Turks & Caicos

Providenciales runs on one asset: Grace Bay, a twelve-mile reef-protected lagoon whose sand is fine enough to squeak underfoot and whose water rarely drops below bath temperature. The barrier reef sits close enough to flatten the swell, which is why the beach reads as a swimming pool rather than an ocean shore.

The luxury product here is the staffed villa rather than the resort suite. Eight bedrooms, a resident chef and a private stretch of frontage, with the restaurants and marinas of Grace Bay town ten minutes away.