Barbados has a delightful climate, blue waters and superb beaches. It remains a distinctly West Indian country, peppered with rum shops, endless fields of sugar cane and the swinging rhythms of calypso. Best of all, Barbados is a year-round destination.

As Northern Ireland's favourite Caribbean island, Barbados has a delightful climate, blue waters and superb beaches. It remains a distinctly West Indian country, peppered with rum shops, endless fields of sugar cane and the swinging rhythms of calypso. Best of all, Barbados is a year-round destination.

Antigua’s sugar-white beaches and fabulous blue waters have drawn tourists in ever-increasing numbers over recent years. Now its luxury resort hotels are a further reason to visit. The gentle inland landscape is rolling and rustic, dotted with the crumbling brick chimneys of old sugar mills. The scenery might not be so dramatic as that found on other Caribbean islands but for beaches Antigua is hard to beat - this is a place for serious relaxation and water sports.

Grenada the ‘Spice Island’ is now a top holiday destination, although it remains unspoilt. Tobago's reefs boast the largest brain coral in the world and are a favourite haunt of manta rays. The Grenadines, like emerald stepping stones offer enormous variety and seclusion.
Turks & Caicos offer a slow pace of life together with plentiful opportunities for world-class diving and deep-sea fishing. The Bahamas' reefs are rich in marine life and offer over 1,000 dive sites. Grand Cayman offers superb beaches from where you can swim with gentle stingrays, dive at over 100 sites.

St. Barths offers the ultimate in tropical French sophistication and is a favourite haunt of celebrities and paparazzi. Anguilla is a serene holiday destination, with crystal blue sea and pristine white-sand beaches. Nevis is the sleepiest island in the Caribbean, unique for its preservation of West Indian culture. The beautiful Virgin Islands are home to some of the most magnificent coastlines on Earth.

Our luxury resorts and boutique hotels are not only ideal for enjoying Jamaica’s diverse scenery, but are also charming reflections of the island’s cultural heritage and laid-back lifestyle. Jamaica boasts the usual white-sand beaches and blue-green waters of the Caribbean, but it is its dramatic inland scenery that is the added bonus. The island is a favourite with artists, writers and musicians hoping to be inspired by its scenic splendour and soothed by its laid-back lifestyle.

St. Lucia is the sort of island that travellers to the Caribbean dream about – a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown.
One of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is situated between Martinique and St. Vincent and north of Barbados. The Atlantic Ocean kisses its eastern shore, while the beaches of the west coast owe their beauty to the calm Caribbean Sea.

1. Sandy Lane, Barbados

Casual sophistication at its very best, Sandy Lane is amongst the few truly world-class beach resorts suitable for couples and families alike. Sandy Lane’s reputation as the most famous Caribbean resort has always been enviable, indeed in many ways it is now setting the standards for tropical resorts everywhere. The resort’s original coral stone façade remains, its classic Palladian style still the perfect foil for the tropical gardens that surround it and the famous beach that fronts it. Sandy Lane has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment including transformation of Bajan Blue Restaurant and the complete retrofitting of Sandy Lane's rooms, giving them a fresh new look with curtains, bed linens and patio furnishings from the best boutiques that the world has to offer. Extensive improvements to the spa, and training for over 400 staff members has also been included.
Accommodation: 112 Guest Rooms and Suites and 1 Five Bedroom Villa.

2. Jumby Bay, Antigua

Managed by the standard-setting Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Jumby Bay is a hotel of world-class status and boasts one of the world’s best beaches. This 300-acre island sits just off the coast of Antigua, its coastline edged by pristine white sands, its waters amongst the bluest in the islands. Guests are conveyed to Jumby Bay from the airport by a 10-minute private ferry, an exclusive experience that sets the tone for the rest of their stay.
Accommodation: 61 Rooms, Suites and Villas

3. Jade Mountain, St. Lucia

This extraordinary resort within a resort is an architectural and stylistic tour de force with a jaw-dropping location overlooking the Pitons. When he created Jade Mountain, architect-owner Nick Troubetzkoy threw the rule book out of the window. This exclusive resort within the resort of Anse Chastenet has been designed to take full advantage of its spectacular mountain location overlooking the Piton World Heritage site and the Caribbean Sea.
Accommodation: 24 Sanctuaries

4. Amanyara, Turks & Caicos

Amanresorts’ first foray in the Caribbean brings its signature style of uber-luxury to a fantasy island setting. Devotees of Amanresorts will welcome the super-sleek Amanyara. Opened in 2006 and located on the secluded and undeveloped north-western coast of Providenciales, this is, as its name translates, a peaceful place.
Accommodation: 40 Guest Rooms and 20 Private Villa Homes

5. The Cove at Atlantis, The Bahamas

A fantasy world inspired by the lost continent of Atlantis provides the ultimate children’s holiday. This extraordinary resort brings thrills and spills to a family holiday, featuring the world’s largest marine habitat, a waterpark with slides and a mile long river ride Aquaventure, an archaeological reconstruction of Atlantis, 11 swimming areas and the new Dolphin Cay with education center, all complimented by miles of white-sand Bahamian beaches.
Accommodation: 600 Suites

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