Must-see hotels in Caribbean

  • Sapphire Beach Condominium Resort

    US Virgin Islands

    The draw at this condo resort is that it's on attractive Sapphire Beach. It’s also handily close to Red Hook – a five-minute drive or 15-minute walk away …

  • Inn on Strand Street

    St Croix

    The bright-blue Inn sits right downtown. Four floors are built around a courtyard, and many rooms have patios overlooking the pier. The 32 units each have…

  • Hôtel Saint-John Perse

    Pointe-à-Pitre

    This option is totally unexciting, but it's perfectly located between the harbor and the Gare Maritime and extremely convenient if you’re catching an…

  • Complejo Cultural La Vitrola

    Havana

    Imagine staying at London's Abbey Road recording studios. Well, this is the Cuban equivalent. The EGREM studios – working space for Cuba's top musical…

  • Hostal Suite Colonial

    Santo Domingo

    A solid budget choice with an exterior that blends in with the facades of the neighboring colonial-era buildings. However, once past an attractive high…

  • Hostal Las Terrazas Casa Nilson

    Baracoa

    With elaborate woodwork, imagery and symbolism of Santería and Baracoan culture, this super-clean house has three quirky rooms over several floors. Ideal…

  • Fischer’s Cove Beach Hotel

    Virgin Gorda

    Fischer’s Cove took a beating in the 2017 hurricanes and, while open, was still a work in progress at research time. There were eight beachfront…

  • Tropical Mansion Suites

    Montserrat

    About the only real hotel on Montserrat, Tropical Mansion is popular with business travelers, but is also a perfectly good choice for independent tourists…

  • White Sands

    Negril

    This attractive property offers simple yet elegant one-bedroom octagonal units, and an excellent four-bedroom, four-bathroom villa that sleeps eight…

  • Yunque Mar Beach Hotel

    El Yunque & East Coast

    A pebble's throw from the ocean, this simple, family-run hotel comes with its own small swimming pool and strip of beach, with a pool table and wide…

  • Negril Yoga Centre

    Negril

    A hearkening back to hippie days of yore, these rustic yet atmospheric rooms and cottages surround an open-air, wood-floored, thatched yoga center set in…

  • Aire y Mar

    Península de Samaná

    Rooms are bare bones, but clean, at this six-room hilltop hotel and there's a nice communal kitchen. The real highlight, though – and the reward for…

  • Langley Resort Fort Royal

    Deshaies

    This sprawling resort enjoys almost exclusive access to two fabulous stretches of beach either side of it, and also has a large pool, a full water-sports…

  • Hostería del Mar

    San Juan

    With an enviable beachside location, this whitewashed guesthouse is quiet, intimate and unmistakably Caribbean. There’s no pool, but there is a good…

  • Villa Iguana

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Under Italian-Dutch ownership, this 10-room backpacker-friendly hotel offers rooms on the simple but well-kept side (with re-tiled if small bathrooms), to…

  • Acacia Guesthouse

    Vieques

    Five airy apartments are housed in a three-story building on a rise above Esperanza’s beachside strip. Units are simply decorated but all have comfortable…

  • Seastar Inn

    Negril

    This peaceful modern place is run by a charming Canadian-Jamaican couple. Pretty tiled rooms offset by tastefully frilly decor characterize the interior;…

  • Roots Bamboo

    Negril

    Firstly, if you want peace and quiet, look elsewhere. On the other hand, if you need a party – well, stick around, mon. This complex of cottages and…

  • Cocoloco Beach Club

    Punta Cana & the Southeast

    Lonely and forlorn, even more so at night, this beachfront hotel does however offer affordability and quiet (less so on weekend nights when locals rent…

  • Casa La Lanchita

    Vieques

    Set in a whitewashed three-story building that resembles an old plantation house, 12 one- and two-bedroom apartments and the one-bedroom cabana come with…

  • Gran Hotel San Felix

    Santiago de Cuba

    Opened in 2016, this remake of a classic downtown hotel falls slightly short. The 42 rooms are generally large, and there's a pleasant roof terrace and…

  • Sea View Hotel

    Tortola

    At the southern end of town, this family-run property has 19 budget rooms and apartments (the latter have balcony and kitchen but aren't worth the price)…

  • Royal Decameron Montego Beach Resort

    Montego Bay

    The Hip Strip's only all-inclusive is low-key, where rooms with eye-catching orange or purple color schemes enjoy a private stretch of beach overlooked by…

  • Hawksbill by Rex Resort

    Antigua

    Set amid tropical gardens, this all-inclusive adults-only resort is a bit long in the tooth but provides easy access to four lovely beaches, including the…

  • Hotel Marazul

    Habana del Este

    Despite numerous renovations, rebrandings and paint jobs, the architecturally unlovely Marazul can't escape its grim shell, strive as it may to resemble a…

  • Boriquen Beach Inn

    San Juan

    This old-school inn is one of the best budget deals on the beach. Rooms may be dated but they're spotlessly clean with good beds, strong air-con and…

  • Queen’s Beach Resort

    Trinidad

    The smartest and easily the most appealing of several laid-back hotels on this stretch of beach, with two pools, hot tub/sauna and a restaurant serving…

  • Coral Seas Beach Resort

    Negril

    This well-run option is a sequestered beachside place in a garden of bamboo and hibiscus. You can choose from rooms with verandas, fully equipped but…

  • Bananas

    Vieques

    Esperanza’s original budget guesthouse and restaurant and its five rooms have a casual nautical feel. Rooms have air-con and screened-in private terrace…

  • Bananaquit

    Tobago

    The arrangement of these spacious studios and apartments around the courtyard garden creates a community feel. The upstairs lofts can sleep up to six…

  • Vista Linda

    North Coast

    Not too far out of town from Río San Juan (but a world away, in the mountains), this cute collection of seven villas offers striking views of the…

  • Coco Reef Resort

    Bermuda

    More a beachfront hotel than a resort, Coco Reef has a prime spot just above Elbow Beach, one of Bermuda's best. Pastel-colored rooms are either ocean…

  • Par-May-La’s Inn

    Port of Spain

    Within walking distance of Queen’s Park Oval, the Savannah, and the restaurants and bars of Newtown and Woodbrook, it's a convenient location, but this…

  • La Terraza de San Juan

    San Juan

    The 24 rooms in this boutique hotel are set in two 18th-century buildings combined into one. Most have gorgeous talavera tile floors, impressive high…

  • Parador Costa del Mar

    El Yunque & East Coast

    Like its sister paradors, Costa del Mar fits the midrange bracket. It's distinguished by its position on a grassy bluff overlooking the ocean and by its…

  • Firefly Beach Cottages

    Negril

    Not to be mixed up with the Noël Coward estate, Firefly Negril is a more modest affair, where little wooden cabins and a pretty pink house shelter simple,…

  • Mariner's Hotel

    St Vincent & the Grenadines

    At the end of Villa Beach, this comfortable hotel has straightforward rooms with vaulted wooden ceilings available with both garden and sea views. The…

  • Villa Playa Girón

    Playa Girón

    On a beach imbued with historical significance lies this pretty mediocre hotel. The preserve of divers and holidaying Cubans these days, the villa has…

  • Chateau Miramar by Be Live

    Havana

    It's marketed as a boutique hotel, but this château ain't no Loire Valley retreat. Built in an era when Cuba's architects seem to have been on hiatus, it…

  • Andalucía Guest House

    San Juan

    Within striking distance of Ocean Park’s restaurants and beaches, this comfortable guesthouse makes you feel like you’re part of the neighborhood. Its 11…

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