Stay on Meads Bay - check Carimar, Turtles Nest and Anacaona.
You would taxi to and from the dock, you could walk to several restaurants and Blanchards Beach Shack. You would be right on the beach - Anacaona is set back on a hill - but is less than a 5 minute walk to the beach.
If you rent a car for a day, then you can drive around and see Shoal Bay East, Rendezvous Bay, Maundays Bay, that is what I would do, the driving is easy - it is on the left, but there is very little traffic.
If you are there on a Sunday, go to DaVida, have lunch and see Omari Banks and his band Eleven, they have really nice loungers, free with lunch, and great food.
Ellen
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