Which of these new Caribbean villas is right for your client?

CrystalSky 4-Bedroom Reserve Villa at Treasure Beach Village, Turks and Caicos.

Best Caribbean villas 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.

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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 Caribbean villas 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 the island to themselves. Romance is completely effortless.”

The Rock Villa (pictured main), an eight bedroom, adult-only bolthole that opened in November, can be hired by the suite as well as for exclusive use. All guests have access to a private treatment room, gym, Pilates studio, infinity pool and the beach, and a butler can bring cocktails and canapés at will.

Alternatively, the resort’s two-bedroom pool villas – with kitchenettes and outdoor sofas – are a great option for honeymooners with little ones or friends in tow.

Book it: Kuoni sells a seven-night stay in a Two Bedroom Pool Villa from £3,449 per person, based on two sharing. Select departures in November. Includes breakfast, transfers and flights from Heathrow.
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Or try: Sandals St Vincent and the Grenadines is adding 20 new Rondoval Butler Villas in November; three villas will even feature a roof terrace equipped with a telescope. From £5,139 per person based on two sharing, allinclusive, with transfers and flights departing September 12, 2027.
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Villa Maximin, BVI.

Best Caribbean villas for... friends

Half Moon resort in Jamaica’s Montego Bay area has renovated its 19 villas and these opened in December, ahead of the main resort, following Hurricane Melissa.

They now feature poolside cabanas with TVs, expanded alfresco dining areas and infinity pools. That’s not all. A new yoga pavilion exclusive to The Villas is ideal for friends to practise together, while access to Half Moon’s fitness and sports facilities offers heart-pumping activities for groups to get into: they can explore on complimentary rental bikes, try watersports including pedal boats and Padi diving courses, or get their game on at the tennis and padel courts.

Sharon Booker, senior product executive for the Caribbean at Inspiring Travel, says: “Staying at the Villas at Half Moon is like having Jamaica’s best playground outside your door: golf, tennis, pickleball, an equestrian centre, every watersport you can imagine, plus trails, fitness classes and endless beach time.”

Book it: Inspiring Travel sells a seven-night stay at The Villas at Half Moon from £4,165 per person, based on 12 adults sharing a Six Bedroom Garden Villa. Includes breakfast, transfers and flights departing September 1.
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Or try: Apes Hill Barbados added the three-bedroom Villa Oasis and four-bedroom Hilltop Villas last year, with access to its championship golf course, plus sports facilities and nature trails. Carrier sells a seven-night stay in a Hilltop Villa from £3,695 per person, based on eight sharing. Includes breakfast, four rounds of golf, transfers and flights from Heathrow departing December 5.
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Half Moon, Jamaica.

Best of the rest Caribbean villas

Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic
Villa guests will enjoy a private pool, dedicated fitness centre and golf carts to get around the resort. Gold Medal sells seven-nights’ all-inclusive in a Garden Villa from £2,279 per person, based on six adults and three children sharing. Includes flights and transfers.
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Blue Waters Resort & Spa, Antigua
Four-bedroom Turtle Cottage features azure accents – from the sea views to the cushions – as well as a sunbathing terrace, private pool and fully stocked kitchen. If Only sells a seven-night stay from £22,539 per family of seven, including breakfast, transfers and flights departing August 13.
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Secret Bay, Dominica
Two new villa types, the Zabuco Honeymoon and Ti-Fey Villas, sleep up to two adults and one child. They can be paired into connecting sets. Hummingbird Travel sells seven nights in a Ti-Fey Villa from £6,860 net rate for two adults, one child. Includes breakfast, excursion and transfers. Flights extra.
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English Harbour, Antigua
Blue Bay Cottage, sleeping 10 guests, is at the heart of Antigua’s English Harbour, with amenities and services such as pre-arrival shopping and car hire. From £1,524 per person for seven nights, based on 10 sharing, including flights.
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Lead image: The Rock Villa, Bequia Beach Hotel