Stumped for a souvenir? When price is no object, head to these Caribbean destinations for luxury mementos that are guaranteed to please those with a taste for the finer things in life. These are the Best Luxury Shopping Destinations in the Caribbean.
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor
St. Barth Ready to spend beaucoup bucks? Flex your credit card along the waterfront Quai de Republique in Gustavia, where Hermes, Longchamp, and Vuitton do brisk business, alongside local favorites such as Bijoux De La Mer. Simply put, there’s nowhere better for luxury shopping than this tiny French Caribbean outpost.
Barbados Proof of “Bim’s” luxury shopping bonafides: spendy shopping shrines such as Limegrove in Holetown, where Breitling, Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Louis Vuitton have pride of place.
Puerto Rico In the capital, luxury lovers head for Condado’s Avenida Ashford, home to Cartier, Gucci and Ferragamo, as well as the year-old Mall of San Juan, where Jimmy Choo, Versace, and the region’s only Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom department stores are found.
St. Thomas They don’t call this U.S. Virgin Island the Caribbean’s most popular shopping destination for nothing; Charlotte Amalie’s Droningens Gade is lined with duty-free stores offering jewelry, crystal, perfume and leathergoods from all the world’s major luxury brands.
Anguilla Despite its dearth of shopping malls and duty-free emporia, this high-end yet low-key island outpost offers plenty of designer fashion and accessory brands at boutiques such as those at the new Four Seasons Anguilla, CuisinArt and Cap Juluca resorts.