Luxury hotel holiday Soho Beach House Canouan Canouan

Stay on the quiet Caribbean island of Canouan at Soho Beach House, a 40-bedroom beach hotel on Grand Bay. Spend days swimming and snorkelling in clear water, relaxing in the spa, and enjoying Caribbean food from the wood-fired grill. The wider Canouan Estate, nearby golf, and private boat trips to Tobago Cays add plenty of scope for an active or leisurely island escape.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a Small room on bed and breakfast
  • Flights to and from Barbados, and connecting flights or transfers to and from Canouan
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Choice of upgrades available – rooms and transport

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Soho Beach House Canouan, Caribbean

Soho Beach House Canouan is a relaxed, beach-led Caribbean stay on the peaceful island of Canouan. Its small scale, direct access to Grand Bay Beach, sociable dining, and strong wellness offering make it particularly well suited to couples, friends, and families seeking privacy without isolation.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location On Grand Bay Beach on the south-west coast of Canouan Island, within the Canouan Estate.

Annual opening All year

Closest airport Canouan Island Airport

Distance from airport 10 minutes by car

Hotel facilities and services

Private beach at Grand Bay, dining palapa and terrace, wood-fired grill, Boutique and Deli, private beach and Jetty dining, Soho Health Club with spa, two-level gym, fitness studio, and access to the Canouan Estate’s pools, bars, and restaurants.

Complimentary

Use of the gym, fitness studio, and scheduled yoga, Pilates, and bootcamp classes.

Land sports

Yoga, Pilates, bootcamp, gym training, hiking, and golf nearby.

Out and about nearby

Grand Bay Beach is immediately outside the House, offering a quiet sweep of pale sand and clear water for swimming, snorkelling, and unhurried beach days. Charlestown, Canouan’s small main settlement, is only a few minutes away by car and provides a glimpse of everyday island life beyond the estate. Godahl Beach, a palm-lined beach known for its white sand and calm water, is close by for swimming and snorkelling. Within easy reach, the Canouan Estate offers an 18-hole, Jim Fazio-designed course with Caribbean Sea views from every hole. A hike to Mount Royal, Canouan’s highest point, takes around 45 to 90 minutes and rewards walkers with wide views across the Grenadines. Private boat trips can reach Tobago Cays Marine Park in around 20 minutes, where protected reefs, sea turtles, and rays make it one of the region’s most memorable on-water excursions; Mayreau and Salt Whistle Bay are often included in the same day out.

Sports nearby

Golf, hiking, swimming, snorkelling, boat trips, diving, and sailing.

As always, E provides excellent help and service.
Dr D, April 2025

From about

Holiday Code EXH4746

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Soho Beach House Canouan, Caribbean

Room descriptions

Soho Beach House Canouan has 40 bedrooms, each with air-conditioning, private bathroom, television, tea and coffee-making facilities, hairdryer, bathrobes, blackout curtains, in-room safe, and either direct beach access or an ocean-view balcony.

Small 35sqm, one Emperor bed
Medium 65sqm, one Emperor bed, ocean-view balcony, separate living space, and Caribbean-inspired scallop-edged minibar
Medium Plus 73sqm, one Emperor bed, direct beach access, spacious balcony, and a separate living room and dining space.
As always, E provides excellent help and service.
Dr D, April 2025

From about

Holiday Code EXH4746

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Soho Beach House Canouan, Caribbean

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to Soho Beach House Canouan, fly from the UK to Barbados and connect to Canouan Island Airport by inter-island flight or private charter. The onward flight takes approximately 40 minutes, and the hotel is around 10 minutes by car from the airport.

Additional information

Children: The Soho Beach House welcomes families, although its rooms are designed primarily for two guests.

As always, E provides excellent help and service.
Dr D, April 2025

From about

Holiday Code EXH4746

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Soho Beach House Canouan, Caribbean

Highlights of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Botanical gardens in Kingstown. Vincy Mas carnival at the end of June. Port Elizabeth on Bequia with its coconut palmed fringed waterfront and gingerbread houses. Tobago Cays for sailing, snorkelling and diving. Yachts in Port Elizabeth harbour. Hairoun is the local beer. On Bequia cricket is played with four stumps. Captain Bligh is the local rum and fried jackfish and breadfruit the national dish. Silk screened fabrics and garments at the Crab Hole on Bequia. Sailing into Saltwhistle Bay, Mayreau for a beer or lunch. Spice cake at the Frangipani on Bequia.

Travel around the Grenadines

On St Vincent, taxis will take you on island tours and for shorter distances too. In the Grenadines travel from island to island is usually by boat or Air Mustique. The islands are very small and on Palm Island and PSV there are no cars. On Bequia taxis are available if you want to see the other side of the island. Be prepared for lots of trips by small boats and planes.

Facts in brief

Capital Kingstown
Airport Union Island Airport, reached by private shared charter plane from Barbados
Size St Vincent has an area of 133 sq. miles. The area of the other islands totals just 17 square miles
Population 110,000
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