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Sand Trapped
How better to knock a stroke or two off your handicap than with unlimited rounds on the Nicklaus-designed course at the Cozumel Country Club? Guests stay in an ocean-view junior suite at Melia Cozumel All-Inclusive Golf & Beach Resort, ideally located between the tee boxes and the sea, with all meals and beverages included.

Package: Unlimited Golf.
Rate: Starting at $173 per night per person.
Available: December 26 to June 30.
Contact: 888-341-5993; www.solmelia.com/

Non-Stop Tee Times
Match yourself against two top golf-course designers with an orgy of unlimited play at Puerto Rico’s Westin Rio Mar Golf Resort & Spa. Grab your clubs and take on the Greg Norman-designed River Course in the morning, then attack the Tom and George Fazio Ocean Course in the afternoon. You’ll also receive a VIP Value Card good for 25 percent discounts on treatments at the Mandara Spa, tennis court time and non-motorized water-sports equipment rentals.

Package: Unlimited Golf.
Rate: Starts at $679 per room per night and include a daily breakfast buffet.
Available: January 1 to May 31.
Contact: 888-627-8556; www.westinriomar.com/

Ready to Ramble
Break out your sports-utility sneakers: Here’s a convenient way to experience the peaks and valleys of Nevis by foot and by bike. The Mount Nevis Hotel & Beach Club will arrange a hike to Nevis Peak with ace guide Lynell Liburd of Sunrise Tours, as well as a guided mountain-bike ride through the villages of Newcastle, Camps and Fountain. During a five-night stay in a kitchen-equipped suite, you’ll receive two complimentary dinners at the resort’s terrace restaurant, breakfast daily and, to soothe those athletic legs, an in-room massage.

Package: Peak Experience.
Rate: $2,499.
Available: December 15 to April 15.
Contact: 800-756-3847; www.mountnevishotel.com/

Bone up
Anglers dream of getting away to places like Grand Bahama Island, where bonefish swarm the flats year-round. At Old Bahama Bay, a 49-room resort with a 72-slip marina, guests staying six nights get four and a half days of bonefishing with a local guide and lunches provided. When not casting about the 80 square miles of flats off the West End, guests have use of non-motorized water-sports equipment.

Package: Bonefish Anytime.
Rate: Starting at $3,830.
Available: January 4 to April 8.
Contact: 800-444-9469; www.oldbahamabay.com/

Spa
Treatments for Two
Picture a day that begins with a one-hour yoga class on the white-sand beach followed by a soak in a Jacuzzi and a fresh fruit plate. Then it’s time for a tune-up with a couple’s massage, clay or volcanic-mud body wrap, manicure or pedicure. Finally, you’re at your leisure in the Caribbean-Balinese spa overlooking tranquil waters. This day of healing bliss can be yours as part of a four-night retreat at Aruba’s unpretentious Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa.

Package: Rejuvenation Getaway.
Rate: $1,590.
Available: January 5 to April 8.
Contact: 800-223-1108; www.manchebo.com/

Soul Food
Home to culinary in-spot Lemongrass, Caribe Hilton San Juan is situated on the beach between the Old Town and the hip Condado area – smack in the middle of the hottest dining scene in the Caribbean. Between foodie forays, each guest will be treated to a Swedish massage, deep-cleansing facial, manicure and pedicure. You’ll also get daily breakfast, either in your room or at Palmeras Restaurant.

Package: Spa.
Rate: Starting at $285 per night; three-night minimum.
Available: December 23 to April 30 (excluding holidays), depending on hotel occupancy.
Contact: 787-721-0303; www.hiltoncaribbean.com/

Doc Maarten
Here’s an uncommon cure for your winter sniffles: a therapeutic spa getaway to Dutch St. Maarten. Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino and Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino are offering a feel-good package that includes three nights in an ocean-view room at either resort, plus your choice of wellness treatments. Choose a detoxifying body wrap, a restorative massage that kick-starts the circulatory and respiratory systems, or a decongestive hydrotherapy bath.

Package: Flu You.
Rate: $1,097 at Sonesta Maho and $1,067 at Great Bay.
Available: December 1 to April 1 (excluding holidays)
Contact: 011-599-545-211; www.sonesta.com/

Sweet and Low
The confectionary spa treatment trend continues to gain momentum, and here’s a chance to indulge your sweet tooth without feeling guilty the next day. This special knocks 12 percent off the regular room rate at St. Croix’s Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino, plus 10 percent off any of the six spa-treatment packages. These range from the Carina Bay (sugar polish, facial, manicure and pedicure) to the Ultimate Spa Day (chocolate scrub and wrap, massage, facial, manicure, pedicure and lunch on the spa’s private fourth-floor balcony).

Package: Hot Deals.
Rate: $221 per night; three-night minimum.
Available: December 14 to April 14.
Contact: 877-773-9700; www.diviresorts.com

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