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ULTIMATE CARIBBEAN: 15 Top Villas BVI
Go VIP with a private beach
JA M A I C A
Get both action and privacy
P U E RT O R I C O
Live outside ... comfortably
ANGUILLA
Have your own house attendants
BEQUIA
Be a rock star with a personal chef
A villa or a resort. Really now, what’s the difference?
∏ry this: A villa is yours. ∏he beds, the bar, the lawn, the pool and every piece of furniture. Sprawl out on all of the above. ∏hat’s the kind of freedom we like (and sharing the cost with a few friends). ∏hese are our villa experts’ favorites — the ones they’ve visited and those that fill their dreams.
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Guilty Pleasures ANGUILLA
Villas are everywhere here — maybe it’s because “Anguilla villa” sounds cool. Or maybe it’s because of views like this.
i have a healπhy sense of enπiπlement. So when it comes to travel, no luxury is too indulgent. And during many stays in swanky villas all over the region, I’ve certainly felt privileged. But guilty? Never. Not until Villa Kishti, with my own infinity pool, hot tub, gym — even the ocean seemed like it was put here just for me. In a four-bedroom suite that’s bigger than my apartment, floor-to-ceiling windows and a cunning arrangement of mirrors make me feel like I’m surrounded by the Caribbean on all sides (even from the commode); I feel undeserving. At sunset, when the housekeeper lights dozens of pillar candles in the great room and the houseman sparks the fire pit, serving dinner for one in its glow on the terrace, I feel embarrassed to be here. But so grateful that I am. From $22,400 weekly. villakishti anguilla.com — sarah greaves-gabbadon
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BIRD OF PARADISE Sleep eight at this Asian-tropical escape — four suites connected by serpentine pools — for $300 per person per night, including rental car. From $16,000 weekly. anguillabird.com
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DID YOU KNOW? The Travel Channel ranked Anguilla No. 1 for best beaches. Although the Lesser Antilles island is only 48 square miles, it has 33 snow-white strands — all of which are open to the public.
From Charlotte 3:35
From New York 3:58
From Miami 2:55 Ferry to Anguilla: 25 min. • St. Maarten
FROM TOP: COURTESY VILLA KISHTI; COURTESY CHRISTIANGOMEZ.COM
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