By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor
Spring break isn’t just for hard-partying college kids; hardworking adults deserve a first-quarter getaway, too. We’ve combed the Caribbean and rustled up six sophisticated Caribbean resorts where you can relax like the rich and famous at Spring Break (or any time of year).
Cap Juluca, Anguilla
Stars such as Howard Stern, Sandra Bullock and Liam Neeson head for this posh but unpretentious island’s luxe resorts and 33 picture-perfect white-sand beaches. One of the best of bunch is Maunday’s Bay, where Cap Juluca, the resort on it shore, has hosted Denzel Washington, and beachside butlers deliver fruity cocktails right to your chaise.
Eden Rock, St Barth
This French-Caribbean isle is a playground for the rich and famous, including Diddy, Dave Letterman, Steve Martin, and Beyonce and Jay Z. Check into Eden Rock’s palatial six-bedroom Villa Rockstar and you can bed down in a suite named for Bob Marley or soak in an egg-shaped stone tub in the circular silver-tiled Freddy Mercury bathroom.
Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
Donna Karan and Bruce Willis both own villas on private-island resort Parrot Cay, a posh 1,000-acre outpost you can only get to by boat. Keith Richards, Ben Affleck and Lindsay Lohan have all escaped reality on the island’s mile-long beach, and you can, too.
Petit St Vincent, the Grenadines
There are only 22 villas on this 115-acre private-island resort south of Barbados but they’ve seen their fair share of celebrities, including Daniel Craig and Michael Buble. A stay here will include swimming with turtles; snorkeling crystal-clear waters; and, if you’re lucky, a celebrity sighting (or two).
Goldeneye, Jamaica
Back in the ‘50s author Ian Fleming wrote all 14 James Bond novels here. Today, celebs including Naomi Campbell, Sting and Bono have stayed in the villa that was once his home, as well as the other 52 swanky suites and cottages at this beachfront paradise near Ocho Rios.
Tortuga Bay, Dominican Republic
The late designer Oscar De La Renta’s pride was this plush villa resort in his homeland, the Dominican Republic. Check in here and you’ll enjoy planeside pick-up at the airport in Punta Cana; your own golf cart; and a villa manager on speed dial who’ll the same stellar service that A-listers such as the Clintons and Julio Iglesias receive.