Some hotels are destinations in themselves — and some places are so beautifully remote that when you get there you simply must be in a hotel.
There is a peaceful quiet relaxation from the realization that you’re miles from anywhere and no one can find you.
You know the feeling…when you look at each other and think, “this place is too cool to be real.”
Today you can be found almost anywhere on the planet and that exact point is what make the following places so special.
Here, you can actually hide away — these places are designed for doing exactly that.
If you feel separated from your reality at these places then you and your hosts will be very content. These are special hotels and each of them uniquely Caribbean. You wont find other places like these world-over.
Many of these hotels are located in fragile environments. Perhaps the hotel was originally built there because of and enhances the amazing natural environment. That is the sweet spot for environmentally conscience hotel owners, developers and increasingly educated concerned travelers.
Do you like waking up in the morning and feeling like you are a million miles from anywhere or anyone? Then these places are for you — paces that take a little more adventure to get to but are well worth the journey; places so beautiful that when you get there you never want to leave.
Guana Island, BVI If you’re looking for seclusion and the feeling of having an island of your own, consider a stay at this 850-acre retreat, where a maximum of just 32 guests in 15 cottages enjoy seven beaches and the wildly beautiful terrain of a nature reserve literally at their doorsteps.
Staniel Cay Yacht Club, Bahamas Set on an island that’s only two square-miles and populated by fewer than 150 full-time residents, this 14-cottage oasis delivers the quintessential Out Islands experience to guests who want nothing more than warm weather, a cold Kalik, and some boating on the side.
Small Hope Bay Lodge, Bahamas Pair the convenience of all-inclusive rates with the appeal of a laidback island setting and you’ll understand why this 21-cabin Andros hotel has been popular for more than half a century with fishermen and their friends.
Fond Doux Plantation & Resort, St. Lucia It doesn’t get more unique than this Pitons valley charmer, whose 15 painstakingly restored French Colonial cottages punctuate a 130-acre working cocoa estate that’s been transformed into an eco-sensitive rainforest retreat.
Secret Bay, Dominica Romance and privacy are the hallmarks of this clutch of eco-luxe suites and villas on the northwest coast of the largely untamed “Nature Island,” where outdoor showers, private plunge pools, and butler service make it hard to leave.
Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman If even Grand Cayman feels too busy to you, escape to 11-square-mile Little Cayman’s first resort, where it’s all about fishing, diving, and whiling away the days on this 14-cottage resort’s beckoning beach.
Strawberry Hill, Jamaica High in the mountains above Kingston, this mist-shrouded coffee plantation-turned-hotel features just 12 gingerbread cottages amid 26 acres; a stunning poolscape; superb spa; and island views that are as atypical as they are breathtaking.
Cayo Espanto, Belize There are only six butler-serviced beachfront villas at this private-island resort three miles offshore from San Pedro, so you’ll share it with only a handful of other guests. Want it all to yourself? Rent the whole four-acre islet for you and 17 of your closest (or should we say luckiest?) friends.
The Meridian Club, Turks and Caicos Fifteen minutes by boat from Providenciales but with a castaway ambience that makes it feel a world away, this Pine Cay resort’s 16 rooms have neither TVs, clocks nor radios, so there’s nothing to distract you from total relaxation (or the two-mile-long beach).
Shanna’s Cove Resort, Cat Island, Bahamas When you really want to get away, head for remote Cat Island (population: 1,500), where this family-run hillside hotel at the northern tip of the island has just five cottages, and you’re practically guaranteed solitude on a cliff perched above swaths of empty white sand.