DESTINATIONS CARIBBEAN | VILLAS
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: CrystalSky 4-Bedroom Reserve Villa at Treasure Beach Village, Turks and Caicos; Hawksbill Villa, Turks and Caicos; Villa Maximin, BVI PICTURES: Steve Passmore; Caribbean Jules Photography
ON THE HORIZON
E Kempinski is coming to Turks and Caicos in 2028. Four beachfront villas will complement 119 apartments, a wine cellar, beach club and more.
E Also in Turks and Caicos, Waldorf Astoria is set to open an island resort on Dellis Cay in 2028, including 10 beachfront bungalows with terraces and plunge pools.
E The Elephant Tree Resort and Villas Tobago will mark the debut of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection to the island in 2028, with 126 two or three-bedroom villas.
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E The Mandarin Oriental Puerto Rico, the brand’s first Caribbean property, opens in 2028 and will feature 83 villas spread across Boquerón Bay.
cross the Caribbean, a swathe of villas have opened over the past year, offering the
convenience, comfort and privacy of home and an ideal base for beach trips, rainforest adventures and everything in between. Discover our pick of the Caribbean’s hottest properties, from family-friendly villas within bigger resorts to intimate boltholes set deep in nature, and pick up some handy selling tips from operators who know the islands inside out.
BEST FOR . . . UNDER-12S Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks and Caicos will open on March 1. A handful of four-bedroom villas on the white sands of Grace Bay will house up to 10 guests each, offering an easy place from which to enjoy all the amenities the resort has to offer. Leah Marshall, director of sales at Unique Vacations, says: “With a coffee shop that turns into a cocktail bar, a 32-seat cinema and an infinity pool featuring a swim-up
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bar and cabanas – plus waterslides and splash pads – Treasure Beach Village is like a whole new resort. “The biggest suites are the
Treasure Beach Crystal Sky Four-Bedroom Reserve Villas. Clients can enjoy ocean views from the roof terrace, which comes with its own private pool. If that’s not enough, their every whim will be taken care of by personal butlers.” Book it: A seven-night all-inclusive stay for a family of eight in a Treasure Beach Crystal Sky Four- Bedroom Reserve Villa costs from £36,235 per family, based on four adults, two children and two infants sharing. Includes transfers and flights from Heathrow on October 25.
sellingsandals.co.uk Or try: Saint Lucian brand Bay Gardens Resorts is opening Sapphire Sands Villas in Rodney Bay this week, offering one, two and three- bedroom villas, an Asian-Caribbean fusion restaurant and access to the Coral Kidz Club at the adjacent Bay Gardens Beach Resort. Unlimited access to the Splash Island Water Park adds an extra kid-friendly USP.
Sackville Travel sells a seven-night stay from £14,970 for six sharing a Three Bedroom Beachfront Villa With Pool. Includes breakfast, transfers and flights from Gatwick, selected departures between July 20 and August 30.
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BEST FOR . . . TEENS A recent addition to the Oliver’s Travels portfolio is Villa Maximin in the British Virgin Islands. Within a 15-minute walk of wild Trunk Bay beach and a 20-minute drive from Tortola’s airport, Villa Maximin is formed of two separate buildings with a pool each, so teens can splash about away from the grown-ups. Two barbecue areas overlooking the turquoise ocean are prime territory for memorable group feasts, but a chef can be hired, taking the stress out of catering for fussy eaters. Fern Higgins, partnerships lead at villa specialist Oliver’s Travels, says interest in the area is rising: “We’ve experienced 10 times the number of price checks for the British Virgin Islands this peaks period, compared with last year.”
Book it: A seven-night stay costs from £11,365 per party of 10 for select departures between May 1 and November 20. Flights and transfers extra.
oliverstravels.co.uk Or try: Gemma Lewis, director at The Villa Collection, says: “We have just introduced the eight- bedroom Hawksbill Villa in Turks and Caicos. It’s on the beach and offers a huge pool, games and media room, plus watersports, volleyball and a tennis court – the whole family will be entertained.” From £6,957 per person for a seven-night stay between April 13 and November 21, based on 16 sharing. Flights and transfers extra.
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BEST FOR . . . COUPLES Bequia Beach Hotel in the Grenadines offers perfect pads for couples on the sleepy shores of Friendship Bay. Melissa Scarlett, Kuoni’s senior product executive for the Caribbean, says: “Bequia Beach Hotel seems made for honeymooners – a hidden sanctuary where couples often feel they have
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