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Biras Creek

In a world of near-identical Caribbean resorts, Biras Creek is something truly special, more private, more isolated, more unspoiled than the average tropical resort. Everything one expects from a luxury island resort is here, but it is all done a bit differently, and, dare we say, more than a bit...

Bitter End Yacht Club International

Bitter End may seem an inauspicious name for a resort, but it’s a clue to the sailing heritage of the place—the North Sound of the British Virgin Islands was the last sight of land for ships heading back to Europe.Today it’s the most expansive sailing facility in the British Virgin Islands...

Coral Reef Club

Time was, when people said “Little Britain” they were referring to Barbados, the easternmost of the major Caribbean islands, and the one with the most pronounced British Colonial flavor — here the Queen still rules, at least nominally, and cricket is the national sport. Fit...

Discovery At Marigot Bay

The American novelist James Michener once proclaimed Marigot Bay in St. Lucia the most beautiful bay in the Caribbean. Take it from a tropical-island expert: there’s hardly a finer spot to soak up some sun, and there’s nowhere more grand at Marigot than Discovery, a three-story complex of a hundr...

Geejam

Chris Blackwell’s Island Outpost hotel group has always made the most of its music-business connections, for good reason — Jamaica without reggae just wouldn’t be the same (and Chris Blackwell, without Island Records, might not own hotels in the first place). With Geejam, however, this marriage g...

Hermitage Bay

An idyllic Caribbean holiday should tick certain boxes: foliage must be verdant, sand must be white and waters must verge on day-glo blue. Luxury cabins, private plunge pools and gourmet dining are less common, and it’s exactly these not-so-trivial extras that rank Hermitage Bay as one of the mos...

Horned Dorset Primavera Hotel

“Nothing” is the motto here. There’s no tennis, no TV, not even a phone. Located on a strip of beach in nowhere, Puerto Rico, this four-acre haven is dedicated to the sweet, slothful life. It also happens to be one of the most elite spots in the Caribbean. The Horned Dorset is tasteful...

Little Dix Bay, A Rosewood Resort

Rosewood Little Dix Bay is the Burberry of the Caribbean—a country club perched on turquoise waters, where old-style elegance reigns over flash. Like other Laurence Rockefeller resorts, it’s understated in a way that is reserved for the really rich. Casually manicured grounds are lush with rare o...

Pink Sands

Pink Sands is an almost excessively cultured little place—the sheets are Frette, there are macadamia nut cookies in your mini bar, your bedroom is decorated with hibiscus and batik, and people tend not to stay up very late. In many ways, Pink Sands fits right in with Harbor Island, a community th...

The Crane

Location is everything. This is as true now as it was in 1887, when the Crane first opened, high on a cliffside above the sublime pink-white Crane Beach, on the secluded eastern end of Barbados. This is a spectacular stretch of sand, shielded by a coral reef and continually ranked among the world...

The Landing

The Landing will be closed August 26th until November 1st for refurbishing. Some find the appeal of the Caribbean (soft sands, blue waters, and a gentle pace of life) is often diluted by intrusions of tackiness—from garish floral bedspreads and cheap overdevelopment to th...

The Reefs

Please note: The Reefs requires a 5 night minimum stay between April 14 - November 2. Many island resorts have the feel of big-time rackets, moneymaking operations, where the hospitality, though welcoming, seems incidental, even a distraction to the primary function of separating...

The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman

Chances are, in the Cayman Islands neither you nor your money are looking for unpredictability. It’s not exactly the adventure tourism capital of the world, but an impossibly tranquil island idyll that’s frankly much better suited to the luxury operators of the world — so it was only a matter of ...