Luxury Vacations in Antigua & Barbuda

Kick off your sandals and throw away your watch… the twin-island nation’s appeal lies not only in its abundance of stunning beaches but in its infectiously mellow attitude to life.

Antigua’s heart-shaped coastline conceals untouched half-moon bays outlined in white sand and turquoise water, where the order of the day may be nothing more than a local Wadadli beer at an effortlessly cool beach bar. This is the laid-back getaway that does everything right, with a lush backcountry that might just tempt you to a jungle hike when you’re not seduced by its easygoing coastal charms. Antigua counts cricket and sailing as chief among its passions, but for most, it’s all about watching the day dawn over pristine sands, sun-yellow bananaquit birds flitting through the palms, and toasting the golden sunset, perhaps from the floating beach bar in Dickenson Bay. Barbuda, whose coves of rose-tinted sands are within day-tripping reach, is home to such natural wonders as the world’s second-largest frigate bird colony – plus, perhaps unexpectedly for this untamed little island, an outpost of sushi restaurant empire, Nobu.