13 Luxurious Resorts on the Caribbean's Best Beaches for 2013

The white sand of the Cap Juluca beach stretches from one corner to the other of the resort. It is almost a mile of beautiful, white sand and crystal clear water. Every luxurious room at Cap Juluca has an ocean view and is located in one of eighteen beachfront villas. The villas are just steps from the gorgeous, soft white sand and clear blue ocean. Wake each morning to the soft sounds of gentle waves on the shore outside your villa.



Barbuda's Lighthouse Bay Resort offers exclusivity and seclusion situated on its own 17-mile stretch of Caribbean Sea. Accessible only by helicopter or boat, the resort is located on a narrow strip of land between the powdery white and pink coral sand beach with clear turquoise water of the Caribbean Sea and the blue-green Codrington Lagoon.



Located in Providenciales on the tranquil shores of Grace Bay, The West Bay Club offers a peaceful and luxurious retreat. With an architecture and style that gracefully blends Caribbean charm with modern chic. West Bay Club features luxuriously appointed ocean front suites and a boutique range of amenities - all placed directly on the white sands of the Turks and Caicos most famous attraction: Grace Bay Beach.



Set in a gated Riviera Maya resort community, the award winning, AAA 5-Diamond Fairmont Mayakoba oceanfront resort in Playa del Carmen offers an unparalleled travel experience within four distinct ecosystems: dune, water canals, tropical forest and mangroves.



Just beyond a colorful barrier reef, lapped by gentle blue waters, lies Rosewood Little Dix Bay - a truly authentic destination, tamed for sophisticated tastes. The timeless boutique resort on Virgin Gorda offers tranquility found nowhere else in the Caribbean. Little Dix rewards its discerning guests with an instantaneous retreat from their fast-paced lives - an unmatched Caribbean vacation getaway offering fine dining, an award-winning spa, luxury villas and beachfront rooms and suites.



One&Only Ocean Club, graced by white sand beaches and warm turquoise waters within a secluded oasis… where bliss is timeless. Under the cerulean blue of an endless Bahamian sky, wrapped in a the turquoise waters of an exuberant sea, One&Only Ocean Club nestles peacefully along a shore of a delicate white sand beach… a treasured sanctuary of privileged perfection.



The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman – an exclusive oceanfront hotel on the amazng Seven Mile Beach. From romantic strolls on the picturesque white sands to hand-crafted sunset cocktails, your Caribbean escape beckons. Situated on 144 acres stretching sea-to sea from the Caribbean to the North Sound, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman features.



Canouan Resort captures the spectacular beauty of the Caribbean. Canouan Resort is a luxurious retreat surrounded by one of the world's largest coral reefs and is set in an amphitheatre style setting on 300 acres of a 1,200 acre private estate.



Eden Rock St Barths is one of the Top 100 hotels in the world -- an ultimate luxury retreat located on a rocky promontory overlooking coral reefs and between white sandy beaches and the crystal clear warm blue waters of Saint Jean Bay.



Hidden away on a stunning bay on the west coast of Antigua, Hermitage Bay boasts just 25 individual Cottage Suites, blended into the natural landscape. Your sublime retreat might reside on the beach just steps from the water, or it may be tucked into the hillside with its own plunge pool.



Sandy Lane conjures up images of serene style in an idyllic resort setting. From the moment we welcomed our first guests in 1961, Sandy Lane has been considered the premier address in the Caribbean - a haven of tranquility, a luxury romantic retreat or the perfect location for families who desire the finest holiday experience with endless possibilities for recreation.



To be a guest of Sir Royston Hopkin and his family, at the world-famous Spice Island Beach Resort, is to live in elegant luxury on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. It is a life experience like no other, with a choice of accommodation from the superb to the spectacular.



One of the few remaining privately owned islands in the Caribbean, Guana is 850 acres of undisturbed natural beauty. Seven pristine, white powder-sand beaches and miles of tropical forest, mountains, hills and valleys.