Anguilla resorts, hotels and villas

Anguilla might seem like a quiet, out of the way place.  It is... but it's also home to some of the Caribbean's fanciest resorts. It's also got terrific food, so it has become a hot spot for celebrities.   Cap Juluca, Malliouhana and CusinArt are three of the top resorts in all of the Caribbean.  All feature beautiful facilities, right on the beach with excellent food.  But there are also some affordable places. Anguilla Tourist has the details:

Cap Juluca (pictured on right; 888/858-5822 or 264/497-6666; www.capjuluca.com; doubles from $780, including breakfast, water sports, and afternoon tea), on mile-long Maundays Bay Beach, Cap Juluca is on the Conde Nast Traveler Gold List year after year and was the No. 1 hotel in the Caribbean, Bermuda and Bahamas on Travel + Leisure's 2004 World's Best Awards. Rooms have Italian tile floors, Frette linens and private walled terrace. The staff cater to and pamper guests. Offers what some call the most beautiful restaurant on the island, Pimms. 

Malliouhana Hotel & Spa (800/835-0796 or 264/497-6111; www.malliouhana.com; doubles from $620) sits on the cliffs above Meads Bay surrounded by lush grounds and two miles of beach. The Mediterranean designed hotel is famous for it's French cuisine and incredible wine cellar in the Main House restaurant and its 15,000 square foot ocean side spa.

CuisinArt Resort & Spa (Rendezvous Bay; 800/943-3210 or 264/498-2000; www.cuisinartresort.com; doubles from $550) is an exquisite Grecian resort on two miles of white sand. Also listed in Conde Nast Traveler's 2005 Gold List, CuisinArt features spacious beautifully appointed rooms and a great staff taking care of your every need. The grounds also have a hydroponic farm that enables the resort to grow much of its own produce. Chef Daniel Orr, formerly of Guastavino's in New York, was brought in last year to oversee the resort's three restaurants, which feature Mediterranean cuisine.

Covecastles (Shoal Bay West; 800/223-1108 or 264/497-6801; www.covecastles.com; from $1,095 per day), has two- to five-bedroom beach houses and villas which feature enormous rooms with tropical minimalist interiors, the latest electronics, and full hotel amenities (concierge, 24/7 room service). Covecastles offers interesting modern architecture overlooking an unspoiled beach with plenty of privacy.

Frangipani Beach Club (Meads Bay; 800/892-4564; www.frangipani.ai; from $300 for guest room high season) is a Spanish style resort with beautiful one to three bedroom suites decorated with an island flair. There is a restaurant on the grounds.

Altamer  (www.altamer.com) is where the fancy-shmancy people stay.  Villas start at the $20,000 per week range.  This is where Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt reportedly stayed right before their break-up.

Tip:  Lloyd's Bed and Breakfast (http://65.36.226.88/index.cfm) is an inexpensive alternative.  It was favorably reviewed by the NY Times Sunday Travel section (Oct 28, 2007)

Pictured: the view from a room overlooking the beach at Cap Juluca. 

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