Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreats
British Virgin Islands: Peter Island Resort
Peter Island has all the romantic essentials: secluded beaches, luxurious suites and villas, and a quietly attentive staff. Located on one of the largest private islands in the Caribbean, the resort is the only attraction (excluding wild goats), and five different beaches ensure you'll have your own stretch of soft sand.
Go Ahead, Indulge: Surrounded by lush gardens, the spa offers an Indian Ayurvedic program, including massage and yoga.
Make A Date: Escape to Honeymoon Beach, where the hotel will drop you off with a picnic lunch to enjoy the day under the shade of a lone palapa.
Best Sunset: Sign up for the Sunset Loop, an exciting ride up the curvy mountain roads to one of the highest points on the island.
Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreats
Grenada: Spice Island Beach Resort
A three-mile drive from the airport takes you to this family-run boutique resort on the largest of the so-called Spice Islands in the Grenadines (known for bounteous crops of nutmeg and mace). In the lavish suites, you'll find flat panel HDTVs, some with Bose sound systems. Listen to your favorite iPod playlist while lounging on the chaises on your private patio or balcony overlooking the tree-studded shores of Grand Anse Beach.
Go Ahead, Indulge: The open-air beachfront restaurant, Oliver's, takes full advantage of its abundant herb garden, serving up island favorites like twice-baked callaloo souffle.
Make A Date: Enjoy the sights and sensory delights--from a whiff of cinnamon to the sounds of steel-drum calypso--at the spice-and craft market off Grand Anse Beach; grenadagrenadines.com/detail/grand-anse-craft-spice-market.
Best Sunset: Go for a cruise along Grenada's leeward coast as night falls.
Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreats
St. Barts: Le Sereno
Recently updated by esteemed French designer Christian Liaigre, Le Sereno offers the perfect balance of minimalism and luxury. Situated on the east shore of St. Barts, its 37 suites and villas--all with ocean views and private terraces--look out over a palm-studded beach. Inside, cuddle up on king-size beds and enjoy modern amenities, from iPod docks to wireless Internet and flat-screen TVs.
Go Ahead, Indulge: Get an in-room massage with luscious Ligne St. Barth products and swaddle yourself in plush Porthault linens and robes.
Make A Date: Try dinner at the decadent Le Ti St. Barth, which features an innovative menu and nightly cabaret.
Best Sunset: Watch the sky at the open-air Do Brazil restaurant on Shell Beach.
Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreats
Dominica: Rosalie Bay
Mountainous adventure and dramatic photo ops await couples at Rosalie Bay. Set on the wild Atlantic coast of rugges, mostly undeveloped Dominica, this brand-new nature resort's 28 guest rooms and suites have mountain, ocean, river, or garden views amid towering palms, coconut trees, and sea grapes.
Go Ahead, Indulge: Swin in the tranquil Rosalie River, or walk along Black Sand Beach--also a leatherback, hawksbill, and green turtle sanctuary.
Make A Date: Lace up your hiking boots for an intense trek over moss-covered paths to Boiling Lake, the world's second-largest volcanically heated body of water.
Best Sunset: Take a bottle of wine to the sandy Turtle Beach on Dominica's unspoiled west coast.
Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreats
Jamaica: Round Hill Resort
Round Hill has hosted its share of icons--from Elizabeth Taylor to Fred Astaire--but every guest is treated famously. A driver picks you up from Montego Bay Airport for the 30-minute ride to the resort, where louvered doors open to private balconies overlooking tropical plans and the beach from each of the stone-floored, Ralph Lauren-decorated oceanfront rooms.
Go Ahead, Indulge: Sit at the thatched-roof beach bar and sip an ice-cold Red Stripe while checking out the surf.
Make A Date: Call for a dinner reservation at the nearby Tryall Club and request the private water-front gazebo. Enjoy local seafood as waves lap in the background.
Best Sunset: Float to the edge of the infinity pool for unobstructed views of the pink, purple, and gold sky.
Top 10 Romantic Caribbean Retreats
Tobago: The Villas at Stonehaven
The pastel cottages of this resort hug a high bluff overlooking the blue Caribbean and tropical rain forest, only 20 minutes from the airport. Designed by famed Mustique architect Arne Hasselquist, the 14 villas--each with three oceanview bedrooms, a private infinity pool, and a personal housekeeper/cook--nestle into the hillside with a 100-acre bird sanctuary as a next-door neighbor.
Go Ahead, Indulge: Enjoy a candlelit dinner at the resort's Pavilion Restaurant.
Make A Date: Stroll through the oldest protected rain forest in the Western Hemisphere, or head to one of dozens of uncrowded powder-sand beaches to see giant leatherback turtles.
Best Sunset: Watch the sun dip below the horizon from a comfy chaise lounge on your spacious veranda.