By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

There are small hotels and then there are really small hotels; petit boutiques with five rooms or fewer, where you’re welcomed like family but treated like a visiting dignitary. In the Caribbean (as in the rest of the world) such sanctuaries aren’t easy to find. But we’ve zeroed in on four tiny retreats that offer relaxing respite from everyday cares. Here are the best micro-hotels in the Caribbean.

CarriEarl Boutique Hotel It only has four rooms (all air-conditioned and with WI-FI) but this little gem in the Bahamas’ Berry Islands is a big deal, with “the best restaurant in the Berry Islands” and an Instagram-worthy oceanview pool, all just a minute’s walk from the magnificent white-sand stretch at Great Harbour Cay.