Island Life

From Barbados to St Barths, discover coral reefs, white beaches and limitless luxury in the Caribbean

Belmond Cap Juluca Anguilla

If you’ve been dreaming of soft sands, swaying palm-trees and turquoise waters, then the newly opened Belmond Cap Juluca might just be the place to escape to. Here, you’ll find chic beachfront sanctuaries dotted along Anguilla’s pristine shores and a choice of four restaurants, including Pimms, serving up Caribbean classics such as jerk chicken with grilled corn and the freshest catch (think lobster, crayfish and red snapper), and Cip’s by Cipriani, which offers Italian flavours from the hotel’s sister property in Venice. The island also benefits from a surrounding coral reef, populated by rainbow-hued fish, rays and turtles. Annie Lewis. Belmond Cap Juluca (www.belmond.com), from about £925 a room a night.

Rosewood Little Dix Bay Virgin Gorda

Spread across 500 acres of coastline and hills on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, Rosewood Little Dix Bay is back, and better than ever, after sustaining substantial damage during Hurricane Irma in 2017. There is something for everyone here – enjoy heavenly treatments such as the Drift Away massage in the cliffside spa, sip a nightcap in the aptly named Rum Room, stocked with 107 different labels from around the world, or simply relax on the beautiful crescent beach. More energetic guests can opt for a game of tennis or work-out in the state-ofthe-art fitness centre. Lucy Halfhead Rosewood Little Dix Bay (www.rosewoodhotels.com), from about £1,100 a room a night.