their guests. That's because the resort is located in a valley. Cliffs surround it, and provide guests with a natural, exclusive experience to enjoy all to themselves.
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