Anguilla

Located on spectacular Maundays Bay, this 179-acre Caribbean resort with its striking Moorish architecture has long been a favorite of everyone from honeymooners to Hollywood A-listers. — Travel + Leisure

The resort has two beaches and features a two-tiered pool area surrounded by private cabanas, the Auberge Spa and a terrace for alfresco dining. — Star Service

A Greek-styled luxury resort hotel, CuisinArt is large and upbeat, with a young but affluent crowd. its line of white, domed villas sits on the gorgeous Rendezvous Bay. — DK Eyewitness

There are moments of impressive beauty – such as the serene views from the restaurant and spa. — Lonely Planet

Spanish Colonial-meets-Caribbean boutique charmer with a blockbuster beachside setting on Meads Bay. — Jetsetter

On Anguilla's prized Rendezvous Bay rests this affordable 27 West-Indian style, gingerbread-laced cottage hotel. — BlackBook

You can't beat the splendid location of this small, all-suites resort: right on Meads Bay beach. — Frommer's

Ease into the laid-back Caribbean lifestyle at this retreat with its front yard of white-sand perfection. — Lonely Planet

Top-floor luxury rooms have rooftop terraces and plunge pools; suites have full kitchens and private pools. The kids' club keeps youngsters entertained. — Lonely Planet

This cluster of cottages set amid billowing bougainvillea and sleek coconut palms is truly a tranquil retreat. — Lonely Planet

Gated community of three palatial European-style villas and suites with seven pools on Anguilla’s sleepy West End. — Jetsetter

The plush suites, well equipped with full kitchens, and ranging from studios to penthouses, stand in gardens around a central pool, deck, and bar. — DK Eyewitness

On a bluff overlooking Sandy Ground (aka Road Bay), this place is a good 15-minute drive from the best beaches, so you'll definitely want a car. — Frommer's

Done in a stark, linear modern style, the whitewashed villas sit on a private stretch of golden sand. — Star Service

Anguillan Anne Edwards is the tirelessly helpful proprietor of Sydans, a hospitable family-run inn that overlooks Sandy Ground's large salt pond and is only steps from the sea. — Frommer's

CéBlue Villas & Beach Resort fuses the privacy of a condo with the service of a boutique hotel, offering eight five-bedroom villas, each with its own plunge pool, gourmet kitchen and living room, crawling up a lush cliff overlooking Anguilla’s Crocus Bay. — The Telegraph

This very nice addition to the inexpensive priced lodging scene in Anguilla is set on a bluff high above Sandy Ground and represents great value. — Frommer's

This small, privately owned hotel is a sophisticated, child-free sanctuary with a top-class French restaurant, award-winning wine cellar and nine sumptuous suites decorated with vibrant Haitian art. — The Telegraph

These gorgeous one- two- and three-bedroom villas set right on Mead's Bay have a cult following, so it's sometimes hard to book them. — Fodor's

Named after the Greek word for "sanctuary," this trio of grand Mykonos-style villas perched on a cliff seventy feet above the ocean, represents the ne plus ultra of lodging luxury. — Concierge