They’re not villas, they’re bungalows — small, typically one-story cottages that evoke the archetypal dream of Caribbean travel — just you and yours in a detached dwelling in plain view of the sea. And at these hotel properties in the Caribbean, you can find just that — your own private Caribbean bungalow, cottage, hut, casita, or whatever you prefer to call it. See 11 of our favourites.

Petit St Vincent — St Vincent and the Grenadines

This is one of the best hotels in the Caribbean — period, with 22 ocean view cottages, each of which grants absolute, luxurious privacy on a private island in the Grenadines.