caribbean beach hotels
Best of the Caribbean

The Best Caribbean Beach Hotels

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - May 26, 2016
1 of 17

Sure, there is the food and the rum and the culture and the people. But the primary draw, the siren song beckoning us to the Caribbean, is the beach. We have long acknowledged that there is something about millions of grains of sand massaged by waves that simply and totally intoxicates us. But in a region full of great beaches and great hotels, it is not always easy to find the right ones, the ones that have the perfect mix of beach and hotel quality. Perhaps the hotel is great, but it’s in the hills; or the beach is great but the hotel, less so. With this piece, we set out to gather the best “beach hotels,” or, as we see it, the top combination of a great beach (or beaches) and a great hotel. So here they are — the best beach hotels in the Caribbean.

cap

Cap Juluca, Anguilla 

We’ll be clear — it’s hard for any beach to be better than the sugar-white Maundays Bay in Anguilla, and it’s equally hard for any hotel to be better than the beautiful, Moroccan-styled Cap Juluca. This is a perfect union between beach and hotel, with an uncrowded, sweeping stretch of sand on ultra-calm water and the pinnacle of Caribbean luxury.


1 of 17
Popular Posts best caribbean restaurants

The 50 Best Restaurants in the Caribbean - 2025

No region in the world has a more diverse or dynamic culinary continuum than the Caribbean. Just about every cuisine on earth is represented, often in wonderfully, intoxicatingly fused expressions. Across the breadth of the Caribbean Basin, you will find […]


The Southern Corner of This Caribbean Island Is Filled With Endless Beaches, a Boutique Resort and a Spirit of Adventure    

eleuthera caribbean island

You can get lost out here. There are nearly 4,500 acres of Bahamian frontier here, filled with casuarinas, empty trails and secluded white-sand beaches. Take a golf cart, or a bicycle or, if you’re daring, just a pair of running […]


In Dominica, an All-Inclusive That Comes With the Whole Island 

dominica fort young views

All-inclusive has been changing. That’s not a secret. It’s the biggest thing in travel right now, particularly in the Caribbean, where travelers want more. But they don’t just want the unlimited food and beverage. They want the experience. They want […]


Related Posts nassau british colonial delta caribbean

The Bahamas Just Unveiled Major Wi-Fi Access Across Downtown Nassau and the Cruise Port

Whether you’re visiting downtown Nassau for the week or just stopping by on a cruise ship, you’ll find a major new addition to the Bahamian capital: a robust new wi-fi network.  The Bahamas’ Ministry of Tourism and Aliv/Cable Bahamas have […]


Waldorf-Astoria Has a New Resort Project in the Caribbean

waldorf caribbean

Waldorf Astoria is planning a major new resort project in the Caribbean, Caribbean Journal Invest has learned.  It will be a residential resort in one of the Caribbean’s fastest-growing destinations, and would be just the second Waldorf-branded resort in the […]


For Saint Lucia’s Joyce Destang, a Lifetime of Tourism Success

saint lucia tourism success

It’s been more than three decades since Joyce Destang and her husband began their hospitality career with a 45-room hotel on the highway in Saint Lucia.  Today, Destang’s Bay Gardens Resorts portfolio is one of the biggest success stories in […]