The Beach at Como Parrot Cay

"During the Christmas holidays and spring breaks, this celeb magnet becomes a big softie for kids, when families come for long stays and the shallow waters are seeded with colorful conch shells for kids' treasure hunts and messages in bottles appear on the beach"

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Beach, Pool, Spa, Tennis, Water sports"

"Go for a run on the one-and-a-half-mile path through the on-site coconut and banana plantation, splurge on a romantic beach picnic, try your hand at kayaking or strap on a snorkel and some flippers and discover the unrivaled marine life (the world’s third-largest barrier reef sits just offshore)"

"Expect sorbet, cold bottled water, and cold, lemon-scented refreshment towels around the beach and pool"

") But nothing beats the suites and villas that line the mile-long main beach, and are steps from the infinity pool and beach club"

"On its own isle, Parrot Cay fronts a gorgeous 2-mile (3-km) long beach and attracts millionaires and Hollywood stars"

"" Surrounded by white sand beaches, "it's the most tranquil place ever"

"The resort's spacious one-bedroom beach house and six one- to three-bedroom villas have vaulted wood ceilings, wooden floors, full kitchens, plunge pools and screened porches facing the beach"

"Go for a run on the one-and-a-half-mile path through the on-site coconut and banana plantation, splurge on a romantic beach picnic, try your hand at kayaking or strap on a snorkel and some flippers and discover the unrivaled marine life (the world’s third-largest barrier reef sits just offshore)"

"On the way back we spotted the gym, a detached wooden dwelling between the main hotel and the beach villas"