St-Barthélemy
Draped across a seafacing hillside on St-Barth's eastern Côte Sauvage (Wild Coast), these 22 villas flaunt massive and ultraprivate suites with flower-flanked private pools and terraces with gorgeous bay views. Furnishings are sumptuous and oversized, kitchenettes cleverly concealed in armoires. A shuttle service runs 400m to the beach club for lunch and lounging (beware of strong currents).
Its gourmet restaurant, Le Toiny, is superb. Room rates drop by 50% in low season.
4.93 MILES
This is the tropical paradise you've daydreamed about: a dazzling, secluded white-sand carpet lapped by turquoise waters and backed by undulating hills…
2.44 MILES
Cradled by high cliffs and untouched nature, Gouverneur is a gorgeous, broad, secluded sandy beach fringing a U-shaped bay. It’s splendid for sunbathing…
20.22 MILES
This petite offshore islet is fab for a sun-soaked afternoon. Refreshingly undeveloped (it’s part of the Reserve Naturelle Saint Martin or St-Martin…
21.25 MILES
Loterie Farm is the brainchild of former actor Bill 'BJ' Welch who left the Hollywood rat race to turn a former plantation into a private nature reserve…
28.85 MILES
Idyllic Shoal Bay East – a shimmering 2-mile stretch of brilliant pinkish-white sand strewn with tiny crushed shells – is still miraculously blight-free…
1.79 MILES
Secluded Plage de Saline is the most photogenic and serene of all St-Barth's beaches. Bookended by rocky hillside, this sweep of golden sand is ideal for…
28.74 MILES
Among Anguilla's more secluded beaches, west-facing Little Bay is a sublime sliver of sand with excellent swimming, snorkeling and sunsets. It can only be…
29.66 MILES
This long majestic white-sand beach exudes sultry languor and is a lovely spot to swim or take a sunset stroll. It's bookended by the Four Seasons and…
0.18 MILES
Not suitable for swimming due to hefty currents, Toiny enjoys a stellar reputation among surfers thanks to its exposed reef break and fairly consistent…
0.77 MILES
Count the shades of blue and turquoise while chilling on the gleaming sands of this dreamy lagoon, where you can wade through knee- or thigh-deep water…
1.77 MILES
With calm waters at its eastern end and gentle surf at the western end, this coral-reef-cradled curve of golden sand is one of St-Barth's most family…
1.79 MILES
Secluded Plage de Saline is the most photogenic and serene of all St-Barth's beaches. Bookended by rocky hillside, this sweep of golden sand is ideal for…
2.44 MILES
Cradled by high cliffs and untouched nature, Gouverneur is a gorgeous, broad, secluded sandy beach fringing a U-shaped bay. It’s splendid for sunbathing…
2.65 MILES
St Jean's beach is separated by the Eden Rock hotel. The western section is a fairly narrow strip right below the tiny airport, making it a favorite among…
7. St Bartholomew's Anglican Church
3.37 MILES
Completed in 1855 from French bricks and limestone, local stone and Sint Eustatius volcanic black rock, white-painted St Bartholomew's has an open-sided…
3.41 MILES
In case you're tired of getting powdery-white sand everywhere, take the five-minute saunter from the harbor to this midsize beach awash with tiny crunched…