Personal butlers, outdoor hot tubs, private plunge pools: When it comes to amor, these romantic hotels know just how to serve it up. Check in to one of these Caribbean resorts on your next romantic getaway.
Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort – St. Lucia
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Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort
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Sugar Beach’s
name itself is delicious, and beachfront bungalows with private
butlers, patios and plunge pools only sweeten the deal. The view of the
Pitons is epic at every turn (thanks to its setting on a UNESCO World
Heritage site) as are the amenities — including the beachside bliss
lunch at the thatched-roof Bayside Restaurant, the local rum selection
at Sleek Cane Bar, the tropical treehouse treatment rooms at Rainforest Spa and the owner’s intriguing art collection that peppers the property.
Petit St. Vincent – St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Petit St. Vincent
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Couples, head to PSV
(as the regulars call it) to disconnect and reconnect. No phones, WiFi,
TV or clocks… color-coded flags, rather than texts, are the primary
means of communication on this 115-acre private island.
Each freestanding cottage has a unique view — whether it’s cliffside or
beach, vistas centered around tranquility help tune out the world
beyond. Book a couple’s treatment at the hilltop spa or ask your butler to arrange a beach picnic anywhere on the island.
The Palms – Turks and Caicos
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The Palms
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It’s on one of the most divine beaches in the world (that’s the five-mile-long Grace Bay Beach), but The Palms
exudes romance beyond its sugary white sand. Restaurant Parallel23
offers the prettiest Caribbean-meets-colonial backdrop for dinner for
two, a couple’s massage amid swaying palm trees heightens the spa experience and the serpentine infinity pool is meant for cuddling in a corner.
Port Ferdinand – Barbados
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Port Ferdinand
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At Port Ferdinand you’ll want to book a room overlooking the shiny sheltered marina to get a view of the yachts that anchor there. The Caribbean resort’s water taxi, which ferries visitors to nearby beaches and restaurants, is a much more elegant means of a travel than a rental car. The property is less than a year old, but the island’s local endangered hawksbill and green turtles already know the beach is the place to be — see if you can spot them during a swim.
Baoase Luxury Resort – Curacao
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Baoase Luxury Resort
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Within under-the-radar Curacao’s mix of cultures (and year-round sunshine) is Baoase’s equally off-the-beaten-path charm. Opt for a private pool
villa, where swimming isn’t merely an afterthought — couples can
practically fall off a cushy sofa into their own stretch of sparking
blue water that winds through the tropical gardens surrounding the
villa.
El Secreto – Belize
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El Secreto
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With only GPS coordinates (and no address) to guide you the tip of Belize’s San Pedro Island, seductive El Secreto
really does feel clandestine. Once dropped off via speedboat, get ready
for the most delicious alone time — an eco-chic villa with an outdoor
Jacuzzi, which is stocked with books to peruse while lounging in a hammock on what feels like your own private beach. Take a snorkeling jaunt to Hol Chan Marine Reserve on Belize’s barrier reef to observe a rainbow of fish.
Le Guanahani – St. Barts
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Hotel Guanahani & Spa
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If the words “private enclave” appeal, head to Le Guanahani,
a 8½-acre peninsula on the northeast tip of the chic island. Guanahani
means “welcome” in the region’s native tongue, and the romantic hotel’s
laid-back elegance makes you feel exactly that. Spicy French and Creole
influences reign through colorful yellow, blue and lavender cottages
with subtle West Indian style (opt for one with a private pool). And
don’t forget a Panama hat — it’s the Caribbean resort’s unofficial uniform.
Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort – Antigua
Jumby Bay,
a 300-acre private island is already on any romantic’s radar — who can
resist the idea of being whisked away from the mainland? And all the
attributes of a private island apply: Naturally, rooms are elegant with
four-poster beds, and beaches (all four-and-a-half miles) are pristine
with endless stretches to claim for one’s own.
Round Hill Hotel & Villas – Jamaica
Eden Roc Cap Cana – Dominican Republic
