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These 20 Caribbean Resorts Feel Made for Romance, From All-Inclusive Escapes to Private Islands

These 20 Caribbean Resorts Feel Made for Romance, From All-Inclusive Escapes to Private Islands


Romance takes different forms in the Caribbean. Sometimes it shows up in clean-lined modern design with a long horizon and a quiet beach club. Sometimes it leans timeless, wrapped in wood, stone, and slow dinners under palms. It can feel grand, played out across cliffs and infinity edges, or deeply intimate, contained within a handful of cottages where everyone knows your name by the second day. Some of these resorts are adults only. Some welcome families but still manage to feel private. A few are all-inclusive. Many are not. What they share is harder to define. You know it when you see it, when you step onto the sand, when the room opens to the sea, when dinner stretches longer than planned. These are places where couples come to reconnect, linger, and stay close. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, these are 20 Caribbean resorts where romance feels immediate and real. 

grenada island on the beach
The Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada’s top luxury resort.

Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada
The first thing you notice here is how quiet the beach feels. Grand Anse stretches wide in front of the resort, but the atmosphere stays hushed, softened by low-rise buildings and generous spacing between suites. Many rooms open directly onto the sand, with large terraces tucked behind privacy walls. Others boast private plunge pools and a delicious level of privacy. The meals ooze romance, with ever-changing menus and a palpable sense of topicality. You spend days walking the beach barefoot, retreating to the spa, and letting the hours slow on their own. It’s Caribbean romance in the purest sense. 

About the author


Karen Udler is the Deputy Travel Editor of Caribbean Journal. A graduate of Duke University, has been traveling across the Americas for three decades. First an expert on Latin American travel, Karen has been traveling with CJ for more than a decade. She likes to focus on wellness, luxury travel and food.

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