Barbados west coast hotels are some of the most luxurious, and best located, in the Caribbean. Nestled along beautiful powder-soft sand palm tree fringed beaches with warm turquoise waters lapping at the shore, each hotel on this list offers a unique stay among truly special surroundings.
Alleynes Bay Barbados is a gorgeous broad stretch of white gold powder-soft sand that melts into the shallow warm turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. Is it a beach worth visiting? Yes, yes it is. If we could set up shop there and never leave, we probably would.
Sitting on the powdery white sand of this particular stretch of Alleyne’s Bay beach looking out at the warm turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea is like living a castaway fantasy, but with the comfort and luxury of one of the most beautiful hotels in Barbados seamlessly nestled into the sand right behind you so as not to break the illusion.
These are our picks of the stunning overwater bungalows and villas where the design and decor offer guests as much reason to gaze inside as out. Well, almost. It’s pretty much impossible to beat some of these settings.
Trying a new rum, or sipping one of your go-to rums (Mount Gay Black Barrel or XO please), in a well-designed bar or restaurant is an experience we always get excited about. And these hotels have taken that feeling to the next level.
Even as our airport transfer weaved its way across the island towards Sandals Halcyon Beach, we could already see why St Lucia gets hyped as the most beautiful tropical paradise on the planet.
As soon as you step into the grand lobby at Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol, you know you can justifiably wonder whether you’re entering the best hotel in Cyprus. And you might well be.
Hidden away on the bright white sands of Shoal Bay East on Anguilla’s northern shores, Zemi Beach House has the perfect set up to revel in the most idyllic of Caribbean settings.
A lot of people still aren’t entirely sure where Anguilla is – and that’s part of its beauty. There are few better destinations in the world for that castaway in paradise feeling, and even fewer with beaches as sublime, if any.