The centerpiece pool at Carlisle Bay.

Carlisle Bay, Antigua Antigua has one of the Caribbean’s most enviable collections of luxury hotels, all featuring the destination’s gorgeous beaches and renowned elegance. But it’s hard to top Carlisle Bay, set on the spectacular southern coast of Antigua. There are 87 suites here, all bright and crisply designed, with an impressive slate of locally-sourced eateries from the Asian-fusion East to the popular Indigo on the Beach and a pervasive sense of secluded serenity.