Caribbean Vacation Spots to Visit in 2022

Vacation Like You Own It

These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda

Accessible only by boat or helicopter on the ultra-desirable North Sound of Virgin Gorda, Oil Nut Bay is an island within an island. One side of the property boasts an idyllic Caribbean beach. The other offers dramatic clifftop views of the crashing Atlantic. It’s precisely the sort of place you’d expect to run into James Bond. Private villas are set into the 400-acre landscape, which boasts two helipads, a beach club with three pools, a soon-to-open spa, a wellness center and tennis and pickleball courts. The nearby marina is a favorite among the mega-yacht set, largely due to the delicious food at local restaurant Nova. Especially popular is Sunday brunch, because of a suspended pool with hammocks and daybeds where guests can lounge away the weekend. oilnutbay.com

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Vacation Like You Own It

These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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Pine Cay, Turks & Caicos

One of the Caribbean’s best-kept secrets, this little-known island, a direct flight from most U.S. cities, houses an elegant and secluded 12-room hotel, a small collection of private homes and two miles of pristine white-sand beaches. A recent rebrand and renovation saw Pine Cay enter the prestigious Relais & Chateaux collection this summer, making it the only property in all of Turks & Caicos to be part of the group. pinecay.com

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Vacation Like You Own It

These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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Lovango Resort + Beach Club, St. John

Located just 10 minutes off the coasts of St. John and St. Thomas, Lovango opened a little more than a year ago with a private three-bedroom villa, beach club and waterfront restaurant. Now it has 11 treetop suites designed by Michael Kramer (Ruschmeyer’s on the East End). The glamping tents and treehouses bring a little bit of Montauk quaintness to the U.S. Virgin Islands. lovangovi.com

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These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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Saba Rock, Virgin Gorda

A grand reopening last fall of Saba Rock resort with seven guestrooms and two suites emphasized the island’s kiteboarding and sailing adventures. At one of the two classic British phone booths brought in from England, feel free to phone home about your daily tarpon feedings (that’s a fish), not to mention diving, snorkeling, standup paddleboarding, waterfront yoga and glass-bottom boat tours. (You’ll still probably want to use your cell phone, though.) sabarock.com

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These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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The Aerial, British Virgin Islands

The primary purpose of a visit to this all-inclusive private island is to to help guests achieve personal goals while encouraging real, authentic growth from the inside out. The staff at The Aerial, including world-class nutritionist chefs, wellness consultants, spa therapists, water sports instructors and garden and animal specialists, curates incredible bespoke experiences for guests. They’re in charge of a range of cerebral and physical activities, including guided writing, presence training, environmental healing, red light therapies, immunity boosting treatments, acupuncture, nature hikes, yoga and ocean water therapy. Guided wellness retreats are also available, and practitioners work with guests before they arrive to cater to any specific needs. Expect to return home not just sun-kissed and relaxed but changed for the better. aerialbvi.com

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These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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Cabot, Saint Lucia

The second resort from the Cabot brand, Cabot Saint Lucia includes Coore & Crenshaw’s first Caribbean golf course, estates up to $10 million and a boutique oceanfront resort. Everything is at your fingertips as a resident or guest, including three restaurants, a world-class spa, a full-service beach club, enticing excursions with the Cabot Explorers team and more. The architecture and design is led by Studio RHE, a London firm known for bold, innovative and sleek properties that seamlessly complement the natural world around them. cabotsaintlucia.com

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These exclusive Caribbean properties make you feel like you’re on your own private island

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Bahama House, Harbour Island

In the past, this tiny pink-beach paradise has been mostly a golf cart–only resort. Even though more cars are showing up on this island, there’s still plenty of old-fashioned opportunity to escape, especially to one of the 11 suites at Bahama House. It’s all curated for you, from a lunch picnic on a private beach to a traditional Bahamanian dinner (try the fried chicken!) to a rum tasting on premises to a night of Goombay Smashes and karaoke at local hot spot Daddy D’s to an all-day scorpion rib boat experience. If you’re lucky, Captains Kristano and Breon will take you to smooch a Loggerhead turtle and bring you to the most beautiful sandbar you can imagine. Every night, experience après before dinner —appetizers, cocktails and conversation that’s apparently not just for ski vacays. Come alone, or better yet, buy out the property for you and 21 of your closest friends. elevenexperience.com