Negril
This secluded 5-star offering in the West End is both tasteful and intimate, with only 22 rooms and villas, each decked out in calming pastels and dark…
Must-see hotels in Caribbean
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Nothing good comes easy and this quirky and rustic retreat, one of the more special places to stay anywhere in the DR, and the antithesis of the all…
New Providence
If Disneyland, Vegas and Sea World birthed a love child, this watery wonderland would be its pricey but irresistible spawn. The Lost World of Atlantis…
Rincón
A stone's throw from two of the bigger, more luxurious hotels, Rincón's best B&B is certainly one of Puerto Rico's finest. True indulgence beckons at this…
Central Mountains
Crickets chirrup as you wake up cocooned within an expansive working coffee estate replete with bananas and breadfruit, and rimmed by the pines that lend…
St Vincent & the Grenadines
Canouan's ultraluxurious megaresort on Godahl Beach was relaunched as the Mandarin Oriental Canouan in 2018 and remains the most upscale place to stay in…
North Coast
The Royal Isabela marries luxury with a strong environmental ethos, as good as anything on the island. The vision of Stanley and Charlie Pasarell has…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
About 6km down a passable dirt road from the main highway, just on the other side of the Rio Chavón from the marina for the Casa de Campo mega-resort,…
Vedado
The icing on the cake of Cuban hotels and a flagship of the government-run Gran Caribe chain, the neoclassical/neocolonial/art deco (call it eclectic)…
Cienfuegos
If you’ve always wanted to stay in a palacio, then this incredible melange of baroque and eclecticism built by an Italian architect for a Spanish…
Nassau
Nassau’s most characterful hotel is this 260-year-old home, built by a wealthy pirate. Hidden above town on West Hill St, the Georgian main house is…
St Lucia
Between Choiseul and Laborie you'll find this tranquil 18th-century estate home with an eco-bent, comprising six simple yet delightful garden cottages…
Santo Domingo
Even heads of state must get a thrill when they learn they’re sleeping in the former home of the first governor of the Americas. Oozing old-world charm,…
Dominica
Dominica's most exclusive hotel is the aptly named Secret Bay, ensconced in jungle on a rocky outcrop between two lovely, tranquil sandy bays, both of…
Sosúa
Two whitewashed, modernist homes on a hill just outside town have been transformed into a comfortable and intimate B&B, both a quiet refuge and a base for…
Island Life Backpacker's Hostel
Santo Domingo
The expat owner of this Zona Colonial oasis traveled the world for years observing what backpackers like. Then he found a derelict colonial abode from the…
Negril & West Coast
Up in the hills, inland from Sav-la-Mar (the former estate of Alex Haley, author of Roots), is a unique boutique guesthouse, surrounded by 800 acres of…
Viñales
Prepare yourself! The vista from this pastel-pink colonial-style hotel is one of the best in Cuba. Open the shutters of your classic valley-facing room…
St-Barthélemy
Spilling onto St-Jean's powder-white beach from a craggy bluff, this legendary luxury hotel has bedded the moneyed and famous since the 1950s and just…
Aruba
Located on a former coconut plantation, this delightful boutique hotel is just a short block from Palm Beach, where beach service is available at the Ritz…
Anguilla
Tiptoeing between hip and haute, this contemporary property overlooks a swoon-worthy beach and has two infinity pools, restaurants and even a bar…
North Coast
This extraordinary hotel is one of the finest in the country. It offers 50 indulgent suites, each with marble floors, sparkling fixtures, canopied beds,…
Havana
Every piece of furniture has a story to tell at the carefully curated home of Luís Miguel, a cool connoisseur of art deco who offers his house as both…
Southern Haiti
Up a bumpy side road from Kabic beach, Chic Chateau is challenging to find and harder to leave. Two unimposing structures make up this elegant, solar…
Anguilla
On a low cliff at the eastern end of Meads Bay, iconic Malliouhana is a class act from the grand, art-filled lobby to each of the 44 stately suites whose…
Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach
North Coast
There's some wealthy types coming to Dorado, clearly, because the dreamy 1000-sq-ft-average Ocean Reserve rooms, with walk-in wardrobes and private…
Ponce & South Coast
This charismatic guesthouse run by Mary Lee Alverez is one of the island's most isolated, idiosyncratic places to stay. It's set on a steep hillside…
Bonaire
A colonial beauty with impeccable service, Harbour Village is set on a postcard-worthy white-sand beach and yacht harbor 2km north of town. It has…
Santo Domingo
Get thee to this nunnery – if you’re looking for austere elegance. Each of the 11 large rooms is sparsely furnished, but the wood-beamed ceilings and…
Cabarete
On the edge of a lagoon a five-minute walk inland, this lushly landscaped property has small, colorful and rustic backpacker-style cabins; larger, modern…
Eleuthera
This delightful resort, rambling over 8 hectares of landscaped foliage behind the impossibly photogenic Pink Sands Beach, may be Harbour Island's…
Montego Bay
Montego Bay's best hostel resides inside the 1765 Town House, its handsome redbrick frontage buried under a cascade of bougainvillea and laburnum. High…
Aruba
Hidden among cacti-dotted hills, far removed from anything resembling tourism, these six delightful casitas undoubtedly represent the island's most laid…
Turks & Caicos
Occupying an eponymous private island, this is definitely the flashiest hotel in Turks and Caicos. Parrot Cay is half resort, with its infinity pool,…
Artemisa & Mayabeque Provinces
Who knew? One of Cuba’s best all-inclusive resorts isn’t in Varadero (or any other resort strip for the matter), but in the more tranquil confines of…
Dominica
Hosts Tom and Sharie offer a unique all-inclusive boutique experience at Wanderlust, where guests stay in one of five stylish, spacious, fully equipped…
Grenada Island
Raising the bar significantly in luxury on Grenada, this flash new hotel has cut no corners. Its centerpiece is a spectacular 100m infinity pool that runs…
Central Mountains
Its destruction on several occasions is testimony to this hotel's lofty but exposed location on a hill crest 1.5 miles northeast of Barranquitas. Guests…
Havana
Pediatrician Julio Roque and his wife, Elsa, have expanded their formerly two-room casa particular into a web of accommodations. The HQ, Hostal Peregrino,…
Cienfuegos
Barcelona, Naples, Paris? There are echoes of all these cities in this plush, colonial-style hotel with its European aspirations and splendid Italianate…
